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A small, dual-propeller medical transport plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people, the tribe said in a statement. A Beechcraft King Air 300 from CSI Aviation, a medical flight service based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, took off with two pilots and two health care providers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and CSI Aviation. It crashed in the early afternoon near the airport in Chinle, about 300 miles northeast of Phoenix. “They were trying to land there and unfortunately something went wrong,” district Police Commander Emmett Yazzie said. Smoke is seen…

Dana is mom to a son who, when he was 14, experienced a rapid decline in his mental well-being. A few months later, she came to understand that he had become deeply influenced by predatory online networks that encourage vulnerable people, especially minors, to harm themselves and others. NPR is not using Dana’s full name or revealing her identity because it remains unclear whether those who targeted her son continue their activities. Joanna Kulesza for NPR hide caption toggle caption Joanna Kulesza for NPR The beginning of ninth grade was already shaping up to be a bumpy transition for then-14-year-old…

Former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Edward Coristine was allegedly assaulted in an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, according to police records obtained by CBS News — an incident that led President Trump to threaten to put the nation’s capital under federal control.19-year-old Coristine — who is known for his online moniker “Big Balls” — was allegedly surrounded and assaulted by a group of approximately 10 teenagers near his car early Sunday morning, according to a report from the Metropolitan Police Department. Two 15-year-olds were arrested and charged with unarmed carjacking.Coristine and his significant other later told…

Student of Murder – CBS News Watch CBS News Was a boy genius a stone cold killer too? “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates. Source link

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state’s House Democratic leaders, Rep. Gene Wu, calling him “the ringleader” of the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Abbott filed the emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Wu, who represents Houston and serves as Democratic caucus chair, removed from office. On Sunday, the governor had threatened to seek Democratic lawmakers’ removal from office if they did not attend a Monday afternoon House session.”They have not returned and have not met the quorum…

The Department of Justice building is seen on July 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena to the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Eric Lee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/Getty Images The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for records related to its investigation of convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The subpoena, one of 11 formally issued on Tuesday, calls for “all documents and communications relating or referring to” Epstein and Maxwell, including information contained in their respective court…

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The United States is changing in ways that are leaving many people afraid. What could improve the chances of rebalancing power among the branches of government and advancing that to multiracial democracy? The answer is worker organizing, say Alex Han and Tarso Luís Ramos. When we look at the history of U-turns from democratic backsliding to democratic revival, the success rate generally is about 50 percent, says Ramos. Where there is active, vibrant union participation, the odds go up to over 80 percent. So what is holding labor back?I sat down with Ramos and Han at a conference on working-class…

President Trump fired five of the eight members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Management Board, which oversees the U.S. territory’s budget plan. The island has been trying to find its way to fiscal solvency after struggling with its debt for years. Mr. Trump dismissed the board’s chairman Arthur J. Gonzalez, Cameron McKenzie, Betty A. Rosa, Juan A. Sabater, and Luis A. Ubiñas, leaving only two board members in place, in addition to one appointed by the Puerto Rican governor, CBS News confirmed, according to a White House official. This was first reported by Breitbart.Four of the fired members were appointed by…

Canadian wildfire smoke impacts U.S. How Canadian wildfire smoke is impacting parts of the U.S. 03:07 Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.  Air quality alerts were in effect Tuesday in several states, including Michigan and New York. New York City and Detroit ranked among the 10 cities around the world with the worst air quality on Tuesday, according to IQAir.Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey also had active alerts, according to the National Weather Service. Map shows air quality alerts in effect Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2025.…