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The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) monitoring agency said at least ten vessels have been attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz since last Sunday, a weekly high since war broke out in February, and 23 attacks were recorded since the start of the month, almost double the average.

In Ohio rally, Obama blasts Ramaswamy, GOP over controversial Acton ad: "No low he will not sink to"

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said he suspects “President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were directly involved” in the disruption of Starlink service to Ukraine, though he did not provide evidence of their involvement. Coons also called for the Senate to subpoena Elon Musk to examine his decision-making. “What matters most to me is that we apply concerted pressure to get to the bottom of why this was allowed to happen, and what the consequences would be if it happens again.”

Some Americans are choosing to stay put instead of traveling for Thanksgiving, typically the busiest time of year for airlines, due to the high cost of airline tickets.

Ukraine is still unable to use its interceptor systems against Russian drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, because of speed restrictions imposed on Starshield, an upgraded military version of Elon Musk's Starlink, amid an ongoing row with President Trump.

A fire ripped through the Quaker Oats facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday. Authorities say all plant workers have been accounted for. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

RT @CBSEveningNews: With one week before Election Day, CBS News’ @tonydokoupil went to a Texas grocery store to ask voters how the cost of groceries and the economy are shaping their choices at the ballot box. Here’s what they said.

Justice Department asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 alleged noncitizens. Federal prosecutors in Washington state asked its top election official Monday to set aside ballots from more than 400 people who they believe are not U.S. citizens, expanding the Justice Department's efforts to call into question the accuracy of states' voter rolls just days before the midterm elections.

Pope Leo XIV smiled and waved to cheering crowds as he left Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The pope stopped to shake hands with well-wishers outside the hospital before departing for the Vatican. He is expected to recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment on Sunday.

First Lady Melania Trump said on Saturday that the ceasefire she helped secure between Russia and Ukraine will begin on Tuesday, October 27. The first lady's office announced on Friday that she secured a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky for humanitarian reasons. The first lady also said she spoke to both Russia's President Putin and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy. “I think she’s doing better than the professionals right now,” President Trump added.

Energy prices are rising — and the impact goes far beyond the gas pump. CBS News' @TheKellyOGrady breaks down how global conflicts, higher diesel costs and rising electricity demand could affect prices for consumers this election season.

A federal judge on Monday barred the Trump administration from removing trees from East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., in a colorful ruling that follows a weekslong controversy over President Trump's plans to overhaul the publicly owned course.

A 71-year-old man fishing at a pond in Winter Garden, Florida, on Friday was dragged into the water and killed by a nearly 12-foot alligator, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Ukraine says Starlink speeds restored as Elon Musk admits SpaceX throttled service over drone strikes

DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of a Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, more than 50 years after her body was discovered by a hunter. Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing. He killed at least 30 women and girls in multiple states in the 1970s, and many more escaped or survived with injuries.

Private-sector workers in the U.S. information sector, which comprises jobs in broadcasting, online search and publishing, saw the largest average pay increase in 2024 and 2025, according to a new analysis.

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Former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump’s ongoing White House renovations, saying that it looks “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory” as he returned to the campaign trail in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday to back the state’s Democratic candidates ahead of November’s midterm election. “He should be on HGTV,” Obama said. “Guy’s building a ballroom that’s bigger than the White House.” The ballroom construction project was announced officially in July 2025, and is expected to be finished before the end of Trump’s second term.

A man serving a life sentence for killing his co-worker four years ago has escaped from a prison in Tennessee by slipping through a fence, authorities said. Investigators have since released surveillance footage that showed Jacob Morley, 28, stealing before escaping. Officials realized Morley was unaccounted for around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville.

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will receive U.S. visas after Bolsonaro lost Brazil's presidential election over the weekend, a senior State Department official told CBS News on Tuesday.

RT @CBSMornings: In response to a question from a woman who says her small business is struggling in today's economy, Vice President JD Vance said it will take time to turn things around. "It's going to take more than 18 months to fix things and turn 'em around," Vance said in a @CBSNews "Things that Matter" town hall with @TonyDokoupil. Watch more Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on @CBS and @paramountplus.

President Trump, first lady vote early in person in Florida

Anthropic's IPO filing lists 93 pages of risks. What could possibly go wrong?

RT @CBSEveningNews: Israelis are heading to the polls in an election that could reshape the country’s political future, and determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power. @CBSMattGutman has the latest on the election.

Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students' grievances.

