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Six killed in Houthis' first lethal strike on Red Sea shipping

Six people were killed and 10 wounded in a Houthi strike on a civilian vessel in the Red Sea, marking the group’s first lethal strike on shipping since the beginning of the war with Iran.

Lindsay Clancy trial focuses on psychiatric care she received before killing children

Updated on: August 11, 2026 / 6:16 PM EDT / CBS Boston

Trump Doubles Down

The president has spent the past week re-litigating old conflicts.

Fetterman pledges not to campaign against Dave McCormick

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) will have at least one Pennsylvania Democrat he doesn’t have to worry about should he run for a second term in the Senate.

Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA threatens legal action over title removal

Brittany Boltinhouse’s attorney says removal of title and crown ‘another troubling example of cancel culture’

Judge blocks Trump’s order aimed at using USPS to restrict mail-in voting

Ruling expands on earlier order that prevented implementation in 23 mostly Democratic-led states

Michigan official who endorsed el Sayed faces mounting charges

A Michigan city lawmaker who was once a left-wing symbol for criminal justice reform faces two felony cases alleging domestic violence and election fraud.

Trump administration ends Medicaid, CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for children

Federal dollars in the two health insurance programs would not go toward gender-affirming care, but states could still cover the treatments.

ACLU asks judge to block new Trump order restricting birthright citizenship

Group says new executive order is attempt to evade supreme court’s earlier ruling against the president

Pelosi says she urged Biden to publicize cognitive tests in 2024

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday reflected on her conversations with former President Joe Biden, which included advising him to publicize a cognitive test to boost his reelection bid, while also offering praise to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) when discussing the future of the Democratic Party.

US state department has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office

Revocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke terms of their visas, government says

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