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US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As the murder of Brian Thompson shocked most Americans, some people, many on social media, began showing Mr. Mangione sympathy and channeled their own frustration with the health care industry.
Decades before his rise to the New York State appellate court, he was a probation officer who tried to help Mr. Oswald, then a teenager living in the Bronx.
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Mr. Mangione’s plea in the federal case could make it difficult for New York State prosecutors to try their own case.
Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed explores how slavery is — and isn't — taught. And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped. He spoke with Fresh Air in 2021 and 2023.
Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge duped potential adversaries — and the press. Here’s what happened.
Representative Rashida Tlaib was supposed to headline an event called “Chomp the Oligarchy” for three candidates for Congress who face Jewish Democrats in Tuesday’s primary.
'/> Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Some don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer. (Image credit: Joel Rose)
Ed Markey is hoping that his progressive politics will save him in Massachusetts.
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking charges in connection with the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. A separate judge will decide the future of Mangione's state trial. (Image credit: Steven Hirsch)
Violent crime rates, including murder, have dropped precipitously. The trend began before the president’s current term.
Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked.
The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.
An air traffic controller's quick thinking helped avert a dangerous situation when two jets, one landing in Phoenix and the other simultaneously taking off, shared the same flight number and radio frequency.
President Trump is pushing the boundaries of executive power to limit transparency within the executive branch. Congressional Democrats are grappling with how to respond.
From inflation, to credit card debt, to who's actually doing the spending: These are key takeaways from this week in economic news. (Image credit: Sandy Guatibonza)
Keeping gas prices low is now the United States’ “goal No.
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.
For the last 26 years at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the seniors surround the cars of the incoming freshmen and don't let them out until they do one specific thing: give their mothers a goodbye kiss.
With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.
Tropical Storm Lala could bring heavy rain, high winds and dangerous surf and rip currents to the Hawaiian Islands as a hurricane this weekend, forecasters say.
No cause of the Wednesday crash has been released because the investigation has just begun. A safety investigation team from the Army Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is trying to determine what happened, the Army said.
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.
Steve Hartman goes on the road to uncover an embarrassing initiation ritual for freshmen at an Oklahoma high school.
A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was found dead Friday.
Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint was seen on the memorial in the capital.
This week's guests include Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska and state Rep. Christopher Rabb of Pennsylvania.
The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days.
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
Three masterworks lifted off the walls of an Italian museum last March have been recovered, and five accused thieves have been arrested. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court to stalking charges. He also admitted that he shot United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but did not express remorse for the crime. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk reports.
The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.
The last week of Lindsay Clancy's trial for the killings of her three young children, which her defense argues took place in a state of postpartum psychosis, saw mental health professionals and autopsy doctors deliver powerful testimonies, with Clancy breaking down on multiple occasions. CBS News reports.
The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, our columnist says, yet Wall Street is doubling down.
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
Nine states from Nebraska to Virginia are under flood watches as heavy rains rock large swaths of the country. Ian Lee reports.
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia in the eastern Flores region, the United States Geological Survey reported on Friday.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
Jason Arday, who was Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died in London on Friday, the school said.
Reports from sailors and their families describe concerning conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The ship has been at sea since last November, a record-length deployment. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
A potential disaster was averted Friday when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart.
Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
In our news wrap Friday, a heat wave is breaking records across Europe, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding across several cities in Japan, Hawaii is preparing for significant rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Lala and authorities in Italy recovered a trio of stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse.
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday was found dead at his London home on Friday, one week after he resigned from his position after accusations of plagiarism.
From launchpads to low Earth orbit and beyond, space companies and their affiliates are deploying a familiar marketing tactic—with a new twist. In a space economy projected to reach US$1.8 trillion by 2035, they sell space exploration narratives by appealing to a desire to expand humankind beyond Earth—while downplaying or omitting the negative repercussions for Earth and the space environment. Welcome to the age of starwashing.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with the number of confirmed cases climbing to over 4,600. At least 2,100 people have died, a death toll that was reached almost three times faster than the outbreak over a decade ago. William Brangham discussed the crisis with epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin, director of the Center for Global Health Security at UCLA.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Vietnam last week and is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. official.
Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs. It is because we think those beliefs are mistaken.
