
Churchill Downs will resume live horse races in September
The home of the Kentucky Derby suspended live racing in June after 12 horse deaths took place in the span of one month.
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The home of the Kentucky Derby suspended live racing in June after 12 horse deaths took place in the span of one month.
Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years.
Churchhill Downs suffered a spate of "highly unusual" and "completely unacceptable" equine deaths in May, prompting the unprecedented suspensions.
The Kentucky Derby horses were euthanized after suffering serious injuries in races on Friday and Saturday.
Horses and their jockeys will compete for $1.5 million in prize money at the Preakness Stakes, but Saturday's high-profile race in Baltimore comes after the eighth horse euthanization at Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby. Dr. Scott Hay, an on-call veterinarian for the American Association of Equine Practitioners who will be at the Preakness, joined CBS News to discuss horse safety and health during the race.
Rio Moon "suffered a catastrophic injury" and was euthanized, becoming the eighth horse to die at the iconic track in recent weeks.
A string of horse deaths cast a pall for some Kentucky Derby-goers on a mostly cloudy and warm day.
Two horses died on Saturday, and it was the fifth scratch this week from the $3 million race.
Twenty horses will be off to the races on Saturday for the 149th Kentucky Derby. Kirby Adams, a lifestyle reporter for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, shares which horses are getting the most buzz.
May 6 marks two events known for their elaborate headwear: a British royal coronation and the Kentucky Derby. Evetta Petty, CEO and designer of Harlem's Heaven Hats, joined CBS News to discuss the traditional headwear at these events and styles to look out for this year.
Saffie Joseph Jr. was suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs Incorporated after two horses under his supervision suddenly died following races in the Kentucky Derby.
Churchill Downs on Thursday suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby following the sudden deaths of two of his horses this past week.
Churchill Downs Racetrack in a statement called the deaths "highly unusual" and "completely unacceptable."
The race, which is a mile-and-a-half long and drew only eight horses this year, marked the end of the Triple Crown season.
There was already no chance of a Triple Crown winner this year as Derby winner Rich Strike was not entered into Saturday's race.
Rich Strike came back from behind to pull off a stunning win Saturday at Churchill Downs.
"In a sport that winning is everything, Zippy taught us that losing is a normal thing," said one of the horse's fans.
The historic track suspended Baffert through 2023 and cited a recent spate of failed drug tests by his horses including now-deceased colt Medina Spirit after he won the Kentucky Derby.
The news comes more than two months after Medina Spirit collapsed and died following a workout at Santa Anita.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that his barn has been told Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test. In a Sunday morning press conference at Churchill Downs, Baffert said Medina Spirit was found to have 21 picograms of the steroid betamethasone, double the legal threshold in Kentucky racing, in a postrace sample. Watch part of his remarks here and read more here.
Israel accused Hamas of violating a temporary cease-fire that lasted 7 days, including 2 extensions, and said combat operations in Gaza were back underway.
Rep. George Santos would be just the sixth House member in U.S. history to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years.
Florida's Ron DeSantis, a GOP presidential candidate, took on California's Gavin Newsom, who is a Biden surrogate and not a 2024 candidate, in a debate moderated by Fox's Sean Hannity.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on Christian Ziegler to step down as state Republican Party chair, saying, "We just can't have a party chair that is under that type of scrutiny."
Former President Trump claimed the wife of the judge in his New York trial made several posts about him and had "taken over control" of the trial.
The ban — the first such statewide legislation restricting use of the video platform — was set to begin on January 1.
Kinnan Abdalhamid said in an interview with CBS News that right after the shooting, he thought his friends might be dead.
Tucker Carlson said he is "voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests," on Roseanne Barr's podcast.
The $1 billion lawsuit alleges Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo's promotion of the NFTs led people into costly and unsafe investments.
Patrick Scott allegedly told officers that he killed Valerie Tindall on June 7 — strangling her with a belt and then burying her in a homemade box in his backyard.
Rep. George Santos would be just the sixth House member in U.S. history to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years.
Former President Trump claimed the wife of the judge in his New York trial made several posts about him and had "taken over control" of the trial.
Up to 4,000 bald eagles migrate to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve annually, but environmentalists worry a potential copper mine will destroy their food source.
Tucker Carlson said he is "voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests," on Roseanne Barr's podcast.
Signs that inflation is continuing to cool helped propel Wall Street to its strongest month in more than a year.
The $1 billion lawsuit alleges Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo's promotion of the NFTs led people into costly and unsafe investments.
Red Lobster added all-you-can-eat shrimp to its menu. Then it realized how much Americans can eat.
CEOs are more likely to privately share financial info with securities analysts who share their name, researchers say. That's illegal.
The Transportation Security Administration recorded its busiest day ever over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with nearly 3 million passengers flying on Sunday.
Rep. George Santos would be just the sixth House member in U.S. history to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years.
Former President Trump claimed the wife of the judge in his New York trial made several posts about him and had "taken over control" of the trial.
Tucker Carlson said he is "voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests," on Roseanne Barr's podcast.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on Christian Ziegler to step down as state Republican Party chair, saying, "We just can't have a party chair that is under that type of scrutiny."
The controversial former secretary of state and national security adviser lived to be 100.
