A federal grand jury declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to two people familiar with the matter. Hutchinson gave testimony to a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; her testimony was disputed.
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The Justice Department did not secure an indictment against Hutchinson.
Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press about the grand jury decision.
Hutchinson is a former White House staffer.
She testified before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
The article describes her testimony as disputed.
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Apple announced M6 updates to the iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro. Both add N1 wireless chips for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, while keeping the same exterior design as their predecessors.
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The iMac comes with either a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, or a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, depending on the Thunderbolt-port configuration.
The two-port iMac supports up to 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage; the four-port model supports up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage.
The MacBook Pro has a 12-core CPU and GPU, supports up to 32GB of memory and 4TB of storage, and has no Ethernet port.
Apple says the M6 iMac can deliver up to 40% faster CPU performance than the M4 model, along with up to double graphics performance and nearly five times faster on-device AI.
Apple says the M6 MacBook Pro offers up to 30% faster graphics and up to double the Neural Engine performance compared with the previous M5 model.
The iMac starts at $1,499 for the two-port version and $1,699 for the four-port version; the MacBook Pro starts at $1,999.
Pre-orders begin October 28, and the computers ship November 6.
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FBI agents searched a Beverly Hills mansion as part of an investigation involving Eric Swalwell, according to CBS News. Swalwell left California’s governor’s race in April and gave up his seat in Congress after a former staffer and three other women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct.
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FBI agents raided a mansion in Beverly Hills.
The search was part of an investigation involving Eric Swalwell.
The mansion was described in the article title as belonging to a billionaire.
Swalwell is a former California representative.
He dropped out of the California governor’s race in April.
He gave up his seat in Congress.
A former staffer and three other women made sexual assault and misconduct allegations against Swalwell.
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The article examines Georgia’s efforts to rebuild trust in elections after Donald Trump made false claims about the state’s role in the 2020 election. It reports that the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to challenge election integrity and assert more control over how elections are run.
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Georgia has been at the center of debates over election integrity since the 2020 election.
Trump made false claims about Georgia’s role in the 2020 election.
The Trump administration has increased efforts to challenge the integrity of elections.
The administration is seeking greater control over how elections are conducted.
The article focuses on Georgia’s efforts to restore confidence in voting.
Liz Landers reported the story in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.
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UK Chancellor John Healey is due to present his first budget on Wednesday amid global market turmoil and rising living costs. He is expected to offer limited, targeted help for households while delaying major tax and spending decisions, and to outline longer-term energy and regional devolution plans.
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Healey said conflicts abroad are pushing up energy prices and adding pressure on families, businesses and public finances.
The government plans to keep to its self-imposed fiscal rules, limiting the scope for large spending measures.
The budget is expected to include temporary support for poorer families ahead of a forecast rise in typical energy bills in January.
Healey is expected to cancel a planned fuel-duty increase and change the carers’ allowance earnings rules.
The government is expected to announce energy-market reforms intended to reduce household bills over time.
The budget is expected to provide an initial investment in defence industries, while a timetable for reaching defence spending of 3% of national income by 2030 may wait until next year’s spending review.
The budget is expected to set out a roadmap for giving local leaders more control over tax revenues.
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Israel’s Joint Arab List celebrated after exit polls projected that the Arab bloc could win as many as 18 seats in parliament. Record turnout among Arab voters raised hopes that the bloc could influence the next government; a former lawmaker said, “Ben-Gvir is out.”
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Exit polls projected up to 18 parliamentary seats for the Arab bloc.
Israel’s Joint Arab List celebrated the projections.
The article described turnout among Arab voters as record-high.
The turnout fueled optimism about the bloc’s role in forming the next government.
A former lawmaker declared, “Ben-Gvir is out.”
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A grand jury did not reach agreement on an indictment related to former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to media reports. Hutchinson testified to Congress in 2022 about President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021; Republicans and some Secret Service agents have disputed parts of her account.
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A Justice Department lawyer told a magistrate judge that a grand jury could not agree on an indictment, the Washington Post reported.
Multiple sources told the Post and other outlets that the matter involved Hutchinson.
Hutchinson testified in 2022 that she was told Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent who would not drive him to the Capitol.
She also testified that Trump knew some supporters were armed and that Mark Meadows had been warned about possible violence.
Hutchinson said Trump was reluctant to call on supporters to back down as violence unfolded at the Capitol.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk referred Hutchinson to the Justice Department earlier in 2026, and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan co-signed the referral.
A criminal referral asks the Justice Department to investigate and does not necessarily mean wrongdoing or lead to charges.
The New York Times reported that the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division handled the investigation, rather than the Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Researchers reported that bots submitted 90,835 responses—76% of submissions—to a 2023 UK government consultation on tobacco and vapes. The Department of Health and Social Care identified and excluded the automated responses, most of which opposed a proposed ban on disposable vapes; the ban later became law.
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The consultation received 118,756 responses in total.
Researchers Nason Maani and Anna Gilmore published their findings in the journal Tobacco Control.
All but two of the identified automated responses addressed the proposal to ban disposable vapes.
The department said many responses were duplicated and sent frequently from a small number of internet addresses.
The UK government passed the disposable-vape ban into law in 2024.
The researchers described the incident as a likely first documented case of large-scale automated interference in a formal UK public health consultation.
The Department of Health and Social Care said its controls identified the fake responses and that it would remain alert to future interference.
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A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that most white evangelical Christians still approve of President Donald Trump. The report says signs of weakening support are emerging ahead of the midterm elections and examines the intersection of politics and faith.
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White evangelical Christians have been among Trump's most loyal supporters for more than a decade.
Most white evangelical Christians still approve of Trump, according to the poll.
