The number of detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal Department of Homeland Security data obtained by CBS News. Never before has...
A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Snap, also known as food stamps, and accused the administration of withholding the food aid "for political reasons". Judge John McConnell said in his order on Thursday that without ...
A displaced woman and some children sit under a tent built from logs and cloth in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, Aug 8, 2025. [The UN World Food ProgrammeHandout via Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS - Relief organizations in Sudan's North Darfur are increasing support for the growing number of people displac...
The former top legal officer in Israel's military has been arrested after admitting that she authorized the leak of a video that appears to show Israeli soldiers attacking a Palestinian detainee in a detention facility last year. Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi served as Military Advocate Gene...
At the time of the brazen heist of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre last month, the password to the world-famous museum's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre," according to a museum employee with knowledge of the system. The revelation comes as the museum's security measures have com...
Millennial lawmaker pledges to tax the rich and ease burden on working people Supporters cheer for the election win of Democrat Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York on Wednesday. ZHANG ZHENGHAOXINHUA Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected the youngest mayor of New York in more than a cen...
MANILA -- Typhoon Kalmaegi left the Philippines before dawn Thursday with 114 deaths and at least 127 missing mainly in the central Philippines, the Office of Civil Defense OCD said. OCD Deputy Administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro told local media that Kalmaegi killed at least 114, "with actu...
Federal officials announced that the U.S. will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets starting on Friday, citing staffing shortages related to the ongoing government shutdown. "We have decided that a 10% reduction in scheduled capacity would be appropriate to continue to take the...
When Georgie Dow heard an explosion at the auto parts recycling business where she works in Louisville, Kentucky, she had no idea a UPS aircraft had just crashed outside. Dow, the chief financial officer of Grade A Auto Parts located just south of the Louisville International Airport runway where U...
The generational tobacco ban from the beginning of this month represents a bold and forward-looking move by the Maldivian government that takes the lead in protecting young people from smoking or nicotine products, health experts and officials say. The state-run PSM News said in a report on the day...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan fourth from left poses for a group photo with his counterparts from Arab and Muslim-majority countries before their meeting to discuss the ceasefire and next steps for Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Monday. KHALIL HAMRAAP Foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim...
A girl prepares food at a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur region, Sudan, on July 9, 2025. [UNICEFHandout via Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS - Violence is intensifying across Sudan's North Darfur state following the takeover of the state's capital, El Fasher, by the Rapid Support Forces, UN h...
The U.S. Department of Transportation may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the longest government shutdown on record continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. "You will see mass flight delays, you'll see mass cancellations," Duffy said at a press co...
At least seven people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said. The number of fatalities is expected to increase, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote on social media Tuesday night. At lea...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the Virginia governorship, NBC News projects, setting her up to become the first woman to lead the state. Spanberger, a former congresswoman, won the race in the blue-leaning state after holding polling and f...