President Trump announced that the U.S. military killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, in an airstrike. The operation was coordinated with the Venezuelan government and aimed at targeting gang leaders involved in criminal activities.
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Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also called Niño Guerrero, was the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang.
The U.S. Southern Command conducted a precise airstrike to kill Guerrero.
President Trump said the strike was "swift and lethal" and successfully carried out.
The operation was closely coordinated with Venezuela's government.
A video shared by President Trump showed the airstrike hitting a building and causing a fire.
President Trump stated the U.S. will continue to target gang members and drug lords.
The Tren de Aragua gang is known for criminal activities in Venezuela.
The announcement was made via President Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social.
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A court in Washington DC denied an emergency request to stop removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center. Workers began preparing to remove his name from the building’s front, amid a crowd of supporters. This event is part of ongoing disputes involving President Trump and government actions.
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Washington DC’s appeals court rejected an emergency appeal to pause removing President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.
A judge had already ordered the president’s name removed from the performing arts venue’s facade.
Workers started putting up scaffolding to take down the name, with supporters cheering them on.
The Kennedy Center had previously tried to keep President Trump’s name on the building but failed in court.
Some local residents see the naming and other Trump projects as self-promotional.
The Justice Department approved a $111 billion merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery.
President Trump is seeking Congress’s approval to symbolically erase his two presidential impeachments.
The Trump administration cut federal funds to a Los Angeles homelessness agency amid political conflicts with California leaders.
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Retired Staff Sgt. Wilmer Trujillo, who served about 20 years in the U.S. National Guard, is asking U.S. immigration officials to release his wife, Arelys Barahona-Martinez. She is from Honduras and is facing deportation.
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Wilmer Trujillo is a retired Staff Sergeant from the U.S. National Guard.
He served in the National Guard for nearly 20 years.
His wife, Arelys Barahona-Martinez, is originally from Honduras.
Barahona-Martinez is currently facing deportation from the United States.
Trujillo has publicly asked federal immigration officials (ICE) to release her.
The situation was covered in an interview with CBS News correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
Trujillo expressed deep concern and sadness about his wife’s possible deportation.
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A judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore history and science information removed from U.S. national parks and monuments. The court found that the administration’s removal of these materials limited the full history presented to the public.
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In March 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to review monuments and remove content he saw as presenting false American history.
This order targeted materials related to slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history, and climate change.
The order led to removal of plaques and signs at national parks and monuments.
Several conservation and historical groups sued the Trump administration over these removals.
A Massachusetts judge ruled in favor of the groups and ordered the restoration of all removed materials.
The judge warned that removing these materials creates a limited and censored version of American history.
The Trump administration has 21 days to follow the court’s order and restore the content.
No immediate comment was received from the White House spokesperson.
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President Donald Trump plans to celebrate his 80th birthday by showing a UFC fight on the White House lawn. Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene says that UFC fights are good but believes the White House lawn is not the right place for them.
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President Trump will turn 80 years old soon.
He wants to watch a UFC fight outdoors at the White House.
UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts event.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Greene supports UFC but thinks the White House lawn should not host such events.
The location of the event has raised some questions about appropriateness.
The plan connects a sports event with a government venue.
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Gene Shalit, a well-known American movie critic, has died at the age of 100. He was famous for his humorous reviews and interviews on NBC's Today show, where he worked until retiring in 2010.
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Gene Shalit died peacefully at 100 years old; no cause of death was given.
He was a popular movie critic on NBC's Today show from the 1970s until 2010.
Shalit was known for his thick glasses, polkadot bowties, frizzy hair, and playful word puns.
He interviewed many celebrities, including Hollywood stars like Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, and the Star Wars cast.
Before TV, Shalit was a senior film critic for Look Magazine and wrote for the New York Times, TV Guide, and others.
In 2002, he published a book called Great Hollywood Wit, featuring Hollywood quotes and humor.
He planned to write another book after retiring called Procrastination is a Full Time Job, but it was never published.
His family said the Today show period was special to him and shared a montage of his best interviews for his 100th birthday.
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Spencer Pratt has conceded the Los Angeles mayoral race but said he will continue fighting against the two candidates moving forward. He did not challenge the election results, despite President Trump’s claims that the election was unfair.
