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Businesses divided as Supreme Court hears case on Trump's tariffs

The Supreme Court will decide if President Trump has the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under an emergency powers law. In arguments on Wednesday, justices expressed skepticism about the president's powers. Mr. Trump's tariffs have ...

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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's tariffs policies

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding President Trump's authority to impose tariffs unilaterally. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.

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Toymaker takes tariff fight to Supreme Court: "I definitely want my money back"

Toymaker Rick Woldenberg made it his mission to challenge President Trump after he imposed sweeping tariffs earlier this year. Now, his fight has landed in the Supreme Court. Maurice DuBois reports.

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Civil trial over payouts to families of Ethiopia Boeing crash victims to proceed

A federal jury will decide how much Boeing should pay to the families of two victims killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 Max jetliner in Ethiopia.

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Can Italy build the world's longest suspension bridge despite clash?

Italy's government has vowed to go ahead with the government's plan to build a €13.5 billion bridge across the Strait of Messina despite Italy's Court of Auditors shooting down the plan. Can it be bypassed?

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Supreme Court hearing arguments on Trump's tariffs

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of President Trump's sweeping tariff policies. CBS News' Rebecca Roiphe has more.

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Israel's former top military lawyer arrested after resigning

The Israeli army's former top lawyer, Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has been taken into custody a week after admitting to leaking a video in 2024 of Israeli soldiers suspected of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee. After the ...

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Trial begins for man accused of leading migrant smuggling network

Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation bringing East African migrants to Europe under horrific conditions, demanding huge sums of money from their relatives to free them from camps in Libya.

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Judge to rule on National Guard deployment to Portland

A federal judge is expected to issue on a decision on Friday regarding the National Guard being deployed to Portland, Oregon. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.

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SNAP benefits to expire as judges order White House to fund program

Federal food assistance programs like SNAP benefits are set to expire Saturday as lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government. However, some judges have ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the program.

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Judges say Trump admin must pay some SNAP benefits during shutdown

A pair of judges weighed in on cases related to food assistance for millions of Americans. One judge said the federal government must use contingency funds to make payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the ...

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Turkish court sentences hotel owner, 10 others to life for deadly fire

The blaze broke out at the Grand Karta Hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort on 21 January during the winter school break, killing 78 people and injuring 133.

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South Africa court rules anti-Apartheid icon Albert Luthuli murdered

In South Africa, a major historical revelation, a court has ruled that anti-apartheid leader Albert Luthuli was murdered by members of the apartheid-era police, not killed in a train accident as officials claimed nearly six decades ago.

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Former 1st grade teacher shot by student testifies at trial

Abby Zwerner, a former first grade teacher, testified in a civil trial Wednesday in Newport News, Virginia, about the moment her 6-year-old student shot her and how her life has changed. Zwerner is suing her school's former assistant pri...

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Taylor Taranto sentenced to time served for Obama threat

Taylor Taranto has been sentenced to time served plus 36 months of supervised release after being convicted of threatening former President Barack Obama. He was also pardoned on Jan. 6 Capitol rioting charges by President Trump earlier t...

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Former first grade teacher shot by 6-year-old testifies in civil trial

Abby Zwerner, a former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023, testified Thursday in her $40 million lawsuit over the incident. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.

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Sonya Massey's family says Sean Grayson's mother apologized

Sonya Massey's family reacted to the verdict in the case against Sean Grayson, a former sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Massey in her home. CBS News' Jericka Duncan reports.

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Sonya Massey's family frustrated over ex-deputy's lesser charge

A jury found former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. Massey's father expressed frustration following the verdict finding Grayson guilty on a lesser charge.

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Trump admin admits National Guard went to Portland after judge's order

A judge is weighing the Trump administration's plan to send the National Guard to Portland. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more on the case.

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Juror opens up about facing trauma after serving on murder trial

Less than half a million will serve on violent criminal cases, including murder. But counseling and mental health services offered to jurors after those verdicts are rare.

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DOJ sidelines prosecutors over Jan. 6 'rioters' court filing

The Justice Department has put D.C. prosecutors on leave after they submitted a court memo describing those who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021 as "rioters." The filing was in a case involving Taylor Taranto, who was part of the ...

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Ex-officer found guilty of murder in Sonya Massey shooting

Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, was found guilty of second-degree murder.

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France tries Bulgarians over defacing Holocaust memorial

Four Bulgarians are to go on trial in France on October 29, accused of desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints in 2024. Prosecutors think the act may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.

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Texas sues Tylenol makers over alleged autism link

The Texas attorney general announced a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies behind Tylenol, echoing the Trump administration's allegations linking the painkiller to increased risk of autism.

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Judge orders Trump's Chicago immigration leader to court daily

A U.S. judge on Tuesday (October 28) ordered the Border Patrol official overseeing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago to appear in court daily and wear a body camera, demanding detailed reports on agents' use of fo...

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Jury deliberations begin in Sonya Massey murder trial

A jury in Illinois is deciding the fate of a former sheriff's deputy who killed Sonya Massey. Sean Grayson is facing three counts of first-degree murder for shooting Massey in her home last year.

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25 states sue Trump administration over SNAP food stamp funding freeze

25 states are suing the Trump administration to stop federal food aid from being suspended amid the government shutdown. All but two of those states, Nevada and Vermont, have a democratic governor.

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Judge admonishes ICE leader in Chicago after violations

A federal judge is ordering a top Border Patrol official in charge of operations in Chicago to give nightly reports to the court after agents were accused of potentially violating limits on their arrest and crowd control tactics.

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Japan defendant admits to killing ex-PM Abe in first court hearing

A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted to murder in the first hearing of the case, media said, three years after the assassination of Japan's longest-serving premier stunned the nation.

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Trump files appeal to throw out New York "hush money" conviction

Attorneys for President Trump on Monday filed an appeal of the New York "hush money" criminal case that led to his felony conviction. CBS News justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.

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