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Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket

When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears the scars of Russian shelling and unexploded ordnance riddles the fields […]

New Jersey's lieutenant governor steps down after allegations of improper behavior September 25, 2026
Dale Caldwell outside his home in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 9 September.Photograph: Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock Dale Caldwell, the lieutenant governor of New Jersey, resigned from his position on Friday, after the release of a report accusing him of sexually harassing a female staffer, among other ethics violations. New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, announced on Friday […]
Ariana Baio
Nolo strengthens to Category 2 as Hawaii faces another hurricane threat September 25, 2026
Hawaii’s southern islands are bracing for a brush with Hurricane Nolo, the latest in a gauntlet of Pacific storms thrown at the state during a tropical season supercharged by this year’s super El Niño. Potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides are again possible as the state faces its third impactful swipe from a hurricane in just […]
Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith and CNN's Kate S. Petersen
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use citizenship database ahead of midterms September 25, 2026
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise eligible voters. The justices granted the Justice Department's request to block a judge's order that had stopped state officials […]
By John Kruzel
Report finds failures by university and Turning Point before Charlie Kirk killing September 25, 2026
A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns, while the university where he was killed didn’t properly assess dangers such as the possibility of a rooftop shooter. Those were among the key findings in an after-action report released Friday by Utah Valley University. […]
MICHAEL R. SISAK and CLAUDIA LAUER
Allies back Saudis as Houthi attacks threaten key oil route September 25, 2026
By Hatem Maher and Eman Abouhassira CAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs were due to discuss support for Saudi Arabia as it faces mounting attacks from Yemen's Houthis, while restrictions on flights to and from Iran widened and a senior Iranian official threatened retaliation. The Iran-aligned Houthis have stepped ‌up […]
By Hatem Maher and Eman Abouhassira
New Mexico jury finds Facebook deceived users about privacy protections September 25, 2026
A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform in the latest legal setback against the social media giant that has already cost it billions of dollars. The jury found over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law and it is now up to the […]
MIKELLA SCHUETTLER
Trump and Xi toast 'peace' but Taiwan, trade and AI divides remain September 25, 2026
Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go? US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping exchanged warm words at a lavish White House state dinner but gave little indication of progress on pressing issues.Xi stressed that they should ensure AI remain "under human control" and act "as responsible […]
Bernd Debusmann - White House reporter; Max Matza; Ione Wells
Trump-focused 'Love Me' ad paid for by taxpayers hits airwaves September 25, 2026
A new ad campaign glorifying President Trump is on the air on national cable and national networks including CBS beginning Thursday, and it's being paid for by American taxpayers.The first ad, which hit the airwaves Wednesday and aired on Fox News Channel, opens with Mr. Trump vowing, "We will defeat communism, socialism and Marxism in […]
Ed O'Keefe
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba, documents suggest September 25, 2026
Washington — The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military's Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.Though the message makes no reference to Cuba, the request is for continued military planning aimed […]
James LaPorta
ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds September 25, 2026
In a single day in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent more money than it had on any other day in either of President Trump's terms, federal spending records show.The agency advanced billions to Chicago Title Insurance in escrow to acquire detention facilities, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Over the next two […]
Julia Ingram
NASA's last-flying Blackbird is out of sight, fueling talk of a return to flight September 25, 2026
A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft is pictured. The SR-71 is the fastest, highest flying air-breathing aircraft in the world, flying at more than three times the speed of sound at altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet. A legendary spy plane has vanished from a California military base — it comes as NASA teases […]
Daniel Farr
Inside Trump's plan for the 'biggest DOJ election observer effort in history' September 25, 2026
A voting booth sits at a polling station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April 2020. - Thomas Werner/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File President Donald Trump and his allies inside and outside his administration are aiming to blanket polling places with an expanding network of party and federal election monitors this November, intensifying scrutiny of the nuts and bolts of […]
Gabe Cohen, Tierney Sneed, CNN
3 hurricanes churn across the Pacific as Hawaii braces for catastrophic flooding September 25, 2026
Residents in Hawaii have been told to prepare for hurricane conditions as Nolo intensified into a hurricane on Thursday, threatening Hawaii's Big Island with potentially catastrophic flooding.Some areas of the Big Island are expected to see up to 35 inches of rain, with life-threatening flash flooding possible, according to the National Hurricane Center. Nolo is one […]
Jasmine Andersson
Americans navigate 'wild West' of health insurance after dropping Obamacare plans September 25, 2026
By Sriparna RoySept 25 (Reuters) - When Stacy Cox, a self-employed photographer in Kanab, Utah, dropped her Obamacare health insurance plan this year, routine preventive care became a financial dilemma. Now she finds herself weighing $1,200 for a mammogram against survival of her business."It's scary," the 49-year-old Cox told Reuters. "Every month we come to […]
By Sriparna Roy