/ Cbs Investigates From CBSNews.com Sat, 31 May 2025 18:04:26 -0400 5 /news/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-emails-essays/ Emails and essays obtained by CBS News shed new light on Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Fri, 23 May 2025 15:48:35 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/23/0cc5dd28-b86a-46e1-9059-d146ccf1d6e8/thumbnail/60x60/ea97ce01842952ee967d624b5bcad941/gettyimages-2161338991-1.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 93907e89-c9f5-4f0f-84ee-5056d7b644b7 /news/courts-nationwide-injunctions-originating/ CBS News examined federal court data on challenges against the Biden and Trump administrations and found patterns in where the cases were brought. Thu, 15 May 2025 23:12:30 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/9c0392fb-d77c-4ebc-ad7b-aa093674de24/thumbnail/60x60/b291583384fdba7e7dcdf3526fa019fc/gettyimages-1734325119.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d8ad5586-a4c1-4898-ac2d-205f90c24c6b /news/doge-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-cfpb-lawsuit/ Court documents reveal an aggressive purge of staff at CFBP, with a 25-year-old DOGE operative appearing to play a key role. Mon, 12 May 2025 09:44:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/05/d99b7b37-e6da-4fe0-8e18-4a05ef15c7fc/thumbnail/60x60/ec31cd76eb60463629e3b46e2ca80d71/ted-steege.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d8437620-c46d-48dc-9a68-e4b3b1f5a9bb /news/trump-family-net-worth-crypto-investments/ As the Trump family's crypto ventures increase their wealth, the president's administration pauses a dozen federal crypto probes. Fri, 02 May 2025 19:41:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/02/0621314e-9b1e-4773-86f0-823d41f5dee3/thumbnail/60x60/75da0fe835856337875f36e78e5f795f/gettyimages-2194369823.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d26f6019-2f17-4a3d-b100-26f2110ac39a /news/doge-usaid-contracts-details-removed-wall-of-receipts/ Due to "ongoing litigation," the Department of Government Efficiency removed details from its website on the more than 3,000 USAID contracts it claims to have canceled. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:26:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/26/87403843-402c-458a-b83f-99a334af8d6b/thumbnail/60x60/8cf69829794338d26ce8b5e59214e6d3/gettyimages-2198965772.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 354904b0-8422-405f-851c-39a203bdca5e /news/voa-cuts-trump-director-michael-abramowitz-interview/ The government-funded news agency stopped broadcasting after its employees were put on leave or terminated. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:57:13 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/18/b4455cf0-eac1-4636-8a8e-3625048602a8/thumbnail/60x60/f44349b1b7afc2cf10ec6255e0f271fa/screenshot-2025-03-17-200242.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d727b1ea-db82-46bf-a6a4-09340fea706a /news/jan-6-defendant-victim-fears-safety-after-pardons/ "Everyone is hailing him as a hero and he is not a hero. He is a violent, violent man," says a woman whose former partner was pardoned. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:54:06 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/18/61a7b5c0-d1cb-4d84-a860-fad9bf00cd58/thumbnail/60x60/4d13a3344466c4bd20ef2d8d23385c09/schwartz-for-digitial.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 518ad459-56a0-406f-95b8-51c34741e931 /news/father-black-hawk-crew-chief-dc-plane-crash/ Gary O'Hara said President Trump's attempt to blame the Washington, D.C., plane crash on "DEI" added to the pain of victims' families. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:50:21 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/31/a4227821-7aba-4176-9d1f-bffa88b69915/thumbnail/60x60/cef18235c3c8aef6f8ae400b855aa71a/screenshot-2025-01-31-at-1-23-32-pm.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 1168b274-0706-4c67-9342-8cceeccb69bb /news/experts-ask-why-black-hawk-helicopter-may-have-been-flying-above-allowed-altitude/ This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's worst air disaster in more than a decade, aviation experts said. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:28:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/31/213554fd-2dae-47f9-9e41-e2905090889d/thumbnail/60x60/a98e5974e93333148d2ac699747cc301/gettyimages-2196767506.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 b6d70616-7915-440d-a46b-6cf3181d871f /news/rfk-jr-samoa-measles-outbreak/ Local officials in Samoa don't blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's HHS pick, for measles deaths, but critics call his actions "harmful." Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:16:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/29/c3b5defb-f637-4222-953f-094075f6fe94/thumbnail/60x60/e35104ed18472496bd8abd135bca7e9d/gettyimages-2190292201.