Health officials in Warren County, Ohio, this week reported they are seeing a pediatric pneumonia outbreak, with at least 145 children diagnosed with the respiratory illness since August. Most of the children did not require hospitalization, and there is no evidence of a connection to a similar outbreak of respiratory illnesses in China, officials said. Meg Oliver has details.
The annual U.S. firearm suicide rate in 2022 increased to the highest documented level since at least 1968, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Thanksgiving day, Ardent Health Services was forced to take its network offline after a cyber breach affecting 30 hospitals and more than 200 health care sites.
The "Charmed" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" actor said she hopes to get into clinical trials as new treatments are developed but what drives her now is the desire "to prove" that she can work despite her cancer diagnosis.
The tests will be available from a federal stockpile starting in December, and schools can distribute them to students, families, staff and larger school communities.
Israel accused Hamas of violating a temporary cease-fire that lasted 7 days, including 2 extensions, and said combat operations in Gaza were back underway.
Six more hostages were released late Thursday, following two released earlier in the day, Israel said, as a short-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas neared its one-week mark.
Two people were found near the boat and charged with drug-related crimes, the Colombian navy said.
Singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, the longtime front-man of The Pogues, died at the age of 65 surrounded by loved ones in Ireland, his family said.
As the search for 7 crew members continues after a U.S. military Osprey crashed into the sea, Japan says it's "concerned" the U.S. is still flying the planes.
Singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, the longtime front-man of The Pogues, died at the age of 65 surrounded by loved ones in Ireland, his family said.
Paste Magazine announced Wednesday that it will be acquiring the beloved women-focused publication and relaunching it soon.
Acclaimed Tony-award winning stage and screen actress Frances Sternhagen, who made countless television appearances in shows including "Cheers" and "Sex in the City," has died at the age of 93.
The "Charmed" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" actor said she hopes to get into clinical trials as new treatments are developed but what drives her now is the desire "to prove" that she can work despite her cancer diagnosis.
Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist globally in 2023, according to Spotify Wrapped. Here's how you can find who you spent the most time with this year.
Amazon has introduced a new chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, called Amazon Q. The AI assistant is focused on assisting businesses, not consumers. Jason Hinder, editor-in-chief for ZDNET, joined CBS News to discuss the new chatbot.
In a live interview with The New York Times Wednesday, Elon Musk accused advertisers leaving X of trying to blackmail him. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more.
What happens when a legacy media outlet turns to artificial intelligence? Seth Lewis, professor and director of journalism at the University of Oregon, joins CBS News to dig into the recent reporting about Sports Illustrated and AI — and what it reveals about the future of news.
A major ransomware attack affected 30 hospitals and more than 200 health care sites across six states. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga looks at what happened to some patients.
The billionaire owner of X took a defensive tone, saying that "the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company."
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, kicked off Thursday in Dubai, and delegates already agreed to a major deal. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more.
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The world's largest climate summit begins Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with 2023 set to be the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. Valerie Volcovici, a U.S. climate and energy policy correspondent for the Reuters news agency, joined CBS News to discuss the conference.
The team used a scent-detecting Border Collie dog, Jessie, to find traces of two De Winton's golden moles.
Patrick Scott allegedly told officers that he killed Valerie Tindall on June 7 — strangling her with a belt and then burying her in a homemade box in his backyard.
One of three Palestinian college students who were shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont, last weekend spoke to CBS News' Errol Barnett about the horror of the ordeal. Kinnan Abdalhamid said he ran for his life after hearing the shots, fearing his childhood friends might be dead.
Kinnan Abdalhamid said in an interview with CBS News that right after the shooting, he thought his friends might be dead.
Phillip Dean Hancock is the fourth Oklahoma inmate to be executed this year and the 11th since Oklahoma resumed executions in October 2021 following a nearly six-year hiatus
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NASA is facing challenges with SpaceX's moon lander and the new Axiom spacesuits for moonwalkers.
Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony like a grand cosmic orchestra.
Scientists have discovered a six-planet solar system in the Milky Way that astronomers say has been untouched by outside forces since its birth billions of years ago. The six planets orbit a star "perfectly" in sync. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to talk about the discovery.
NASA revealed multiple new panoramic images of clouds and dust in Mars' skies, as well as one of its tiny two moons, taken last May.
North Korea attempted to launch a surveillance satellite into orbit two other times this year without success.
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Marlene Warren answered the door to her Wellington, FL, home and was fatally gunned down by a mysterious clown. Despite eyewitnesses, circumstantial evidence, and the identification a suspect early on, it would take more than 30 years for her killer to face justice.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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A animal shelter in Virginia pairs rescue animals with foster families for Thanksgiving. A corrections officer makes the selfless decision to take in an inmate's baby. Plus, more heartwarming stories.
Former President Donald Trump says he would work to repeal the Affordable Care Act if reelected in 2024. Matt Fiedler, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute who also worked on ACA implementation in the Obama White House, joins CBS News to discuss how the policy has affected lives and what its repeal could mean for American health care.
CBS News traveled across Ghana's remote cocoa belt and found children working on small subsistence farms that supply U.S. chocolate giant Mars. Foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, kicked off Thursday in Dubai, and delegates already agreed to a major deal. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more.
The United Nations estimates nearly 80% of Gaza's population has been displaced from their homes as a result of the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatrician with Doctors Without Borders, joins CBS News to shine a light on the medical conditions Palestinian civilians are facing.