Trump suspends some funding for refugee resettlement groups, memo says
Resettlement agencies were told on Friday some of their federal funding awards were "immediately suspended."
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Resettlement agencies were told on Friday some of their federal funding awards were "immediately suspended."
The State Department on Wednesday canceled all refugee travel to the U.S. and halted refugee processing to comply with President Trump's suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on that and some of Mr. Trump's other early executive orders.
Israel's air and ground campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah forces has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Lebanon, including refugees who escaped the war in Syria. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports on the uncertain future they face as tensions run high in the Middle East.
The National Ballet of Ukraine is touring several states in an effort to raise money for children stuck in the wartorn country. Nancy Chen reports.
Anti-racism demonstrators took to the streets in the U.K. on Wednesday as a counter-action to days of violent riots from far-right groups. Those groups have been targeting Muslims and immigrants after false rumors spread online that the suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage was an Islamic migrant. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee reports from London.
The world's youngest country, South Sudan, has faced wars, a hunger crisis, kidnappings, rapes and unprecedented flooding. As CBS News' Leah Mishkin reports, the country's basketball team hopes to give their nation "a beacon of hope" as they make their Olympic debut in Paris.
These athletes will get to participate in the 2024 Games as part of the refugee Olympic team, created by the IOC.
Devastating flooding in Brazil has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes for good. Scientists say human-caused climate change will make extreme flooding more likely, and that there will be more climate refugees in the future. Lauren Risi, director of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center, joins CBS News to discuss.
Mohammad Shasho's family left Aleppo in 2013, telling their children they were taking a prolonged vacation. That "vacation" was an evacuation prompted by Syria's eight-year-old civil war, and it became a permanent exile. In a film produced by BYkids, we see the Syrian crisis through the eyes of a young refugee filmmaker.
David Korzyrkov fled Ukraine with his family two years ago when Russia invaded his country. Now, he's set to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. CBS Philadelphia's Josh Sanders has the story.
While the debate over handling the influx of migrants rages on in Washington, D.C., CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez traveled to Juarez, Mexico, to look at the humanitarian impact south of the border.
Britain's government is claiming a "major milestone" in its controversial plan to fly anyone arriving in the U.K. without permission to Rwanda.
The White House is considering welcoming some Palestinians from Gaza into the U.S. as refugees. The Palestinians under consideration would include individuals with immediate family who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
A new U.K. law means asylum seekers arriving on British shores without prior permission can be deported to East Africa.
For the past two years, the U.S. has been quietly resettling hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with one of the families that escaped war and now live and work in New Jersey.
A Sudanese-American family is the first to be reunited in the U.S. after a woman and her sons spent nearly a year stuck in Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. government is racing to evacuate nearly 1,000 Americans still trapped in Haiti amid ongoing violence. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the efforts from the city of Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti.
Two transgender Afghan refugees who managed to escape Taliban rule say they're no better off as refugees in Pakistan.
More than 70% of the Gazan population is living as refugees in Rafah, and the looming ground operation by the Israeli army threatens to escalate the humanitarian crisis. CBS News producer Marwan Al Ghoul reports from Rafah with the latest.
Israel has said a narrow buffer zone along Gaza's border with Egypt "must be in our hands," but it's filling up with displaced Palestinians.
Geert Wilders won on a platform that included a call for an EU membership referendum, a halt to accepting asylum-seekers and the "de-Islamization" of the Netherlands.
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful as they could "face a real risk of ill-treatment."
Former President Donald Trump has outlined a radical shift in U.S. immigration policy if he's elected president again in 2024, vowing to implement a slew of unprecedented measures targeting both legal and unauthorized immigrants, including a massive deportation blitz. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
The Israel-Hamas war has triggered a wave of Palestinians fleeing Gaza. While the Biden administration has not announced efforts to resettle people from Gaza, historically the U.S. does not admit many Palestinian refugees. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains why.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egypt's president Sunday, the latest in a series of high-stakes talks with several Middle Eastern leaders who are keeping a close eye on the Israel-Hamas war. Blinken said there is a "shared view" among leaders in the Middle East that the war shouldn't spread. Skyler Henry reports.
President Trump warned Iran to make a deal on his terms "before it is too late."
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife are set to appear Thursday in federal court in Manhattan.
The TSA's top official says the situation at U.S. airports could get even worse if the partial government shutdown that has frozen officers' paychecks continues.
Justice Department lawyers said in the memo that it was a "regrettable error" to cite the memo in monthslong litigation.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office has been ordered to turn over certain voter records.
Here's what to know about peptides, what they can and can't do, and what's driving viral claims about possible health benefits online.
Population estimates released by U.S. Census Bureau show growth rates slowed sharply in metro areas in 2025, as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is accused of using part of the $5 million to bolster her campaign and on luxury goods.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans have submitted what their "last and final" offer to end the DHS shutdown. Follow live updates.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office has been ordered to turn over certain voter records.
Rebecca Liquori and Rachel Mariotti worked together to remove the exit door and help passengers off the plane after the deadly collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
As oil prices surge, some experts are urging consumers to take energy-conserving steps like working from home or driving less.
