https://www.cbsnews.com/ Headlines From CBSNews.com Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:00:38 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-amy-klobuchar-wins-dfl-primary-in-governors-race/ CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:19:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/06/ed5a5148-24d3-4261-9c35-f1b9aa2e6e54/thumbnail/60x60/a51afa4453f9e1437899155a6d7dcc50/gettyimages-2277318927.jpg aac35151-79f3-495a-93d2-4a9ccd830194 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ilhan-omar-minnesota-5th-congressional-district-primary-projected-winner-2026/ Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has secured the Democratic nomination for reelection in the 2026 primary, CBS News projects. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/12/b65ef088-6b79-465c-9692-4e0494bf6274/thumbnail/60x60/60e6a2d985763cd5c7948f0f597990af/gettyimages-2288901342.jpg 9fe63fcf-7b26-4baf-8e43-c6b7861dfcc7 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peggy-flanagan-us-senate-minnesota-democratic-primary-projected-winner/ Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has captured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the Minnesota primary election, CBS News projects. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:38:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/12/20574655-1a40-449d-8b4f-a8e731b20580/thumbnail/60x60/952bdb1d6c5bce5eb4f9b26958e5ee28/gettyimages-2288901448-1.jpg 44310a1f-3e2f-4c70-86de-fbc1c37ee942 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lisa-demuth-minnesota-republican-governor-primary-projected-winner/ Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth will win the Republican primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race, CBS News projects. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:30:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/11/02/f0fe6587-2d54-4c89-8f1b-276fb126fb01/thumbnail/60x60/0de4d019efb0fc7db29c757b9c852cf2/demuth.jpg 29f870be-239b-4cf8-9e60-7cdf98691ce3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/midwest-severe-storms-tornadoes-power-outages/ Nearly 1 million customers in the Midwest were without power as perilous thunderstorms and extreme wind gusts pummeled the region on Tuesday. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:29:33 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/f727cf62-4e1c-4392-a3e9-b44e84650342/thumbnail/60x60/5ef89fa390e58da2447decc6dd034006/ap26223743076434.jpg 1316685d-5358-4d2f-9808-c12e631873bb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-larson-luke-bronin-connecticut-house-democratic-primary/ Democratic Rep. John Larson — who has represented central Connecticut since the late 1990s — lost his party's primary Tuesday to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, CBS News has projected. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:09:12 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/12/1061a429-f166-4c9a-b682-8d90f1b7d4f4/thumbnail/60x60/01499531743ec7f6380730c791b06faf/ap26204646617342.jpg 73cb52a1-5ed8-468e-b842-4510ab949ebc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-house-primary-results-1st-3rd-7th-districts/ National Democrats see two Wisconsin districts currently held by Republicans as up for grabs in November — the 1st and 3rd Districts. Here's how the primaries are shaping up. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:03:14 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/f2f7ec17-5f8d-4f50-9131-eadc3da77d8b/thumbnail/60x60/316c8606e7c11d83ebe7a94f306315ec/gettyimages-2289537059.jpg 8723980f-bab1-4b16-982b-5e27cca50d0c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michele-tafoya-us-senate-minnesota-republican-primary-results/ Michele Tafoya, a former television sports reporter, is the winner of the Republican nomination for Senate in the Minnesota primary election, CBS News projects. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:14:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/01/21/dccbfe5e-35c0-45b9-8357-9634e3c71dd3/thumbnail/60x60/0ec0c1c179832b73d6cff520db09b918/gettyimages-1361770649.jpg 7127a82e-aa8d-43ce-b066-d3172e48b7f3 https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-strait-of-hormuz-compensation-negotiation/ The U.S. and Iran are close to agreeing on "some sort of arrangement," Pakistan's defense minister told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:11:37 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/f6794e7f-d692-48c3-8cda-249ae918f509/thumbnail/60x60/6d841cfe177c5a60285a9484ae4bcac7/gettyimages-2289377473.jpg 9e430159-2a09-4766-8735-0549dbc5cb4e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-governor-democratic-primary-francesca-hong-david-crowley-minnesota-graham/ South Carolina Republicans will choose a successor for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat, and Minnesota's Senate primary is another battle between moderate and progressive Democrats. