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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law this week, and if it goes into effect next year, state troopers and even sheriff's deputies would be able to charge and arrest migrants for illegally crossing the border. However, that could create challenges. Omar Villafranca has more.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Texas Civil Rights Project are suing the state of Texas over its new law, signed this week by Governor Greg Abbott, that makes illegal immigration a state crime. CBS News Texas anchor and reporter Ken Molestina has the latest on the response to the law.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed one of the toughest state immigration bills in recent American history Monday. Denise Gilman, co-director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, joins CBS News to explain how SB4 changes the way the state handles migrants.
The lawsuit on behalf of El Paso County comes one day after Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 4 into law
While lawmakers on Capitol Hill negotiate immigration reform, Texas has passed a new law that gives local law enforcement the authority to arrest people suspected of crossing the southern border illegally. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law two new border bills as the U.S. Senate is unlikely to pass any border deal before Christmas. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports from the White House on how it sets the stage for an immigration policy showdown during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Robert Yancy Jr., 39, was captured after two civilians recognized him and called police, officials said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed bill SB4 into law Monday, which gives state authorities the power to arrest and jail migrants who cross into Texas illegally from Mexico. On Capitol Hill, senators still have not reached an agreement on border policy. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Three Austin police officers are on administrative duty while the shooting is investigated. Authorities say they fired their weapons and killed a suspected gunman inside a downtown bar Saturday night.
Prosecutors believed Maria Muñoz's death was suspicious, but they weren't sure if she had died by suicide, from an accidental overdose or if she had been murdered.
A young wife and mother dies unexpectedly with a strange mix of drugs in her system. Investigators turn to her journals for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
The evidence presented at Joel Pellot's murder trial tells a different story from what he told police happened the day his wife Maria died.
Born and raised in Texas, Sarah Jarosz started playing music at age 9, and writing songs at 16. At 18, she won her first Grammy Award, followed by three more across six albums. Now, she is about to embark on her biggest North American tour yet. From her album "Polaroid Lovers," here is Sarah Jarosz with "Columbus & 89th."
Born and raised in Texas, Sarah Jarosz started playing music at age 9, and writing songs at 16. At 18, she won her first Grammy Award, followed by three more across six albums. Now, she is about to embark on her biggest North American tour yet. From her album "Polaroid Lovers," here is Sarah Jarosz with "When the Lights Go Out."
Born and raised in Texas, Sarah Jarosz started playing music at age 9 and writing songs at 16. At 18, she won her first Grammy Award, followed by three more across six albums. Now, she is about to embark on her biggest North American tour yet. From her album "Polaroid Lovers," here is Sarah Jarosz with "Jealous Moon."
In the early morning of Sept. 22, 2020, Officer Gregorio De La Cruz responded to a call at a home in Laredo, Texas. At the top of the stairs of the house, Joel Pellot, dressed in surgical scrubs, was performing CPR on his wife, 31-year-old Maria Muñoz. Paramedics and police jumped in to help, but at 3:58 a.m. local time, less than three hours after Pellot called 911, his wife was declared dead inside their home. CBS News' Erin Moriarty reports on what happened.
DVR ALERT: A young wife and mother dies unexpectedly with a strange mix of drugs in her system. Investigators turn to her journals for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, Dec. 16 at 10:27/9:27c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
The pregnant Texas woman who challenged the state's abortion ban has opted to leave Texas to receive the procedure. Kate Cox's decision came hours before the Texas Supreme Court ruled against her, saying she did not qualify for a medical exception to the state's near-total abortion ban. Doctors say her fetus has a fatal condition that puts her life at risk and may prevent her from getting pregnant again. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against 31-year-old Kate Cox to receive an abortion just hours after she left the state to receive the procedure. CBS News' Janet Shamlian has the latest.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against Kate Cox's emergency request after she left the state. "Her health is on the line," said the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Rafael Govea Romero faces capital murder charges in the death of Lizbeth Medina, officials in Edna, Texas, said Sunday.
The Texas Supreme Court has paused a lower court's decision to allow Kate Cox to get an emergency abortion. CBS News' Janet Shamlian has more on why a final decision is so urgent for the 31-year-old.
A Texas woman agreed to have her pecan tree decorated for Christmas to bring some joy to her terminally ill father. Now, more than 15 years later, the tree is a Christmas staple, drawing visitors from hundreds of miles away. CBS News' Janet Shamilian reports from Bartonville, Texas.
Kate Cox, a mother of two, said she found out last week that her unborn child suffered from what doctors say is a fatal disorder.
The Democratic state senator defeated longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the mayoral runoff election.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.
Republicans vying for jobs allege Trump transition aide Boris Epshteyn has been mixing private consulting with his transition role.
President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on mass deportation and harsher immigration policies, could inherit a border that is relatively quiet.
A tree that survived Hurricane Helene in North Carolina was unveiled as the 2024 White House Christmas tree.
Erik and Lyle Menendez made their first Los Angeles court appearance in years after their lawyers requested that a judge review potential new evidence and consider resentencing their first-degree murder convictions for the 1989 killings of their parents.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
A white woman in Florida with a racist history will be sentenced on Monday for shooting and killing Ajike (A.J.) Owens, her Black neighbor, last year.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court to dismiss his appeal in the documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike at the start of a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.
Starbucks managers forced to rely on manual systems to handle baristas' pay, but customers unaffected.
A tree that survived Hurricane Helene in North Carolina was unveiled as the 2024 White House Christmas tree.
Republicans vying for jobs allege Trump transition aide Boris Epshteyn has been mixing private consulting with his transition role.
Two CBS News correspondents conducted an experiment to see which was better at planning a trip — AI or a person. Here's what they found.
