President Donald Trump told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that helping Iran is completely unacceptable. Trump recently finished a meeting with Xi to discuss this and other issues.
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President Trump had a multi-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
During the meeting, Trump said China aiding Iran is not acceptable.
The discussion focused on concerns about Iran's activities.
Nicholas Burns, a former U.S. ambassador to China, provided analysis of the talks.
The news was reported by CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang.
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A report found that Turning Point USA insisted that Charlie Kirk speak outdoors at Utah Valley University despite security concerns. Kirk was assassinated at the outdoor event, and the report says the university should have kept control over key security decisions but allowed Turning Point USA to manage them.
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Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University (UVU).
UVU and its police chief raised security concerns about holding the event outdoors weeks before it happened.
Turning Point USA insisted on the outdoor location, creating challenges for security.
A planned face-to-face security briefing between UVU police and Turning Point USA’s security team did not happen.
UVU asked for expected attendance numbers, but Turning Point USA did not provide them.
The university report says no UVU employee acted in bad faith but says UVU gave Turning Point USA control over important security decisions.
UVU’s president says the university is learning from the report and has improved campus safety.
Kirk’s family plans to sue UVU, saying the event setup endangered him.
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A U.S. appeals court ruled that states can regulate prediction market platforms like Kalshi as gambling. The court decided Kalshi's contracts on sports events are not a type of financial swap and therefore can be controlled under gambling laws.
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The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the ruling on Kalshi on a Friday.
The court was unanimous with a three-judge panel.
The ruling sided with the states of Ohio and Tennessee.
Kalshi argued that its sports-event contracts were financial “swaps.”
The court rejected Kalshi’s argument about the contracts being swaps.
This decision means states can regulate prediction markets like gambling.
The ruling limits how prediction market companies like Kalshi can operate.
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Voting has started for the second round of Fat Bear Week 2026, a popular event where people vote to choose the bear they think is the "fattest." The website for voting was so busy that it crashed briefly due to high interest.
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Fat Bear Week 2026 is currently in its second round of online voting.
The event celebrates bears gaining weight before winter hibernation.
Many people participation caused the voting website to crash temporarily.
Mike Fitz, a naturalist at Explore.org, spoke about the event on CBS News.
Fat Bear Week draws public attention to wildlife and natural changes in bears.
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Diesel prices in the US have reached record highs due to conflicts involving Russia, Ukraine, and Iran, which have disrupted global fuel supplies. President Donald Trump and some Republican lawmakers are considering banning or limiting US diesel exports to lower domestic fuel costs before the upcoming midterm elections.
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The average price for a gallon of diesel in the US reached $6.50, up from $5.61 a month earlier.
Global conflicts and attacks have disrupted oil and diesel production, reducing fuel availability worldwide.
The US is the largest exporter of diesel and exports about 40% of what it uses domestically.
US diesel supplies are at their lowest level in over 40 years, with inventories dropping to 107.9 million barrels.
President Trump supports the idea of restricting diesel exports to lower fuel prices at home.
Republican lawmakers are pushing for a temporary ban on diesel exports ahead of midterm elections.
Experts warn that banning exports might backfire and cause fuel prices to rise both in the US and globally.
Polls show that many US voters see the cost of living as a key issue that will influence their vote in upcoming elections.
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent millions of taxpayer dollars wastefully while quickly trying to increase detention space. The report highlights financial mismanagement during this rapid expansion.
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ICE tried to quickly increase the number of detention beds.
This rapid expansion led to wasted spending of millions of taxpayer dollars.
The Government Accountability Office investigated and released the report.
The wasted funds were linked to poor planning and rushed decisions.
The report aims to improve future spending and operations in ICE.
ICE is a U.S. government agency responsible for immigration enforcement.
Taxpayer dollars fund ICE operations, including detention centers.
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Sheri Mecklenburg, a federal prosecutor, resigned from the Department of Justice after conflicts over a case involving six protesters charged near an ICE facility. She criticized U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros for directing the case and mishandling allegations of misconduct in the grand jury process, which led to the charges being dropped.
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Sheri Mecklenburg was the lead prosecutor for felony charges against six protesters at the Broadview ICE facility near Chicago.
The protesters faced felony conspiracy and misdemeanor obstruction charges; the felony charges were dismissed first.
