/ Local News From CBSNews.com Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:37:48 -0400 5 /philadelphia/news/kate-royer-widener-university-move-in-day/ At Widener University, "Move-In Day" is more than just hauling boxes; it's a moment when students and families begin to feel they belong. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:47:15 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/18/ba7302d9-fc6f-4fa7-b556-57c7499f5be9/thumbnail/60x60/7e771d41f501af0ad86dbaeb2151a3a9/hfr-bailey-widener-frame-2870.jpg 1ba5d10e-a677-4364-aed7-99373e4d1864 /news/alligator-alcatraz-florida-everglades-judge-detainees-rights/ A federal judge tossed out part of a lawsuit brought by detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Florida Everglades, handing a partial victory to the Trump administration. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:04:50 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/07/f4604be8-6988-40c4-b946-ae370aee12fd/thumbnail/60x60/b549f5ab6cbd3a1030837d3fce063ca8/alligator-alcatraz.jpg 4a56a050-a66a-400b-a1ce-88ac60ea5997 /news/taylor-swift-tickets-resold-illegally-ftc-lawsuit/ A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift's highly-sought Eras Tour. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:51:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/05/0cdb8a62-c5c5-4f6d-944c-295ecee45982/thumbnail/60x60/f7bb7d3218e9dfc6c49e117189c9f639/gettyimages-2188653758.jpg 074a6f6b-5f57-4eda-bfb1-a6de74155955 /news/texas-house-democrats-return-redistricting-trump-abbott-newsom/ The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:24:05 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/18/baaa3ed9-542d-421c-adac-0e217e3426e8/thumbnail/60x60/57f61143f199517ba4861358e68d8191/ap25228704828386.jpg 706827af-8f88-4498-ab78-09b538e9e0f4 /news/texas-democrat-nicole-collier-locked-inside-house-chamber-returning-texas-capitol/ House leaders mandated police escorts for Democrats to guarantee they return for Wednesday's session. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:23:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/04/fb9d5339-27d1-4bcc-8502-f4cf1c48097a/thumbnail/60x60/ddd186efa9f369a36f769b3323a1feb6/gettyimages-2227847217.jpg 9eceb563-2647-42e1-b5ed-3296a4ea0d92 /losangeles/news/ketamine-queen-plead-guilty-matthew-perry-drug-charges-death/ Jasveen Sangha, 42, agreed to plead guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:14:03 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/17/4bf73b73-d583-4183-84be-eac43bfd0b93/thumbnail/60x60/e497511264010347703285d941519519/cbsn-fusion-court-documents-reveal-new-details-about-matthew-perrys-death-thumbnail.jpg 963f290a-64aa-454c-b55c-a04953a25a63 /newyork/news/david-diaz-celebration-of-life/ The life and work of journalist and educator David Diaz was celebrated Thursday, on the eve of what would've been his 83rd birthday. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:57:34 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/17/49affebd-cacc-4cee-888b-b7c8badce67e/thumbnail/60x60/30d20178cf2b038eb7a4ba21971b0967/5-carlin-image-720.jpg f91ea08b-e30c-42b4-a728-4445771fd4c3 /news/conservative-channel-newsmax-settlement-dominion-voting-systems-defamation-case/ Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming the voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems over its role in the 2020 election. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:40:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/18/ebfab7d3-bcca-4096-b222-0f329345d7db/thumbnail/60x60/636fe2ac3967a3ede6c621429a5617f5/ap25230561017501.jpg 755043b2-2323-4e4e-a681-80c37a6cb59e /losangeles/news/snoop-dogg-2026-fifa-world-cup-community-chairman/ Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg will help represent Los Angeles as the Community Chairman for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:19:29 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/13/f1f509a9-766c-48fb-8396-b298837f3148/thumbnail/60x60/38042f35e8e039e13d5498153c6bcefe/snoop.jpg b3298224-4b59-4d76-838d-e5cdbdf28053 /losangeles/news/nipsey-hussle-metro-station-renamed-los-angeles/ The Los Angeles Metro has temporarily renamed the Hyde Park Station near Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue the "Nipsey Hussle Station." Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:16:12 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/15/384827a0-17b2-46ab-83e6-f011f4db778f/thumbnail/60x60/9daf087d0859bd2d8e0f51f5b1fd99e9/nipsey-hussle-metro-station.png 78d23f7c-0a65-4476-83e9-dc6fda1e4c5f /news/democrats-unveil-california-congressional-redistricting-maps-plan/ Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California's dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:09:53 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/16/a58b464d-8d77-4f8a-ad51-e8e38a745cd7/thumbnail/60x60/ac0acae85acb15e4bb4878c291bca8b4/gettyimages-2230196166.jpg b49e9826-6f29-48a5-9dc3-9eaf7179c10c /texas/news/gateway-church-new-lead-pastor-daniel-floyd-robert-morris-abuse-scandal/ Daniel Floyd and wife Tammie take the helm at Southlake megachurch as it seeks stability following abuse allegations against founding pastor Robert Morris. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:09:21 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/17/bb13ea19-fb03-403e-b20a-cdc4094ecd73/thumbnail/60x60/8b290b57ffae74134006c902e32f2448/4gateway.png 27f85114-345b-4d3c-b934-3feb06e22056 /colorado/news/ed-dwight-considered-congressional-gold-medal-denver-black-astronaut/ A bill by Colorado's Rep. Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper would award Ed Dwight the Congressional Gold Medal. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:00:22 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/16/0250c7f0-b0b2-499b-91fd-6d2d75a3e508/thumbnail/60x60/5202f5fa762e3ea51e491bc0d47364ba/dwight2.jpg 8a890fc6-d66c-4cea-919b-315829eb6e31 /news/whisper-owen-sandra-mccarty-california-missing-mother-daughter-dead/ Family says the bodies of a Sacramento County woman and her infant daughter have been found in their vehicle in a canal near Oakdale. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:43:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/23/243ff2dc-5a60-4e29-a93a-46cd9a571bcb/thumbnail/60x60/8e673ce169c7e9067957f023c301d650/missing-elk-grove-mother-daughter-072325.jpg 6dce3737-c43b-4618-8b27-f4990ac1c4cf /news/brooklyn-shooting-franklin-avenue-lounge/ Up to four gunman opened fire during a dispute inside the crowded Taste of the City Lounge in New York City overnight, police say. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:12:53 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/17/bf2e38d1-7d09-45f8-a278-803facfe658d/thumbnail/60x60/83344a7e900cb96e4d74a575d52b0084/maldonado-8am-vo-crown-wcbseseb-hi-res-still-00-00-1011.jpg a67449d8-ad37-467e-920b-1c2d29ba2173 /news/rapper-sean-kingston-sentenced-million-dollar-fraud-scheme/ Last March, Kingston was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:57:56 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/03/13188490-6da5-4768-b84a-ea72ec1768e9/thumbnail/60x60/3c25e94c84397fe57e88ce7b4dc683bf/cbsmiami-sean-kingston-mug-new-1.jpg 03d6e0ca-5128-4ab6-a626-5fb3e3528e66 /news/border-patrol-gov-gavin-newsom-news-conference-los-angeles/ A group of masked U.S. Border Patrol agents showed up in trucks outside of the press conference at the Japanese American National Museum. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:55:37 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/14/4a4b61cd-ee20-429a-9fbf-a0198cb80976/thumbnail/60x60/ec60e12884d06f0ff084b332a7ddc2a2/border-patrol-in-la.png 2683a3f6-ce95-46d2-83f5-bdb83ab76ceb /news/62-year-old-fish-lake-superior-trout/ Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:26:48 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/15/7e11c932-c4a9-4472-be10-6d2bf58b8b92/thumbnail/60x60/cb5f64231a311da55dd0640530b8f1ed/fish.jpg 92a3d8d7-a041-4cb2-a13a-fd96d6bd6315 /news/suspicious-white-powder-26-federal-plaza-manhattan-fdny/ The building at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan was evacuated following reports of an unknown white powder. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:31:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/11/07/8ed6945f-05cb-4ed7-b931-939974da2f08/thumbnail/60x60/59ca52820436f7568229e35ab40d5e2f/gettyimages-1231014256.jpg 2e44ef01-0841-4ba7-9024-da70ce070425 /news/rabbits-horns-colorado-shope-papillomavirus/ Viral photos have inspired a fluffle of unflattering nicknames, including "Frankenstein bunnies," "demon rabbits" and "zombie rabbits." Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:16:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/14/5b123ded-8f18-4a05-88eb-de4302d71620/thumbnail/60x60/1c39ef6c1fe1c31bf45cf8e338c4402a/ap25225779220074-1.jpg d8085999-418c-418a-9a39-8e9a67fd37f4 /news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-family-member-cyberstalking/ A New York man has been charged with cyberstalking a family member of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:46:25 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/04/4c9dacc0-2e87-49d9-b36a-ce4470b6c9b3/thumbnail/60x60/4ad30a1e9ef6015dba542f5359e97660/horizontal-brian-thompson.png 1241c84e-aab9-446f-96e4-d2ce8e4705bb /news/florida-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade-approved-despite-strong-opposition/ The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:43:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/13/e8ac87e4-a613-4558-9fbd-df8523f0e7f1/thumbnail/60x60/51035cd73d95ab0fb34d361e0610fe38/ap25225616762703.jpg 3a50d80f-16b7-4626-abc5-ec83cc2cd357 /news/karen-read-trial-timeline-john-okeefe/ A look at the timeline of events in Karen Read's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial and retrial. Read was acquitted of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:45:20 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/18/f30310cc-fd88-40ca-958a-798e110c95c4/thumbnail/60x60/1ccc183f1e6ee2eab577c9733c801a38/ap25169728202659-1.jpg e71e7f82-6e9e-4b22-b9a4-b746562af538 /news/house-democrats-who-left-texas-to-block-redistricting-are-discussing-when-they-will-return/ Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:06:59 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/12/72995d7a-3d05-4be7-a07f-be2bd0535347/thumbnail/60x60/708358674aa35232cbda74bfe1011bd8/ap25224651457693.jpg bc9f6fc4-86e3-47cc-a5a8-b0b8795a35e5 /news/26-federal-plaza-nyc-ice-conditions-temporary-restraining-order-trump/ A federal judge said he would block the Trump administration from using a Manhattan federal building to hold immigrants facing deportation unless it improves conditions there. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:19:08 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/22/2c7ff932-6563-4a9e-be6c-8160485f3a75/thumbnail/60x60/6f8a68f35c8137d9ecc2e079cc0b825a/new-gainer-5p-pkg-feder-wcbsejf7-hi-res-still-00-00-2419.jpg 0f899f46-48f3-4fdc-8699-5e9311c1b9be /news/massachusetts-grandparent-scam-charges-us-attorney-leah-foley/ U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley announced charges against 13 people for an elaborate "grandparent scam" that was allegedly based in the Dominican Republic. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:37:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/12/25adbe8e-8b1d-4f7f-ab8b-417aa74c5af3/thumbnail/60x60/e8e1458c7ae1f0f222ae6ed633471104/ransel-st-arlin-tavarez-jimenez.jpg 16e908ae-e927-466b-a49a-c8b58d654c9e /news/explosion-us-steel-clairton-plant/ Two workers died and at least 10 people were injured after multiple explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:35:29 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/11/ecd28363-f1d7-4ba3-8ac2-2c55d8c2167e/thumbnail/60x60/271e60414c9debedf49d90394519b54f/download-27.png 87a584cb-0caf-4309-8f7d-287c5115b935 /news/alligator-alcatraz-temporarily-restraining-order-environmental-lawsuit/ The temporary restraining order will put a pause on any construction projects, including lighting, paving, excavation, and fencing. Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:30:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/06/c029e163-9aa5-4b7a-9279-25ff725bbc55/thumbnail/60x60/ce069df6718ccd942747de5c7c553844/cbsn-fusion-ecological-groups-argue-alligator-alcatraz-violates-environmental-laws-thumbnail.jpg 30cba782-b7b5-4523-8d58-419d0aeb6ec7 /news/hurricane-plan-for-floridas-alligator-alcatraz-heavily-redacted-raising-concerns/ Florida's redacted hurricane plan for the Alligator Alcatraz migrant center is drawing calls for transparency from lawmakers. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:52:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/01/1bcd51cf-8932-4ce0-8e5a-520a0066cda1/thumbnail/60x60/bd0cc313ea99260b162c044cca5fd355/1800-ivan-alligator-alcatraz-pkg-7-31-25.jpg 6a725b9a-83a1-48bd-8b12-4dd6ec463163 /news/florida-lawmakers-expected-to-visit-alligator-alcatraz-after-weeks-of-being-told-no/ Protesters lined the streets on Saturday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle arrived at the immigration detention facility. 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