An Arkansas couple sacrifices their wedding fund to save an injured dog, while an 85-year-old teacher in New York continues to inspire generations of students with her passion for teaching.
Starbucks managers forced to rely on manual systems to handle baristas' pay, but customers unaffected.
Two CBS News correspondents conducted an experiment to see which was better at planning a trip — AI or a person. Here's what they found.
Workers at Amazon warehouses around the world plan to strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday this week.
Macy's delays its quarterly earnings report after discovering that an accounting unit employee concealed delivery expenses.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
A tree that survived Hurricane Helene in North Carolina was unveiled as the 2024 White House Christmas tree.
Republicans vying for jobs allege Trump transition aide Boris Epshteyn has been mixing private consulting with his transition role.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court to dismiss his appeal in the documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.
Biden said four years of Trump would become an "aberrant moment in time." Now his presidency is wedged between his rival's time in power.
About 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not respond well to medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy, according to several obesity experts.
When it comes to eating healthy, all of us respond to foods differently. The National Institutes of Health's new nutrition study hopes to finally provide Americans a personalized answer to the question: "What should I eat?"
From the four food groups to the Food Pyramid, the U.S. government has long offered guidance to Americans hoping to eat a healthier diet. But there's growing scientific consensus that when it comes to eating healthy, all of us respond to foods differently. And to prove it, the National Institutes of Health has embarked on the most ambitious nutrition study ever, hoping to finally provide Americans a personalized answer to the question: "What should I eat?" Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.
Glioblastoma typically kills within 18 months, but a new type of treatment has kept Nadya El-Afandi's scans clear 17 months after diagnosis.
Laboratory findings show that Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were making people sick, the CDC said.
Scuffles and fistfights broke out weeks after a deadly rail station roof collapse that ignited tensions in the Balkan state.
Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action.
Trans performance artist Ling'er says she was forced to undergo electroshock treatments at a hospital in China that left her with a heart condition.
Barbara Taylor Bradford was one of the world's most popular and wealthiest writers, her net worth estimated at more than $200 million.
Authorities in Egypt say a luxury yacht that set off with 45 people from the Red Sea port of Ghalib for a week-long diving trip sank, with 28 rescued and 16 still missing.
"Wicked" led the box office with $114 million, while "Gladiator II" earned $55 million in a record-setting pre-Thanksgiving weekend. The combined success marks the biggest pre-Thanksgiving weekend opening since the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebecca Rubin, a senior film and media reporter with Variety, has more.
While "Gladiator II" earned $55 million at the box office domestically, "Wicked" soared with $114 million. It was the biggest pre-Thanksgiving weekend opening since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the two movies earning the nickname "Glicked."
Barbara Taylor Bradford was one of the world's most popular and wealthiest writers, her net worth estimated at more than $200 million.
One of the most successful computer games of all time is currently being developed by Apple as a forthcoming movie.
Chuck Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
Starbucks managers forced to rely on manual systems to handle baristas' pay, but customers unaffected.
More than one third of travelers says they've incorporated artificial intelligence into their travel planning, according to a recent survey. CBS News compared how efficient booking a trip with the help of AI is compared to doing the research yourself.
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.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
At a Price Chopper outside Kansas City, shoppers are test driving the new Caper Cart, featuring digital screens, GPS, cameras equipped with artificial intelligence, and packaging scanners that spit out coupons. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti looks at the technology used to "reinvent the wheel" of the shopping cart.
At the Johnson Space Food Systems Laboratory in Houston, NASA scientists develop dishes – freeze-dried, heat-stabilized, or irradiated – to serve on the International Space Station. Correspondent David Pogue checks out what's on the menu in Earth orbit.
This winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted above-average temperatures throughout the U.S. because of a "slowly developing" La Niña pattern. CBS News Sacramento meteorologist Tracy Humphrey reports on the changing winter conditions.
The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach.
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year.
Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for new reforestation projects.
The NFL and the NBA have issued warnings to players about transnational gangs that may be targeting them for burglaries. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on the criminals behind the schemes.
There are three legal paths for the Menendez brothers to potentially leave prison after serving several decades for the 1989 killings of their parents. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the latest in their legal battle.
A white woman in Florida with a racist history will be sentenced on Monday for shooting and killing Ajike (A.J.) Owens, her Black neighbor, last year.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in Puerto Rico, officials said.
Erik and Lyle Menendez made a remote court appearance Monday after their attorneys requested that a judge review potential new evidence and consider resentencing in the brothers' first-degree murder convictions for the 1989 killings of their parents.
Marc and Sharon Hagle, both making their second space flight, were among the passengers for the NS-28 mission.
The ninth Blue Origin space tourism flight launched from West Texas Friday morning. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood and space expert Scott Heidler offered analysis of the flight.
President-elect Donald Trump attended SpaceX's sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday with CEO Elon Musk. The burgeoning friendship between the two men played a key role in Trump's reelection, with Musk now set to run a government efficiency agency in the coming months. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen and Politico aviation reporter Oriana Pawlyk join "America Decides" with more.
President-elect Donald Trump was on hand with Elon Musk for the sixth test flight of SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket.
Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The NFL and the NBA have issued warnings to players about transnational gangs that may be targeting them for burglaries. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on the criminals behind the schemes.
A growing number of voters think the economy is improving ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term in the White House, according to a recent CBS News poll. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto has more.
Special counsel Jack Smith is seeking to dismiss two federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his second term in the White House. CBS News' Robert Legare and Caroline Polisi have more.
Holiday travel for the Thanksgiving weekend has begun and an incident at Boston's Logan Airport may delay some flights. This comes as Charlotte airport workers go on strike. WBTV's Mary Calkins reports.
The stock market reacted positively to President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more.