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Space station crew heads home as replacements settle in for 6-month tour of duty
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (508+ words) Updated on: October 7, 2026 / 9:16 AM EDT / CBS News The four people departing the International Space Station strapped into their Crew Dragon capsule and undocked early Wednesday, setting up re-entry and splashdown Thursday off the coast of Southern California to close out…...
Truck computer contains clues to motive in South Carolina hit-and-run murder, prosecutors say
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (788+ words) Updated on: August 23, 2026 / 2:10 AM EDT / CBS News When authorities in Greenwood, South Carolina, arrived at the deserted intersection after 1 a.m. on May 7, 2023, they found a mangled BMW sedan in the road with debris scattered around it. On the shoulder near the…...
Woman charged in Indiana root beer float murder orders hit on best friend, police say
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (488+ words) Updated on: April 5, 2026 / 2:10 AM EDT / CBS News When Marsha Allen's Freetown, Indiana, home was burglarized on Sept. 19, 2023, the last thing investigators expected to uncover was a murder and a hit list of more potential victims. Detective Clint Burcham and Lt....
Indiana police say a dog may have been used to conceal a murder weapon, but are they wrong?
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (379+ words) Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 2:05 AM EDT / CBS News "Willow," a black and white female pit bull mix loved by her owners, didn't seem destined to become a key figure in a murder investigation. But that's exactly what happened. It was Aug....
Co-worker: Rex Heuermann once unnerved her by tracking her down on a cruise: "I told you I could find you anywhere"
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (1804+ words) Updated on: September 23, 2026 / 5:38 PM EDT / CBS News This story previously aired on June 15, 2024.It was updated on April 12, 2025. Not far from a quiet stretch of Gilgo Beach on Long Island, New York, investigators uncovered the hidden remains of four young…...
Houston heat this week peaks Wednesday, threatens 70-year record
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (510+ words) Temperatures for Wednesday afternoon across Southeast Texas will warm into the lower 90s across much of the region. Houston’s hottest weather of the week arrives Wednesday, with afternoon temperatures forecast to come within a few degrees of a 70-year-old record. The…...
Belarus frees jailed opposition leader, more than a dozen others after visit from U.S. envoy
8+ hour ago (766+ words) June 21, 2025 / 8:04 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Tsikhanouskaya's team announced on Saturday, a sign of warming ties between Washington…...
Politics News: Political parties, election news, policies, and news from the Trump administration from CBS News
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (381+ words) In an often-testy debate, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine touted her five terms in Congress and took aim at some Trump policies — while Democrat Troy Jackson argued Collins has failed to effectively push back. Nidal Hasan is set to…...
CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (489+ words) A CBS News investigation reveals new details about the life and background of a California mom accused of conducting surveillance for China. Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for her film debut opposite Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront." She…...
Annual UFO report finds 21 cases of more than 700 received need more analysis
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (442+ words) Updated on: November 14, 2024 / 4:09 PM EST / CBS News The Pentagon office investigating reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, the government's term for UFOs, received 21 reports last year that contain enough data for the intelligence community to continue actively investigating. The majority of…...