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Olympic medalist Nyjah Huston fractures skull and eye socket in skateboarding accident
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (293+ words) Updated on: January 6, 2026 / 9:05 AM EST / CBS News American skateboarding star Nyjah Huston suffered a fractured skull and fractured eye socket in a skating accident in Arizona, he revealed on Monday. "A harsh reminder how death defying skating massive rails can…...
Ex-Venezuela spy chief "El Pollo" pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges including narco-terrorism
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (670+ words) Updated on: June 26, 2025 / 6:05 AM EDT / CBS/AP Miami — A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country's late President Hugo Chávez pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug trafficking charges a week before his trial was set to begin in a…...
Space station crew closes out 8-month mission with picture-perfect Pacific Ocean splashdown
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (687+ words) October 8, 2026 / 12:16 PM EDT / CBS News Crew 12 dropped out of orbit and returned to Earth on Thursday, one day after undocking from the International Space Station, in a meteor-like fireball of concentrated reentry heat, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean…...
Katy woman missing following alleged crash in Louisiana, authorities say
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (210+ words) In a statement released by the Louisiana State Police on Monday, investigators said they believe Munn-Holliday was one of the drivers involved in a hit-and-run crash in the early morning hours of Sept. 30. A 22-year-old Katy mother is missing following…...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 returns to Earth after nearly eight months in space
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (293+ words) The crew splashed down off the coast of California Thursday morning after undocking from the International Space Station the day before. The four crew members on NASA and SpaceX's Crew-12 returned to Earth on Thursday, capping a nearly eight-month mission…...
Photo shows top Trump aide's daughter with pro-Russia politician in Bosnia
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (812+ words) October 8, 2026 / 11:30 AM EDT / CBS News An image circulated on social media and verified by CBS News shows Katie Wiles, the daughter of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, recently traveled to Republika Srpska, the Bosnian-controlled territory led by pro-Russian…...
How to download your TikTok data and videos now that service has been shuttered
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (464+ words) Updated on: January 19, 2025 / 12:07 AM EST / CBS News TikTok voluntarily shut down service ahead of the controversial ban which took effect on Sunday. However, the social media app gave users the option to download their data despite losing service. TikTok sent…...
Can GLP-1 drugs help stop compulsive shopping, gambling and other ways people throw away their money?
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (653+ words) October 8, 2026 / 11:13 AM EDT / CBS News A growing body of research suggests GLP-1 drugs can do more than just help people lose weight by curbing addictive behaviors. Now, experts at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania want to see…...
Ecuador's most notorious drug lord agrees to be extradited to U.S. year after dramatic prison escape
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (696+ words) Updated on: July 12, 2025 / 11:40 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Ecuador's most notorious drug lord has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges, a court in Quito said Friday. Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," was captured…...
Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (578+ words) Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville. He was convicted of killing Vickie Swartout, 42, in a 2000 store robbery caught on surveillance video. Asked by the warden if he…...