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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 7:30 PM ET

CBS News - Science

First on CBS - How Trump drafted renovation plans for Dulles, a "terrible airport" President Trump asked for 3D models of the renovation proposals as he personally tweaked ideas to overhaul Dulles International Airport that are scheduled to be unveiled on Wednesday. updated 50M ago

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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump's next intelligence chief -- Clayton's confirmation as director of national intelligence could unlock gridlock over a key spy tool that lapsed last month.

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Crime - Georgia teen sentenced for school shooting - Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the 2024 shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School which killed four people. 20M ago - 0:29

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Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole -- A judge on Tuesday sentenced Colt Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Gray pleaded guilty to killing four people in the deadly 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has the latest.

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Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to life without parole -- Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.

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Police seek third Seattle shooting suspect -- Seattle police are hunting for a third suspect being linked to a deadly shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.

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What is postpartum psychosis, the disorder at the center of Lindsay Clancy's trial? -- A key question in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy​ is whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her three children.

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Deadly earthquake devastates southern Japan -- Around-the-clock rescue efforts are underway in Japan following Tuesday's deadly earthquake. It struck southern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture. Anna Coren reports.

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Deadly storms trigger summer travel delays -- More than 50 million people are at risk for rain and flash flooding as deadly storms batter the Northeast. The storms unleashed a nightmare chain reaction of airport backlogs at the peak of the summer travel season. Lilia Luciano reports and Rob Marciano has the forecast.

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Filmmaker shares rare footage of Lindsey Graham -- Documentary filmmaker Alex Holder, who spent the last few years following Lindsey Graham, is sharing behind-the-scenes videos of his time recording the late South Carolina senator. Holder joins "The Takeout" to discuss what he took from the experience.

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Trump meets with Netanyahu, Zelenskyy -- President Trump took separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the details.

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Science - How plants feel - Science shows us that, even though plants don't have brains, they seem to have a nervous system that responds to touch in remarkable ways. Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explore the science of thigmomorphogenesis (the phenomenon of plants reacting to outside stimulae), a discussion that plants the seeds for a song. Jul 26 - 7:10

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Nearly 30 beluga whales sent to the U.S. -- Nearly 30 beluga whales were sent to aquariums across the U.S. in a multinational emergency operation after their home aquarium in Canada shuttered. Jared Ochacher reports.

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SpaceX launches first rocket since IPO -- Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, launched its massive Starship rocket in its first test flight since the company went public. Since achieving the largest IPO in history, SpaceX's stock has dropped drastically. Mark Strassmann takes a look.

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Wildfire smoke continues to shroud U.S. -- Millions of people are enduring dangerous air quality as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds the skies. Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, explains how climate change is worsening wildfires.

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How AI data centers impact the environment -- New York has become the first state to impose a temporary moratorium on data center development while state lawmakers lay the groundwork to assess environmental and social impacts. Dr. Mike Weinstein, the director of sustainability at Southern New Hampshire University, explains what we know about the wider environmental impact data centers.

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches fresh crew to space station -- The new crew will replace three other Soyuz fliers wrapping up a 240-day stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronomer's name deciphered from ancient Mayan ruins for first time -- The name "White-chested Fox" was found in drawings dating from 400 BC to 900 AD at the San Bartolo-Xultun archaeological site.

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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.

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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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American Airlines ground stop issued nationwide after IT system outage -- A post from the airline on X apologized for the outage and said its IT team is working "as quickly as possible to get the system restored."

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Canadian tourism slumped in the U.S. last year amid heightened tensions -- Millions of Canadians shunned travel to the U.S. in 2025, opting to vacation at home or travel to other countries.

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DOJ tests limits of never-before-used court to deport suspected terrorist -- The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Before now, it had never been used.

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Americans face higher back-to-school costs. Here's what's pricier. -- U.S. households will spend roughly $4,000 per student on school supplies and lunches this year, a new analysis found.

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Trump meets with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu amid wars in Iran, Ukraine -- President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.

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Trump calls Graham "beloved friend" and "American original" in eulogy -- President Trump delivered the eulogy for friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly just a short time after visiting Ukraine earlier this month.

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