Astronomers have clarified the odd shapes of small asteroids Dimorphos and Selam, suggesting such formations may be more common. Binary asteroids, formed from spinning parent asteroids releasing debris, show varied shapes due to factors like parent asteroid density and collision types. Computer models reveal these dynamics, explaining the peculiar morphologies observed.
Strikes hit Lebanon’s Baalbek area after Israel warned residents to evacuate. Meanwhile, new Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem gave his first public speech since taking command. CBS News’ Holly Williams has the latest on conflict in the Middle East.
In a video that has since gone viral on X, AOC says: “Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Let me make myself clear. I don’t celebrate rapists.”
South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach their acting president, Han Duck-soo, who was appointed after the elected president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached earlier this month.
The death toll from the Los Angeles area wildfires rose to 16 on Saturday evening, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced. CBS News Los Angeles’ Mark Liu and Laurie Perez report.
Ten Democrats voted with Republicans to rebuke Biden administration officials over their handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday. It passed 219 to 194, and among the Democrats who voted for the measure are Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine; Mary Peltola, D-Alaska; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash.; Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; Greg Landsman, D-Ohio; and Jeff…
Communities nationwide have been left on edge by illegal immigrants who have taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration and victimized innocent Americans. Through the efforts of police and prosecutors, an example was set with the arrests or convictions of these migrants for their violent crimes in 2024. 1. Guatemalan immigrant…