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Months after feud with Bari Weiss, Sharyn Alfonsi is out at ‘60 Minutes’

By Scott Nover
May 27, 2026 8:51 pm - CBS News journalist Sharyn Alfonsi is departing “60 Minutes,” months after a high-profile clash with CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.
Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say

By JOSHUA GOODMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JIM MUSTIAN
May 27, 2026 8:45 pm - The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich nation.
US needs at least 3 years to replenish stockpiles of weapons used in Iran war, new analysis finds

By BEN FINLEY
May 27, 2026 8:24 pm - U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an analysis released Wednesday, adding to concerns that American forces would have limited firepower in any future conflict with China.
Congress members say conditions dire at NJ detention center facing protests, reported hunger strike

By TED SHAFFREY and PHILIP MARCELO
May 27, 2026 8:18 pm - Democratic members of Congress on Wednesday said they observed dire conditions within a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey where protesters have been demonstrating for days and asserting that detainees are on a hunger strike.
Trump administration begins making new requests of green-card applicants

By Lauren Kaori Gurley and David Nakamura
May 27, 2026 8:10 pm - Immigration officers have begun making new requests of green-card applicants that lawyers believe will stress an already overwhelmed processing system and deter some people from seeking legal status.
US stocks inch to more records after oil prices drop

By STAN CHOE
May 27, 2026 5:13 pm - U.S. stocks inched to more records Wednesday after oil prices fell and eased the pressure on households and businesses worldwide.The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% and added to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 182 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1% as both indexes also set records.
Hajj pilgrims perform rituals in soaring heat as Eid al-Adha celebrations begin

By BARAA ANWER and MARIAM FAM
May 27, 2026 4:42 pm - Huge crowds of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia threw pebbles at a pillar in a symbolic ritual on one of the final days of the Hajj in temperatures reaching over 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) as Muslims around the world on Wednesday started celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Israel’s military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
May 27, 2026 4:29 pm - The Israeli military on Wednesday told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there, saying in a statement that the military will “work with extreme force” against Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.
US to send Americans exposed to Ebola to makeshift hospital in Kenya

By Lena H. Sun, Alex Horton, Rael Ombuor and Adam Taylor
May 27, 2026 3:59 pm - The Trump administration is planning to send Americans exposed to Ebola to a quarantine facility in central Kenya that the U.S. military has been directed to stand up within a week, according to two people familiar with the matter who, like others in this article, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive deliberations.
9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there’s no hope of survivors

By CLAIRE RUSH
May 27, 2026 2:59 pm - A second person who was injured when a large chemical tank ruptured at a Washington state paper mill has died, authorities said Wednesday, bringing the presumed death toll to 11, including nine people who were still missing.

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