President Trump voted early on Saturday in West Palm Beach, Florida, before heading to Georgia to rally with Republican candidates. When asked whether he voted Republican down the ballot, he replied, "Very much so."

RT @mattmosk: NEW INVESTIGATION from @CBSNews investigative unit looks at what happens to the restitution when the criminal who defrauds you gets pardoned. @gekaminsky @dklaidman @BySteveReilly

Serial killer Ted Bundy has been linked to a Utah teen's cold case murder through DNA testing, a prosecutor says.

RT @CBSEveningNews: Meet the “Mombies,” a group of Fairfield, Connecticut moms who dress up as zombies and dance to raise funds for metastatic breast cancer research.

As Americans express frustration with the country's economic outlook, Vice President JD Vance told CBS News this week it could take some time to see improvement.

Trump admin. sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses

DOJ files new charges accusing ex-FBI officials of obstructing, lying to Congress over roles in Hunter Biden probe

Violent riots broke out in Bilbao, Spain, on Monday night during protests against a planned public appearance by far-right political activist Vito Quiles near the University of Deusto. Demonstrators opposed the controversial influencer’s planned rally, which he canceled amid the backlash as protests escalated into riots. 17 people have been arrested.

RT @CBSEveningNews: A woman held captive for more than 24 hours quietly asked a stranger for help at a Texas gas station, police say. The good Samaritan called 911, leading officers to arrest a 29-year-old man accused of aggravated kidnapping.

Pope Leo XIV was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The pope exited via the hospital's main entrance, where a large crowd was waiting outside began cheering for him. The Vatican also confirmed that Leo will recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment on Sunday. Read more:

Nearly 1,000 people were arrested in nationwide protests in France, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Saturday, adding that the number of arrests is expected to rise significantly.

RT @aidan_stretch: On Oct. 19, a Russian strike on a Kharkiv park killed five people, including a 1-year-old girl. @CBSNews obtained photos showing air-defense radars offline that day due to SpaceX’s Starlink restrictions. Alina Spichak walked me through the last steps of her sister Yulia, who died there.

Voters heading to the polls in Tel Aviv tell CBS News' @DovLieber that this is most consequential election they've ever voted in. Lieber explains how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin is making the case for more time to resolve conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, while his main opposition says it's time for new leadership

RT @CBSEveningNews: A crop-duster plane crashed into an empty daycare center in Brazil. No students or staff were injured and the pilot was taken to a hospital.

Pope Leo XIV was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.

Ex-Pistons star Malik Beasley is negotiating a plea deal over sports betting charges, lawyer says.

Bodycam footage shows Florida deputies arresting a mother at an airport after authorities say she left her four children, ages 9, 11, 12 and 14, home alone while traveling to Las Vegas for work. Irene Miller, 50, was taken into custody Friday as she stepped off a plane. Two days earlier, one of her children had called 911 after a dumbbell fell on her 9-year-old brother's head. When deputies arrived at the family's Kissimmee home, they found the children without adult supervision and had the injured boy taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. Miller now faces four counts of child neglect.

Israeli voters are choosing their next government as they pick between representatives of more than 30 parties for 120 seats in the Knesset. As of 4 p.m. local time in Israel, it's the highest voter turnout in more than 50 years. Some voters shared why they picked their candidates with CBS News' @DovLieber.

RT @CBSEveningNews: Flavio Bolsonaro has traveled to the United States just days after losing Brazil’s presidential election. A senior State Department official confirmed to CBS News that visas are being issued to Bolsonaro and his family, allowing them to enter the U.S.

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital after recovering from lung surgery.

Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday to back the state's Democratic candidates ahead of November's midterm election. The 44th president will head to Michigan for another rally tonight as President Trump campaigns in Georgia.

ELECTION 2026: With just one week to go, join @TonyDokoupil, @NorahODonnell, @GayleKing, @MargBrennan and the entire CBS News team on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for America Decides, starting at 7 p.m. ET, as polls close across the country and the results begin to come in. We’ll bring you live coverage of the key races and biggest moments of Election Night.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, President Masoud Pezeshkian, discussed working together on oil and gas projects as the two met in person at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit in Moscow on Tuesday.

RT @CBSEveningNews: TSA officers at a Seattle airport confiscated an object that was a mix between a "wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades."

RT @CBSNews: Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that some ICE agents have made mistakes and said the agency has investigated cases involving misconduct, with some agents receiving additional training or disciplinary action. In a “Things That Matter” town hall with @TonyDokoupil, Vance said those cases are not always advertised because people should be judged "in a court of law and through a normal investigatory process." Watch more Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+.

Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists joined together Friday to harvest olives in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, despite ongoing tensions and threats of violence from Israeli settlers. Volunteers from the Israeli-Palestinian peace group Combatants for Peace helped local farmers gather olives on land surrounded by Israeli settlements, while Israeli soldiers patrolled the area. Chen Alon, an Israeli co-founder of the organization and former Israel Defense Forces soldier, said the joint harvest was intended to show solidarity with Palestinian farmers amid settler attacks and accused Israeli forces of supporting the violence. The United Nations has documented nearly 200 settler attacks linked to the olive harvest since September.

RT @CBSSunday: During a November 2025 interview with CBS Sunday Morning’s @BenMank77, actress Amanda Seyfried revisited her portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in #TheDropout and showed off her impression of the former Theranos CEO. When Mankiewicz asked her to improvise a line as Holmes, Seyfried casually revealed, “I’ve had some practice lately,” possibly hinting that she had been revisiting the voice. Now, with the release of the documentary #YouCanSeeEverything, Seyfried's comment may have been an early hint at what was to come.

A Central Florida mother is facing several child neglect charges after deputies say she left her four children home alone for days while she traveled to Las Vegas.

RT @CBSEveningNews: Crowds gathered for the Transylvania University PumpkinMania Festival in Lexington, Kentucky which showcases hundreds of Jack-O-Lanterns on the steps of this historic hall carved by students, alumni and other community members.

RT @CBSNews: From gas prices and the war with Iran to healthcare, college costs and data centers, CBS News’ @tonydokoupil asked voters in Michigan what’s on their minds as the midterm elections approach. Hear more from voters as they ask their questions to Vice President JD Vance in “Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Vice President JD Vance,” Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has still not been seen in public since the beginning of the war, met with Hujjat al-Islam Mohseni Ejei, the head of Iran's judiciary, to discuss a range of issues on Saturday.

A new employee was left startled after a glass sliding door at the salon where she worked shattered, leaving her client and other staff stunned in Katy, Texas. The salon said the employee was closing the door as she prepared to bring products to the client. No one was hurt in the incident.

A keeper at a Dutch zoo has died days after being mauled in a leopard enclosure, the safari park announced on Tuesday.

During next week’s midterm elections, voters across the country will also weigh in on changes to state law for a variety of issues ranging from tax code to abortion access. CBS News’ @LindseyReiser has more on some of the major ballot measures in the 2026 midterm elections.

RT @CBSEveningNews: "As a lifelong Democrat, I have a very hard time finding myself at home in the Democratic Party right now," Michigan voter Eddie Rubin tells @tonydokoupil. Rubin, whose two youngest children survived the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield when a man rammed a truck into the building, says antisemitism is one of the most important issues in the midterm elections and he wants to see leaders from both parties address it. "This should be an issue that is on everyone's mind and a human issue," Rubin says. "It's not a party issue." Tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT, watch voters like Rubin take their questions directly to Vice President JD Vance in "Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Vice President JD Vance," on CBS and @paramountplus.

"Stay right there, girl. Fight it through, girl," a woman told her car as floodwaters inundated it during severe flooding in Hurricane, Utah, on Thursday. The destructive flood sent cars and mobile storage units floating down the neighborhood streets.

A great white shark lunged toward a woman's hand as she reached out to touch it off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia, in a video posted Sunday by Knot Lucky Fishing. The encounter happened during a white shark tagging expedition, where researchers catch, tag and release sharks to collect data for scientific research. Knot Lucky Fishing said the woman was never in danger and that the crew had the shark under control but called the animal's reaction a reminder of the importance of respecting wildlife.

A German climber fell about 1,500 meters (nearly 5,000 feet) to his death on Monday, a day after reaching the summit of Ama Dablam mountain in Nepal, according to a trekking company operator. Wolfgang Waschiczek, 57, was reported missing from Camp 3, which lies at around 6,200 meters. He had been resting after reaching the 6,812-meter summit on Sunday, before his planned descent. Waschiczek's personal trekking guide, Sonam Lama, had left him in the tent for a few minutes to return borrowed equipment, telling him to stay inside. When he returned, Waschiczek was missing. Read more:

Grand jury declines to indict Trump critic Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony.

A Mexican judge on Friday sentenced three men to more than 158 years of imprisonment for the murder of two Australian surfers and their American friend during an attempted robbery in 2024.