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:48:04 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/10/438c48df-c756-4e38-a156-898d6eef8f37/thumbnail/60x60/ce2a0ef5f81962b13e4fb1410c77ab5f/ap26210051050866.jpg f21abb08-a1e2-4e16-b3ba-0a268b30f0c1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-2nd-district-gop-primary-results-ralph-marques-shomari-figures/ Rhett Marques will take on Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures in the newly drawn district that's more favorable to Republicans. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:43:15 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/c66369ab-eff3-474b-8608-d829f08e493a/thumbnail/60x60/42d4b09466b2c0aa563f9859c22d4d07/ap26209019148121.jpg aca54858-a81f-478c-8a7f-85dd799277b0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-secretly-switched-plane-turkey-air-force-one-iran-war-threat/ Ahead of a flight from Turkey, President Trump secretly left Air Force One and was moved to another plane with the help of a catering truck, according to a source, as the U.S. grappled with a threat from Iran. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:41:40 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/64114d86-f42b-4baa-ab20-2426d679bf14/thumbnail/60x60/b213dfd83a531c22f901657f3675be39/gettyimages-2284660204.jpg b3ed5788-4836-4fb9-abb5-e3df69d8a165 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-high-speed-rail-run-out-of-money-2027-inspector-general/ The watchdog's review warns the $4 billion federal funding loss now leaves the project needing billions in financing within 16 months — as the rail authority acknowledges for the first time that it still has no train contract, has cut its order from six trains to three, and has dropped the "Buy America" requirement. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:41:32 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/04/56fcbbc0-49fd-4459-8c8c-b5422f69ec46/thumbnail/60x60/582741094bacd67d0051b7beae0f63e9/california-high-speed-rail-train-rendering.jpg 44305c7b-d597-4fb7-9fef-07e422111d8b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arkansas-football-player-venomous-snake-helmet/ The Maumelle High football player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn't bitten, animal services director Chris Davis said. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:31:23 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/5388e46b-cf2f-4bb9-9373-0b57381d6d6f/thumbnail/60x60/10dd7311cfc43ffb3aa031ae35d213bd/snake-in-helmet-august-2026-wings-1.jpg 391a43ec-4fd0-4394-a514-4c82601ef6eb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-south-carolina-senate-special-election-primary-results/ Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will face off in a runoff later this month for the South Carolina GOP Senate nomination, CBS News projects, as they vie to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:16:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/1c5cb05b-eb81-4ee7-8edb-96ebfae40245/thumbnail/60x60/bb4a99743241a0c19b8fd286d58261e1/norman-graham-runoff-sc.jpg 36905a83-7da8-47ae-967e-41fb3c34450b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-officers-gloves-electric-shocks/ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:59:23 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/21/6b4efbda-a79c-4d57-92c3-cbf1c0e42d86/thumbnail/60x60/98760b0ec627e4080d340e56843e24fb/gettyimages-2235443593.jpg 1b2bc39d-b632-4849-81f0-90b9a0a46072 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-secretly-switched-to-different-plane-amid-iran-threat/ A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that President Trump was secretly removed from Air Force One and switched to a different plane following a credible threat from Iran as he left the NATO summit in Turkey last month. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Natalie Brand have more. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:05:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/12/02edaead-a033-4cbc-b256-7bda30ac5bc1/thumbnail/60x60/909a3fed93d6ce49d53fdad0220719b3/cbsn-fusion-trump-secretly-switched-to-different-plane-amid-iran-threat-thumbnail.jpg c3bdd794-f1fa-4717-8ac8-18d52a5526d5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-bay-head-shark-video-trend-mayor-bill-curtis/ Bay Head Mayor Bill Curtis worries that baiting sharks close to shore in order to take pictures and videos of them could be a recipe for disaster. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:58:14 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/d33ba017-36ff-44dd-9083-fc247e575a94/thumbnail/60x60/5334a3668003f8c70607bc6826f932e8/gettyimages-1240591452.jpg 3b8f244b-8a37-4b73-92a6-fdd3d950f4a0 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/analysis-of-key-primary-races-as-trump-endorses-darline-graham-for-south-carolina/ CBS News political director Fin Gómez breaks down some of the key primary races unfolding on Tuesday as voters cast ballots in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Alabama, Connecticut, Vermont and South Carolina. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:43:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/071020d5-5c51-441f-ade0-91321c89421d/thumbnail/60x60/9d0152ce7d67839cd59d5442b99ab6cd/cbsn-fusion-analysis-of-key-primary-races-as-trump-endorses-darline-graham-for-south-carolina-thumbnail.jpg 655d4990-7f17-48f2-859f-84c55b802bb1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-earthquake-rescue-survivors/ Over 1,100 homes were destroyed when Colombia was struck by its strongest earthquake on record. