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A federal indictment charged the men with one count of injury and depredation of government property and one count of aiding and abetting.
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A federal indictment charged the men with one count of injury and depredation of government property and one count of aiding and abetting.
Officials for the park urged visitors to take "simple measures" to prevent deaths or injuries.
Authorities are still trying to identify the remains of a man who police say was shot in the head and stuffed into a barrel.
In October, a diver discovered what looked like a human bone near a Lake Mead marina. Officials have now linked the remains to a Las Vegas man.
"My first reaction was, I'm going to die," pilot Chad Rodgers told CBS affiliate KPHO-TV in October.
Human remains have now been found in the Lake Mead area at least six times since May, and the latest discovery is at least the second near the Callville Bay boating area.
The Nevada boy's death marks at least the third Naegleria fowleri infection recorded in the U.S. this year.
Human remains have been discovered multiple times in parts of Lake Mead this summer.
The federal government will impose new restrictions on the amount of water Arizona and Nevada can take from the Colorado River. CBS News' Tony Dokoupil and Lana Zak speak with Waylon Wuertz, owner of Wuertz Gourd Farm, about how the water restrictions are affecting his business.
The latest discovery marked the fifth time authorities discovered skeletal remains in the reservoir, which is drying up amid an ongoing drought.
Four sets of human remains have been found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area since May.
Drought conditions are causing water levels at Lake Mead to reach record lows, and it's unearthing human remains. The Weather Channel's Dave Malkoff explains how long-buried stories are being brought to the surface.
Police have speculated that more remains may be discovered as the water level at Lake Mead continues to recede.
The discoveries have prompted speculation about long-unsolved murder cases and possible mafia ties.
It was the fourth time human remains were discovered since its shorelines began retreating due to the drought's impact.
Lake Mead and Lake Powell – the nation's two largest reservoirs – are at their lowest water levels ever. They're so low that they're now on the brink of "dead pool status." And millions of Americans at risk of losing water and power because of it.
The water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell are so low "that we're no longer speaking of a drought."
Another body was found at Lake Mead this week, following several similar reports in May.
Lake Mead is at its lowest water levels since 1937 – which was just two years after the Hoover Dam was completed.
The reservoir is now below 30% capacity.
Authorities received an emergency call about a man and woman falling off a jet ski. Neither had been wearing a life jacket.
As its shoreline retreats, revealing more of the lake bed, it may yield more mob secrets, one expert said.
"I would be willing to bet there are going to be a few more bodies," a UNLV history professor said after the discovery of two sets of human remains.
More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead just days after a shooting victim was discovered.
"We are very unhappy, I am, with Russia," President Trump said while in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Firings at the DOJ have ensnared a prosecutor who is pursuing a Florida man accused of treating a more than $100 million fund intended for children with special needs as a "personal piggy bank."
Fresh tomatoes from Mexico — which supplies about 70% of the U.S. tomato market — will face a 17% duty.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the Trump administration is letting it sell its advanced H20 computer chips, used to develop artificial intelligence, to China — a reversal of administration policy.
A man who fatally shot a man and woman outside a Florida bar as part of an attempted revenge killing is scheduled to be executed. It would be the 26th execution in the U.S. this year, surpassing last year's total.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees.
A number of political leaders and big names from the tech and AI industries are expected to be there.
Ground search operations were disrupted Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where many lives were lost in the catastrophic July 4 flooding.
Severe storms prompted flash flood warnings across the New York City area on Monday night.
A man who fatally shot a man and woman outside a Florida bar as part of an attempted revenge killing is scheduled to be executed. It would be the 26th execution in the U.S. this year, surpassing last year's total.
Seattle's Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round.
Dave and Judy Oberg lost their home in 2024's historic flooding and had to sell off more than a third of their farmland to get a new house.
Unreleased music by Beyoncé was stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta last week as the singer was in town for her Cowboy Carter Tour, according to police.
Popular novelist Martin Cruz Smith engaged readers for decades with "Gorky Park" and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the Trump administration is letting it sell its advanced H20 computer chips, used to develop artificial intelligence, to China — a reversal of administration policy.
Fresh tomatoes from Mexico — which supplies about 70% of the U.S. tomato market — will face a 17.09% duty.
The tax and spending bill signed into law by President Trump on July 4 includes a limited tax break for car buyers.
As President Trump ramps up the pressure on dozens of countries, trade experts fear U.S. tariff policy leaves consumers and businesses in limbo.
Tesla faces questions over the alleged involvement of its Autopilot system in a 2019 crash that killed Florida college student Naibel Benavides Leon
A number of political leaders and big names from the tech and AI industries are expected to be there.
An appeals court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking deportation protections and work permits for thousands of people from Afghanistan.
Firings at the DOJ have ensnared a prosecutor who is pursuing a Florida man accused of treating a more than $100 million fund intended for children with special needs as a "personal piggy bank."
Fresh tomatoes from Mexico — which supplies about 70% of the U.S. tomato market — will face a 17.09% duty.
As President Trump ramps up the pressure on dozens of countries, trade experts fear U.S. tariff policy leaves consumers and businesses in limbo.
