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Second life for California trees burned in wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News From the ashes of January’s Los Angeles wildfires, a story of renewal. Carter Evans shows how a new program is using destroyed trees to rebuild. Source link

For many Americans, across party lines, concern over the government shutdown means concern about its potential impact on the economy, among other things.  Therefore, many don’t think either party’s position is worth having a shutdown over. Given that, no one is looking especially good politically at the moment. President Trump, congressional Democrats, and Republicans are all net negative on their handling of the shutdown thus far.  Neither party is on very solid footing. The top descriptor Americans pick for the Democratic Party overall is “weak;” the party trails the GOP on being described as “effective” and “strong,” and their favorables…

Two types of pasta salad bowls sold at Kroger and other stores across the U.S. have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination, the Food & Drug Administration announced Saturday.The Kroger Company voluntarily recalled “Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad” and “Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad” following another FDA recall announcement last week involving products with pasta ingredients sold at Albertsons.The pasta manufactured in Roseville, California, by Nate’s Fine Foods is possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.Kroger’s recalled products were sold across 1,860 Kroger Family of Stores — including Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred…

10/1: CBS Evening News Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News What to know about federal task force arrests in Memphis; Reporter’s Notebook: Did Trump and Hegseth’s words move America’s top generals? Source link

A person walks past the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. A lawsuit from a federal workers union argues changes to employees’ out-of-office messages to include partisan language violate the First Amendment. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal workers union is suing the Trump administration for inserting language into Department of Education employees’ out-of-office email messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. “Forcing civil servants to speak on behalf of the political leadership’s partisan agenda is a blatant violation of federal employees’ First Amendment rights,” said the complaint, which was filed by the…

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was arrested on multiple charges after being hospitalized following an incident in Indianapolis early Saturday morning, police said. The 38-year-old Sanchez was arrested at a local hospital on suspicion of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, all misdemeanors, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement posted to social media. Sanchez remains hospitalized and has not been booked into jail, police said. His agent, Andrew Kessler, had previously told CBS News that Sanchez was is in stable condition and recovering in a hospital.  “That is really all I know and can…

President Trump urged negotiators set to meet Monday for crucial talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza to “move fast” as hopes for a peace deal grew after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced this week.Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.”There have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, more importantly, finally have long sought PEACE in the…

Federal law enforcement officials and police attempt to keep protesters back outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Saturday. Oregon’s governor said California National Guard members had arrived in Oregon. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Portland and Chicago are preparing for the possibility that National Guard members will be deployed to their streets, as President Trump moves ahead with his plan to send troops to Democratic-run U.S. cities that he says require help to control crime and protect federal law enforcement officers. On Saturday, the White House said Trump “authorized”…

A man was arrested and charged with having a Molotov cocktail outside a Washington, D.C., Catholic church on Sunday ahead of a high-profile Mass meant to mark the start of the Supreme Court term.Metropolitan police said 41-year-old Louis Geri, of Vineland, New Jersey, was arrested at the steps of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest, after setting up a tent and refusing to leave. Officers determined that Geri had previously been barred from the Cathedral, although they didn’t elaborate on the reason.Police said officers observed multiple suspicious items, including vials of liquid and possible…

The Trump administration deployed more than 100 California National Guard members to Oregon overnight into Sunday, officials there said, and more are expected after a judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland.Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement on Sunday that she is aware that 101 federalized California National Guard members arrived in Oregon on Saturday night and that it is her understanding that more are on the way.”We have received no official notification or correspondence from the federal government regarding this action by the President,” she said. “This action appears to [be] intentional to…