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 f41d2635-bcb3-4e81-9e1c-ddf00aa1f31d /news/china-spying-efforts-us-service-members-social-media/ The FBI and NCIS say "virtual espionage" by China is ensnaring American troops in growing numbers. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:09:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/27/7396224b-68fb-4ca4-806d-91c330d66a4a/thumbnail/60x60/0ba4db19416ce196ed140d6e15f3c8ce/gettyimages-1415932646.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 f31b9de4-af4e-44c9-93e2-c79f07c383bc /news/romance-scam-money-mules-sentenced-illinois/ Three Chicago-area residents were charged in connection with moving more than $3.5 million for an overseas-based romance scam network. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:31:13 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/22/a0364571-6f17-4771-8a12-9421d3ab9f7a/thumbnail/60x60/52c0c80d32efe7030d3a3008fb1ebb39/laura-dog.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 bab9dc74-34a6-4e89-af00-5c26cc20c389 /news/massachusetts-law-steward-health-care-hospitals/ The law is intended to prevent the financial maneuvers Steward used to siphon money away from direct patient care. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:38:08 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/08/43af101c-cf9d-402f-b3d7-a1211d5a9a88/thumbnail/60x60/b886f33d3585d52e5cab46f647dcc196/gettyimages-1915708550.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 a9ab6476-90b2-4104-93cd-99e9b09baf4e /news/senate-report-private-equity-hospitals/ Two private equity firms' efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report by a powerful 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ committee. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/12/06/3ce3c0fb-354e-4d69-a420-eb3d49febce1/thumbnail/60x60/264a61bb4f155f335ec46984a103e9ca/hospital-closed.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 74b315aa-7c4b-4015-963d-b975617c9e36 /news/pentagon-legal-settlement-lgbtq-veterans/ If approved by a federal judge, the agreement means the military would help thousands of veterans seek honorable discharges. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:20:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/23/474b589e-302f-4cd5-a4ff-60d3260b8fc2/thumbnail/60x60/b2509ba7bd30660f2944f7ed9da17262/gettyimages-2173381160.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d8cb849f-47b7-47e6-9189-0714cbd66a15 /news/las-vegas-cybertruck-bombing-matthew-livelsberger-letter-mental-health-crisis/ There's mounting evidence that the Tesla Cybertruck bombingâ€� at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was in fact a public display of a private tragedy. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:09:47 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/04/dba93f53-6810-4949-b7ed-ee798deae3ba/thumbnail/60x60/f0acf36bcfbc722b190aaaa9ec8e994c/livelsberger-cybertruck4.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 a67579f3-d6fb-4bb9-b9d7-d3445d965a64 /news/cybertruck-explosion-las-vegas-matthew-livelsberger-motive/ Family, friends and the close-knit Green Beret community can't square the Matthew Livelsberger they knew with the Cybertruck explosion police say he carried out in Las Vegas. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:39:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/03/b55a5cf9-00dc-42e7-b3d7-e4738ca43fc9/thumbnail/60x60/80a0b985cfc1fef32da0a813057f5892/vegas-cybertruck-suspect.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 bc92f9a3-40ad-496c-b7fa-51084ece7fe2 /news/police-selling-restricted-guns-posties/ These high-powered weapons are only meant for police. How are they ending up in criminals' hands? Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:07:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/03/6fa4f1f1-074f-4f7e-9bc3-db6e418d2a57/thumbnail/60x60/2c4e335c0db7a8982de21a9a78c8ae7c/exhibit-room-gun-case.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 567b81a0-4063-437f-ac70-525f273490cc /news/amazon-trucking-contractors-have-higher-rates-of-safety-violations/ Contracted truckers hauling packages between Amazon facilities are more likely to engage in dangerous behavior on the roads than other carriers, according to federal data analyzed by CBS News. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:06:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/02/ec8ffcde-1403-4906-9d96-8db05f6bbb02/thumbnail/60x60/0db28e4bf375779e9d16e607c2a01273/amazon-truck-2.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 ee8741ca-2b08-46a1-8d5f-84560144d85e /news/contrails-airlines-climate-change/ Feathery white lines of condensation left behind airplanes, known as contrails, add to warming the planet. A new study suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically reduce them. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:50:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/16/e8cd852e-f09c-4823-a905-545f86493f97/thumbnail/60x60/119e03eee552cb3e16d1815dbeb8d972/gettyimages-163391630.