The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found a 763% increase in the rate of reported nicotine pouch ingestions among children younger than 6 from 2020 to 2023.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new blue color additive derived from the fruit of the gardenia, a flowering evergreen, for use in a variety of drinks and candies.
Several states have registries to prioritize help for vulnerable residents in natural disasters. But many disability advocates say they endanger people with mobility problems by giving a false sense of security.
The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local officials said.
Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart transplant.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the Trump administration is letting it sell its advanced H20 computer chips, used to develop artificial intelligence, to China — a reversal of administration policy.
Fresh tomatoes from Mexico — which supplies about 70% of the U.S. tomato market — will face a 17.09% duty.
Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were arrested after a seven-week police hunt in 2023 during which they spent time living in a tent.
"We are very unhappy, I am, with Russia," President Trump said while in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
U.S. retailers and other importers that had largely halted shipments in May due to tariffs, resumed imports from China in June, amid truce.
Martin Cruz Smith, author of such bestsellers as "Gorky Park" and "Polar Star," died on July 11, 2025, at age 82. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that aired Oct. 20, 2002, Smith talked with correspondent Anthony Mason about how he continued writing mysteries featuring Moscow detective Arkady Renko, despite being blacklisted by the Soviet Union. He also discussed the "boring" aspects of writing, and the research he conducted in Japan for his novel "December 6," set in Tokyo on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Unreleased music by Beyoncé was stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta last week as the singer was in town for her Cowboy Carter Tour, according to police.
Author Daniel Silva joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his newest novel, a fast-paced international mystery filled with stolen treasure, murder, and secrets inside the Vatican.
Check out this week's top-selling titles on The New York Times fiction and non-fiction lists.
Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is just beginning to know herself. With her latest album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft," and her current tour (her first without brother Finneas and her parents), the 23-year-old music superstar is discovering parts of herself she didn't know were there. She describes to correspondent Anthony Mason finding a new voice as a songwriter, and about stretching her singing after starting vocal lessons. (This story was originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the Trump administration is letting it sell its advanced H20 computer chips, used to develop artificial intelligence, to China — a reversal of administration policy.
A Federal Trade Commission rule that would have made it easier for Americans to cancel unwanted online subscriptions was set to go into effect Monday, but a federal appeals court struck it down last week. Shira Ovide, writer of the Tech Friend newsletter at the Washington Post, joins CBS News' "The Daily Report" with more.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Karen Hao joins "CBS Evening News Plus" to discuss her new book, "Empire of AI," which delves into the rise of Sam Altman and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
The United States has a ban on sales of Nvidia's high-level chips to Chinese firms, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says China doesn't actually need Nvidia's chips. Stephen Witt, author of the book "The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, And The World's Most Coveted Microchip," joins CBS News to discuss.
Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her genealogy hobby would lead to the capture of one of California's most notorious criminals, the Golden State Killer. Her pioneering use of genetic genealogy has since helped solve numerous cold cases.
Teenage scientist Heman Bekele's ultimate goal is to cure melanoma. After winning 3M's Young Scientist Challenge by inventing soap that can cure skin cancer, he caught the attention of Dr. Jay William Fox, associate director at the University of Virginia's cancer center.
Cabells Publishing, a scholarly analytics company, has flagged more than 19,000 journals as potentially predatory. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains how to know if you're getting accurate information.
Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million years ago.
Scientists at Oregon State University are working to change people's minds about sharks--and are learning more about the health of the ocean in the process.
Unreleased music by Beyoncé was stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta last week as the singer was in town for her Cowboy Carter Tour, according to police.
Jose Morales, 48, was convicted by a jury of murder and evidence tampering in Christine Holloway's killing. Their baby daughter, Vanessa, disappeared at the time and remains missing.
In exchange for David Slater's guilty plea in conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform, two other counts were dropped.
Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were arrested after a seven-week police hunt in 2023 during which they spent time living in a tent.
Jos Leijdekkers is on Europol's most-wanted list, with the European police body offering over $225,000 for information leading to his arrest.
A piece of Mars is going up for auction this week, and it could go for as much as $4 million.
Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the U.S. are returning from the International Space Station following the historic Axiom Mission 4 trip. CBS News' consultant Bill Harwood joins with more details.
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at Sotheby's.
The Cat's Paw Nebula is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, near the constellation Scorpius.
A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest telescope in the world.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Bizarre clues and evidence in the investigation into the Colorado mother's disappearance include a spy pen, plastic needle cap, and a chipmunk alibi.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A Federal Trade Commission rule that would have made it easier for Americans to cancel unwanted online subscriptions was set to go into effect Monday, but a federal appeals court struck it down last week. Shira Ovide, writer of the Tech Friend newsletter at the Washington Post, joins CBS News' "The Daily Report" with more.
Data published in the journal Pediatrics found that cases where children under 6 ingested nicotine pouches jumped more than 700% between 2020 and 2023. Natalie Rine, one of the co-authors of the study and director of the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, joins CBS News' "The Daily Report" with more.
This week, the Senate will consider a bill that would make the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts to public broadcasters and global public health programs permanent. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Stocks finished the day up slightly with President Trump's new Aug. 1 trade deal deadline looming. CBS News contributor Javier David has more.
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's order that paused immigration enforcement operations across Southern California. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.