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The White House Press Corps lost an icon this weekend. A remembrance of longtime CBS News reporter Mark Knoller. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: This weekend, the White House press corps lost an icon.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Mark Knoller.MARK KNOLLER: Mr. President, while you’re waiting…DETROW: Longtime CBS News reporter Mark Knoller spent decades in the White House briefing room covering president’s George H.W. Bush through Trump.STEVEN PORTNOY: He was known by his colleagues and his competitors for bellowing out the news as he would record his radio pieces in the shared workspaces that we call press filing centers all over the…

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead lying in a pool of blood at the Burning Man festival on Saturday.A festival attendee alerted authorities to the man around 9:15 p.m. local time Saturday, about the same time the giant “Man” effigy in the middle of the venue was starting to burn — the event, held on the second-to-last night of the gathering, which gives the annual arts and music festival its name.When Pershing County Sheriff’s Office deputies found the man, he was “obviously deceased,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.The sheriff’s office said the victim,…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31, 2025.ED O’KEEFE: Governor Pritzker, thank you for doing this, and thanks for the tour. We appreciate it. I want to start with the fact that we’ve now learned the Trump administration is preparing to launch what they call major immigration enforcement here in Chicago in the coming days. The Homeland Security Secretary on Friday suggested, quote “going to use LA as an example.” So that mix of federal agents deploying with the assistance…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Guatemalan Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura on June 26 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After planes with Guatemalan children were loaded in the U.S., then prevented from taking off by a federal judge’s decision to temporarily halt the children’s removal, the Guatemalan government said on Aug. 31 that it was responsible for recently proposing to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the…

8/31: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defiant as Trump threatens to send military to Chicago over crime; Artists turning trash into masterpieces Source link

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defiant as Trump threatens to send military to Chicago over crime – CBS News Watch CBS News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s making every effort to stop President Trump from using the military to “invade states.” But the White House claims the National Guard is needed to stop violent crime in Chicago. Willie James Inman reports. Source link

Staffers of the Attorney General’s Office take the data of relatives outside of the Returnee Reception Center while waiting for the arrival of minors intended to be deported from the United States, at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in Guatemala City on Aug. 31. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expelling hundreds of Guatemalan children who crossed the U.S. border alone. Although the government had not obtained legal permission to remove the children, some of their lawyers said, Guatemalan children were already loaded…

2025 hurricane season begins What to expect as 2025 hurricane season begins 02:41 A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 miles off the coast of Mexico. There was no immediate threat to land.Tropical Storm Kiko developed early Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane later this week, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane center did not issue any coastal watches or warnings.”Strengthening is expected during the next couple of days, and the system is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday,” the hurricane center said.The storm’s center…

Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized with multiple broken bones after his vehicle was “struck from behind at high speed” in New Hampshire, his spokesperson said Sunday.According to his spokesperson, Michael Ragusa, Giuliani was diagnosed with “fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg.” The crash occurred Saturday night. Ragusa said that before the crash, Giuliani was flagged down by a woman who was a victim of domestic violence. He “rendered assistance,” contacted 911, and “remained on scene with her until responding officers arrived to ensure her safety.” It’s unclear how that incident is…

CBS News lost a legend this weekend. Many may not know of his incredibly unique position with CBS News and the White House. Mark Knoller may be the only person in Washington, D.C., who was revered by both Republican and Democratic presidents.Mark had news pumping through every cell in his body. He began working at the Associated Press and was a star radio reporter for more than 13 years. Then, on a fateful trip to Helsinki with Secretary of State George Schultz, and a breakfast with Zirinsky in a hotel neither could pronounce, he was intrigued when she asked: Are…