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 ad94482c-e87b-41de-80a0-3772f3acf657 /news/search-for-oldest-ever-ice-in-antarctica/ Their work near the South Pole means camping on the ice without showers or flushing toilets for seven weeks â€� but what we can learn about climate change there is essential to science. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:15:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/12/21/f8e20a48-358f-4fc8-aa60-bb3f8e33569b/thumbnail/60x60/e64eb7e61cbb7a5fa075b980a55aa00b/coldex-005.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 dea69dcd-c899-492a-9d83-4448aafc1e2b /news/school-arrest-children-new-data/ At least 100 children in grades 1 through 5 were arrested in school during the 2020-2021 school year, according to CBS News analysis of newly-released federal data. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:03:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/11/15/cb99ddac-b109-4b9c-b27d-799f71c2c431/thumbnail/60x60/54e0b462dba15d81804e336a801c5331/still-key-west.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 462d92e8-b26a-49e3-85be-89cd717f2f63 /news/ghost-guns-mexican-cartel/ One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:51:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/20/7369c956-6c2f-45be-98b9-bb141fa02b87/thumbnail/60x60/c9f93a0e9c1be9c5f4625b5ebcf7d440/jgm-5298.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 642ce1f2-686a-4ed3-bda8-3988f86dce29 /news/prison-escapes-in-america-how-common-are-they-and-whats-the-real-risk/ Prison escapes have made headlines in recent weeks, but how common are they? CBS News dug into the data to find out. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/18/9bf64123-ff07-4ca8-9062-6403826b7e12/thumbnail/60x60/8a7054a335574982d18718573dbd662c/microsoftteams-image.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 56f91595-856b-47ee-bcc7-d00bfb924ba7 /news/mexican-drug-cartels-american-weapons-smuggled-across-border/ "We have allowed the cartels to amass an army," a former ATF senior special agent told CBS News. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:31:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/14/fd896bb6-124e-4008-8ab6-f78ccf062aa1/thumbnail/60x60/b97096aed5b6884dab01411e09771ead/screenshot-2023-09-13-at-8-18-09-pm.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 81832718-8140-4291-99aa-c22504cb9269 /news/black-school-districts-funding-state-budgets-students-impact/ A CBS News investigation found stark disparities in funds invested in new buildings or facility improvements between school districts depending on their racial makeup. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:22:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/13/9f9c25e2-2397-41a4-bbea-8e3a70ec9353/thumbnail/60x60/a2cd47df03d5959a24c7810bf25e9c25/doorphoto-photos-v2-faces-x2.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 2aa003da-0b5a-4db4-9ad1-25af716729ec /news/light-pollution-makes-stars-invisible/ The national push for more efficient lighting is driven by a quest for energy efficiency. But there's an unintended consequence: light pollution. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:54:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/09/01/f7e91198-9cde-4c19-adb8-3e646fbbcd28/thumbnail/60x60/9f8fc5cec9ed0a4670ab7f996a857049/gettyimages-1597508518.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 93509db4-393c-4924-b104-e59fc13b0aca /news/chasing-arrows-plastic-recycling-symbol-may-get-tossed-in-the-trash/ It's universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it's also universally confusing, since many plastics can't easily be recycled. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:48:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/08/01/09045571-0ad1-4beb-89e7-379725851f99/thumbnail/60x60/4f3ee2891b4649a917321a43e33b54b7/plastics-recycling-bin.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 98a541fb-227e-4618-80f4-99ae048f31d4 /news/ai-fighting-wildfires/ As more people across the country are seeing the impact of wildfires and smoke, scientists are turning to the promise of big data, technology and collaboration to keep big fires from spreading. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:07:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/07/17/838bb48a-30bc-46f5-9e9f-c91137a8debd/thumbnail/60x60/3551492a37b2f253676dd4686fb27e66/data-1.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 bb0879f9-6076-40e0-982b-9f47789dad7f /news/fires-destroy-forests/ Years of keeping fire out of America's forests led to a buildup of dead trees and brush â€� fuel for today's larger, hotter, more lethal wildfires. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:08:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/07/10/14a78ebf-4efb-448e-91ce-0eafb85d75d7/thumbnail/60x60/153b8152d98112adbbef4d0bdb5f79a9/fire-feature-image-1.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d5e681ad-b403-4c07-96c8-a7f3d594479c