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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 3:59 AM ET

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Texas sheriff says 7th body could be tied to shipping container deaths -- The body of a seventh person was located Monday nearly 150 miles north of a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, where six bodies were discovered on Sunday afternoon.

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Supreme Court clears path for Alabama to redraw congressional map -- The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.

9 hours ago

Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to reinstate blocked congressional map -- Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court to restore its congressional map that aimed to give Democrats an edge in the midterms, days after it was blocked​ by the state's highest court.

11 hours ago

Supreme Court continues to temporarily maintain mail access to abortion pill -- Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.

12 hours ago

Why hantavirus is not like COVID, according to infectious disease experts -- Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to the wider public.

12 hours ago

Gunman opens fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge; 2 in critical condition -- A gunman who opened fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Monday afternoon was shot by a responding State Police trooper and a civilian.

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Why Americans from the hantavirus-stricken ship were taken to Omaha -- Most of the Americans who were on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were taken to specialized facilities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

14 hours ago

Group sues to block Trump's blue resurfacing of Reflecting Pool -- A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

15 hours ago

Trump proposes gas tax holiday, but savings may be limited -- Suspending the federal gas tax would have a modest impact on fuel prices, while also requiring congressional approval.

15 hours ago

ChatGPT developer sued over FSU shooting: "They planned this shooting together" -- The family of one of the victims in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack.

15 hours ago

Trump approves plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary -- Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.

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Number of police officers killed in line of duty decreased in 2025 compared to 2024 -- Though the number of police officers killed in the line of duty has dropped, non-fatal assaults against them have been rising since 2021, according to new data released Monday by the FBI.

16 hours ago

Dua Lipa alleges Samsung uses copyrighted image of her to sell TVs -- Pop singer accuses electronics manufacturer Samsung of using a copyrighted image of her face to sell TVs.

16 hours ago

Principal who tackled gunman says he didn't initially know he was shot -- Kirk Moore, the principal at Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma, exclusively told CBS News how he acted on "just instinct" when tackling a school shooter.

16 hours ago

Trump says he aims to suspend gas tax "for a period of time" -- President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.

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