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FILE - Hudson Institute President & CEO Ken Weinstein speaks during the Herman Kahn Award Gala, Oct. 30, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

CBS News' new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job's traditional definition

1:04 PM on Tuesday, September 9

CBS News has appointed an ombudsman to investigate consumer complaints, although Kenneth Weinstein's background and duties are different from the way the job has traditionally been defined in journalism

Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings

12:59 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The president of Texas A&M University says two college leaders have been removed from their administrative roles for approving plans to teach content inconsistent with the published description of a children's literature course

Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hedayat Shah)

UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake

9:26 AM on Tuesday, September 9

The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

FILE — This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Who else appears to be in the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday book?

9:26 AM on Tuesday, September 9

A House committee has released a collection of birthday messages sent to Jeffrey Epstein, featuring entries from two U.S. presidents, Donald Trump and Bill Clinton

FILE - Moldova's President Maia Sandu speaks to the media during a press briefing after the polls closed for the presidential election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Moldova's president accuses Russia of conducting 'hybrid war' ahead of key elections

8:17 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Moldova's President Maia Sandu has warned that her country’s democracy faces a “race against time” from what she said was attempts by Russia to influence parliamentary election this month

France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hand with France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during the farewell ceremony of Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Thierry Burkhard, in the courtyard of the Invalides, in Paris, France, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)

France's prime minister is ousted as the nation drifts into turmoil

8:03 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after losing a crushing confidence vote in parliament

Buddy Anthony surveys the remnants of his home on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Tylertown, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

AP finds major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump

8:02 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Disaster survivors are waiting longer for federal aid

FILE - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley addresses a crowd on a campaign stop for Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, file)

Democratic Milwaukee County leader David Crowley joins the race for Wisconsin governor

5:57 AM on Tuesday, September 9

The top-elected official in Milwaukee County, who rose out of poverty in one of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, has launched a bid for Wisconsin governor

FILE - In this photo illuminated by an off-camera flash, a woman walks past a homeless person's tent with a chair in downtown Los Angeles, Feb. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Most US adults think individual choices keep people in poverty, a new AP-NORC/Harris poll finds

12:01 AM on Tuesday, September 9

A new poll finds most U.S. adults think personal choices are a major driver of poverty and homelessness, while fewer blame a lack of government support

FILE - Paula Kerger, President and CEO at PBS, speaks at the executive session during the PBS Winter 2020 TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, Jan. 10, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts

3:52 PM on Sunday, August 31

A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope — and survive

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