Lightning struck an Ohio prison during a severe storm, injuring 16 inmates. Severe weather in the US Midwest has caused tornadoes, flooding, power outages, and at least three deaths.
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Sixteen inmates were injured when lightning hit an Ohio prison; one was airlifted to a hospital in serious condition.
The injured prisoners were outside moving between buildings after dinner during the storm.
Nine inmates returned to the prison, while seven remain hospitalized.
Severe weather has caused tornadoes in Chicago suburbs, flash flooding, and strong winds over 100 mph in parts of the Midwest.
At least three people have died due to the storms, including a 4-year-old boy in Indiana and a woman killed in a home explosion during high winds.
Power outages affected over 295,000 customers in Indiana, 185,000 in Ohio, and 145,000 in Illinois.
The Federal Aviation Administration stopped flights at major airports like Chicago O'Hare due to thunderstorms.
Officials warned people to stay alert and plan for dangerous weather and flooding conditions.
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The official cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security in 2027 will be announced in a few months. Current estimates suggest it may be one of the largest increases in recent years after new inflation data was released.
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Social Security COLA adjusts benefits to keep up with inflation.
The formal COLA for 2027 has not yet been released.
New inflation reports have caused projections to change slightly.
The expected COLA increase could be among the biggest in recent years.
The adjustment affects millions of Social Security recipients in the United States.
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A pet goose named Goosey helped save a Texas family’s barn and animals by making loud honking noises to alert them to a fire. The family quickly put out the fire and kept all their animals safe thanks to Goosey’s warning.
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The fire happened on August 4 in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Goosey, a four-month-old pet goose, made loud honking sounds outside the burning barn.
The goose’s noise woke up Bert Gerber, who was asleep on the couch.
Bert found the fire and put it out with a water hose.
All animals in the barn, including chickens and turkeys, were unharmed.
The family adopted Goosey on Mother’s Day after their daughter liked him at a poultry event.
Chelsea Gerber, who was afraid of geese, agreed to bring Goosey home after their daughter’s request.
The family feels very thankful that Goosey’s alertness helped prevent a bigger disaster.
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President Donald Trump is being sued by two US media organizations over a Truth Social service that charges up to $100,000 a month for early access to his posts. The lawsuit claims this paid service creates unfair advantages by letting some users see Trump's messages seconds before the public, which can affect financial markets.
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Two US media groups, The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation, filed a lawsuit in New York federal court.
The lawsuit challenges Truth Social’s paid service called Truth API, offering early access to Trump’s posts.
The service costs up to $100,000 per month for priority access.
Paying clients receive Trump’s posts nearly instantly, seconds before the general public.
Trump’s posts can include important news that may influence financial markets.
More than 10 businesses currently pay for this early access service.
Trump Media & Technology Group says the product is for businesses needing fast data feeds and dismisses concerns about unfair advantages.
President Trump is the most followed user on Truth Social with about 13 million followers.
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Tyler Robinson is accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah. His lawyers argue he should not face the death penalty because he only aimed at Kirk and did not endanger others. Prosecutors say Robinson confessed and have DNA evidence tying him to the crime.
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Tyler Robinson was charged with killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
Robinson’s lawyers say he targeted only Kirk and did not put others at risk during the shooting.
Prosecutors claim Robinson told his roommate he acted because he was tired of Kirk’s “hatred.”
Searches of Robinson’s home did not find clear proof of political motives beyond the roommate’s statement.
DNA evidence links Robinson to the gun used in the shooting.
Robinson’s defense challenges the prosecution’s evidence but does not provide another theory for the shooting.
Robinson has not yet entered a plea and turned himself in a day after the incident.
A judge will decide by September 1 if the case will move to trial and on what charges.
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A man killed his partner and their child at the home daycare they owned in Hopkins, Minnesota, before killing himself. Six other children at the daycare were not harmed and were safely returned to their parents.
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The incident happened at a home daycare in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The man killed his partner and their child, then took his own life.
Six other children were present but were not injured.
A parent witnessed the attack and called the police.
Hopkins Police Chief said such killings are very rare in the area.
The police did not release details about how the victims died.
The child who died is believed to be the couple’s.
Police officers were deeply affected by the scene inside the home.
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Darline Graham and Ralph Norman did not win outright in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary. They will compete against each other in a runoff election to decide the Republican nominee for the Senate race.
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The primary election was held in South Carolina.
Neither Darline Graham nor Ralph Norman secured enough votes to win on the first try.
A runoff election is needed between these two candidates.
The runoff will determine who represents the Republican Party in the Senate election.
CBS News reporters Fin Gómez and Anthony Salvanto covered these developments.
The Senate seat is open for the 2024 election cycle.
