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Northwestern president on protest response Northwestern President Michael Schill tells Congress about response to campus protests 05:25 The Education Department announced Monday that it would conduct investigations at five universities where antisemitic harassment incidents have been reported.The institutions being probed are Columbia University; Northwestern University; Portland State University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. The Education Department said in a news release that investigations respond to the “explosion of antisemitism on American campuses following the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023.” It cited Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which protects…

USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid entity, three U.S. officials told CBS News. Officials in President Trump’s administration are expected to announce the moves in the coming days. Discussions about the extent of the funding reductions remained fluid on Monday.Mr. Trump made Secretary of State Marco Rubio the acting administrator of USAID, sources said, and Rubio himself soon confirmed it to reporters traveling with him in El Salvador. ABC News earlier reported his status as chief. Rubio said he…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum angrily rejected an accusation by the United States Saturday that her government has an alliance with drug cartels, and vowed to retaliate against Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.Tensions between the closely connected neighbors soared after the White House said Trump would slap 25% tariffs on Mexican as well as Canadian goods because of illegal immigration and drug smuggling.Sheinbaum said she had told her economy minister, Marcelo Ebrard, “to implement Plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests.”Ebrard called Trump’s tariffs a “flagrant violation” of the United…

2025 Grammys “Live From the Red Carpet” Special 2025 Grammys “Live From the Red Carpet” Special 45:26 Beyoncé finally won the coveted Album of the Year award at the 2025 Grammys after being shut out the last four times she was nominated.Beyoncé entered the night with the most nominations, 11, for her album “Cowboy Carter” — becoming the most-nominated artist in Grammy history with 99 throughout her career. In addition to Album of the Year, she also won Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX received seven nominations this year, while…

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of VirginiaRep. Brian Mast, Republican of FloridaSen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of VermontFrank Figliuzzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, and CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlaneHanna Siegel, niece of freed hostage Keith SiegelClick here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: President Trump picks a tariff fight with America’s top trade partners, federal workers brace for another tumultuous week, and the fallout continues from Mr.…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Hanna Siegel, niece of freed hostage Keith Siegel, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Feb. 2, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: The temporary cease fire between Israel and Hamas is still holding, and three more hostages were released yesterday, including American-Israeli dual national, Keith Siegel, his niece Hanna Siegel is here with us this morning. Good morning. You’ve been waiting for this for over 400 days. How is your uncle doing?HANNA SIEGEL: First, thank you for having me. I’ve been dreaming about being here today. He’s- he’s doing okay. He’s,…

The “No Body” Case of Dee Warner – CBS News/ Watch CBS News When a woman disappears, her children are certain she’s been murdered. But without a body, they know it will be hard to get justice. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

It was Sunday April 25, 2021, a spring morning in the farmland of Lenawee County, Michigan. Rikkell Bock drove the short distance from her house to her childhood home for her weekly breakfast with her mother, Dee Warner.Rikkell Bock: Sundays … we would … go up to my mom’s first thing.  “Always ready to go … and beautiful,” Rikkell Bock, left, said of Dee Warner. “My mom was a very bubbly outgoing person.” Rikkell Bock Rikkell says that when her mom was not there, and not answering calls or texts, it just didn’t feel right.Rikkell Bock: If my mom could…

Blue Ridge Beef recalled their natural mix for dog food across eight states, the FDA said Friday in an alert. The company is recalling 5,700 lbs. of their 2 lb log Natural Mix due to a contamination of salmonella.In December, Blue Ridge Beef recalled 9,600 pounds of Puppy Mix sold in seven U.S. states after a customer in Virginia reported their litter was sickened. Testing confirmed the product was contaminated with salmonella, the FDA said.The recent products were distributed between Jan. 3, 2025, to Jan. 24, 2025. Packaged in clear plastic, the dog food was sold in retail stores. The lot numbers…

Powerful Arab nations rejected President Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League released a joint statement rejecting any plans to move Palestinians out of their territories in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.Mr. Trump told reporters last month that he would urge the leaders of Jordan and Egypt to take in Gaza’s now largely homeless population and that moving some 1.5 million people away from Gaza might mean that “we just clean out that whole thing.”Mr. Trump relayed what he…