The poll was conducted by PBS News, NPR and Marist.
The report describes signs of slippage in support ahead of the midterms.
Stephanie Sy reports on the overlap of politics and faith.
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The CBS Evening News page for Oct. 27 lists reports on a Houston airport fire, record high tides, and U.S. politics. It also features international news, legal cases, and entertainment headlines, but provides little detail beyond the listed topics.
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The page lists a report about firefighters battling an airport blaze in Houston.
It lists reports about record high tides and flooding in California.
The page lists a story about the United States granting visas to Jair Bolsonaro and his family.
It features coverage of Texas political rallies involving James Talarico and Ken Paxton, and of President Donald Trump campaigning in Texas.
The listed international topics include Israeli politics, Ukraine, and Trump’s Ukraine policy.
The page includes a report that Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show.
It lists a report that the Alexander brothers were sentenced to 30 years.
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Unusually high king tides flooded streets along the Southern California coast on Tuesday. Residents in Newport Beach, Orange County, reported seawater rising more than 8 feet, and coastal flooding damaged homes.
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Flooding continued along the Southern California coastline on Tuesday.
Unusually high tides flooded streets in Los Angeles.
Newport Beach residents reported seawater rising more than 8 feet.
The flooding damaged homes along the coast.
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A CBS News investigation found that President Donald Trump’s clemency orders erased at least $119 million in restitution owed to crime victims. The affected victims included small businesses and the Internal Revenue Service.
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The investigation examined restitution affected by Trump’s clemency orders.
CBS News reported that at least $119 million in restitution was erased.
The restitution was owed to crime victims.
Small businesses were among those affected.
The Internal Revenue Service was also among the affected parties.
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Indonesia is facing its worst wildfires in more than a decade, with El Niño worsening conditions. Toxic haze has forced more than 12,000 schools to close, while school principal and photographer Nathaniel Undas documents the fires on social media.
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Indonesia is battling its worst wildfires in more than a decade.
El Niño has worsened the fires.
Many fires were deliberately set to clear land for farming.
Some land clearing was for palm oil plantations.
Toxic haze has led to the closure of more than 12,000 schools across Indonesia.
School principal and photographer Nathaniel Undas has documented the fires on social media.
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A federal magistrate judge criticized the Justice Department at a Tuesday hearing over its attempt to add new charges overnight in a case involving two former FBI officials. The officials are accused of lying to Congress about what they knew of the federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election.
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A federal magistrate judge held a lengthy hearing on Tuesday.
The judge criticized the Justice Department’s handling of the case.
The Justice Department attempted to add new charges overnight, according to the article.
The case involves two former FBI officials.
The officials are accused of lying to Congress about their knowledge of the federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.
The investigation took place before the 2020 election.
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A study by Washington state health officials found that South Carolina’s measles outbreak reached Washington through five separate introductions in January 2026. The introductions caused 26 cases, and officials said isolation, quarantine and contact tracing helped limit further spread.
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The study appeared in NEJM Evidence.
South Carolina’s outbreak began October 2, 2025, and ended April 26, 2026.
South Carolina officials confirmed 997 cases during the outbreak.
Washington officials identified five separate introductions linked to South Carolina or related out-of-state exposure over two weeks in January.
The five introductions led to 26 measles cases among Washington residents.
The largest Washington cluster had 14 cases and followed visits by infectious South Carolina residents.
Another cluster had seven cases after an infected traveler visited a school and a health care facility.
Officials used epidemiological data and whole-genome sequencing to distinguish separate introductions from local transmission.
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The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opened in the Badlands of North Dakota. The site highlights a landscape that helped shape the 26th president’s commitment to conservation.
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The library opened this year.
The library is in the Badlands of North Dakota.
The Badlands landscape helped shape Roosevelt’s commitment to conservation.
The library honors Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. president.
Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited the library.
The visit was featured in the arts and culture series CANVAS.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware discussed the Trump administration’s policies toward Ukraine and Russia on CBS News’ “The Takeout.” The segment also addressed Elon Musk’s admission that he restricted Ukraine’s access to a defensive satellite system.
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Chris Coons is a Democratic senator from Delaware.
Coons appeared on CBS News’ “The Takeout.”
The interview covered the Trump administration’s policies toward Ukraine and Russia.
The segment addressed Elon Musk’s admission about restricting Ukraine’s access to a defensive satellite system.
CBS News listed the video as 6 minutes and 48 seconds long.
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Exit polls from Israel’s major television networks suggest that a majority of voters opposed incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The polls show no clear winner in the country’s first parliamentary election since the October 7, 2023 attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza.
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Israel held its first parliamentary election since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
The attacks sparked the war in Gaza.
Exit polls from major Israeli television networks suggest most voters opposed Netanyahu.
The exit polls did not show a clear winner.
CBS News senior reporter Dov Lieber reported from Tel Aviv.
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President Donald Trump campaigned in Texas for Ken Paxton, making his third trip to the state this month. The report says control of Congress will affect Trump’s final two years in office, and the headline reports that 83% of those polled consider corruption a major factor in the midterms.
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Trump campaigned in Texas for Ken Paxton.
It was Trump’s third trip to Texas this month.
The report says control of Congress will affect Trump’s final two years in office.
The headline says 83% of those polled view corruption as a major factor in the midterms.
CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reported from the campaign stop.
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony to the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department had sought charges alleging that she lied to Congress, according to sources cited by ABC News.
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Hutchinson was a former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
She testified before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack.
The grand jury declined to indict Hutchinson in Washington, D.C.
The proposed charges concerned alleged lies to Congress.
Sources familiar with the matter confirmed the grand jury's decision to ABC News.
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