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A federal hearing has been unexpectedly scheduled in the stalking case against Luigi Mangione, raising questions about a possible plea deal that could affect his upcoming state murder trial in New York. Mangione denies the charges related to the killing of Brian Thompson, and legal teams have not confirmed any plea deal discussions.
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Luigi Mangione faces federal stalking charges and state murder charges linked to the death of Brian Thompson in Manhattan in December 2024.
An unexpected federal court hearing is set for Friday at 11 am in Manhattan.
Prosecutors and Mangione's lawyers jointly requested the hearing.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to both federal and state charges.
There is speculation that a plea deal is being considered to resolve the federal case.
Mangione’s defense initially planned a psychiatric defense citing "extreme emotional disturbance" but withdrew it.
State prosecutors warned that a federal guilty plea could interfere with the state murder trial.
The state murder trial is scheduled to start on September 8, with measures like anonymous jurors and an extra courtroom due to high public interest.
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The U.S. Justice Department charged 11 people with running a large fake marriage scheme to help Chinese nationals get green cards. The scheme involved over 1,000 sham marriages between Chinese citizens and Americans from 2016 to 2026.
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The case was brought in New York's Southern District.
Defendants include Amy Cheng, Xiao Mei Chan, and Gang Zheng.
The scheme used social media, word of mouth, and advertising to find participants.
Foreign nationals paid up to $100,000 to get fake marriages arranged.
Facilitators earned about $5,000 per sham marriage.
Sham wedding ceremonies were sometimes held in restaurants with traditional Chinese clothes to look real.
The fake marriages took place across the U.S. and in places like China and Vanuatu.
Photos of these ceremonies were submitted to U.S. immigration officials as evidence.
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Lindsay Clancy's mental health counselor testified that she did not notice signs that Clancy was in crisis before the deaths of her three children. The counselor gave this statement during a recent hearing.
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Latiesha Dukes was one of Lindsay Clancy’s mental health counselors.
Dukes testified that she did not see any signs of distress or crisis in Clancy.
The testimony occurred after the tragic deaths of Clancy’s three children.
The counselor's statement aims to clarify her observations before the incident.
The case is being covered by CBS News and involves ongoing legal and mental health issues.
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Senator Marco Rubio spoke openly about his personal life in a joint interview with his wife, Jeanette, on Katie Miller’s podcast. The interview happened while the Trump administration works on changing U.S. foreign policies during ongoing global conflicts.
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Marco Rubio appeared in an interview alongside his wife, Jeanette.
The interview was on Katie Miller’s weekly podcast.
Rubio shared more personal details than usual.
The interview took place during multiple global wars.
President Trump’s administration is revising U.S. foreign intervention policies.
Rubio briefly served as acting Secretary of State.
The discussion reflects ongoing political and diplomatic efforts by the U.S. government.
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Inflation in the United States slowed down a bit in July, with the yearly rate dropping to 3.4%. This information comes from the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
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The inflation rate in the U.S. for July was 3.4% when compared to the same month last year.
This shows a slight cooling, meaning prices are rising more slowly than before.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures how much prices for goods and services change over time.
Lower inflation can affect the cost of things people buy every day.
Market experts, like Matt Phillips from Axios, provide analysis on these reports.
The report was shared on CBS News and is also available on their app.
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A group of mostly Republican lawmakers in the House is pushing a plan called the Affordable Loans for Students Act to lower federal student loan interest rates to 2 percent. Democrats oppose this plan because they support a different proposal that would eliminate interest on federal student loans entirely. The debate comes as millions of borrowers face changes in student loan policies after recent shifts under President Trump’s administration.
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The Affordable Loans for Students Act (H.R. 2003) aims to cap federal student loan interest rates at 2 percent.
The bill is supported mainly by Republicans, including Representatives Michael Lawler, Anna Paulina Luna, and Jared Moskowitz.
Democrats favor the Student Loan Interest Elimination Act, which would reduce interest rates on federal student loans to zero percent.
The current interest rates on federal student loans range roughly from 6.5 percent to 9 percent.
Anna Paulina Luna is leading an effort to get enough signatures to force a vote on the Republican bill in the House.
Some experts say once a 2 percent cap is law, interest rate changes could be locked in for a decade.
The American Enterprise Institute estimates the Republican proposal could cost at least $30 billion per year.
Both parties want to reduce borrowing costs but differ on how to pay for those changes.
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President Donald Trump explained that he changed planes secretly in Turkey because there was a serious threat from Iran against Air Force One. Some lawmakers want more information because people from the government and reporters stayed on the plane that was threatened.
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President Trump made a secret plane switch in Turkey.
The switch happened because of a credible threat from Iran targeting Air Force One.
Lawmakers are asking for more details about why and how the switch occurred.
Officials from the Trump administration stayed on the original plane during the threat.
