SAN DIEGO — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred three miles south of Julian at 10:08 a.m. Pacific time Monday, causing shaking that was felt as far to the northwest as Oxnard and as far to the northeast as Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The strongest shaking was reported in an around Julian, Ramona, San Diego Country ...Read more

WASHINGTON — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he would not return to the United States a man who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration, despite a Supreme Court ruling that said the United States should take steps to facilitate his return.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, had lived in the U.S. for 14 years before the Trump ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A suspect is in custody after an incident near UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnetonka drew a large police presence Monday morning.

Police have not said what led up to the situation, but in a posting on X said there no threat to the public and “we are continuing to clear the scene at this time.”

Events unfolded just ...Read more

NEW YORK — The CBS news-magazine "60 Minutes" is not going easy on President Donald Trump and the commander-in-chief is noticing.

Trump went after the program Sunday in a social media post after seeing two critical stories regarding his handling of the Russia-Ukraine war and his proposal to annex Greenland.

"Almost every week, 60 Minutes, ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Harrisburg man charged with the attempted homicide of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family for setting three fires in the Pennsylvania governor's residence turned himself in to State Police on Sunday afternoon and admitted to "harboring a hatred" toward Shapiro, according to the criminal complaint.

Cody Balmer, 38, of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A group of more than 40 organizations is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reinstate staff who were purged at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

In a letter sent to Kennedy on Friday, first shared with CQ Roll Call, the groups ...Read more

Most Americans think President Donald Trump has the right instinct when it comes to tariffs — but his execution is another story, according to new polling.

In the latest CBS News/YouGov poll, a slim majority of respondents, 51%, said they like what Trump is trying to accomplish on tariffs and trade, while 49% said they dislike it. However, a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Lawyers defending Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, the man accused of killing Rachel Morin, rested their case after calling one witness, Megan Waltimyer — the digital forensic scientist who rebuilt Morin’s phone.

Waltimyer is on recall as she testified earlier in the case for the prosecution.

The defense questioned ...Read more

BOSTON — A plea hearing has been scheduled in the federal public corruption case against Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who has agreed to plead guilty to two charges tied to a kickback scheme the feds say she carried out at City Hall.

Fernandes Anderson, 46, is expected to plead guilty to one count of aiding and abetting wire...Read more

WASHINGTON — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said in the Oval Office on Monday he has no intention of returning a Maryland man mistakenly deported to his country by the Trump administration and being held in a mega prison.

“How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don’t have the power to return him to the United States,�...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently signed the largest budget in state history, which includes more than a dozen new taxes and fees. But he continues to tout a tax cut for the middle class.

The Democratic governor’s Republican critics have quickly pounced on what they see as gaslighting. Senate Minority Whip Justin Ready, who ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A bill being considered by the Nevada Legislature aims to close family court hearings to increase privacy, but opponents say it is unnecessary legislation that could hinder transparency of elected officials and harm people who can’t afford an attorney.

Senate Bill 432, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, sets ...Read more

DETROIT — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is launching his second campaign for the U.S. Senate on Monday, after narrowly losing the 2024 race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin by about 19,000 votes.

Rogers on Monday formally entered the race for the Republican nomination. The 61-year-old Brighton native represented a mid-Michigan district in the U.S. ...Read more

ATLANTA — Without a word spoken, Georgia state Rep. Carolyn Hugley stood up from her front-row desk in the House chamber, pivoted on her heel and marched toward the back door. Almost every other member of the House Democratic caucus followed in a parade behind her.

It was the penultimate day of this year’s Legislative session, and Hugley ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A verdict in the trial for Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, the man charged with killing Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in August 2023, is expected today after prosecutors rested their case last week.

The prosecution, Harford County State’s Attorney Alison Healey and Deputy State’s Attorney David Ryden, closed ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The statue of Captain John O’Donnell, an 18th century merchant who enslaved dozens of Black people on his Maryland plantation, won’t be returning to its former perch in Baltimore’s Canton Square, despite an executive order last month from President Donald Trump.

Neither will the four Confederate monuments removed from their ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Harrisburg man who is charged with attempted homicide of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family for setting three fires in the residence turned himself in to State Police on Sunday afternoon and admitted to "harboring a hatred" toward Shapiro, according to the criminal complaint filed Sunday.

Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, ...Read more