Before the misdemeanor trial started, allegations of misconduct during grand jury proceedings caused those charges to be dismissed as well.
Boutros said he only learned about some misconduct in late April and confirmed improper actions like a prosecutor vouching for the case with grand jurors.
Mecklenburg accused Boutros of blaming her unfairly and hiding information from her about the misconduct investigation and court hearings.
She claims Boutros threatened to fire her if she defended herself against accusations made by defense attorneys.
Mecklenburg resigned to protect her healthcare benefits earned from government service and said Boutros personally directed the felony prosecution despite her objections.
Boutros announced reforms for how grand jury materials are handled and plans to review over 1,000 previous cases involving Mecklenburg and others.
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A new report revealed that Utah Valley University faced several security problems on the day political commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated on its campus. The report said university staff and security relied too much on the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) team and did not create a formal security plan.
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The report covers security issues during the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
It is an independent review consisting of 158 pages.
University staff and security let the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) team make important security decisions.
There was no formal, written security plan for the event.
The report suggests this poor planning led to security gaps on campus that day.
The report was released on a Friday.
Charlie Kirk is a political commentator.
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A federal judge appointed by President Trump held the administration in contempt for deporting a young asylum seeker to El Salvador despite court orders to stop. The judge ordered the government to return the man to the U.S. and to follow legal rules before deporting him again.
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The judge is U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, appointed by President Trump.
The administration deported a 19-year-old asylum seeker named E.L.A. to El Salvador, violating three court orders.
The court orders were issued in November 2024, April 2025, and July 2026 in a class-action lawsuit.
The lawsuit began in 2019 and involves young asylum seekers challenging policies that limited their asylum applications during removal proceedings.
This is the second time the government deported E.L.A. despite legal protections.
The judge ordered the government to return E.L.A., give back his property and documents, and not finalize deportation until his asylum case is decided or the case ends.
The government acknowledged a communication error led to E.L.A.’s wrongful removal and said it is considering steps to fix this.
The judge asked for an update by October 2 on whether E.L.A. wants to come back and the plan for his return.
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Police in Mississippi said that Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree, was already dead before her body was placed there. They believe she was killed in a dispute involving drugs, and multiple arrests have been made in connection with her death.
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Tasia Fortune was found hanging from a tree on abandoned property in Jackson, Mississippi, in August.
Police stated the hanging was staged after she was already dead.
Officials suspect her death is related to a drug dispute.
Jackson is a majority-Black city with a history of racial violence and lynching.
The medical examiner ruled Fortune’s death a homicide.
Jarques Ratliff, 51, was arrested, pleaded not guilty, and is held without bond.
Earnest Lloyd Jr., 25, was also arrested, and a third suspect is being sought.
Police have not publicly shared the exact cause of death or detailed reasons for believing the staging of the hanging.
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Fast-food chains like McDonald's, Shake Shack, and Chipotle are adding more high-protein and low-calorie options to their menus. These changes respond to many customers using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which affect their food choices.
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McDonald's is launching healthier menu items such as grilled chicken sandwiches, wraps, and egg bites.
The menu update is part of an $8.5 billion global restaurant renovation.
McDonald's wants to keep regular customers by offering foods that fit new eating habits, especially more protein and portion flexibility.
Shake Shack created a "Good Fit Menu" with gluten-free, vegetarian, and GLP-1-friendly options, like burgers served in lettuce wraps.
Chipotle highlights low-calorie and high-fiber options aimed at people using GLP-1 drugs.
Research shows families with GLP-1 users spend 8% less at fast-food and other restaurants within six months.
Experts expect fast-food menus to become more varied to meet the needs of people on these weight-loss medications.
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Tesla is shifting from making electric cars to creating humanoid robots called Optimus. The company faces many technical and production problems, and some factory workers are unhappy about helping train robots that might replace their jobs.
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Tesla stopped making the Model S and Model X cars in May 2026 to focus on the Optimus robot.
Tesla aims to produce over 1,000 Optimus robots per week by the end of 2026.
The Optimus V3 robot is hard to build because parts like its hands have many small pieces that must be assembled by hand.
Tesla’s robot hands have sensors that often fail, so they added a replaceable glove-like sensor layer.
The robot’s artificial intelligence (AI) can only perform specific tasks in controlled settings so far.
Tesla collects data on human movements to teach robots how to work but had to assign special teams to do this after some workers resisted.
