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The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week. But the peak for fireballs shooting through the night sky coincides this year with a bright moon that is expected to negatively impact visibility for eager viewers.The Perseids peak in 2025 is Aug. 12-13, specifically early Wednesday for those in North America. At that time, the moon will be 84% full, according to the American Meteor Society.”In 2025, the waning gibbous moon will severely compromise this shower at the time of maximum activity,” the organization says. “Such conditions will…

Countdown begins to Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting without Zelenskyy – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is thanking European leaders for backing his push to join this week’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, insisting an end to the war must be fair. Willie James Inman has more from the White House. Source link

A tourist from New York was fatally shot early Sunday while visiting Puerto Rico to attend Bad Bunny’s residency, police said.The victim, identified as 25-year-old Kevin Mares, was killed at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown near Old San Juan, police said in a statement.The shooting happened in the predawn hours at a nightspot called “Shelter for Mistreated Men.”Mares was shot on the left side of his abdomen and was taken to Puerto Rico’s largest public hospital, where he died, authorities said. New York City resident Kevin Mares, 25, was struck by a stray bullet and killed while on vacation in…

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. broke her silence Sunday in response to President Trump’s threats to take federal control of the nation’s capital. Bowser defended the District’s control of its police department, expressed concern over the deployment of the D.C. National Guard, and celebrated a two-year drop in…

President Trump wrote Sunday that homeless people should be moved out of Washington, D.C., “IMMEDIATELY” and relocated “FAR” away, as he hints at more aggressive policing in the nation’s capital — and suggests putting the city under federal control.The Trump administration announced last week it had boosted the presence of federal law enforcement in D.C., after the alleged assault of a former Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, staffer. In a series of Truth Social posts over the weekend, the president suggested he may take further action, announcing a Monday morning press conference he said would “involve ending the Crime,…

NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch suffered a broken collarbone after falling from his vehicle in victory lane on Saturday, he said on social media. The Xfinity Series points leader had won his sixth race of the season at the Watkins Glen International race track in New York when the accident occurred. After his victory, Zilisch was climbing onto the roof of his No. 88 Chevrolet to celebrate. A video of the moment shared by the racing news outlet Speedway Digest showed Zilisch slipping from the driver’s side window where he’d placed his left foot, apparently after catching it in window netting, before…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron talk to media prior to talks at Villa Borsig on July 23 in Berlin. Christian Mang/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christian Mang/Getty Images As President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Alaska later this week, European leaders have stressed that Ukraine must be included in any talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine. Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they welcome…

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Oksana MarkarovaNATO Secretary General Mark RutteDemocratic Sen. Mark Kelly of ArizonaRepublican Rep. Tony Gonzales of TexasDr. Jerome Adams, the former U.S. surgeon general during President Trump’s first termClick here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: President Trump invites Russia’s Vladimir Putin to America, his first visit to U.S. soil in a decade. After months of Russia’s skirting cease-fire offers, while continuing their brutal…

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 PauleyWATCH THE FULL AUGUST 10 BROADCAST! Woody Guthrie performs on the CBS Radio program “American School of the Air,” April 2, 1940 in New York City. CBS via Getty Images COVER STORY: These United States – Woody Guthrie’s music of America (Video)Folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie crafted a song we all know, that is about all of us: “This Land Is Your Land.” Correspondent Lee Cowan…

A coalition of European nations rallied behind Ukraine on Saturday, saying the Russia-Ukraine war can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that currently isn’t set to include Ukraine’s leader.The statement, signed by the president of the European Union and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland and the United Kingdom, stated that the “path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine.”The group stressed the need for a “just and lasting peace” for Kyiv, including “robust and credible” security guarantees.”Ukraine has the freedom of choice over its…