Special counsel filing unsealed in Trump 2020 election case
A substantial court filing by special counsel Jack Smith in the 2020 election case against former President Donald Trump was unsealed by a federal judge Wednesday. In it, Smith argues that Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the election to President Biden. The case had been thrown into doubt when the Supreme Court ruled in […]
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.”
Biden surveys Helene destruction as search for survivors continues
President Biden traveled to the Carolinas Wednesday to view the scope of the devastation firsthand from Hurricane Helene. At least 180 deaths have been attributed to the storm across six states. Skyler Henry reports from Asheville, North Carolina.
Israel fights Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, plans to retaliate to Iran missile attack
After Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel Tuesday –nearly all of them intercepted by Israel’s missile defense systems and the help of U.S. destroyers based in the Eastern Mediterranean– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that Israel will respond. The Israeli military also said Wednesday that eight of its soldiers were killed in fighting […]
Vance, Walz hit campaign trail after VP debate
One day after they faced off in the vice presidential debate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were back on the campaign trail Wednesday. A new CBS News poll found that viewers saw the debate as a pretty even matchup. Robert Costa has the latest.
How replica guns are creating challenges for police
Since 2014, at least 320 people have been shot and killed by police while holding replica guns, and of those at least 19 were children. Police say that many replica guns look so real that officers are unable to distinguish them from regular firearms. And even though many states are trying to keep realistic replica […]
How replica guns are getting Americans killed
Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings.
Israeli military’s video shows troops conducting ground operation in Lebanon
As the world awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack, the Israeli military continues its ground operations in southern Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces released a video Wednesday showing troops advancing through the region as it announced the deaths of eight soldiers killed in “intense fighting” with Hezbollah militants. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
Impact of Missouri’s new Valentine’s Law one month in
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Valentine’s Law, which increases penalties for fleeing from a traffic stop, took effect just over a month ago in Missouri. Counties around the Kansas City metro have now filed some of their first cases under the new law. In Clay County, three cases that fall under Valentine’s Law have been filed […]
Maui wildfire erupted from brushfire believed to be extinguished, investigation finds
The wildfire on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire caused by downed power lines that firefighters believed they had extinguished, officials said Wednesday.
