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U.S. to deploy troops to help with Saudi Arabia's defense

Trump orders new sanctions against Iran President Trump has approved the deployment of U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia that will be defensive in nature, top military officials said Friday. After meeting with the president, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint…

Death toll rises from catastrophic floods in Texas

Winnie, Texas — The death toll continues to climb from catastrophic floods in southeast Texas. A fourth victim was found inside a car as floodwaters receded in Beaumont. At least 1,700 people had to be rescued in the region. CBS…

Former analyst quit over WH efforts to edit climate report

An intelligence analyst for the State Department resigned in protest in July after the White House blocked his report on the national security implications of climate change from being delivered to Congress. In his first interview, Dr. Rod Schoonover told…

Billionaire erases debt for parents as well as Morehouse grads

Billionaire to pay off Morehouse grads' student debt Billionaire Robert Smith is extending his goodwill months after he pledged to erase college loan debt for Morehouse College's 2019 graduating class. The technology investor and philanthropist is also paying off loan…

Bus crash leaves 4 dead, 30 injured in Utah

A tour bus crashed near a national park in southern Utah on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring 30 others, authorities told CBS Salt Lake City affiliate KUTV. The Utah Highway Patrol said 12 to 15 victims suffered…

U.S. signs asylum deal with El Salvador despite violence

Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration on Friday announced it had brokered an immigration accord with El Salvador designed to ensure the government of this small Central American country — one the most dangerous nations in the Western Hemisphere — offers…

Walmart says it will stop selling e-cigs

FDA opens criminal probe into vaping illness Walmart on Friday announced it will stop selling e-cigarettes in all of its stores, with the nation's largest retailer citing the growing public concerns about vaping. Eight deaths have been linked with vaping-related…

California sues Trump over fuel emissions rollback

Trump blocking California from stricter emissions standards California is following through on its promise to take the Trump administration to court after the White House's latest move to roll  back California's authority to set automotive vehicle emission standards. California Attorney…

Three Mile Island closes for good, unable to run profitably

MoneyWatch: Colt partly suspends AR-15 production, Three Mile Island shuts down Three Mile Island Unit 1, the nuclear power station whose name has become synonymous with the nation's worst nuclear accident, was closed for good on Friday. The 45-year-old nuclear…

Ukrainian president to meet with Trump amid whistleblower probe

President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations General Assembly this week, amid reports that Ukraine is the subject of a whistleblower complaint causing a standoff between Congress and the intelligence community. Congressional Democrats have…

"Storm Area 51" draws hundreds near secretive U.S. base

Hiko, Nev. -- Sound checks echoed from a distant main stage while Daniel Martinez whirled and danced at dusty makeshift festival grounds just after sunset in Rachel, the Nevada town closest to the once-secret Area 51 military base. Martinez's muse…

2,200 "burned out" nurses walk off the job in Chicago

More than 2,200 nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center are walking off the job Friday morning, after contract talks with the hospital broke down this week amid a dispute over staffing levels and pay raises. CBS Chicago reports…

American Airlines said to cancel flight over Muslim passengers

Two Muslim passengers say American Airlines canceled their flight last weekend because of racial profiling after crew members said the pair made them uncomfortable. "To be treated like this, with disrespect, suspicion, profiled me, question me in public, get my…

Amazon promises to use only renewable energy in 10 years

Amazon, which delivers more than 10 billion items a year on fuel-guzzling planes, vans and trucks, vowed Thursday to cut the amount of damage it does to the environment and report its greenhouse gas emissions regularly. The online shopping giant…

Amazon promises to go carbon-neutral in a decade

Amazon, which delivers more than 10 billion items a year on fuel-guzzling planes, vans and trucks, vowed Thursday to cut the amount of damage it does to the environment and report its greenhouse gas emissions regularly. The online shopping giant…

What to know about the mysterious Trump whistleblower complaint

Democrats are sounding the alarm over a mysterious whistleblower report to the inspector general of the intelligence community that the Trump administration is refusing to provide to Congress. The complaint involves President Trump's communication with a foreign leader, as the…

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