Journalists also remained on the plane that faced the threat.
CBS News reported on the incident with Aaron Navarro covering the story.
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The Trump administration’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered the prediction market Kalshi to keep operating in New York, overriding a state lawsuit against it for illegal gambling. New York’s Attorney General sued Kalshi for running an unlicensed gambling business, but the CFTC says only it can regulate such markets under federal law.
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The CFTC used emergency authority to force Kalshi to keep running in New York.
New York’s Attorney General sued Kalshi on July 31 for operating illegal gambling without a license.
The lawsuit demands Kalshi stop operating, pay back customers, and face penalties.
Kalshi’s market lets users bet on event outcomes, which New York says counts as gambling.
Governor Kathy Hochul said Kalshi ignored New York’s gaming laws and avoided paying gambling taxes.
The CFTC says it alone controls these prediction markets as interstate financial exchanges.
A federal judge rejected Kalshi’s earlier attempt to stop New York’s enforcement, but Kalshi appealed.
New York wants the case to stay in state court, while Kalshi seeks to move it to federal court.
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Three men in Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma are scheduled to be executed on the same day, the first time in 16 years that this has happened in the US. Executions have significantly increased in recent years, driven by changes at the federal level under President Trump and state-level actions, especially in Florida under Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Three men—Anthony Darrell Hines, Jeremy Williams, and Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez—are set for execution on the same day in different states.
The US saw 47 executions in 2025, almost double the 25 executions in 2024.
Florida accounted for about 40% of US executions in 2025 and continued leading in early 2026.
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis changed laws to make it easier to carry out executions, including lowering the juror requirement for death penalty cases.
President Trump ended a long federal death penalty pause in 2020 and reinstated it again in 2025 with an executive order.
The Department of Justice expanded execution methods to include firing squads and resumed lethal injections under Trump’s orders.
No federal executions have taken place since Trump’s 2025 executive order, but states have continued carrying out executions.
Experts say it may take years to fully see President Trump’s impact on federal executions due to legal processes and appeals.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told podcast host Katie Miller that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth likes cats. Rubio and his wife also talked about their pets, mentioning that one of their dogs is very smart.
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Marco Rubio appeared on Katie Miller’s podcast recently.
He described Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “a cat guy.”
Rubio and his wife, Jeanette, discussed their pets during the conversation.
They mentioned having dogs at home.
Rubio said one of their dogs is very intelligent.
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The UK government plans to house asylum seekers on former military sites despite local protests. Officials say these sites have better facilities and are more secure than hotels, which the government wants to stop using for asylum accommodation.
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The government aims to move asylum seekers from hotels to former military bases.
Two military sites are already in use for asylum housing in Essex and East Sussex.
Three more sites, including one near Piddington, Oxfordshire, are planned.
Local communities, such as Piddington, have protested and even held a symbolic vote about remaining part of the UK.
Residents are concerned their small communities can't support large numbers of asylum seekers.
The government says military sites offer on-site facilities and reduce impact on communities.
Officials want to use other types of accommodation like old industrial sites and student housing in the future.
The use of hotels for asylum seekers is being phased out, with 13 hotels recently closed across England.
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President Donald Trump said that pro-Israel groups have lost much of their influence in the U.S. Congress over the past 20 to 25 years. He criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for shifting his stance on Israel, describing him using a term that sparked controversy.
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President Trump stated that the pro-Israel lobby was once very powerful in Washington, but its influence has declined significantly.
Trump gave these comments in a pre-recorded interview on the Real America’s Voice network.
A recent survey found that support for Israel is decreasing among Democrats and showing division among Republicans.
Trump has previously noted that younger Republicans are less supportive of Israel than before.
Trump called Senator Chuck Schumer “virtually a Palestinian” as a criticism, using the term as a political insult.
Schumer, who is Jewish and generally a supporter of Israel, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s policies related to Gaza.
Schumer also criticized President Trump’s approach to the conflict involving Iran and Israel, calling it a “recipe for disaster.”
Trump’s comments about Schumer caused strong reactions and were condemned by some Jewish and Muslim groups as offensive.
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Senator Maggie Hassan is asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for information about an investigation into Corey Lewandowski, a former DHS official accused of corruption and poor management. She sent a letter to the new DHS official in charge of management, requesting updates and documents related to the investigation.
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Senator Maggie Hassan represents New Hampshire and is a Democrat.
DHS is investigating Corey Lewandowski, a former official at the department.
Lewandowski faces accusations of corruption and mismanagement.
Hassan wrote a letter on Tuesday to Brian Cavanaugh, the new DHS Under Secretary for Management.
The senator wants interim results and other records from the DHS review.
Brian Cavanaugh was recently confirmed for his position at DHS.
The investigation details and findings have not yet been fully shared publicly.
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