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Authorities responded Thursday to a potential active shooter situation at a military base in Pensacola, Florida, but found no signs of a shooter. No injuries were reported.The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded to reports of shots being fired at a building at Naval Air Station Pensacola’s Corry Station, the sheriff’s office said in a statement to CBS affiliate WKRG-TV. The sheriff’s office, Pensacola Police Department and Navy police responded to the location and found no signs of an active shooter after sweeping the building.”Our Security team is responding swiftly and expertly with our local law enforcement partners,” Capt.…

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he says, of an infant and possibly an adult.He carefully places them in a ceramic rice bowl and takes a moment to imagine people dying 80 years ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is that the dead can be reunited with their families.The remains of some 1,400 people found on Okinawa sit in storage…

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs.The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses — anything from clinical trials of new treatments to basic lab research that is the foundation for discoveries.Separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states plus organizations representing universities, hospitals and research institutions nationwide sued to stop the cuts, saying they…

Businesses large and small are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s new tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico, Canada and China — and preparing to pass on the pain to consumers. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said this week that the electronics retailer is particularly exposed to the tariffs, noting that China and Mexico are the two largest suppliers of the company’s products.”[W]e expect our vendors across our entire assortment will pass along some level of tariff costs to retailers, making price increases for American consumers highly likely,” Barry said in a March 4 call with Wall Street analysts to discuss…

Tony Danza on “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” Tony Danza takes on mob boss role in new season of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” 05:54 Veteran actor Tony Danza says his current role as a tough-talking character as mob boss Stefano in “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” has allowed him to showcase a side of him that differs from the family-friendly persona established in classic sitcoms like “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss?””I get to do something that I wouldn’t usually get called for,” Danza told “CBS Mornings.” “It’s toward the end of your career, and to get something like this…

An Idaho judge is warning attorneys to quit filing so many sealed documents in the murder case of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.Bryan Kohberger’s defense attorneys and prosecutors have made secrecy the norm rather than an exception, 4th District Judge Steven Hippler wrote in a court order on Monday.”This runs counter to the public’s First Amendment rights to know what is going on in its courts,” Hippler wrote. He ordered the attorneys to use the least restrictive steps necessary to protect confidential information in the case, such as redacting some lines or…

CBS News’ Confirmed team is fact checking President Trump’s 2025 joint address to Congress Tuesday night, his first speech to both chambers of Congress since he won the presidential election in November. He spoke about his domestic and foreign policy agenda, as well as the economy.False: Trump claims a large number of people over 120 years old receive Social Security benefits illegally Trump: “Believe it or not, government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109 years old. It lists 3.6 million people from ages 110 to 119….3.47 million people from ages 120 to 129. 3.9…

Trump says he will “tell it like it is” at address to Congress – CBS News/ Watch CBS News In a social media post, President Trump says he will “tell it like it is” in Tuesday’s address to Congress. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and Fin Gómez, and political strategists Chuck Rocha and Matt Gorman, join to discuss what to expect from Trump’s speech. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that his country was “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible” to work out a peace deal to end the war sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian leader also said it was “time to make things right” with the United States after a bruising Oval Office meeting with President Trump and the suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine.”Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians,” Zelenskyy said in a lengthy post on social media. “My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a…

New Haven, Conn. — A baby seal found stranded on a street near Yale University last month has died from severe digestive issues, a local aquarium announced Monday.Mystic Aquarium announced the death of “Chappy,” a nod to Chapel Street in New Haven where he was rescued.”It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of Chappy, the gray seal pup we had been treating in our Animal Rescue Clinic,” the aquarium wrote on Facebook.” … The Mystic Aquarium staff are proud that they were able to give Chappy the best chance possible and are devastated by this outcome,”…