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A 14-year-old is dead and another person is injured after an early morning shooting at a dormitory complex at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, authorities said Friday. The suspect, an 18-year-old, has been taken into custody, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said during a news conference Friday night. An investigation is ongoing, and authorities said charges are forthcoming. The incident took place at the school’s Casas del Rio (Gila) student housing center, UNM President Garnett S. Stokes said in a statement. The injured victim is currently hospitalized.Four people were playing video games in a dorm room when, “for…

Nearly 4,000 employees, or more than 20% of NASA’s workforce, have applied to leave the agency, NASA confirmed to CBS News Friday.About 3,870 employees have applied to depart NASA over two rounds through the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, NASA disclosed.The deadline for applications to the program is midnight Friday.With those deferred resignations, NASA’s civil servant workforce would shrink from about 18,000 to 14,000 personnel. This figure also includes about 500 employees who were lost through normal attrition, the agency said.”Safety remains a top priority for our agency as we balance the need to become a more streamlined and more…

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about his office’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial transactions — and why he is urging the U.S. attorney general to act further. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Even six years after his death, there are many threads to follow in the story of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department interviewed his former girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in prison for a second day today, and President Trump tried again to change the subject.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: They talk about me. I have nothing to do with the guy.SHAPIRO: Another…

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In-home care workers spoke to The Nation about their fears of ICE’s expansion and losing their jobs and healthcare coverage under the GOP’s shameful law. Ad Policy Care workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) participate in a living cemetery protest at the US Capitol on June 23 in Washington, DC.(Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images for SEIU) July 30 will mark the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s signing legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid, an unprecedented and popular extension of the American safety net. It’s a shame that in its anniversary month, Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income…

Washington — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer said the former partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein answered “every single question” during the two days she met with Todd Blanche, a top Justice Department official. “She was asked maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody, and she didn’t hold anything back,” Maxwell’s attorney David Oscar Markus said Friday. “They asked about every single, every possible thing you could imagine — everything,” he said.  David Oscar Markus, an attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, talks with the media outside the federal courthouse on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. Colin Hackley / AP…

The most downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store currently isn’t ChatGPT, Threads or Google. It’s Tea, a dating advice app that lets women review men they’ve gone out with, as well as warn other single women about dates they claim went awry.Tea Dating Advice, an app for helping women vet their dates, is also a top app on the Google Play Store, where it’s been downloaded more than 100,000 times. The app’s maker says it offers a measure of security for users that traditional dating apps don’t. Tea doesn’t match singles with potential dates; rather, it’s a place for women to…

Wisconsin’s governor was well positioned to win a third term. Instead, he cleared the way for a new generation of Democrats to run. Others should take note. Ad Policy Tony Evers in 2024.(Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave Democrats, both in his home state and nationally, one of the greatest political boosts of the 21st century before he even took office. By upsetting then–Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s bid for a third term in 2018, Evers not only ousted the notorious administration of a billionaire-funded Republican. He also struck a crucial blow against an antidemocratic, power-grabbing approach…

Washington — The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. President Trump’s administration had withheld more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities. The funding freeze had been challenged by several lawsuits as educators, members of Congress from both parties and others called for the administration to release money schools rely on for a wide range of programs. Congress had appropriated the money in a bill signed…

More than 130 people are dead after devastating flash floods slammed the Texas Hill Country on July 4. Search and recovery efforts continue along the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of the disaster.More than a foot of rain fell in less than 12 hours over a large part of the western Guadalupe River basin, including the area of Kerrville and west into the town of Hunt. The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes, washing away homes and vehicles. The Camp Mystic girls’ summer camp was hard hit, with more than two dozen children and staff members lost.Here’s…