U.S. sues Harvard, alleging it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
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The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
The Trump administration has for months planned to close the Justice Department Community Relations Service.
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.
The search comes after a couple in South Carolina allegedly erected a cross facing their Black neighbors' home and lit it on fire, according to incident reports.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was chosen by a panel of experts from a list of just over 350 nominations.
In August of 1963, two years after winning an Academy Award for her role in "West Side Story," Rita Moreno sat alongside Sammy Davis Jr. at the March on Washington.
Johnson's seven decades of fighting for voting, housing, education, and employment rights in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is legendary. WCCO's Reg Chapman sat down with the civil rights icon as she reflected on this historic moment.
Martin Luther King Jr. made his famed "I Have A Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the afternoon of Aug. 28, 1963.
Top colleges' preferential treatment of children of alumni has been facing new scrutiny since the Supreme Court last month struck down the use of affirmative action as a tool to diversify college campuses.
Patrick Braxton said that the "minority White residents ... long accustomed to exercising total control over the government, refused to accept his election as mayor.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. worked to defend himself against accusations that he traffics in racist and hateful online conspiracy theories, testifying at a House hearing.
On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act, ending our nation's apartheid. Mark Updegrove, president & CEO of the LBJ Foundation, looks back on a watershed moment in American democracy when segregation was finally made illegal.
Till's lynching fueled a growing civil rights movement.
The probe comes after U.S. Park Police released body cam footage of the March 18 shooting, which the U.S. Attorney's Office described as "extremely upsetting."
MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players into the game as playable characters.
"Afghanistan has become a prison for women," one activist told CBS News, "and the world is just watching."
President Biden paid tribute to the heroes of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama.
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump joined Malcolm X's daughters announce the $100 million wrongful death lawsuit.
The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic.
The state's high court on Wednesday put a lower court ruling on hold that had overturned the ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
The U.S. diplomat jabbed soccer's governing body over "restrictions on freedom of expression" as he visited the World Cup host nation, where homosexuality can draw a death penalty.
Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy has been overturned by a judge.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
Sports apparel giant calls the rapper's recent remarks about Jewish people "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous."
"These oppressors and enemies of women don't even let us study what book we want," one young student told CBS News through tears.
In southwest Colorado, the Ferris and Far Draw fires merged overnight, now covering almost 6,000 acres according to the Dolores County Office of Emergency Management.
Intensifying wildfires across eastern Utah and western Colorado are sending thick smoke into portions of the state, creating hazy skies and deteriorating air quality for many mountain and western Colorado communities.
Three wildland firefighters died Saturday during their response to a pair of Colorado wildfires, federal agencies announced early Sunday morning.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash east of Boulder that injured a pedestrian.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. "It was quite the ordeal. One second ahead and the cab is crushed. One second behind, I would've hit boulders head-on."
In southwest Colorado, the Ferris and Far Draw fires merged overnight, now covering almost 6,000 acres according to the Dolores County Office of Emergency Management.
Intensifying wildfires across eastern Utah and western Colorado are sending thick smoke into portions of the state, creating hazy skies and deteriorating air quality for many mountain and western Colorado communities.
Three wildland firefighters died Saturday during their response to a pair of Colorado wildfires, federal agencies announced early Sunday morning.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash east of Boulder that injured a pedestrian.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. "It was quite the ordeal. One second ahead and the cab is crushed. One second behind, I would've hit boulders head-on."
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Joe Ruch breaks down the fire weather forecast.
A group of about 40 children with special needs and their families spent the day at Chatfield Reservoir learning to fish thanks to the nonprofit C.A.S.T. for Kids.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash east of Boulder that injured a pedestrian on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Chavez of Grand Junction is still amazed at his good timing. Chavez drove into a rockslide Tuesday in western Colorado - near Calamity Mesa, as luck would have it - and walked away.
On Friday, Denver Summit FC celebrated another major milestone with the opening of the team's new performance center in Centennial.
The U.S. men's team had already clinched its spot in the Round of 32, the knockout round, with its 2-0 win over Australia on Friday.
The Colorado Avalanche traded Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
No foul was initially called after Alyssa Thomas' fist made contact with Caitlin Clark's throat during a game between the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever on Wednesday.
American tennis legend Chris Evert announced that her ovarian cancer had returned in a social media post Thursday.
President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Venezuelans have taken the search for missing loved ones into their own hands, citing a scarcity of government rescuers.
Utah is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation grows, fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds.
Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false.
The defense team for Tyler Robinson asked that the death penalty be taken off the table following public comments by prosecutors.
Two candidates in the state's 8th Congressional District are making their final push to voters in one of the country's most closely watched congressional races.
Republican Dick Wadhams and Democrat Mike Dino have a century of combined experience in Colorado politics, and the political analysts say 2026 will be a defining year for both major parties as they battle ideological wars from within their own ranks.
Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false.
In "Regime Change, Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan describe his fundamentally different approach to running the country.
Bolton agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine, pleading guilty to one count of retaining classified national security information.
Larimer County in Northern Colorado confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year
A trove of emails offers a new look at how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention navigated some of the most controversial decisions of President Trump's second term.
American tennis legend Chris Evert announced that her ovarian cancer had returned in a social media post Thursday.
Some Senate Democrats want to cap the amount beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have to pay toward care, but the move is expected to draw GOP opposition for potentially adding billions to Medicare costs.
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services.
A new report says it will take 93 years to solve the Denver metro area's affordable housing deficit. Modular technology could help speed up the process.
Technology companies are betting trillions of dollars that consumers will open their wallets for AI services. But what if Big Tech is wrong?
The Supreme Court ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable under state laws for failing to warn consumers about the alleged cancer risks of its weedkiller Roundup on its label.
Inflation continued to rise in May, with the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rising at an annual rate of 4.1%.
Bret Saunders from KBCO radio is out of job.
A Keenesburg police officer pleaded no contest to reckless driving and reckless endangerment stemming from a 2025 crash on Interstate 25 that the Colorado State Patrol said he caused -- and then fled from.
A locksmith who investigators believe has been targeting older adults in the Denver metro area is now facing theft charges.
An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.
The Colorado State Patrol has concluded one of its troopers, Amber Garcia, used excessive force when she tasered a driver seven times in 35 seconds in 2024 in Saguache County.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.