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2+ hour, 14+ min ago (273+ words) HOUSTON " Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan will serve as grand marshal of the 2026 Downtown Rodeo Parade, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced Thursday. Ruskan, 26, earned national recognition for his heroic lifesaving efforts during the historic July 4, 2025, flash floods in the Texas Hill Country. The New Jersey native, now based at Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, executed multiple high-risk rescues amid raging floodwaters, saving 165 children. His courageous actions highlighted the vital role Coast Guard rescue swimmers play in disaster response. Ruskan continues active duty, supporting search-and-rescue operations along the Gulf Coast. "The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo proudly honors the men and women who protect our communities, often in the most dangerous situations imaginable," said Chris Boleman, Rodeo president and CEO. "Petty Officer Ruskan represents courage, commitment and service at the highest level, and we are thrilled to…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (70+ words) Episode: 1481 A revealing view of photography's early days." Today, where was photography headed in 1854? To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago (95+ words) There are three meetings between ranked opponents set for the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 4, and the contest between the two highest ranked squads is taking place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas where the No. 2 Texas Longhorns get another major test, this time in the form of the No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels. Who: No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 2 Texas Longhorns When: Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. EST Where: Moody Center in Austin, Texas Stream: DIRECTV (free trial); FuboTV (free trial); SlingTV; ESPN...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago (432+ words) December 4, 2025 / 9:23 PM EST / CBS/AP A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that had called for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, D.C. In a one-page order, a panel of appellate judges issued an administrative stay to give them more time to consider the issue, writing that their move "should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion." The Trump administration has asked for a longer-term pause of U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb's ruling. Cobb had concluded last month that President Trump's military deployment in the nation's capital, which includes a mixture of D.C. National Guard forces and Guard troops from other states, illegally intrudes on local officials' authority to direct law enforcement in the district. Cobb found that while the president…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago (689+ words) The state's top Republicans swiftly praised the Supreme Court's decision to allow Texas to use its controversial congressional map for the 2026 midterms. The map was designed to give Republicans as many as five new seats in the U.S. House. Texas' top Republicans and Democrats were swift to issue praise and condemnation after Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the state to use its controversial new congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. The map was passed this summer by Texas lawmakers and designed to give Republicans as many as five new seats in the U.S. House. But last month, a panel of three federal judges in El Paso found the map to be racially gerrymandered, a decision the state of Texas quickly appealed to the Supreme Court. "We won," said Gov. Greg Abbott in a press release celebrating the ruling. "Texas is officially'and legally'more…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago (494+ words) December 4, 2025 / 8:04 PM EST / CBS News Federal immigration authorities this week began conducting enhanced operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a U.S. official told CBS News, targeting a region with a large population of the Somali immigrants President Trump often rails against. The surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to target individuals in the Twin Cities area with deportation orders, the official said. The exact scope and duration of the operation are not clear so far. The crackdown comes as Mr. Trump castigates Minnesota's large community of Somali immigrants, regularly pointing to the country " often in incendiary terms " as a justification for his administration's sweeping mass deportation campaign. During a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Mr. Trump called people from Somalia "garbage" and claimed they "contribute nothing." "I don't want them in our country. I'll be honest with you," the president said…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago (70+ words) In a disused warehouse at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, a military drone instructor who goes by the call sign "DC" showed CBS News a makeshift practice course that students must learn to fly the increasingly indispensable devices through before they join the country's defense against Russia. Holly Williams reports. Inside the warehouse where Ukraine trains drone pilots for war Inside the warehouse where Ukraine trains drone pilots for war...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago (60+ words) Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to kill everyone on board, multiple lawmakers said. Charlie D'Agata has more. Lawmakers react to video of U.S. strikes on alleged drug boat after classified briefing...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago (35+ words) Newly unsealed evidence sheds light on Luigi Mangione's arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has the details. Listen to 911 call from McDonald's worker that led to Luigi Mangione's arrest...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago (48+ words) Luigi Mangione's pretrial hearing continued on Thursday, one year after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more. New details on Mangione pretrial hearing, 1 year after UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing New details on Mangione pretrial hearing, 1 year after UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing...