Ken Burns: Attacks on PBS seem "foolhardy" and "misguided"
Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as public media has become a target of the White House.
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How Lady Liberty became a beacon for immigrants
The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the U.S., was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma Lazarus reimagined Lady Liberty as a "mother of exiles," welcoming immigrants to the shores of America.
Wife of murdered beauty exec maintains her innocence
Monica Sementilli goes on trial for conspiring to murder her celebrity hairdresser husband Fabio Sementilli.
Colorado man arrested a second time for his wife Suzanne Morphew's murder
The latest grand jury indictment against Barry Morphew alleges new details that are surprising even to those who've been following the case since his wife Suzanne Morphew disappeared on Mother's Day 2020.
Body found amid search for missing American in Turks and Caicos
Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.
2 American aid workers injured at food distribution site in Gaza
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said, without providing proof, that Hamas had attacked an aid site.
2nd death blamed on flooding from Chantal in North Carolina
Tropical depression Chantal brought flooding to North Carolina and spurred water rescues before moving over Virginia overnight Monday.
3 family members struck by lightning on Florida beach
The family members were standing under an umbrella during a thunderstorm, a bystander said.
"Nip/Tuck," "Charmed" actor Julian McMahon dies at 56 after cancer battle
Julian McMahon's last acting role before his death was playing the prime minister of Australia in Netflix's murder mystery series "The Residence."
Boat explosion on Georgia lake injures at least 5 people, officials say
Cell phone video from the scene showed black smoke and heavy flames billowing into the air from the boat explosion on popular Lake Lanier north of Atlanta.
Law that allows towing companies to sell seized cars is predatory, critics say
Critics of the law call it predatory and say private tow truck operators are targeting working class neighborhoods.
Death toll from Texas flash floods at least 120, officials say
Several people from a children's summer camp in Kerr County remain missing, officials said.
Transcript: Ken Burns on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 6, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 6, 2025.
Does the "big, beautiful bill" eliminate taxes on Social Security?
President Trump pushed to eliminate taxes on Social Security. Does his "one big, beautiful bill" deliver?
Ken Burns on how the American Revolution "turned the world upside down"
Filmmaker Ken Burns says the American Revolution created a "new thing called a citizen."
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Midterm Updates: Candidates make final weekend push
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As Texas Dems predict a Hispanic wave, Hinojosa takes her pitch ringside
DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots
Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officials
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