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Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi's release marked a setback for the Trump administration's efforts to deport ...

Shirley Ann Jackson, 90, passed away April 30, 2025 in Brenham, Texas. Funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, May ...

When you think about Southern vegetables, asparagus probably doesn’t come to mind. Domestically speaking, cooler climate ...

Watch MasterChef season 15 on Wednesday, May 21 at 8 pm ET/PT on Fox and on Hulu the following day.

For some much-needed joy this week, I caught the Beyoncé show at SoFi, and the best part — other than the powerhouse ...

A federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. for the first time has led research using DNA to show their ancestral ...

During her remarks in a House hearing this week, Representative Becca Balint lost it on her Republican colleagues over Trump's deportations. Balint exclaimed "wake the hell up." ...

At just 12-years-old, Sophie Jane Frick is proving she is one to watch. “Something that I really, really love about acting is ...

ANOTHER ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, A series of earthquakes occurred Saturday and Sunday that were felt in areas of southern New Mexico and west Texas.According to the United States Geological Survey ...

Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and ...