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McConnell says he's waiting for Trump on gun reforms

Fact check: Trump on gun control WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation following another mass shooting in Texas. Asked about a Senate vote on…

Devastating images show Dorian ravaging the Bahamas

The prime minister of the Bahamas said parts of his country, which is just 200 miles southeast of Florida, were in "the midst of a historic tragedy." Hurricane Dorian was stuck in place over the island nation, pounding the northern…

Pence defends decision to stay at Trump Doonbeg property

Mike Pence interviewed by Major Garrett  Vice President Mike Pence's staff is defending his decision to stay at one of President Donald Trump's properties while in Ireland amid criticism by Democrats that he's enriching Trump at taxpayers' expense Pence's chief…

Despite pledge, Biden hauls in 2020 donations from lobbyists

Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary promising "from day one" to reject campaign cash from lobbyists. "I work for you — not any industry," he tweeted. Yet hours after his April campaign kickoff, the former vice president went to a fundraiser at the home…

Nursing homes in Florida evacuate ahead of Hurricane Dorian

Nearly a quarter of Florida's population is over 60; 93 nursing homes and seven hospitals have been evacuated ahead of Hurricane Dorian. But some residents don't want to leave. That includes 96-year-old Patricia Laurencelle, who told "CBS Evening News" she…

6 killed as another mass shooting rocks Texas

Mass shooting in West Texas Another mass shooting in America has left at least seven people dead, including an alleged gunman who was killed by police. Two dozen more people were left wounded in the rampage outside Odessa, Texas —…

Hurricane Dorian grows into a monster Category 5 storm

States of emergency declared in Florida, North Carolina and parts of Georgia ahead of Hurricane Dorian's arrival Hurricane Dorian fast facts: As of 8 a.m. ET Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Dorian had grown to a Category 5 storm,…

10 injured in shooting after football game in Alabama

At least 10 teenagers were injured when a shooting broke out after a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night, authorities said. Nine of the victims suffered gunshot wounds. Deangelo Parnell, 17, was arrested and charged on…

Hurricane Dorian may spare Florida from a direct hit

Florida braces for Hurricane Dorian: "Time is running out" Hurricane Dorian fast facts: New forecasts say Dorian may spare Florida from a direct hit and make landfall over South Carolina on Wednesday or Thursday. State of emergencies are in effect…

Hackers breached iPhones for years, Google says

Hackers planted spyware on iPhone users' devices over a two-year period by exploiting a vulnerability in the technology's operating systems, Google said Friday. The bad actors targeted a group of infected websites that, when visited by iPhone users, attacked the…

Juul being investigated for role in teen vaping

E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company's blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The Associated Press…

Simone Biles' brother charged with triple murder

The brother of U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is facing multiple murder charges in Cleveland, Ohio. Police say Tevin Biles-Thomas is under arrest for a shooting at a house party on New Year's Eve that killed three people and wounded…

Trump's personal assistant abruptly resigns

President Trump's personal assistant and director of Oval Office operations Madeleine Westerhout abruptly resigned Thursday. During the president's vacation at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey earlier this month, Westerhout attended an off-the-record dinner with reporters at the Grain and…

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