Politics

Chicago Rapper Lil Durk Acquitted in Los Angeles Murder-For-Hire Plot

Updated on: September 11, 2026 / 10:13 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

Man Arrested Over Death of Mississippi Woman Found Hanging From a Tree

Police have arrested Jacques Ratliff and ruled the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, as a homicide.

Heroes of Flight 93 Remembered for Their Courage 25 Years On from 9/11: 'I Can't Ever Thank Them Enough'

September 11, 2026 / 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News

Gen. Dan Caine describes taking to the skies in fighter jet to defend U.S. on 9/11

On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Maj. Dan Caine was chief of weapons and tactics for the 121st Fighter Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Caine, now the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells Norah O'Donnell about jumping into action when the second plane hit the World Trade Center.

Man arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

September 11, 2026 / 7:52 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Jon Husted fires political director after use of Nazi imagery

Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Friday confirmed he fired his campaign’s political director after the staffer was linked to Nazi content.

Republican senator fires aide who used Nazi soldiers as Facebook profile picture

Washington Post report also reveals Jon Husted staffer Stephen Woytek created pro-Rhodesia playlist on Spotify

CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11

The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks

Everything Trump Wants to Do Causes Inflation

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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump

Federal court knocks down order saving Michigan coal plant

A federal court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from keeping a decades-old Michigan coal plant open based on an “emergency” order.

Former CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars in plea deal talks

Updated on: September 11, 2026 / 5:43 PM EDT / CBS News