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What to know about Dan Bongino, the FBI’s new deputy director – CBS News/ Watch CBS News President Trump has named a former Secret Service agent and conservative podcaster as the new deputy director of the FBI. Dan Bongino will serve second in command to director Kash Patel. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A measles outbreak in the U.S. has grown to nearly 100 cases, prompting questions about how to stay safe. The outbreak is primarily affecting children and teenagers in Texas, nearly all of whom were unvaccinated. Nine cases have been reported in New Mexico.The Texas health department has reported at least 16 hospitalizations in the outbreak, as of Feb. 21. In some cases, measles can cause severe infections in the lungs and brain that can lead to cognitive issues, deafness or death.While measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases, doctors say the vaccine, normally given as part of the combination…

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a U.S. tourist they say got lost in the dense tropical rain forest of El Yunque in the U.S. territory’s east. El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico Google maps Police said in a statement that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday. Crews resumed their search on Monday for Rahman, who police said lives in Wisconsin. El Yunque is a popular tourist spot and the only tropical rain forest overseen by the U.S. Forest Service.Last year, a U.S.…

Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director.President Trump announced the appointment Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as “a man of incredible love and passion for our Country.” He called the announcement “great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice.”The selection places two staunch allies of Mr. Trump atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency at a time when Democrats…

In the weeks since President Trump’s inauguration, there’s been a purge of staff, with both firings and resignations. Mr. Trump, who in his inaugural address said the scales of justice would be rebalanced, has said his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Former acting attorney general under President George W. Bush, Peter Keisler, sees it differently.”I don’t think anyone who’s been watching the last four weeks could say they are taking politics out of the law enforcement process,” he said. “Quite the contrary. They are engaging in the very politicization and weaponization that they claim to…

German voters have chosen a new direction in a crucial federal election that will reshape the country’s political landscape.Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading the votes with the far-right Alternative for Germany party heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II.Merz was quick to claim victory, saying he is aware of the dimension of the task he faces and said that “it will not be easy.” Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, addresses supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb.…

Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complex lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night, the Vatican said Sunday, but it is all still touch-and-go given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease.Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni’s one-line statement early Sunday didn’t mention if Francis was out of bed or eating breakfast. “The night passed quietly, the pope rested.”The brief update came hours after doctors said the 88-year-old pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, was in critical condition after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis. People pray at the statue of John Paul…

New York City — In 1997, Walter Johnson was sentenced to five life terms for a robbery conviction at a time when he went by “King Tut” and was known as a notorious New York criminal. But 27 years later, the same judge who locked him away believed the former inmate deserved freedom.”My only expectation was to leave prison with a toe tag,” Johnson told CBS News while, for the first time, sitting beside the judge who freed him.A federal jury in 1996 convicted Johnson of seven counts, including robbery, witness tampering and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. …

Federal workers will have to document everything they did last week or face resignation. These instructions come from a Saturday afternoon post on X by Elon Musk, the head of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.CBS News learned that federal workers received an email that read, “what did you do last week.” They were instructed to reply with five bullet points of what they had accomplished in the last week, excluding any classified information. The deadline to reply was by Monday at midnight.  Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National…

What to know about U.S food safety What to know about recall concerns, U.S food safety 02:34 At least 11 deaths have been linked to cartons of frozen shakes sold to nursing homes and long-term care facilities that are being recalled after an outbreak of listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.The supplemental shakes are labeled under the brands Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial, the FDA said. The shakes have made at least 38 people ill in 21 states, with 37 hospitalizations and 11 deaths, the FDA said. The outbreak includes cases dating back to 2018, but remains ongoing,…