President Trump is terminating the head of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, continuing his aggressive moves to reshape the federal government’s cultural institutions. Mr. Trump announced Friday on his Truth Social platform that he was ousting Director Kim Sajet, calling her a “highly partisan person, and a strong supporter …

Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia — The U.S. is expanding its military presence in northern Australia as it looks to project power and provide a deterrence against the increasing threat of China in the Asia-Pacific. China’s President Xi Jinping is thought to have ordered his armed forces to be ready …

Stocks are up on Thursday following an early morning boost after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. But the gains got less strong as trading progressed from Asia to New York. The S&P 500 rose 26 points, or 0.5% as of 1:03 p.m. EST. The …

Federal prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he’s convicted of multiple charges in Chicago. U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros filed a one-sentence notice Friday saying he would not seek the death penalty against Joaquin Guzman Lopez. The notice did not …

Washington — NPR on Tuesday sued President Trump and administration officials over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut federal funding to the news organization and PBS. Filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the suit was brought by NPR and three Colorado-based public …

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show at the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments. The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky confirmed. “It feels amazing, you know,” A$AP Rocky, gala co-chair, told reporters who congratulated him Monday after outlets reported the couple was …

The May 7 deadline is looming to have a Real ID, which will be required to get into government buildings and through airport security.  Congress mandated the switch to Real IDs after 9/11. The new IDs are more secure and harder to counterfeit.  But after several lengthy delays, millions of …

When Irene Wells was diagnosed with the “silent killer” of cancers, she asked doctors not to tell her what stage it was.  She already knew plenty about pancreatic cancer. A friend had died of it after years of treatment. Her daughter-in-law works in pancreatic cancer research. The five-year survival rate …

A New York woman has pleaded guilty after being charged with manufacturing synthetic cannabinoids and sending drug-soaked documents to inmates in multiple correctional facilities, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.  Maya McIntosh, 33, manufactured, distributed and possessed with intent to distribute a synthetic cannabinoid called MDMB-4en-PINACA, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

The wildfires in California are leaving many of those unaffected feeling a sense of “survivor’s guilt.” A resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood told CBS News Los Angeles their house is still standing despite neighboring home being destroyed.  “The only happiness we have is to be able to get our sentimental …