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Tuesday, August 18, 2026 1:34 PM ET

CBS News - US News

Madonna leads 2026 MTV VMAs with 11 nominations -- Madonna leads all artists with 11 nominations at this year's MTV VMAs, and a full sweep would tie her with Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.

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Appeals court upholds block on immigration arrests at certain houses of worship -- A federal appeals court sided with houses of worship from the Quaker, Sikh, and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship religious traditions.

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Justice Department to send a record 1,000 monitors to midterm polling places -- The Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections.

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Human remains found in Lake Mead as water levels reach record low -- The skeletal remains were found on Sunday, two years after similar drought conditions exposed bodies in the lake.

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Meta's federal trial begins over child social media addiction claims -- The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms.

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The Justice Department is scrapping its longtime practice of hiring outside experts to help review competitive grant applications, multiple sources told CBS News.

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Outshine Fruit Bars recalled over possible glass, parent Dreyer's says -- Five flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars sold nationwide were recalled because they may include glass, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream said.

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The disclosure requirement would be added to the Form 990, the annual return that nonprofit groups file with the IRS.

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Missing woman's family receives texts asking for money, bitcoin -- Alisa Goods, 63, disappeared 10 days ago in Las Vegas. Her family has been receiving mysterious messages from her phone.

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Disney and ABC sue FCC over early license review, alleging retaliation -- The lawsuit comes after the FCC ordered ABC to seek renewals between two and five years before its TV stations' licenses were set to expire.

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Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiance in "profound shock" after her death -- Hayden Panettiere, who shares a daughter with the former boxing champ, died on Sunday at 36 years old.

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DOJ asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Abrego Garcia -- In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

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Homes destroyed by mudslide brought by Lala on Hawaii's Big Island -- "The boulders that were coming down were so heavy they were like shaking the ground," resident Alice Birnbaum told CBS News.

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Judge blocks plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building -- U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the Trump administration's move to divert funding and cancel a plan to move the FBI to Maryland was "arbitrary and capricious and not in accordance with law."

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Key moments from the Lindsay Clancy trial as the defense starts to make its case -- Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murdering her children, but her attorneys don't deny that she caused the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.

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