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President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
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The DOJ unveiled criminal charges alleging 11 people participated in a scheme that involved more than 1,000 “sham marriages” between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens.
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The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s trial for the killings of her three children had to call multiple breaks on Wednesday as she broke down in tears during testimony about the injuries her children suffered in their deaths. CBS News Boston’s Penny Kmitt has more.
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Linh Mai, a baby elephant born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was rejected by her mother. But after the zoo’s elephant caretaker and a dozen others stepped in to help her, she has bonded with other elephants. Tony Dokoupil has the story.
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48 hours after the devastating earthquake in Colombia, its president said the death toll jumped to 181 people, and thousands were still reported missing. Lilia Luciano reports on a rescue effort in a hard-hit city.
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CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi has new details on the news that President Trump and other government officials took extraordinary air security measures amid threats from Iran.
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On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse awed onlookers throughout Europe, including in Spain and the United Kingdom. Video Producer: Martina Di Licosa
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Singer Becky G speaks with Gayle King about her tour with Karol G and the bond the two pop stars have formed. “We have a beautiful friendship,” Becky G says, “one I’m really, really thankful for and one that I think throughout the years we’ve really earned with one another.”
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Latiesha Dukes, one of Lindsay Clancy’s mental health counselors before the deaths of her three children, testified Wednesday that she did not see signs of Clancy in crisis. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
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The newly discovered object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion times more energy than any star.
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