Graham Platner's race for Senate in Maine and more primaries to watch tonight
Maine Democrat Graham Platner clinched the nomination to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Watch CBS News
Maine Democrat Graham Platner clinched the nomination to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Andrew Shue is best known for his role in "Melrose Place," but recently he's turned to civic engagement, leading a new series of forums hoping to promote public participation in government. "The Forum" is now active in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. Shue joined "The Takeout" to discuss.
Voters in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota are heading to the polls Tuesday for key primaries, including the race in Maine involving controversial Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Voters in four states head to the polls for primaries on Tuesday, including in Maine where voters will select a Democrat to face Sen. Susan Collins in November. Democrat Graham Platner, the leading candidate, remains defiant despite recent scandals. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
A teen girl has been arrested and charged for allegedly stabbing three horses during a racing event in Las Vegas, police said.
The Colorado River is on the brink of disaster. Its water is shared by seven states, which is a big part of the problem. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Several states saw record daily temperatures set on Wednesday, as the heat wave that has been scorching the West expands into the central U.S.
A long-duration heat wave is taking shape over the western half of the U.S. and forecast to stick around in the days ahead.
The FBI found only 38 non-citizens may have voted in the 2020 presidential election in the inquiry ordered by Sigal Chattah, Nevada's top federal prosecutor.
Two skiers died Friday in separate incidents at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort, marking the latest in a series of ski-related deaths in the region this month.
The driver of the vehicle, a 23-year-old man from Albany, New York, had been reported missing and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The FBI is investigating a car crash into a power facility outside Las Vegas as a possible terror plot. The driver was armed with guns and explosives and attempted to ram his car not far from the Hoover Dam. Carter Evans has more.
Crews say eight skiers were found dead and a ninth is still missing after an avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe earlier this week. Six other skiers were rescued. There are questions about why the group stayed in the region for more than two days after the first avalanche watch was issued.
The GOP tax and spending bill creates a tax deduction for workers in tipped occupations. Here's what to know.
Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state's oldest brothels, Sheri's Ranch, are fighting to become the first in the U.S. to unionize.
Officials in Reedley, California said they had tried to warn federal authorities about the possibility of similar labs after one was found there in 2023.
Authorities raided a suspected homemade biological lab in Las Vegas, Nevada, over the weekend, which investigators say could be linked to a similar 2023 case in California. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
A Nevada jury convicted "Dances With Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse of multiple charges of sexually assaulting a minor.
Nathan Chasing Horse's defense attorney said prosecutors would present no evidence of the allegations, including no DNA evidence or eyewitnesses.
Nathan Chasing Horse is accused of sexually assaulting women and girls and filming himself sexually abusing a girl younger than 14.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Monday released a report detailing its response to the New Year's Day 2025 Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in the city. CBS News reporter Andres Gutierrez has the details.
Many people showed up at DMV offices across Nevada for their appointments this week only to learn the agency is closed.
Hackers infiltrated government networks in Nevada, disrupting essential services across the state. Andres Gutierrez reports on what's being done to get systems back online.
A massive dust storm engulfed the Phoenix area and swept through the Burning Man festival in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Videos captured the wall of dust rolling through the region.
Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, costing the city billions. That could signal trouble ahead for the U.S. economy. Andres Gutierrez has new details.