CBS News political contributor Ashley Etienne discusses the fallout of former President Donald Trump's remarks on Vice President Kamala Harris' race at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago.
The Department of Defense says the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, along with two alleged accomplices, have reached a plea deal that allows them to avoid the death penalty.
American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her eighth career Olympic gold medal and 12th medal overall Wednesday when she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle with a record-breaking performance. Matthew Futterman, a reporter for the Athletic who's in Paris covering the games, joined CBS News to talk about Ledecky and some of the other Olympic highlights from Wednesday.
Donald Trump faces backlash for making bizarre claims about Vice President Kamala Harris' identity. Also, Iran's supreme leader vows revenge for the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Tehran as hope fades for a Gaza peace deal. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
The Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia and is expected to soon secure the release of three American citizens imprisoned in Russia including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a senior administration official confirms. Others are believed to be part of the deal. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Cal Fire said that "wildfires have scorched a staggering 751,327 acres across our state" as hundreds of structures have been destroyed.
Former President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash for questioning Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity during an interview Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention. CBS News campaign reporters Olivia Rinaldi and Nidia Cavazos have more.
Airlines would be required to put kids 13 and under next to an accompanying adult for free under a new proposed rule.
Police in India tell CBS News an American woman was found chained to a tree in a jungle, and she told them her husband left her to "die there."
Israel's military says it killed Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif in Gaza weeks before the assassinations of 2 other leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Patterns like those of birds and bees are influencing Dutch scientists' research on "self-flying" swarms of tiny drones.
U.S. Border Patrol agents made fewer than 60,000 migrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border in July, the lowest number since September 2020.
Their bodies were dangling from their climbing ropes when they were found at an altitude of around 2,000 meters the rescue group said.
Securing the Paris Olympics has involved a veritable army of police and military forces. They've had their hands full but, so far, mostly thwarting minor threats.
Delegates affiliated with the "uncommitted" movement have requested that a doctor who has been on the ground in Gaza be given a speaking slot at Chicago's Democratic convention in August.
The Democratic Party will begin the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, cementing her status as the party's standard-bearer.
Chemotherapy deserts are expanding across the United States as hospitals winnow services to save money, creating financial and logistical hurdles for rural patience seeking cancer treatment.
British police have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition.
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Harrisburg Wednesday night with a large law enforcement presence following his assassination attempt during a rally in Butler.
The founder of a North Texas adoption agency was arrested on allegations of paying pregnant female inmates in the Tarrant County Jail to put their unborn babies up for adoption.
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in Houston, Texas, Wednesday night, hours after former President Donald Trump falsely questioned her racial background at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention. Harris said it is "the same old show, the divisiveness and the disrespect" and added that "the American people deserve better."
Both the men's and women's Olympic triathlon events proceeded with swimming in the Seine River on Wednesday after the water's pollution levels caused a delay. CBS Saturday Morning co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson has more from Paris.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asked the country's supreme court to complete an audit of the weekend's highly contested presidential election. However, the court's close ties to Maduro have some questioning how transparent and legitimate the review would be. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the latest from Caracas.
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged. The announcement means policymakers will hold the federal funds rate between 5.25 and 5.50%, the highest level in 23 years. Martin Baccardax, senior editor and chief markets correspondent for TheStreet, joins CBS News to examine the decision.
