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Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution to be livestreamed: Pentagon

The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said, after War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Thursday that the death sentence would be public.

Men accused of shooting Australian surfer brothers and US friend dead in Mexico to learn fate as trial concludes

Martin and Debra Robinson, the brothers’ parents, will address the court before a Mexican judge hands down the verdict

Thousands turn out to welcome weary USS Lincoln sailors after fraught stretch at sea

Military families admit ‘mixed emotions’ as aircraft carrier finally returns to San Diego after grueling deployment that took severe toll

Federal judge extends order halting White House press ban

A federal judge extended a temporary order barring the White House from revoking access to CNN, MS Now, and Politico on Thursday, as he considered arguments from both the media and the Trump administration over the legality of the White House ban on journalists from those three outlets.

Trump's record, including war with Iran, is deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize

Barack Obama was handed the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for promising to change the world.

In GOP Midterm Calculation, Avoiding the Unthinkable

In GOP Midterm Calculation, Avoiding the Unthinkable. Republican politicos, and everyday voters, too, are inundated with predictions of disaster in the upcoming midterm elections. And indeed, the outlook for the party keeping the House is not good. The outlook for holding the Senate is better — iffy but possible. The big factors in determining midterm outcome — presidential job approval, generic ballot, history — are plainly discouraging for Republicans.

NFL urges Supreme Court to decide if feds or states should regulate prediction markets

Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 8:30 PM EDT / CBS News

DOJ investigating Cassidy Hutchinson over House Jan. 6 Committee testimony

The Justice Department is investigating former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for allegedly lying to Congress in her testimony to the House Jan. 6 Committee in 2022.

Rubio lashes out at media for demanding comment on Guilfoyle report

Secretary of State Marco Rubio became frustrated with the press while preparing to leave Greece for Portugal, criticizing their demands for comment on an alleged investigation into Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle.

DoJ seeks to charge ex-Trump aide who gave key testimony on January 6 attack

Cassidy Hutchinson told panel she had been told Trump lunged for wheel of SUV to try to join mob at Capitol

Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man wrongfully convicted after being tried for the same killings 6 times, dies at 56

Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 3:16 PM EDT / CBS News

California Democrats fight uphill against voter ID proposition

The battle over California’s voter identification proposition promises to be the most competitive race in the state, with Democrats fighting a rare uphill battle in the Golden State.