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The Pentagon’s chief watchdog states that reductions in efforts to mitigate and respond to civilian harm have been so drastic under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth that the United States is not able to adequately protect civilians in conflict zones.

According to experts, California’s several months of mushroom poisonings, which have resulted in the deaths of four people and the hospitalization of 43 others, have become the largest known outbreak of its kind in U.S. history.

A suburban community outside Atlanta has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and ICE regarding their plans to establish a detention facility for 10,000 immigrants in a town with fewer than 5,500 residents.

Tooth infection and dental disease have been identified as the cause of death for a Haitian man who died in ICE custody this spring, according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Texas Children’s Hospital is required to establish the nation’s "first-ever detransition clinic," stated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday as he announced a settlement agreement that concludes a years-long investigation into the medical center’s treatment program for transgender youth.

SpaceX launched an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship on Friday, carrying 6,500 pounds of supplies and equipment destined for the International Space Station. This includes nearly a ton of research equipment, samples, and other materials for approximately 50 different scientific investigations.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released the wife of an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and Afghanistan war veteran on Thursday, following a monthlong detention, according to her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Serrano, as reported by CBS News.

The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard ship intercepted three boats carrying illicit drugs simultaneously in the Caribbean Sea, seizing over three tons of cocaine and thwarting what the agency referred to as a "triple threat," officials announced Thursday.

As the U.S. military strives to adapt affordable, expendable drones for use on the battlefield, an Army explosive safety specialist cautioned that the Department of Defense’s rapid pace of innovation might be surpassing fundamental explosive safety measures, increasing the likelihood of accidents.

A pair of Senate Democrats is requesting answers from FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford concerning airplane evacuation testing that is nearly two years overdue and the agency’s decision to allow airlines to decrease the number of flight attendants on certain long-haul widebody flights. They are worried that, in the case of an evacuation, there might be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants.

The chief federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital announced on Friday that her office intends to hold parents accountable if their teenagers break the local curfew, as part of an effort to address the increasing issue of "teen takeovers."

On Friday, the United States renewed two rewards totaling $6 million in the case of an American who disappeared 12 years ago in Afghanistan.

The Trump administration last week introduced its “2026 Counterterrorism Strategy,” a 16-page collection of threats, grievances, exaggerations, and falsehoods.

A senior official from Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division admitted during a private meeting with industry representatives that the quantity of chemically converted hemp being illegally marketed as marijuana is significantly higher than what the agency has revealed publicly.

President Trump reaffirmed his harsh new nickname for Democrats and disclosed which member of Congress inspired it.

All six individuals whose remains were found in a boxcar in South Texas died from heatstroke before law enforcement discovered them, Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño stated at a news conference on Thursday.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, who previously served as Texas’ border czar before being appointed by the second Trump administration last year, is resigning from his position, according to three Department of Homeland Security sources who spoke to CBS News on Thursday.

The Senate unanimously agreed on Thursday to adopt a resolution that will withhold senators’ pay during a funding lapse for any federal agency, following two lengthy and record-breaking shutdowns in recent months that have significantly affected federal workers.

An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., claims he offered $5,000 to withdraw a wrongful termination lawsuit against one of his prominent congressional allies.

Multiple states have aligned with President Trump’s deportation initiatives and are going beyond the federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities — by employing their public health agencies as tools of enforcement.