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A 15-hour standoff at a bank building in Bakersfield, California, ended Wednesday after all hostages were freed and the suspect was killed by the FBI.  As the votes are still coming in for California's primaries, it seems voters will likely send two Republican political newcomers to the November elections. And, for the first time since the war with Iran started, the Republican-led House passe...

Frontier Airlines flight diverted because of an unruly passenger. What he allegedly tried to do before being restrained from another passenger. Primary day, voters head to the polls in six states in what could be a preview of the mid-terms. What we are watching for in major races for governor of California and mayor of Los Angeles. And the case of that Michigan woman missing in the Bahamas, no pos...

The Justice Department said Monday that it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the establishment of the program. Maine's presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate, Graham Platner, is embroiled in controversy after the Wall Street Journal reported on sexually explicit text messages he allegedly sent to women outside...

A charter bus plows into cars on I-95 in Virginia, killing at least five and injuring 44. Inside the operation to rescue a gold miner stuck in a flooded Laos cave. And, a Blue Origin rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral.

Nearly 100 firefighters battled a massive blaze after an explosion destroys a Dallas apartment complex, multiple injuries tonight. New fears after what may be the deadliest industrial disaster in Washington state history. 11 workers presumed dead. Also tonight, the age debate is back, reaction to Jill Biden's exclusive interview with "CBS Sunday morning." The former first lady saying she thought p...

At least two people were killed and nine workers are "unrecovered" following the implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in southern Washington state on Tuesday, according to a news release shared by authorities on Wednesday afternoon. Several more people were injured. Rescue teams found five of seven people alive inside a flooded cave in Laos, but how to safely extract the survivors...

At least one person was killed and nine workers were unaccounted for following the implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in southern Washington state on Tuesday, local authorities said. President Trump said his health "checked out perfectly" after a medical checkup on Tuesday. Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experim...

President Trump has said a deal with Iran is "largely negotiated" and that he will either sign "a great and meaningful" pact with Tehran, "or there will be no deal." Fifty thousand Southern California residents remain under evacuation orders Monday after emergency crews raced to prevent a tank holding a volatile industrial chemical from exploding at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove. Saturday'...

A record number of travelers are set to take to the road and air this Memorial Day Weekend. NASCAR star Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by CBS News. Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that she is resigning as the director of national intelligence, stepping aside after her husband...

Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, died Thursday after being hospitalized with what his family called a "severe illness." He was 41. A flight headed for Detroit made a last-minute diversion to Canada on Wednesday night over Ebola concerns stemming from a passenger who wasn't supposed to be on board. Millions of Americans are beginning their travel ahead of Memorial Day weekend, mar...

As millions of Americans head to their Memorial Day destinations, travel troubles are starting to erupt. The wildfire emergency in California is intensifying with more than a dozen fires burning across the state. And today, the Justice Department hit Cuba's former leader Raul Castro with criminal charges, including murder.

More than 30,000 people under evacuation orders tonight in Southern California as wind-whipped flames threaten homes and property. First on CBS, what the leader of the Islamic Center of San Diego says about the heroism of those killed in yesterday's attack. And, today the State Department urged Americans to avoid any travel to three Central African countries due to the Ebola outbreak.

At least three people were killed Monday following a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. A fast-moving brush fire fueled by strong winds tore through Simi Valley, California, scorching more than 700 acres, destroying structures and forcing evacuations near schools. And, an American doctor working with a medical missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested pos...

Several terror plots involving targeting multiple synagogues and Jewish center in multiple US cities has been foiled. Wildfires are ripping across the Texas panhandle. And, there's growing concern over another deadly virus outbreak in Africa. Doctors are currently monitoring an Ebola epidemic now responsible for dozens of deaths.

Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and China's Xi agree Strait of Hormuz "must remain open." Ukraine says Russia launches "massive and virtually nonstop" strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 12. Hero pilot recounts crash landing, rescue in Atlantic Ocean: "My first thought was, 'We didn't die'."

Earlier today, President Trump arrived for his high stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. New economic data shows that prices for products jumped six percent compared to a year ago, making it the fastest spike since 2022. And, the latest on the hantavirus while officials worldwide continue to monitor the quarantined cruise ship passengers.

 The cost of living here in the US is rising faster than pay for the first time in years.  As President Trump is in the air to China for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, a California mayor is pleading guilty to acting as an illegal, foreign agent for the Chinese government. And, the gunman who opened fire on cars outside of Boston yesterday had just been released from a psychiatric hospital j...

The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. A gunman opens fire at passing cars along the Charles River near Boston. And, a CBS News exclusive. Kirk Moore, an Oklahoma high school principal, took a bullet tackling a gunman in his school's lobby. He told CBS News what he did was "just instinct" and said he didn't even reali...

U.S. plans evacuation flight for Americans on cruise ship in hantavirus outbreak. Pentagon begins releasing new UFO files, unveiling dozens of photos, videos and documents. U.S. strikes 2 Iranian ports as American warships come under fire.

The effort to ⁠monitor the spread of hantavirus⁠ from a cruise ship currently off the west coast of Africa is expanding, after health officials confirmed the virus on the ship is transmissible from human to human. At least 30 passengers who were potentially exposed have already gone home. The tornado outbreak in Mississippi is one of the worst seen this season. And, Tennessee has become the latest...

Three people evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Spain says it will dock in Canary Islands despite local opposition. President Trump threatened Iran on Wednesday with "higher level" military strikes if it doesn't accept a peace deal, but he says it's "too soon" for new direct talks with Iranian officials in Pakistan after reporting "great progress" in negotiations to end the war. Ted Turner,...

A rare form of hantavirus is believed to have spread person-to-person on board a cruise ship. Iran's leverage depends on President Trump feeling political pressure at home. Gas prices are up and support for the war is not. The California Department of Insurance is accusing State Farm, the nation's largest home insurance company, of delaying, denying and underpaying claims after last year's wildfir...

A Secret Service officer opens fire blocks from the White House after someone raises a gun at the officer. Dash cam video shows the moment a United Airlines jet hit a bakery delivery truck and light pole on one of the busiest highways in the U.S. And, to the West coast of Africa, where a suspected outbreak of a rare and deadly virus has killed at least three people and left a cruise ship stranded...

President Trump says the Iran war is over despite the US military still having a heavy presence and no peace deal reached. Gas prices have been driven to a new four year high due to the uncertainty over the war with Iran. And, the end is near for Spirit Airlines as the carrier could be grounding all flights tonight.

NYPD Officers were blown off their feet by a powerful blast while responding to a call. President Trump reiterated today that oil and gas prices will drop once the war with Iran is over despite them being at an all time high. And, today the family behind Camp Mystic made the decision to re-open the camp this summer.