The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students and academics who are legally in the United States, a new front in its clash with elite schools over what it says is their failure to combat antisemitism. The White House asserts that these moves — many of which involve immigrants with visas and green cards … Read more
Alabama’s governor signed into law on Wednesday a ban on the conversion of pistols into fully automatic weapons, a move that follows a year of widespread gun violence in the state. The devices, some of which are known as Glock switches, are already banned under federal law. But local law enforcement officials have said that … Read more
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction – CBS News Watch CBS News Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families’ lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports. Be the … Read more
A massive storm system that brought high winds, rain, tornadoes and wildfires killed at least 40 people in the Midwest and South over the weekend. Some survived the extreme weather by leaving just in the nick of time or riding out the storm. Aaleigha Contreras, 9, convinced her family to evacuate their home in Poplar … Read more
A cross-country storm system tore through the South and the Midwest over the weekend, accompanied by tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires. Severe damage was reported in at least eight states. Missouri The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 12 deaths from tornadoes and storms that caused widespread damage in parts of the state. Mississippi Officials said … Read more
Rain, snow, hail, dust, fire, tornadoes. A giant cross-country storm system last week led to one hazard after another, lashing California with an atmospheric river, fueling wildfires in Oklahoma and spawning tornadoes from Missouri to Alabama. A part of Texas felt like Mars. Huge stretches of communities across the Midwest and South were reduced to … Read more
Alabama community turns out to support bullied autistic boy – CBS News Watch CBS News When 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship, of Clanton, Alabama, was bullied over his rainbow glasses, he was nearly driven to self-harm. But the car-loving autistic boy instead received an outpouring of love from the community, when car buffs were asked to share … Read more