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Sen. Lindsey Graham's cause of death was aortic dissection, medical examiner says -- President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.

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Live - Trump orders new strikes "to hold Iranian forces accountable," CENTCOM says - U.S. forces conducted more rounds of strikes on Iran this week, one of which was in retaliation for an attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said. 1H ago

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McConnell says he was "briefly unconscious," had pneumonia in health update -- Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.

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Keystone Pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9 million over 2022 spill -- A proposed settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system's operator to pay $26.9 million over a 2022 oil spill in Kansas.

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Changing conditions cause expanded evacuation orders for Ferris Fire -- Colorado officials expanded mandatory evacuation orders for residents near the Ferris Fire as conditions continued to change on Sunday.

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How white supremacists staged the only successful coup in U.S. history -- In 1898, Wilmington, N.C., was prosperous and integrated. But white supremacists took back control of the city's multi-racial government at gunpoint, and killed scores of Black residents - a little-known story retold in Lauren Collins' "They Stole a City."

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Ukraine's prime minister resigns; Zelenskyy shifts several government roles -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has stepped down as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine's government.

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At least 27 killed in Bangkok beer pub after fire broke out, authorities say -- Footage shared online by first responders​ shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the Na Ladprao pub in the northern part of the Thai capital.

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Margaret Brennan: I spoke with Lindsey Graham a day before he died -- Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.

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Sam Neill, "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano" star, dies at 78 - New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says. updated 43M ago

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Science - Disclosure Foundation head on new UFO files - The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of UFO files, spanning 19 videos and more. Jordan Flowers, executive director of the Disclosure Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss. Jul 10 - 5:44

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Watch: Pentagon releases 19 new UFO videos -- The Defense Department released a fourth batch of UFO files on Friday, nearly one month after its third drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche, plus analysis from astrophysicist Avi Loeb.

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2,000-YEAR-OLD GOLD RINGS AND HUMAN BONES FOUND BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS -- Archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people.

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Telescope spots most distant quasars ever discovered -- Quasars - the brightest objects in the universe - are powered by supermassive black holes at the heart of early galaxies.

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The American innovation that made millions of others possible -- From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by America's intrepid intellect.

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New White House UFO panel chair speaks out -- The White House appointed former Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb to lead its new panel on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, also known as UAPs and UFOs. Loeb shares his enthusiasm for his new role.

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3 futurists predict what America will be like in the centuries ahead -- From space to healthcare and artificial intelligence, what could the next 250 years of the United States look like?

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NASA strives to save doomed telescope -- NASA is in a race against time as the Swift Observatory telescope in orbit sinks closer to Earth. CBS News consultant William Harwood explains the $30 million salvage operation.

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Fossil found in drawer turns out to be first dinosaur bone from Antarctica -- Dinosaur fossils are rare to find in Antarctica because of the unforgiving ice caps. But millions of years ago, the region was populated by lush forests.

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NASA prepares to launch rescue to save telescope from falling to Earth -- The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

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7/12: Sunday Morning -- Hosted by Tracy Smith. Featured: The only successful coup in U.S. history; Behind the scenes of "The Pitt"; Trump's monumental reimagining of Washington, D.C.; singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams; "Take Me Home, Country Roads"; and a Tuscany tradition: wine barrel races.

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Milepost: David Attenborough -- This week, British documentarian Sir David Attenborough, who turned 100 years old in May, broke the record for oldest nominee for a Primetime Emmy Award, earning two nominations this year.

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Grace notes: Art as a reverie of gentle sounds -- French artist and composer Celeste Boursier-Mougenot's "Clinamen," at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, is a mesmerizing installation in which porcelain bowls floating in giant basins of water collide, producing chiming sounds that reverberate in the 55,000-square-foot hall, to foster a state of grace. Tracy Smith reports.

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Behind the scenes of "The Pitt" -- The Emmy-winning HBO Max drama "The Pitt" immerses viewers in the hour-by-hour struggles faced by the overworked-yet-superhuman emergency room staff at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits the series' hyper-realistic set at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. (where cast members undergo a two-week medical boot camp), and talks with star, writer, director and executive producer Noah Wylie about why the former "ER" actor returned to the medical drama genre. (The series just received 25 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, the most of any program.) [Originally broadcast Jan. 4, 2026.]

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