Eleven years into a migration crisis, Greece is trying to stop boats crossing from North Africa to the Greek island of Crete. Five European Union countries have made a breakthrough in their efforts to deport migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Uganda in East Africa has agreed to accept them, although the deal has yet to be signed. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Athens.
The war in Iran has underscored how disruptions to a key shipping route thousands of miles away can have a material impact on American consumers.
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the surprising result in Wisconsin's Democratic primary, the status of 'woke' politics in America and the stalemate between the U.S. and Iran.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
As summer temperatures soar across the United States and Europe, cities are being forced to confront the difficult reality that they're getting dangerously hot.
Monday's announcement by Trump calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections.
U.S. food regulators say 1.6 million cartons of recalled eggs can "cause serious adverse health consequences or death."
President Trump downplayed concerns about living conditions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez got reaction from the families of sailors on the ship.
The legal fight over who has parental rights to a baby in the middle of a surrogacy dispute is playing out in Texas. Rachel Rebouché, professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law, joins CBS News to discuss.
LONDON — The U.K. imposed a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues and sent a nationwide alert warning of a “very high risk of wildfires” as European countries battle to keep blazes under control.
A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.
Jessica Bang collapsed on Aug. 1 as she was preparing in Thailand for a tournament and was transported to a hospital in Bangkok.
A judge ruled Friday that testimony Alex Murdaugh gave at his first murder trial can be heard by jurors in his retrial.
Citing comments by President Trump, David Hearn raised the prospect of “prosecutorial harassment.”
Jonathan Simkins, editor-in-chief of the Military Times and a Marine Corps veteran, joins CBS News 24/7 to share his thoughts on the reports of poor conditions on the ship and the crew's record-setting deployment.
Plus, which beloved animal crossed the rainbow bridge, and what bit of papal paraphernalia did Chicago baseball fans get this week?
Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys.
The recovered works are valued at more than $10 million.
Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
Using unique equipment installed on NASA's WB-57 aircraft flying above heavy clouds off the coast of Iceland, a Southwest Research Institute-led team successfully observed a total solar eclipse on Wednesday. The high-altitude jet followed the moon's shadow at 50,000 feet (15,000 meters) to take measurements of the solar corona in nine different wavelengths, ranging from visible to infrared light.
Details on how ICE cooperation agreements work in practice have been hard to come by. NPR took a close look at how sheriff's deputies in Walton County, Fla., approach immigration-related arrests. (Image credit: Nicky Quamina-Woo for NPR)
France last month became the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms amid rising worldwide concerns about the harmful effects of digital content on kids.
Researchers at the University of Maryland and their collaborators have cloned a gene that makes wheat resistant to feeding by Hessian fly larvae and demonstrated its direct interaction with a protein produced by the insect. The research breaks through a longstanding barrier to understanding and engineering pest resistance in wheat. It is described in a research paper published Aug. 14, 2026, in the journal Science Advances.
A coalition of landowners, outdoor enthusiasts and business owners that say any work in Big Bend National Park would forever change the place often called "Texas' gift to the nation." (Image credit: Carlos Morales)
Following Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in federal court, his defense lawyer said Mangione “accepts full responsibility" for the death of Brian Thompson, and announced the filing of a double jeopardy motion to drop the New York state charges.
A book sits atop a table. Although it's closed, its title, "Encyclopedia of Human Tissue," promises untold secrets. Perhaps with this book, you can learn about different cell types and what they look like under normal conditions or conditions of disease. Maybe you can learn how gene expression differs in the cells of younger and older people, or whether different patients' cells respond differently to the same treatments.
Lawmakers and families raise concerns about conditions aboard USS Lincoln, as the U.S.-Iran war drags on, Iranians seek a break from the conflict, Russian-held Crimea faces Ukrainian drone campaign.
The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.
The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.
Workers at a Louisiana community center talk about how helping children has enriched their lives.
This attack comes after the United Nations reported that July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the early weeks of Russia's invasion.
Iranians visiting the city of Van, Turkey, near the Iranian border say how expensive and difficult life back home is.
Tyler Duckworth, the reality TV veteran who competed on MTV’s “The Challenge” and appeared on “The Real World: Key West,” has died, police said on Friday.
