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Jimmy Kimmel appeared as a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 30, a week after Kimmel’s return to ABC. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS hide caption toggle caption Scott Kowalchyk/CBS When Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show on ABC after a near-weeklong suspension, some cheered it as a triumph of free speech over the oppressive reach of government censorship. But I saw something a little different. I saw bold proof that, despite all the talk about late-night TV losing its relevance, there sure seemed to be a lot of people who still cared about what hosts like…

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass bleaching events caused by climate change. Now, reefs are the first environmental system on Earth to pass a climate “tipping point,” according to a new report by climate scientists who call the situation an “unprecedented crisis.”Researchers at the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute in England have released their second Global Tipping Points report, which examines some of the fundamental processes that support life on this planet in terms of their proximity…

Trump heads to the Middle East amid Gaza ceasefire – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is on his way to the Middle East and plans the address the Israeli Knesset. Nancy Cordes reports. Source link

Argentina’s economy is spiraling. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with economist Monica de Bolle about the Trump administration’s plan to rescue it. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Trump administration is throwing an economic lifeline to Argentina. Last month, President Javier Milei’s party lost crucial provincial elections. In turn, Argentina’s currency plunged, and stock prices plummeted. This has jeopardized reforms that Milei, an ideological ally of President Trump, has undertaken to try to balance Argentina’s budget and tame its triple-digit inflation. This week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent formalized an agreement to loan $20 billion to Argentina, writing that the United States is,…

Watch CBS News Israel prepares for return of last Gaza hostages; Reflecting on Oct. 7, 2 years of Gaza war with Israeli hostages set to come home Source link

Pain for federal workers as government shutdown continues – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal employees will receive reduced paychecks this week as the government shutdown continues. Taurean Small has more. Source link

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to reporter Greg Bluestein about Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who says her party needs to end the government shutdown and work with Democrats on health care. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene told NBC News this week…(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president, and I don’t think anyone should be. And I’m not elected by the president. I’m not elected by anyone that works in the White House. I’m elected by my district. That’s who I work for. And I got elected without the…

The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to coastal communities in western Alaska on Sunday, pushing entire houses off their foundations.  Rescue aircraft were dispatched to the tiny Alaskan villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where there were reports of up to 20 people possibly unaccounted for, said Jeremy Zidek, spokesperson for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.”We have received reports that people’s homes have floated away and that people were potentially in those homes,” Zidek told The Associated Press.Alaska State Troopers said both Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were hit by “strong winds and heavy…

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Vice President JD VanceSen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of ConnecticutRep. Jim Himes, Democrat of ConnecticutBadr Abdelatty, Egyptian foreign ministerClick here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.President Trump prepares to head to Israel, as the deadline to release the remaining 48 hostages nears. Meanwhile, some federal employees will miss paychecks. Others face pink slips, as the government shutdown drags on. We will talk to Vice President J.D. Vance.Hopeful Gazans have begun the trek back to their…

Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government shutdown continues. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images As the government shutdown drags on, Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo and other facilities are the latest to be caught in the fray, with the federal trust announcing the closure of all of its sites beginning on Sunday. “We will update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved,” the Smithsonian announced…