The Biden administration unveiled a new federal rule Thursday to expand background checks for gun purchases. Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, joins CBS News to discuss the new policy.
An Israeli strike last week on Iran's consulate in Syria killed several senior Iranian commanders. U.S. and Israeli officials are now preparing for Iran to respond. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
The U.S. House of Representatives is facing a deadline to reauthorize a program intelligence officials say is crucial to national security. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains why some Republicans want to stop it from moving forward.
John Dickerson reports on the death of O.J. Simpson, the threat of Iran retaliating on Israel, and what the director of the ATF says about new regulations to close gun loopholes.
Officials with the Port of Oakland on Thursday voted in favor of changing the name of the city's airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite a threatened lawsuit by San Francisco over what it calls a trademark violation.
Former NFL legend and accused murderer O.J. Simpson died from prostate cancer in Las Vegas on Wednesday at age 76. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reflects on his athletic career and historic murder trial.
NFL record-setter turned accused murderer O.J. Simpson died Wednesday of cancer at age 76. The former athlete was acquitted of murder charges in 1995 but found liable for the deaths of both Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in a civil trial two years later. Bill Rhoden, columnist for ESPN's "Andscape," joins CBS News to examine Simpson's complicated legacy.
O.J. Simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76, his family announced Thursday. The controversial former football star turned his athletic talents into a prominent career as a pitchman, sportscaster and actor before he was accused and ultimately acquitted of the 1994 double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. John Blackstone, who covered Simpson's trial, reports.
Federal authorities on Thursday charged Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, with bank fraud, accusing him of stealing more than $16 million from Ohtani to cover illegal gambling debts. The Justice Department determined Ohtani was not involved in wrongdoing and was a victim in the case. Adam Yamaguchi has details.
A new study from the advocacy group Consumer Reports found that Lunchables, the longtime prepackaged boxes popular with children nationwide, have high levels of sodium, lead and other heavy metals. The group is now calling for the federal government to remove them from the National School Lunch Program. Nancy Chen has details.
Longtime CBS Sports commentator Verne Lundquist is retiring at the end of this year's Masters Tournament, his 40th at Augusta National. For more than half a century, Lundquist has been on the sidelines for some of the biggest moments in sports.
Three fishermen who got stranded for more than a week on a remote island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean were rescued this week after spelling out "Help" on a beach using palm leaves.
Efforts in the Arizona State Legislature to repeal the newly-revived 1864 law were shut down by Republicans.
The Justice Department on Thursday announced a new rule designed to require unlicensed dealers selling firearms at gun shows or online to run background checks on buyers. The rule is meant to close what is known as the "gun show loophole," which has been exploited by felons and Mexican drug cartels, according to the ATF. Scott MacFarlane has more.
The devastation from a tornado that tore through Slidell, Louisiana, on Wednesday was severe, with dozens of buildings damaged and half the city left without power, shuttering schools and businesses. The same storm system was also responsible for multiple tornadoes in Florida on Thursday. Tom Hanson has the latest.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene continues questioning House Speaker Mike Johnson's fitness for the job. Could Johnson's upcoming meeting with former President Donald Trump end the efforts to oust him? Longtime national political correspondent Olivier Knox and Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba join "America Decides" to discuss.
Jury selection in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial is set to begin on Monday. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "America Decides" to preview the proceedings.
President Biden's reelection campaign launched a seven-figure ad buy in Arizona focused on abortion rights. The battleground state is grappling with the fallout of the state's Supreme Court upholding a near-total ban from 1864. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is meeting with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. The meeting comes after House Republicans blocked a national security surveillance bill on Wednesday, partly due to Trump's opposition. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
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In January, Morgan Geyser, now 21, requested early release from her 40-year commitment to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where she has been held since 2018.
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Millions of people in Colombia's capital were forced to start rationing water Thursday as Bogota's main reservoirs hit critically low water levels. Aerial footage posted by the city's mayor showed low levels in two reservoirs that supply 70% of the capital's water.