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21+ min ago (39+ words) Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, returned to court Monday for a pretrial hearing. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins with analysis. Luigi Mangione returns to court for pretrial hearing...

41+ min ago (814+ words) December 8, 2025 / 5:23 PM EST / CBS News A leading U.S. senator is calling on federal regulators to share the results of an investigation into the dialysis industry, where critics say a "duopoly" has compromised the quality of critical, lifesaving kidney care. Two companies now own nearly 75% of all U.S. dialysis clinics " nearly 5,600 in total, a CBS News investigation reported earlier this year. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, said in an interview with CBS News he is troubled by the "hallmarks of unlawful abuse of market power."" "The government may feel it has no leverage against two companies that provide for almost all the dialysis treatment in the country," Blumenthal said in an interview with CBS News. "But it has failed to use more leverage, including its antitrust powers against those companies." Roughly 500,000 Americans depend on dialysis to stay alive as they wait and…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (39+ words) Rep. Jasmine Crockett has filed the paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas. CBS News reporter Shawna Mizelle has more. Rep. Jasmine Crockett running for Senate, source says...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (243+ words) Houston police have identified a person of interest, who used to work for a law firm that's currently representing George. Fort Bend County Judge KP George has reported roughly $4,200 in stolen campaign funds, according to a court filing in George's felony case. The embattled public official is facing two felony counts of money laundering and a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity. The details of the missing campaign funds were outlined in a court filing late last month, as first reported by the Fort Bend Star. Houston police have identified a person of interest who used to work for the Woodfill Law Firm, which is representing George as he battles his own criminal charges. George reported the missing campaign funds in October, which include unauthorized transfers from his campaign account to an apartment complex, T-Mobile and Xfinity from July through…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago (51+ words) Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York City, was back in court Monday as his defense attorneys try to have certain evidence withheld from his upcoming state trial. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more. New evidence revealed in Luigi Mangione pretrial hearing...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (433+ words) December 8, 2025 / 4:13 PM EST / CBS/AFP The work of famed French artist Henri Matisse was among 13 pieces of art stolen from a public library in Brazil over the weekend, local authorities said. Two armed thieves entered the M'rio de Andrade Library in downtown S'o Paulo on Sunday and reportedly held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library, CBS News' partner network'BBC News'reported. One of the suspects has been arrested, officials said Monday. Eight artworks by Matisse were taken in the heist, as well as five pieces by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari. Authorities have not disclosed the titles or the value of Matisse's stolen pieces, but the five engravings by Portinari were illustrations from the 1959 book "Menino de Engenho" ("Plantation Boy"), according to S'o Paulo city hall. It wasn't immediately clear if any of the…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (674+ words) Crockett's entry into the race Monday came after fellow Democrat and former Rep. Colin Allred ended his Senate campaign to run for a House seat. Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year's midterm elections. Crockett, one of Congress' most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target of GOP attacks, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas. The 2006 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center is seeking the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn, who is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state. RELATED: Texas Rep. James Talarico "not taking instructions or orders' from national Democratic Party in run for Senate Allred said in…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (42+ words) President Trump took questions at the White House Monday on a variety of topics, including the ongoing controversy over a second strike on an alleged drug boat. Watch: Trump asked if he will release video of second strike against alleged drug boat...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (148+ words) For our busy Houston commuters " we have "The Commuter Cut" " a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," we hear from Houston City Councilwoman Abbie Kamin, who tells us about a new dashboard aimed at changing how we understand and tackle gun violence, as well as her recently announced run for Harris County attorney. Also, we're joined by Houston-based author William Dylan Powell, who talks to us about his new book, Lost Treasures of Houston, which explores the amazing people, places, and phenomena from Houston's history. Plus, Emma Wager, a senior policy analyst at KFF, joins us to share her thoughts on expiring subsidies for Obamacare, what lawmakers are currently weighing, and what's at…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago (212+ words) Today: We talk with Houston City Councilwoman Abbie Kamin, local author William Dylan Powell tells us about his book "Lost Treasures of Houston," we discuss what to expect from expiring Obamacare subsidies, and more. On today's Hello Houston, we're joined by Houston City Councilwoman Abbie Kamin in the first hour of the show, who talks to us about the city's new gun violence tracking dashboard, as well as her run for Harris County attorney. Then, local author William Dylan Powell tells us about his new book, Lost Treasures of Houston, which explores the cultural and physical history of the Bayou City by celebrating the amazing people, places, and phenomena of our fair city's past. In the show's second hour, with expiring subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) threatening to drive up insurance premiums for millions of Americans, Emma Wager,…...