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Spencer Pratt said his campaign to become LA mayor is ending but declared a "war" against the two finalists.
Pratt did not dispute the election results, even though President Donald Trump called the race "crooked."
Nithya Raman and incumbent Karen Bass are the two candidates advancing to the November general election.
Pratt claimed to have recordings that could harm either Raman’s or Bass’s campaign.
Pratt initially said he would leave LA if he lost but now says he will continue his efforts to "save" the city.
Pratt is a registered Republican and former reality TV star who ran in a heavily Democratic city.
He launched his campaign focused on wildfire recovery and the city’s future after losing his home in the 2023 Palisades wildfire.
Pratt received an endorsement from President Trump but faced criticism over his political experience.
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A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to put back displays that were taken down from National Parks. These displays were removed because they included information about diversity, fairness, and climate change.
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The judge’s order applies to displays in National Parks.
The displays were removed in the past year under President Trump’s executive order.
The executive order targeted content about diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and climate change.
Park advocacy groups sued the Interior Department and the National Park Service over the removals.
The lawsuit asked for the removed displays to be reinstalled.
The judge agreed and directed the government to restore the displays.
The decision affects the Trump administration’s policy on park information.
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Alabama is seeking to execute Jeffery Lee using lethal injection after a court stopped the state from using nitrogen gas for his execution. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the nitrogen method due to concerns it could cause cruel and unusual punishment, but allowed lethal injection or the electric chair to be options.
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Alabama asked the state Supreme Court to approve a death warrant for Jeffery Lee with lethal injection.
A judge had blocked the use of nitrogen hypoxia, a method using nitrogen gas to cause death, saying it may violate the constitutional ban on cruel punishment.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to lift the blocking order against nitrogen gas but did not stop other methods such as lethal injection or the electric chair.
Jeffery Lee was convicted in 1998 for killing two people during a robbery and has been on death row since then.
The original jury recommended life in prison, but the judge overruled this and sentenced Lee to death, a practice called judicial override that was banned in Alabama in 2017.
Alabama argues nitrogen gas is a more humane option than lethal injection, which has had some problematic executions.
Legal challenges to the nitrogen gas execution method are scheduled for trial in 2027.
The state is continuing efforts to carry out Lee’s sentence despite legal setbacks.
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Gene Shalit, a well-known movie critic on the Today show for over 40 years, has died at the age of 100. He was famous for his distinctive look, puns, and thoughtful movie reviews, and he worked on the show from 1970 until 2010.
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Gene Shalit was a movie critic and arts reporter on NBC’s Today show for over 40 years.
He joined the Today show in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973.
He was known for his puffy hair, large mustache, and use of funny wordplay in his reviews.
Shalit started his career writing for magazines like McCall’s and Look before moving to TV.
He reviewed many popular films and was careful not to spoil their plots.
Shalit sometimes faced criticism, such as for comments about the film Brokeback Mountain, for which he apologized.
He stopped appearing regularly on the Today show in 2010 and was one of the last major network movie critics.
Shalit passed away peacefully at age 100, as announced by his family.
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CBS News' show "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" will have several guests on June 14, 2026. The guests include Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Mark Warner, and Gary Cohn, IBM's vice chairman and former National Economic Council director.
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"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" airs Sundays at 10:30 a.m. ET on CBS News.
The show also streams at 12:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+ and CBSNews.com.
Democratic Senator Mark Kelly represents Arizona.
Democratic Senator Mark Warner represents Virginia and is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Gary Cohn is vice chairman of IBM and was a former director of the National Economic Council.
Additional guests are expected but not yet announced.
The article also mentions other CBS News features airing on June 14, including stories about Rick Ross, Philadelphia public pools, and a federal plea in a lawmaker-related shooting case.
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A federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s last attempt to stop the deadline for removing his name from the outside of the Kennedy Center. The court’s decision means his name must be taken down by the set deadline, while the legal process continues and another decision is expected by June 29.
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A federal appeals court panel made the decision.
The court oversees the District of Columbia Circuit.
The Trump administration wanted to delay removing President Trump’s name.
