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Tourists overlook the Grand Canyon at sunrise on Feb. 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP As Congress remains at an impasse on an agreement to fund government operations, several sites under the National Park Service (NPS) have brought their operations to a halt. Across the country, parks have been forced to close, operate under reduced staffing or rely on outside donations to keep the lights on as the shutdown stretches into its fourth day. The lack of a unified plan across all parks and sparse details outlined by official government…

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Virginia, faced condemnation from Republicans and Democrats on Friday after text messages from 2022 resurfaced in which he said he would “piss on graves” of GOP opponents and mused about hypothetically shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert.In a text message exchange with Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner, Jones used violent and inflammatory language, writing that if he were presented with a hypothetical situation in which he had only two bullets and was faced with the choice of shooting Gilbert, former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler or former Cambodia dictator…

The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Hosted by Jane Pauley     COVER STORY: Banning cellphones in schools – Are the kids alright?Most states now have, or are considering, bans of cellphones in public schools. For a generation that grew up with smartphones, being without is a whole new world. Are the bans having their intended effect? Tony Dokoupil talks with high school and college students, and with educators, about the bans’ impact – on…

Palestinians watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes upon arrival on a coastal path northwest of Nuseirat refugee camp as they are displaced southward from Wadi Gaza on Wednesday. Israel’s defense minister issued a final warning for Gaza City residents to flee south this week, as the Palestinian Hamas movement weighed the latest U.S. plan to end nearly two years of war in the Palestinian territory. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images Israel’s military is temporarily dialing down some of its military operations in Gaza in order to allow Hamas to locate 48…

There’s widespread apprehension among Americans: They overwhelmingly decry political violence, saying it is unacceptable. Yet they also think it will increase in the coming years. Notably, Americans of all political stripes say violence is unacceptable; there’s no meaningful difference between views of partisans on this. There are some differences according to age, though, with older Americans especially likely to call political violence unacceptable, and they do almost universally. This concern is not entirely new and has even increased over recent years. Concern over political violence also relates to a majority’s pessimism that people of different political stripes can come together.It does,…

Michigan voters discuss VP debate, Vance and Walz’s performances and 2024 race – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News National Correspondent Jericka Duncan sat down with voters in Grand Rapids Michigan to watch the Vice Presidential Debate. Listen to their reactions to the debate. Source link

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the White House press briefing on the day the government shutdown. Vance is among the Republicans arguing there’s plenty of time to extend ACA tax credits. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images On Capitol Hill right now, there’s a partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. That’s where 24 million people — who don’t have insurance through their jobs or a public program like Medicaid — buy health plans. The argument is at the heart of the government…

Breaking down details of Hamas response to Trump peace plan – CBS News Watch CBS News Hamas said it has agreed to parts of the ceasefire and hostage release deal that President Trump outlined, but suggested portions of the deal should be subject to negotiation. Debora Patta and Margaret Brennan have details. Source link

Behind the judge’s reasoning for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sentencing – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months in prison on prostitution-related charges. Jessica Levinson has more on the judge’s reasoning. Source link

A man exits a voting booth at a polling station in Lancaster, N.H., on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Election Commission, an independent agency tasked with regulating campaign finance, has lost yet another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum — at least four members — for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work. Republican Trey Trainor told the Washington Examiner that he would be resigning as commissioner, effective Friday. Trainor did not reply to NPR’s request…