Tesla uses many parts from Chinese suppliers to build the robots.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Optimus possibly “the biggest product ever” but admitted making a fully capable humanoid robot is very difficult.
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Many candidates in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections are choosing not to participate in debates. This includes races for governor and Senate, with voters often missing the chance to see candidates discuss their views and respond under pressure.
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In 2026, 21 out of 36 governor races will have no debate between major party candidates.
The number of governor races without debates has grown from 2 in 2018 to 21 in 2026.
For the Senate, 21 of 35 seats up for election in 2026 have no scheduled debates.
Candidates say they avoid debates for reasons like avoiding false claims, differences being too large, or not responding to debate offers.
Ohio gubernatorial Democrat Amy Acton declined to debate Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, accusing him of spreading lies.
Alabama gubernatorial candidate Sen. Tommy Tuberville said debating was pointless due to large differences.
Texas Republican Ken Paxton has ignored debate offers despite initial commitment, continuing a pattern from previous campaigns.
Experts say skipping debates can hurt voters by limiting their ability to evaluate candidates’ ideas and performance under pressure.
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A former church youth group leader in Pennsylvania was convicted of sexually abusing a young boy between 2004 and 2006. The man, Richard Garnett, used his church position to harm children and was previously convicted for abusing two girls in the 1980s.
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Richard Garnett was the "games director" at Roaring Brook Baptist Church in Pennsylvania.
Garnett sexually abused a boy in the church basement multiple times when the boy was in first or second grade.
The boy was told not to tell anyone and was told "God would want you to do this."
Garnett was convicted of several crimes including sexual assault and child endangerment.
He was previously sentenced to at least six years in prison for abusing two girls in the early 1980s.
Garnett remains in custody and will be sentenced in December.
The case began after a search warrant was executed at the church in 2017.
Garnett admitted he was attracted to children decades ago but claimed he no longer has those urges.
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Pope Leo XIV was warmly welcomed by 80,000 young Catholics at the Stade de France near Paris. The event combined gospel and modern Christian music, and the Pope arrived in a special vehicle called the "popemobile."
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The event took place at Stade de France near Paris.
About 80,000 young Catholics attended the gathering.
The crowd welcomed Pope Leo XIV with enthusiasm, similar to a rock concert.
Music styles included gospel and contemporary Christian songs.
The Pope arrived in the "popemobile," a specially designed vehicle for public appearances.
The gathering aimed to express and celebrate Catholic faith.
This visit was part of a series of events including prayers at Notre-Dame and a speech at UNESCO.
The focus of the Pope’s visit was on faith rather than politics.
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Sylvester Stallone, known for his role in "Rocky," shares in his new memoir "The Steps" how he struggled before creating the famous character Rocky Balboa. He writes about his difficult times and how he found inspiration to write a story many people could relate to — about facing life's challenges and seizing chances.
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Sylvester Stallone became famous for playing Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film "Rocky."
"Rocky" was both a hit with audiences and critics, winning three Academy Awards.
Stallone's new memoir, "The Steps," will be published on September 29 by William Morrow.
In the book, he describes his early struggles before Rocky made him a star.
He wrote about feeling like life was hard and opportunities were closed to him.
Stallone realized many people feel the same frustration of not getting a fair chance.
This inspired him to create a character who had lost his dream but kept trying.
The memoir excerpt shows Stallone’s process of turning his feelings into a story everyone could understand.
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The CBS News show "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" will have several guests on September 27, 2026. The guests include leaders and representatives from Iran, the U.S. government, and Taiwan.
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Masoud Pezeshkian, president of Iran, will appear on the show.
Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, is a guest.
Representative Jim Himes, a Democrat from Connecticut and leader in the House Intelligence Committee, will participate.
Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., will also be on the program.
The show airs on CBS News at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Sundays.
It also streams later at 12:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+ and CBSNews.com.
"Face the Nation" is hosted by Margaret Brennan.
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping finished their summit in Washington, D.C. CBS News also interviewed the president of Iran during this time. The summit focused on discussions between the United States and China.
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President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping met in Washington, D.C. for a summit.
The meeting was between the leaders of the United States and China.
CBS News conducted an interview with Iran’s president around the same time.
The summit included talks on key issues between the two countries.
The event was covered live on CBS News and through their app.
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