German police, acting on an FBI tip-off, arrested an alleged online sadist accused of driving a 14-year-old U.S. girl to hang herself, prosecutors said Friday.

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

FIRST ON CBS: Text messages help lead to man's arrest for murder in ex-fiancée's 2011 disappearance, affidavit says

President Trump's pardon economy has cost crime victims at least $119 million in restitution.

RT @CBSEveningNews: A Central Florida mother is facing several child neglect charges after deputies say she left her four children home alone for days while she traveled to Las Vegas.

A 26-year-old felt her concerns were being dismissed. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. would turn its attention to Cuba "on our way back from Iran," saying that American warships could make a "little stopover" near the island before sending Secretary of State Marco Rubio to "finish up the deal." Cuba's government has pushed back, with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla responding on X, saying: "We reject any threats stemming from U.S. ambitions toward Cuba."

A man serving a life sentence for killing his co-worker four years ago has escaped from a prison in northwest Tennessee by slipping through a fence, authorities said. Investigators have since released surveillance footage that showed him stealing a truck in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Oregon state Rep. Jason Kropf (D) became visibly emotional Monday while discussing the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, where three students and a teacher were killed on Oct. 15. Kropf spoke at a news conference led by Gov. Tina Kotek at the Oregon State Capitol, where officials outlined emergency resources and support for the community, including mental health services, staffing assistance and funding for school recovery efforts.

As President Trump travels to Texas Tuesday to campaign ahead of the midterm elections, he says he would work with Democrats if they win control of the House or Senate. Asked whether he would respect the election results regardless of the outcome, Trump says, "I will, if they're honest elections, yeah."

Thanksgiving airfares are soaring, driving down flight bookings for the holiday.

RT @CBSEveningNews: Emmy-winning actress Susan Saint James, who starred in “McMillan & Wife" and in the 1980s CBS sitcom “Kate & Allie,” has died from pancreatic cancer. She was 80.

When tourists visit Philadelphia, they like to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the Rocky Steps. Now, there's a new attraction that can be added to the list: pigeons.

Clashes broke out in Paris, France, late Saturday after demonstrations over the high cost of living and the country's education system earlier in the day remained largely peaceful. Paris had prepared for unrest, with shops boarded up and events including those related to the NFL's first French football game canceled, but authorities described the atmosphere in the city as "calm." As the evening went on, clashes were reported between police and demonstrators, the Agence France-Presse reported. Police used batons and tear gas, and officials said a water cannon was also used. Some protesters threw projectiles at police.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast his ballot in Jerusalem on Tuesday as Israelis headed to the polls for the country's first general election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks. Netanyahu and his governing coalition face a divided opposition amid growing public frustration over his leadership and the wars that followed the attacks, including Israel's military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. The election comes as Israelis remain deeply divided over the country's security, the handling of the wars and Netanyahu's political future, with voter turnout surging at its fastest pace in 45 years.

A protester interrupted President Trump's rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, shouting an insult about the president's White House ballroom project before being escorted out by security. The heckler shouted, "Shove that ballroom up your fat a**" as Trump praised Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Trump told the man to "go home," as he was removed from the arena, before claiming without evidence that protesters are paid by billionaire George Soros.

A man with a knife was arrested at an Israeli election event for left-wing leader Yair Golan as Israelis vote in a crucial election.

Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in just to cast their ballots in an election many voters see as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu.

RT @CBSEveningNews: Police in Tennessee are still searching for convicted murderer Jacob Morley, who is considered to be dangerous. Authorities have located the landscaping truck he used as a getaway vehicle abandoned in Illinois.

The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) monitoring agency said at least ten vessels have been attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz since last Sunday, a weekly high since war broke out in February, and 23 attacks were recorded since the start of the month, almost double the average.

A suspect has been arrested in Germany following a fire at Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, known as Eagle's Nest, German police said. Authorities were alerted to a fire at the Nazi leader's mountain residence on the peak of Obersalzberg at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time on Friday, Upper Bavaria South police said in a statement. The building, also known as Kehlsteinhaus, was "completely engulfed in flames" when firefighters arrived, police said, but no one was found inside and no injuries were reported.

London’s Oxford Street has banned vehicles from part of the famous shopping street, giving pedestrians more room to walk. The move aims to bring shoppers back as businesses face declining sales and store closures. Some people tell CBS News' Emmet Lyons that they welcome the extra space, while others said they’ll miss the buzz of traffic.

