A 48-year-old Connecticut drug kingpin who killed a mother and her 8-year-old son so she wouldn’t testify against his brother has received clemency as part of former President Joe Biden’s clemency for nearly 2,500 federal inmates he described as “non-violent.” Adrian Peeler, a Bridgeport drug trafficker, killed a woman named Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old…
EXCLUSIVE: A new, bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost pensions for Medal of Honor recipients six-fold. The legislation, reintroduced by Texas Republicans Rep. Troy Nehls and Sen. Ted Cruz and New Hampshire Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas, would bring pay for those who receive the nation’s highest military award from $16,880 per year to $100,000 per year. …
Ricki Lake is determined to rebuild her dream home. The “Hairspray” actress vowed that she and her husband, Ross Burningham, wouldn’t sell their land in Malibu after their home burned down earlier this month in the Palisades Fire. The 56-year-old revealed that her home took more than seven years to build from the ground up,…
American farmers are bracing for changes under President Trump’s immigration policy, as nearly half of the U.S.’ farmworkers are thought to be undocumented. CBS News’ Nancy Chen spoke with farmers about the potential impact.
A new executive order from President Trump calls for 1,500 troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to supplement the 2,500 who are already there. The Trump administration is considering deploying 10,000 soldiers to the border and using U.S. bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.
Experts on extremism warn the blanket pardons for many Jan. 6 defendants risk more waves of violence. While some have criticized President Trump’s decision, he defended it in an interview Wednesday, saying, “They were very minor incidents and it was time.”
Today will be CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell’s final night in the anchor chair. She’s not going far: She will still be a part of the CBS News family as a senior correspondent. Her reporting these last five years has been hard-hitting, historic and also compassionate and kind.
This weekend, four teams fight for their chance to play in the Super Bowl. The 2025 AFC Championship game will feature the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Buffalo Bills. Meanwhile, in the NFC, division rivals will face off with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. “NFL on CBS” lead play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz breaks…
In a crowded field of potential acting nominees, many big names and winners of other awards were shut out Thursday from the Academy Award nominations — and one made Oscars history.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely travel to Central America in the first week of February, a source familiar with the planning said.