Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species. Bangladesh’s Creative Conservation Alliance, a nonprofit organization, released photos of the leopard emerging from lush green bush, celebrating the “evidence that these elusive big cats …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Tuesday in front of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce over the department’s 2026 budget — and lawmakers grilled him on an array of topics, from federal funding cuts to vaccines. During their five minutes of questioning each, several …

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell that she’s navigated President Trump’s Washington by staying focused on constituents in her home state of Alaska.  In a wide-ranging interview for “CBS Sunday Morning,” O’Donnell spoke with the GOP senator about navigating a polarized Washington as a moderate, …

The U.S. minted 1,000 new millionaires each day last year, according to a new report from investment bank UBS. The nation outpaced other countries in wealth growth during 2024, with more than 379,000 people becoming U.S. dollar millionaires for the first time, according to UBS’ annual Global Wealth Report, which …

Washington — At an economic summit of world leaders in Canada Monday, President Trump weighed in on the Israel-Iran conflict, telling reporters Iran would “like to talk, but they should have done that before.” He told reporters as he met with Group of Seven summit host Prime Minister Mark Carney …

At least 13 people have been found dead and several more remain missing after heavy rains this week caused flooding on highways throughout San Antonio, Texas, authorities said Saturday.  The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office and the San Antonio Fire Department confirmed to CBS News on Saturday that the death …

A U.S. Navy sailor who disappeared from her barracks about two weeks ago has been found dead, authorities said Wednesday, and another sailor is currently in pretrial custody in connection with her death. Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, vanished from her barracks at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 29, …

As tensions escalate between California and the Trump administration over immigration, another potential battlefront is emerging over taxes.  The spat began with reports that the Trump administration is considering cutting funding for California’s university system, the largest higher education system in the nation with about 12% of all U.S. enrolled students. …

People who live or own cabins in remote areas of several Washington state counties have been urged to lock their doors — including locking up sheds — while a search for a dad accused of murdering his three daughters continues in the area.  The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office wants residents …

Washington — Karine Jean-Pierre, who was the White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, is no longer a Democrat, according to her publisher’s summary of her upcoming book, “Independent.” A blurb by the publisher, the Hachette Book Group, says Jean-Pierre “didn’t come to her decision to be an …