Russia is providing intelligence support to Iran in the Middle East war to "kill Americans," Kaja Kallas said Thursday.
As a searing heat wave slowly expands over the western two-thirds of the U.S., more than 100 daily temperature records are forecast through Sunday.
As oil prices surge, some experts are urging consumers to take energy-conserving steps like working from home or driving less.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would raise taxes on households worth more than $50 million and on billionaires.
The U.S. Postal Service is raising some postage prices to help offset the federal agency's rising transportation costs as fuel prices surge.
With Social Security's trust fund sliding toward insolvency, one group wants to cap benefits for the wealthiest U.S. couples.
Summer gasoline regulations will be waived for 20 days, and possibly longer to try to ease gas prices.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office has been ordered to turn over certain voter records.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, whose board is filled with the president's allies, announced Bill Maher will receive the prize in June.
Justice Department lawyers said in the memo that it was a "regrettable error" to cite the memo in monthslong litigation.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans have submitted what their "last and final" offer to end the DHS shutdown. Follow live updates.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife are set to appear Thursday in federal court in Manhattan.
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health and interim leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told staff a permanent CDC director could be nominated soon. "I know that it has been such a difficult year," he said.
Federal health officials posted a warning about misleading statements by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about his company's bladder cancer drug Anktiva.
Doctors fear that skepticism, fueled by anti-science sentiment and mistrust, is extending beyond vaccines to other proven, routine care.
Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.
Russia is providing intelligence support to Iran in the Middle East war to "kill Americans," Kaja Kallas said Thursday.
The Syrian man has been identified as a terrorist threat by the U.S. for belonging to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict.
President Trump warned Iran to make a deal on his terms "before it is too late."
Camila Morrone, who stars in the series "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen," speaks to "CBS Mornings" about the show, what intimidated her about the horror genre, and working with the Duffer brothers.
(Spoilers ahead) "CBS Mornings" reveals shocking details about the latest "Survivor" elimination ceremony.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson announced on Wednesday that "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert will co-write the next "Lord of the Rings" movie. "The Late Show" airs its final episode in May.
Major League Baseball's "robot umpire" made its debut in the season-opening New Yankees-San Francisco Giants game in Oracle Park.
A newly released video shows the police interactions with Taylor Frankie Paul in 2023 that led to charges, including domestic violence in the presence of a child. CBS News Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Meta and YouTube were found liable on all charges in a landmark social media addiction trial. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports.
After days of deliberation, a jury in Los Angeles found Meta and YouTube liable for creating platforms designed to be addictive for kids and for failing to warn them. The plaintiff was awarded $6 million in damages in the case. Meta and Google, which owns YouTube, both say they'll appeal.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
A Los Angeles jury ruled against Meta and Google on Wednesday, finding the companies liable for reports of damage done to young people by social media. That verdict came less than 24 hours after a similar ruling in New Mexico, where a jury found Meta violated state consumer protection law and endangered children. New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
For years, governments have attempted to regulate new, emerging technologies on a global scale. Roland Fryer, a CBS News contributor and author of the Wall Street Journal op-ed "The Economics of Regulating AI," breaks it down.
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The staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is monitoring some animals they've rehabilitated from space -- especially amputees, such as one they named Amelie, who's back at sea.
The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating the popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, scientists say.
Researchers in Cambodia surveyed dozens of previously unexplored caves and found several species never seen before, including a pit viper that is still being studied.
The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a "bioblitz" – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID species.
The New York City Police Department is unveiling its gender-based violence policy and training unit to help survivors and investigate aggressors. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected in court today for a hearing where he is expected to seek the dismissal of charges against him. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife are set to appear Thursday in federal court in Manhattan.
The Syrian man has been identified as a terrorist threat by the U.S. for belonging to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
A newly released video shows the police interactions with Taylor Frankie Paul in 2023 that led to charges, including domestic violence in the presence of a child. CBS News Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
As the number of people with cameras on their dashboards and doorbells has grown, so have reports of such sightings.
In an on-going overhaul of NASA's Artemis program, agency officials say it will take seven years to build a sophisticated base on the moon.
NASA's Artemis II rocket is back on the launch pad after repairs inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Early next month, NASA will try, for a second time, to send a crew of four on a flyby of the moon. Mark Strassmann has more.
A possible meteorite crashed into a Houston area house on Saturday night, tearing through the roof and two stories of the home, officials said.
Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins joins "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss her groundbreaking journey to become the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
In Savannah Guthrie's first interview since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared, the "Today" co-host described her daily struggles. Police believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson home in the middle of the night. She was reported missing Feb. 1. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
President Trump said Iran gifted the U.S. multiple boats of oil that were moved through the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Trump made the comments during a Cabinet meeting after saying the gifts were proof that the regime was looking to negotiate an end to the war.
The Senate and House of Representatives are expected to hold votes to test potential off-ramps during a partial government shutdown that has stalled TSA lines at U.S. airports. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
President Trump's adviser Steve Witkoff spoke at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday and confirmed that the U.S. presented Iran with a 15-point action plan for peace through Pakistani mediators.
President Trump is commenting on the Iran war at the first Cabinet meeting since the conflict in the Middle East began. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.