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A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s mass elimination of humanities grants to three of the nation’s major scholarly groups was "unlawful" and "unconstitutional."

A congresswoman from California is proposing comprehensive changes to the treatment of incarcerated pregnant women in a bill introduced on Thursday, as part of an increasing effort to address systemic failures that endanger the lives of mothers and babies in prisons across the country.

Bill Clinton has sparked new health concerns after the 79-year-old appeared frail and unsteady during a rare public appearance, RadarOnline.com can report.

Senate and House Democrats have initiated an investigation to determine if the pardons and commutations granted by President Trump were influenced by "pay-to-play dynamics," as outlined in letters acquired by CBS News.

Alaska wildlife agents are permitted to continue shooting and killing black and brown bears — including from helicopters — as part of a strategy to aid in the recovery of a caribou herd that was previously a vital food resource for Alaska Native hunters, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

A competitor in a challenging 250-mile ultramarathon on trails throughout northern Arizona passed away on Tuesday after facing a medical emergency, according to race organizers and local law enforcement.

Destructive storms swept through areas of Mississippi on Wednesday night, resulting in at least 14 reported tornadoes, according to authorities. One tornado has been confirmed.

An Illinois food manufacturer is recalling various snack products because of concerns that they might be contaminated with salmonella, as stated in a recall notice with the Food and Drug Administration.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized the Trump administration’s intensified efforts to revoke the citizenship of certain foreign-born Americans on Wednesday, telling CBS News that "many" of them should not be citizens.

President Donald Trump’s proposal to apply a coat of white paint to the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House is scheduled for a hearing on Thursday by a key federal agency. He anticipates that they will approve what would be a significant transformation.

Big Apple real estate tycoon Steve Roth compared Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” rallying cry to racial slurs — as he criticized the socialist’s campaign against the ultra-rich as “irresponsible and dangerous.”

A claimed suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein, acquired by his former jail cellmate, was revealed Wednesday by a federal judge.

The FBI searched the office of longtime Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday, a bureau spokesperson told CBS News.

A federal judge in Georgia rejected a request from Fulton County officials to return ballots and other materials from the 2020 election that were seized by the FBI in a court-authorized search earlier this year.

A 40-ton whale died after being stranded on Samish Island in Washington, marking the latest in a series of whale deaths along the state’s coastline.

Contrary to popular belief, the late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein had incriminating information on "only one person" and strongly denied any links to Mossad or the CIA, his former lawyer Alan Dershowitz stated on "Pod Force One."

The US Food and Drug Administration has prevented the release of several studies that determined the Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Health and Human Services.

The US military announced on Tuesday that it targeted a vessel in the eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. This marks the latest instance of such an attack, which rights groups have termed "extrajudicial killings," while Washington characterizes it as an operation against "narco-terrorists."

Delta plans to revamp its in-flight service model starting on May 19, removing beverage service on numerous shorter routes and expanding full offerings on longer ones—a change that has sparked debate among travelers online.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to reduce the "overprescribing" of psychiatric medications and support alternative treatment options, as well as the discontinuation of medications when necessary.

FBI Director Kash Patel criticized authorities in Arizona for their handling of the Nancy Guthrie case, stating on a podcast with Sean Hannity that the sheriff’s office investigating her possible abduction excluded the agency for days.

The Justice Department is requesting the names and contact information of election workers in Fulton County, Georgia, who were on duty during the 2020 presidential election, according to legal documents.

Two U.S. commercial ships that traversed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were accompanied by U.S. military security teams, as Iran initiated attacks against them during the passage, according to two U.S. officials.

For months, President Donald Trump depicted the large new ballroom he is constructing on White House grounds as a gift to the nation, thanks to patriotic private donors.