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Luigi Mangione's attorney, spoke to reporters outside a New York City federal court, where he told a judge that he plans to plead guilty in his federal case. CBS News' Tom Hanson and Katrina Kaufman report.
Decades of climate change have not left Europe's mountain vegetation unscathed. However, the changes observed do not always match expectations. As a new international study by a research team led by researchers from the University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the BOKU University shows, alpine vegetation has shifted significantly towards warmth-associated species. However, the direct link between this so-called thermophilization and local warming is surprisingly weak. The study has recently been published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws. (Image credit: Steven Senne)
France's social media ban, which was due to take effect on Sept. 1, would have barred younger users from networks such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
A genetically engineered bacterium can rapidly break down one of Earth's most abundant minerals, opening a promising new pathway for simultaneously removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and recovering critical elements used in electric vehicle batteries, according to new Cornell research.
Iran and the U.S. are sending out contrasting messages about the future of the Strait of Hormuz. Mona Yacoubian of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies weighs in.
Luigi Mangione told a federal judge that he “shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan in the back,” adding that he understood his actions and knew what he was doing.
Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of medieval monarchs buried there.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A 38-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in Madison, Wisconsin, will be laid to rest Friday.
Basic biology courses teach that cells contain organelles—such as the nucleus, mitochondria and Golgi apparatus—set apart by lipid membranes to get things done. Recent cell biology research has revealed another organizational principle at work in cells across all orders of biology.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is pushing to help kids with Epidermolysis Bullosa, a condition where children suffer from fragile, painful "butterfly" skin. Dr. Céline Gounder shares more about rare childhood diseases and research efforts.
The drop in spending raised concern among some economists about the resiliency of consumers who have powered the economy forward despite nagging inflation and soaring gasoline prices.
Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his re-election campaign in a district Democrats are eyeing as a possible pickup.
Geoff Williams' account of the deadly heat wave of 1936 includes one Kentucky city's efforts to arrest young women whose warm-weather attire was considered too revealing.
The memorial was vandalized Thursday, with bubbles filling a fountain and "Clean hands dirty $" written in red paint.
Both the violent crime and murder rates have decreased annually since spiking in 2022, the bureau has found. President Donald Trump touted the statistics Friday.
Excitement has reached a fever pitch in Quincy, the Illinois town where the winning billion-dollar Powerball jackpot ticket was sold. CBS News' Lana Zak checked out the convenience store that sold the lucky ticket.
Missionary organization SIM International says Kevin Rideout is in good health in the care of U.S. officials.
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02494-5 An agentic system successfully developed concepts from two computer-science papers — but the original authors were not impressed.
Police said Friday that the artworks were taken earlier this year from a private museum near Parma.
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01904-y Sexist assumptions and a male-dominated culture can make it harder for women to attract investment for the companies they set up.
The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries more designed for long cold seasons and ill-equipped for this sort of heat, with limited air conditioning.
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02503-7 New Claude models will watermark text and tag images as AI-generated, as Anthropic responds to EU AI regulations.
Suspected gunman fled the scene, prompting a manhunt, before he and another individual were found deceased A mass shooting on Friday has left six people dead, including the suspected gunman, in Missaukee county, a rural area of northern Michigan, according to state police. Another person is in critical condition at a local hospital. Michigan state police identified the suspected gunman as 39-year-old Chad Hickman in a statement posted on social media. Continue reading...
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10960-3 Author Correction: Cretaceous bird from Brazil informs the evolution of the avian skull and brain
The Electoral Commission of Zambia said it was suspending the counting immediately "in view of the security situation and continued threats of violence." It did not say who might be responsible for the alleged theft.
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10959-w Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome
Flock CEO Garrett Langley apologized in an interview with CBS News amid claims the surveillance company's license plate readers have been misused by some police officers. Langley also addressed new safety measures that were recently announced. Anna Schecter reports.
Nature, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02504-6 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman in court for the alleged murder of her three children, heard parts of her journal being read out as part of the proceedings. This comes after an emotional week that included autopsy images of her children. Abby Patkin, a Boston.com reporter, joins CBS News with more details.
Nature, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02542-0 Analysis of neighbourhoods in more than 100 US cities finds no evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime.
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