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:31:33 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/14484cc7-7e7b-4006-8b33-8545834d2b17/thumbnail/60x60/13cf0270a129607dcf7a66f3f9e23cb5/2026-08-11t183218z-2091982038-rc2hwmaiuxp1-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.jpg 2d100d8f-d6ad-4efb-81d3-62adfebf3378 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/heres-whats-at-stake-as-voters-cast-ballots-in-six-primaries-including-south-carolina/ Primary elections are being held Tuesday in six states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, Connecticut, Vermont and South Carolina. CBS News' Taurean Small, Jonah Kaplan, Mark Strassmann and Anthony Salvanto have the latest. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:23:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/9caccd58-b90b-4369-9b1c-ee39bd28d754/thumbnail/60x60/ffbcbeeeb7e0557925788dc7d15d2483/cbsn-fusion-heres-whats-at-stake-as-voters-cast-ballots-in-six-primaries-including-south-carolina-thumbnail.jpg 075bf2c3-0c02-4ad6-97f1-5cc21ae66218 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-military-operations-civilian-casualties-2025-yemen-houthis-trump-hegseth/ The Pentagon has acknowledged that U.S. military operations killed more than 150 civilians in 2025. The count did not include any deaths from airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:13:25 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/347a684b-1716-4041-b8a0-a2592b7e5866/thumbnail/60x60/be85eaa9f22a8f1ae0e4ea80db3da2b7/ap25097438554445.jpg df7cd5d1-11ce-4a99-8d89-660ffa9a6175 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-doj-reflecting-pool-david-hearn/ Earlier this month, however, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the case, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:54:14 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/372f5b3d-f81d-4e60-a1a1-fdd4b7c96349/thumbnail/60x60/49f550c8465553f71da12798e1e6d39b/gettyimages-2289542246.jpg 6e8b22a9-fc1e-4759-9a1e-1b08fe683db2 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicaid-transgender-care-minors/ Medicaid said it won't pay for gender-affirming surgeries or hormones for transgender minors. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:43:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/5b95cda5-babc-4048-9bf5-fd7bf53d43f0/thumbnail/60x60/62a401c2f633956f2b98ef572e3bf521/gettyimages-2259525566.jpg 3063e3b6-9da8-4a11-9c3e-6a56744b3f3c https://www.cbsnews.com/video/081126-cbs-evening-news/ President Trump took secret flight out of July's NATO summit due to Iranian missile threat; storms hit Midwest as wildfires rage in western states. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/551d927e-87c6-449c-8663-e508ae347bc7/thumbnail/60x60/af697ecf5959be4cfc30cff6e36e97f4/en081126.jpg a73255fb-c4a5-4b3f-9a8d-04b1465b641e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-gamer-air-traffic-controllers-faa-recruitment-sean-duffy/ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is touting the success of a campaign targeting video gamers to train as air traffic controllers. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:51 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/2c3b1f38-9648-4daf-9f50-fd630d3b3a21/thumbnail/60x60/44354b2e95fa9f0d1232d928667fcdc7/gettyimages-2257297641.jpg 0b6f4b0c-3c67-41ba-ad80-4cdf1c42d3f8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/total-solar-eclipse-august-12-2026/ The only total solar eclipse of 2026 will cross the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, Aug. 12, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. See when and where it will be visible. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:51:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/f80bea08-322f-4a3a-a7ae-6e558e79c2d7/thumbnail/60x60/5afac039787e6bf0e77fda35725469d2/gettyimages-2289523763.jpg 56ecb9a3-b4d3-4305-b2cb-bc2b003d11d1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fast-track-disability-list/ The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:40:09 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/07/21/5a90061d-803a-495e-bac7-e4d8d4e00fe7/thumbnail/60x60/b030df0f7376047e9fa45de90d393887/gettyimages-2244167281.jpg d700d5bc-607f-4f2a-af32-a03e80b248d8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-gilman-russia-released/ A U.S. Marine veteran from Massachusetts who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges has been released. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:26:05 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/11/ee1e93a1-97d9-4ebb-83c5-2cca2a7423ea/thumbnail/60x60/f356632fbd2e8f30cd8193c713e60daa/048b1dd38b3d9c9f.jpg 4838c175-da7f-461e-90d4-f9ff5fb55c4e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-high-speed-rail-train-procurement-newsom/ Records reveal California twice missed deadlines to buy the trains at the center of a federal funding fight — then quietly dropped its lawsuit weeks after missing its new deadline. 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