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Nepalese army moves to restore order after protest violence intensifies
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese soldiers guarded the streets of the country’s capital on Wednesday and ordered people to stay at home as they moved to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians. Armed troops guarding the main areas of...
Trump is upsetting the U.S. allies needed to counter China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade and immigration policies are undermining relationships that have been cornerstones of American foreign policy to counter China’s growing influence, eroding years of diplomatic investments spanning administrations. The latest fracture came Friday, when hundreds of South Korean workers were detained at a Hyundai manufacturing...
Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores
CHICAGO — The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are...
U.S. high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline
WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the covid-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant...
Trump dines at a restaurant near the White House to promote his federal law enforcement surge in D.C.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and federalizing the police force in an effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. His motorcade made the short distance to Joe’s Seafood,...
Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her
WASHINGTON — A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over...
New York City police hunt for man suspected of killing elderly couple and burning their home
NEW YORK — A New York City couple in their 70s was killed Monday in what the police commissioner said was a “horrific double homicide, robbery and arson” — the man tied to a pole and stabbed, the woman’s body severely burned as their home went up in flames. Frank...
NFL’s kickoff rule change leads to highest return rate since 2010Video
A small tweak to the kickoff rule led to a big increase in kickoff returns in the first week of the 2025 season. Teams returned 75.6% of kickoffs in Week 1 for the highest rate in any week since the 2010 season, the last time the kickoff spot was at...
No. 2 Penn State hopes early reps for new receivers pay dividends laterVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Devonte Ross knew he’d have just one man to beat. He knew where the football would be and exactly when it would get there. For the new Penn State wide receiver, those are the perks of paying attention in practice. The ensuing twisting, one-armed, 42-yard touchdown catch...
Bills add kicker Matt Prater to active roster, sign former Steelers punter Cameron JohnstonVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kicker Matt Prater was signed to the Bills active roster off the practice squad Tuesday, days after the 19-year veteran capped Buffalo’s season-opening comeback win over Baltimore. The Bills, however, are changing punters in preparing to play at the New York Jets on Sunday. They signed...
Democrat James Walkinshaw wins U.S. House special election in Virginia
Democrat James Walkinshaw, a politician with experience working on Capitol Hill, has won a special election to be the next U.S. House representative of the Virginia district home to the state’s most populous county. Walkinshaw’s victory in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District helps Democrats winnow Republicans’ narrow majority in the House...
Ryder Cup preparations for US team begins in wine country
NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas is in northern California’s wine country for a final tune-up before the Ryder Cup, just like he was two years ago. Only now he has plenty of company. The U.S. team, determined not to repeat the mistakes of two years ago, has 10 of its...
Big 12 officiating crew removed from next assignment for not enforcing kickoff rule in Missouri win
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 officiating crew that worked the Kansas-Missouri game last week has been removed from its next assignment because it failed to enforce a rule in the kicking game, the conference announced Tuesday. NCAA rules require the kick following a touchdown to be kicked off a...
Aaron Judge hits 359th career homer, passing Hall of Famer Yogi Berra for 5th in Yankees history
NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franchise list. Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center...
Rays’ Wander Franco detained, admitted into clinic for mental health issuesVideo
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and admitted into a clinic in the Dominican Republic for mental health issues, according to authorities. The request to have...
More than 350 Greenlandic women, girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s, according to an independent investigation’s findings released Tuesday. The Inuit victims, many of them...
Alex Jones asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host is arguing that the judge...
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. President Donald Trump said...
U.S. Steel to end steel production at Illinois plant but no layoffs
HARRISBURG — U.S. Steel will stop processing steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker by giving the government a say over decisions that affect domestic steel production. U.S. Steel...
Eagles’ Jalen Carter avoids suspension, is fined $57,222 for spitting on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
Jalen Carter was fined $57,222 by the NFL but avoided another suspension after spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott seconds into the league’s season opener Thursday night. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle was ejected from Philadelphia’s 24-20 victory over Dallas before playing a snap. He’s expected to be on the...
CBS News’ new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job’s traditional definition
NEW YORK — CBS News has a new ombudsman assigned to look into public complaints, but the job being assumed by Kenneth Weinstein bears little resemblance to how this watchdog role has traditionally operated in journalism. Weinstein, appointed Monday by CBS’ parent company Paramount, has little background in journalism and...
Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law. The justices will hear arguments in November, lightning fast by the typical standards of the nation’s highest court. The small businesses and states...
For McIlroy and the Europeans, the Ryder Cup buildup starts now
On paper, the European team heading to New York to defend the Ryder Cup hardly could be more similar to the winning lineup two years ago. Look closer, and plenty of things are different. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have moved to LIV Golf. Bob MacIntyre, a rookie in Rome,...
49ers cut kicker Jake Moody, place TE George Kittle on injured reserveVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers waived kicker Jake Moody on Tuesday after the 2023 third-round pick missed two field goals in the season opener, according to multiple reports. The 49ers also placed star tight end George Kittle on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, forcing him to...
RFK Jr.’s latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines, autism
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is imploring the nation’s public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and the cause of autism in a new “Make America Healthy Again” report focused on children released Tuesday. The 20-page report, overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...
