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The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson’s home in California for a month.
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The Department of Health and Human Services said it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations. Jonah Kaplan has the latest.
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Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate in a year-end special election, keeping Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber and Legislature.
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The body has not yet been identified, Texas officials said at a Tuesday news conference.
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As 2025 comes to a close, Jericka Duncan asks people to reflect on the past year and look toward the next.
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Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy, has died after announcing a terminal cancer diagnosis in late November.
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A court order suggests the Trump administration pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after he challenged his deportation, with one top DOJ official calling it a “top priority.”
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A massive black bear has been living beneath a home in Altadena, California, for the past month. As Carter Evans reports, the problem has become unbearable.
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A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia suggests Justice Department officials only pushed for his indictment after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
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President Trump says the U.S. “knocked out” a facility linked to alleged drug boat operations as his administration’s pressure campaign in the Caribbean continues. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports.
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