The deadline to remove the name from the Kennedy Center’s exterior remains in place.
The court’s order is temporary until a later appeal decision.
The next court ruling will happen no earlier than June 29.
This is part of an ongoing legal case involving President Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center.
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Police officers in St. George, Utah, broke down apartment doors to rescue people from a fire. The video shows them waking residents, including children, and guiding them to safety.
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The rescue took place in an apartment building in St. George, Utah.
Police officers forced open doors to reach those trapped inside.
They woke people up from their beds during the fire.
Children were among the residents safely evacuated.
The officers acted quickly to prevent harm from the flames.
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Nearly 80 million people in the United States are dealing with dangerous storms and very hot weather. Severe tornadoes and thunderstorms have hit places like Streator, Illinois, causing concern for many communities.
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About 80 million people in the U.S. face threats from strong storms.
Roughly the same number of people are experiencing extreme heat.
Tornadoes and thunderstorms have affected towns including Streator in central Illinois.
Weather reporters Lana Zak and Eric Fisher have covered the events and forecasts.
The combination of storms and heat is impacting a large part of the country.
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A 45-year-old man in Midland, Texas, started shooting at police officers and would not give up. He ran away and stayed inside an old veterinary building, shooting randomly at people who were all civilians. The shooter was found dead two days later, and authorities like the FBI are looking into the case.
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The shooting took place in Midland, Texas.
The gunman was 45 years old.
He opened fire on police officers and did not surrender.
He then hid in an abandoned veterinary building.
The shooter fired randomly at civilians.
At least one person died and ten others were injured.
The shooter was found dead two days after the incident.
The FBI and state agencies are investigating the situation.
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A gunman opened fire in Midland, Texas, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others. Police had been looking for the shooter for several days before the attack. The gunman died after a confrontation with the police.
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The shooting happened in Midland, Texas.
At least one person was killed in the attack.
Ten people were injured during the shooting.
Police had been searching for the gunman for days before the incident.
The shooter died after a standoff with police.
CBS News correspondent Jason Allen reported on the event.
The information was shared by CBS News.
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A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump's name by Friday. The judge also extended a pause on the Justice Department’s plan for a $1.8 billion fund to prevent weapon misuse. Additionally, the Justice Department approved Paramount’s $110 billion offer to buy Warner Bros.
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A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to take President Trump’s name off the building by Friday.
The judge extended a temporary block on the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion fund aimed at stopping weapon misuse.
The Justice Department approved a $110 billion deal where Paramount will buy Warner Bros.
The Kennedy Center must follow the court order regarding President Trump’s name.
The fund proposed by the Justice Department is called an "anti-weaponization" fund.
The Paramount and Warner Bros. deal involves a large media company acquisition.
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An Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event will be held on the White House lawn to celebrate President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and Flag Day. This event highlights a long-standing partnership between President Trump and Dana White, the UFC president.
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The UFC event will take place on the White House lawn.
It is scheduled for Sunday and will honor President Trump’s 80th birthday.
The event will also celebrate Flag Day, a U.S. holiday.
Dana White, the UFC president, has a many-year relationship with President Trump.
This event showcases their decades-long connection.
The White House correspondent Liz Landers reported on this story.
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David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart talked with Geoff Bennett about recent political events in the United States. They discussed a new conflict in Congress, an unusual event involving mixed martial arts at the White House, and a possible agreement to stop fighting with Iran.
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David Brooks is a commentator from The Atlantic.
Jonathan Capehart is a journalist from MS NOW.
Geoff Bennett hosted the discussion.
They covered a political fight happening in the U.S. Congress.
They mentioned a mixed martial arts event that took place at the White House.
They talked about a possible deal between the U.S. and Iran to end hostilities.
The discussion focused on political events in the United States.
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A shooting in Texas resulted in at least one death and ten people injured. Meanwhile, tornadoes struck the Midwest, causing extensive damage in multiple areas.
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A shooting took place in Texas.
The shooting caused at least one person to die.
Ten other people were injured in the shooting.
Tornadoes hit the Midwest region.
These tornadoes caused widespread damage.
The exact locations of the tornado damage were in several parts of the Midwest.
CBS Evening News covered both stories on June 12.
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