RT @CBSMATTGUTMAN: Record voter turnout is being reported in Israel, with the highest number of voters since 1977. Analysts tell me this likely favors the opposition, but they caution Netanyahu is Israel's political mastermind and can never be counted out.

Federal prosecutors said they sent a letter to the Washington secretary of state with a list of 400 people they claimed are not U.S. citizens.

Federal prosecutors filed new criminal charges on Tuesday against two ex-FBI counterintelligence officials, accusing them of obstructing a congressional proceeding and lying to lawmakers about their roles in the bureau's investigations of Hunter Biden. The unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint, filed early Tuesday morning, comes just hours before the defendants Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides are due to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C. for a preliminary hearing. Read more:

RT @CBSEveningNews: Author Malcolm @Gladwell has a blunt take on America’s left-right fight over policing. Watch Great Question with @tonydokoupil on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts:

RT @CBSEveningNews: Record-breaking king tides are slamming communities along both U.S. coasts, forcing residents in California and Florida to move to higher ground. CBS News’ @carterevans and Meteorologist @RobMarciano have more.

The 71-year-old pope had a portion of his right lung removed and received a diagnosis of lung cancer earlier this week.

Singer John Legend urged voters in Dayton, Ohio, on Monday to support Democrat Amy Acton for governor and reelect Sherrod Brown to the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections.

RT @gekaminsky: NEW on the pardon economy: We found Trump's clemency orders erased at least $119M in restitution owed to victims, w/ 18 recipients left off the hook who had White House ties. We spoke to several victims, from small business owners to retirees @CBSNews

Vice President JD Vance called Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “psychopath” on Tuesday while speaking to reporters before departing for a campaign event in Michigan. Vance was traveling to the state to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers when he launched into a series of attacks against El-Sayed, accusing him of promoting racial hatred and associating with people who justify violence against the United States. Asked whether he agreed with President Trump’s characterization of El-Sayed as a “jihadist,” Vance stopped short of repeating the accusation, saying he didn’t know what was in the candidate’s heart but claimed he had “a lot of weird friends.”

Court documents are revealing new details about Dale Smith Jr., the man recently arrested in connection with the disappearance of his ex-fiancée Michelle Parker in 2011, including newly recovered text messages and a history of domestic violence and injuries that police never asked about during their initial investigation.

RT @CBSEveningNews: “We should have been saying refund the police.” In his new book, The American Way of Killing, Malcolm @Gladwell argues that more cops, not fewer, could make American policing less violent. Watch episode one of Great Question with @TonyDokoupil on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts:

RT @CBSEveningNews: BREAKING: Crews in Houston are responding to restaurant fire inside Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. No injuries have been reported so far. @krisvancleave has more.

RT @CBSEveningNews: With one week until Election Day, President Trump is rallying in Texas Tuesday as the race for a seat in the Senate heats up between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. @Nancycordes is on the campaign trail.

The law gives the president the authority to waive portions of the law if he certifies to Congress that halting the sanctions is "in the national interests of the United States," a provision President Trump invoked in an executive order Friday.

Two men have been charged with serious security offenses in Britain after being arrested in connection with the incident last month near RAF Fairford, the air base in England that had been used by the U.S. military to launch strikes on Iran, the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Tuesday.

Yulia Spichak, a 34 year-old makeup artist in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, dropped her son off at an English-language lesson on Oct. 19 and sat down in a nearby park to send a selfie to her sister, Alina. Seconds later, a Russian drone slammed into the park, killing Spichak and four others, including a 1-year-old girl.

With the midterm elections just a week away, CBS News reporter @Rileymcallanan asked Americans a simple question: Does voting matter? From a Kansas farmer who’s unsure whether she’ll vote to a poll worker whose uncle was killed trying to cast a ballot, here’s what people told her.

President Trump said that Obama "wouldn't understand" the renovations he's undertaken at the White House after the former president said Mr. Trump "has got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."

Alex Pretti’s father, Michael, is calling on the Department of Justice to share evidence and hold the federal agents involved in his son’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 accountable. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday for the first time, Michael said the family has received no communication from the federal government about the investigation in the 275 days since his son’s death. "What we have been treated to is cruelty ... Share the evidence now, so prosecutors can follow the facts and hold these men accountable," he said.

RT @CBSEveningNews: WATCH: The CBS Evening News with @TonyDokoupil starts now on CBS.

A young boy attended a campaign event for James Talarico while dressed up as the politician in Laredo, Texas on Sunday, drawing the attention of Talarico and the crowd.