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Thousands of acres across the state look like this. The state has gotten off to a slow start with wildfire season, but officials say with all of this heat and now all of this dry vegetation.

Stunning new details we are learning about a suspected serial killer on New York's Long Island. The suspect is 59-year-old Rex heuermann, charged with the murders of three women and the prime suspect in the death of a fourth. The massive heat dome is centered over the southwest, with a dozen states topping 100 degrees today. The entire industry is shut down, with actors and writers on strike toget...

Federal health officials today approved the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill. The president met with his Finnish counterpart after Finland became the newest member of NATO. Mr. Biden touted the alliance's commitment to the long-term security of Ukraine in its defense against Russia.

Three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in a horrific greyhound bus crash overnight in southern Illinois. It was just before 2:00 A.M. When Illinois state police say greyhound bus traveling from Indianapolis. In D.C. Officials are trying to find a hit-and-run driver they say was responsible for a deadly crash today near the white house.

From California to Florida, nearly 90 million Americans are under heat alerts. In Phoenix, Arizona, the temperature has topped 110 degrees every day this month, and it is expected to reach nearly 120 by the weekend. In Washington, a bipartisan group of senators Teed off on PGA tour executives today during a hearing on the controversial merger between the PGA tour and the Saudi-backed LIV golf.

Multiple man hunts are underway for two separate murder suspects who escaped custody in Pennsylvania and Montana in the last week. Hollywood actors could be joining writers on the picket lines with the new deal with studios just days away. One of the issues is around artificial intelligence and how it can create performances that don't exist.

In Ukraine, president Biden said today was a "Very difficult decision" to include controversial cluster munitions in his new military aid package for Ukraine. a 17-year-old suspect is under arrest in connection with a Baltimore shooting that killed two people and injured 28 others during a block party on Sunday.

So much of the U.S. Being smothered by this summer high heat. the Biden administration is expected to announce that it will provide Ukraine with cluster munitions and controversial weapons because of the potential to cause indiscriminate harm to the civilian population. 

The suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Philadelphia has been charged with five counts of murder. Police say the suspect was armed with an ar15 style rifle, a handgun and a bullet-proof vest. Someone on a white house tour may have left a small bag of cocaine in the west wing.

The travel nightmare to look out for if you're travelling this Fourth of July. The US Army has been struggling with their recruitment numbers.

Protests in France over a 17-year-old. 157 people were arrested overnight. A mass shooting in Baltimore two people were killed and at least 28 injured when gunfire erupted in a block party.

French president Emmanuel macron urged parents to keep their children off the streets, before a fourth night of protests sparked by deadly -- a deadly police shooting. Tonight, the supreme court rulings on LGTBQ rights and president Biden's student loan forgiveness program.

A major change for college admissions, the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action. a Florida jury has found a former sheriff's deputy not guilty for failing to act during the mass shooting at parkland high school in 2018.

Pop icon Madonna rushed to the hospital, New details about her condition. Tens of millions of Americans facing another round of air quality alerts due to heavy smoke from those Canadian wildfires. Long lines at U.S. Airports are finally starting to move again, following days of travel nightmares caused by severe weather.

The IRS whistle-blower in the Hunter Biden investigation speaks out. Powerful storms pounding the east coast, causing another day of headaches for airlines and thousands of passengers. New audio recording obtained of former president Donald Trump discussing secret documents at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

The aftermath of the short-lived rebellion that pushed Russia to the brink of civil war and also bringing new questions. Is Vladimir Putin's iron grip on power in peril? The Kremlin is trying to project a sense of calm, but the extent of the damage to the dictator standing among the Russian people is still unknown.

The search for answers following the tragic outcome for the submersible that went missing in the atlantic. Officials say a catastrophic implosion destroyed the vessel and killed all five people on board. The Coast guard has reportedly declared the incident to be a Major marine casualty and will lead the investigation into the cause of the implosion. Security around Moscow is being tightened. The R...

a major development in the search for the missing submersible in the Atlantic ocean. The coast guard said five major pieces of the vessel have been found, but it is not clear if recovery of the bodies will ever be possible.

The desperate search for that missing submersible vessel carrying five passengers and disappear during an expedition to the sunken wreckage of the titanic. Coast guard officials say they have detected underwater noises for the second straight day. The sounds which have been described as banging noises have given rescuers hope but they admit they don't know the source of the noises.

A race against the clock to find the submersible vessel that disappeared in the north Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, it was headed to the sunken wreckage of the titanic, experts say if the five people on board are still alive, they will run out of oxygen by Thursday morning. Several thousands of homes and businesses are without power in parts of the south, this comes at dangerous heat wave is breaking...

The desperate search for a small submersible that disappeared while taking a crew of five people to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to view the Titanic shipwreck. Officials in Mississippi are surveying the damage after multiple tornados swept through the state overnight. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with China's President Xi today in Beijing in hopes of easing tensions between the w...

Now to a damning report from the department of justice that accuses the Minneapolis police department of a pattern of discrimination and abuse against racial minorities. Hundreds of thousands remain without power in six southern states. In Florida's panhandle, residents had to be rescued after 15-16 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours.

Federal agencies, state governments, and major universities have been hit with a campaign of data theft and ransomware. CBS news has confirmed that the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency is providing support to agencies that have been targeted.

Authorities from Texas to Florida have issued watches and warnings for residents to remain cautious and limit travel in areas where damage has occurred. a Manhattan grand jury has indicted marine veteran Daniel penny in the choke hold killing of Jordan Neely last month on a subway car. Penny, who was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter, says he was trying to defend himself and other...

Donald Trump today pleaded not guilty to dozens of federal charges, mishandling America's top secrets, and obstructing justice. In Denver, where the nuggets won their first championship in team history. Nine people were injured in a mass shooting in what police believe could be linked to a drug deal gone wrong.