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Updated on: February 2, 2026 / 4:36 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The U.S. is launching a $12 billion stockpile of critical and rare earth minerals for non-military civilian purposes, President Trump announced Monday, in an effort to slash reliance on Chinese rare earths and curb Beijing's leverage

Updated on: February 2, 2026 / 4:08 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Ed Martin has been removed from his role as the head of Attorney General Pam Bondi's Weaponization Working Group , multiple sources told CBS News. Martin, a close ally to President Trump, was tapped to lead the working

A slew of notable individuals appear in the latest Justice Department release of Jeffrey Epstein files , and the documents reveal new details about Epstein's ties to figures including Bill Gates, Elon Musk and former Prince Andrew. The documents were released on Friday, more than 40 days after the Dec. 19 legal deadline for the

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee says he is reconsidering moving contempt resolutions forward after former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to sit for closed-door depositions in the committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The House was expected to vote as soon as Wednesday on two contempt of Congress

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By Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 5:41 AM EST

Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 5:36 AM EST / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Hong Kong — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city's court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the

Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 5:26 AM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google More than 1,000 people had gathered on Bondi Beach on a warm day to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah in Australia. In stark contrast to the joyful energy on the beach, a terror plot was underway, allegedly

Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 5:22 AM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Two suspected gunmen accused of killing 15 people and injuring dozens during a Hanukkah celebration in Australia have been identified as a father and a son, authorities have said. The younger man was reportedly investigated years ago over

December 15, 2025 / 5:12 AM EST / AP Add CBS News on Google Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. "It's such an illustrative word,"