Woman jailed for mushroom poison murders given harsher sentence

Erin Patterson is only the second woman in Australia to be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.

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Official arrested for alleged cover-up of mayor's cartel-linked killing

Assassins killed Carlos Manzo in the city of Uruapan last November during Day of the Dead celebrations, in a case that ignited fury across Mexico.

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Botched executions came after changes to state protocol

Christa Pike's failed execution in September, the state's second this year, has raised fresh questions about Tennessee's lethal injection execution process.

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Latest on manhunt for escaped prisoner

Nearly four days after Jacob Morley's brazen escape from prison in Tennessee, the convicted murderer was still on the loose Thursday. Ian Lee reports on the latest details in the search.

• 13h ago

DHS investigating possible breach of employee data

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating after a hacker group claimed to have created a database of employees' personal information. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.

• 14h ago

Pentagon general fired over alleged leaks

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Top Pentagon general Brett Sylvia over allegations that he leaked classified information to journalists. Ravi Agrawal, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, joins "The Takeout" to share more.

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Guilty plea on federal charges in deadly Boulder firebomb attack

The man who already pleaded guilty to more than 100 state criminal charges, including first-degree murder, for an attack on the Pearl Street Mall in June 2025, appeared in federal court on Thursday where he changed his plea to guilty on a dozen charges.

• 11h ago

Husband arrested in woman's disappearance

The husband of Maria Gaminde, who disappeared nearly three years ago, was arrested for her murder after allegedly pretending she was still alive. Tom Hanson reports.

• Oct 29

DEA whistleblower on fentanyl problems

A veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent alleges the agency contributed to a growing drug crisis in New Mexico by allowing dangerous fentanyl pills to reach the streets in order to build bigger cases against dealers. CBS News investigative correspondent David Scott has more on this investigation.

• Oct 29

Police say husband lied in wife's disappearance

After a woman in Florida seemed to have moved halfway across the world almost three years ago, police now say it was all an elaborate ruse and arrested her husband. He was later indicted on a first-degree murder charge. Ton Hanson reports.

• Oct 28

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