US prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University after new claims that the school did not adequately punish those involved. The woman says seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged and assaulted her, leading to a civil lawsuit and renewed calls for justice.
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The alleged assault happened in 2024 at Cornell University, involving seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity.
The woman claims she was drugged with ketamine and raped by these fraternity members.
Cornell closed the Chi Phi fraternity and expelled several students after the incident.
A civil lawsuit was filed by the woman accusing the university of not punishing the men properly.
Tompkins County prosecutors had not filed charges in 2024 but reopened the case based on new evidence and the victim’s latest claims.
The district attorney acknowledged it can take survivors years to process trauma and understand their experiences.
The university denies claims that the men received light punishments, calling such suggestions false.
The lawsuit includes a message allegedly inviting other fraternity members to take part in the assault and seeks financial damages for emotional harm suffered by the victim.
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Prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape that reportedly happened in 2024 at Cornell University. The case is now being actively looked into again by legal authorities.
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The investigation concerns an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in 2024.
Prosecutors decided to reopen the criminal probe after it had previously been closed or inactive.
The news comes from a CBS News report by Anna Schecter.
Cornell University is located in the United States.
The case involves serious criminal allegations of sexual assault.
Details about suspects or victims have not been provided in the report.
Reopening a probe means new evidence or concerns have prompted authorities to review the case again.
The investigation is ongoing, with authorities gathering information and evidence.
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High inflation and rising gas prices, partly linked to tension with Iran, have caused President Donald Trump's approval ratings on the economy to fall to near-record lows. These economic issues are challenging Republican candidates ahead of the November elections. President Trump dismissed the falling poll numbers by calling them "fake."
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Inflation and gas prices have gone up recently.
The war with Iran has contributed to higher gas prices.
President Trump’s approval ratings on the economy are near their lowest point.
This decline in approval ratings may hurt Republican candidates in upcoming elections.
President Trump said the polls showing low approval are not accurate.
The report was made by Nancy Cordes for CBS News.
The story was shared through the CBS News app and website.
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The United States and Iran are having indirect talks about their conflict as the U.S. midterm elections approach in 36 days. President Donald Trump has declined Iran's offer to end the war, but discussions continue between both sides.
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The U.S. and Iran are engaged in indirect talks.
These talks focus on ending the ongoing conflict.
President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to stop the war.
The unofficial meetings are happening ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Midterm elections are scheduled to take place in 36 days.
The discussions aim to find a peaceful solution despite current tensions.
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President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with leaders of major AI companies at the White House on Tuesday to discuss how to balance rules and innovation in AI technology. AI executives, including those from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Palantir, and Nvidia, will attend amid ongoing debates about AI safety and regulation.
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President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a meeting with AI company executives on Tuesday at the White House.
The meeting aims to find a balance between regulating AI and encouraging innovation.
Executives expected include Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Sundar Pichai (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Alex Karp (Palantir), and Jensen Huang (Nvidia).
Some AI leaders want to slow down AI development to manage risks, while others warn that restrictions could hurt U.S. competitiveness with China.
President Trump opposes slowing down AI growth and calls some safety fears a "hoax."
Trump previously had a private dinner with Anthropic CEO Amodei to discuss AI regulations.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune will not attend the White House meeting but plans other discussions on AI later in the week.
Trump is also expected to introduce a federal AI online portal during a separate AI event in Washington.
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A new ad campaign paid for by taxpayers praises President Donald Trump, but it has received criticism from both Republican and Democratic leaders. The ad is causing a debate about using public money for political messages.
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The ad campaign supports President Donald Trump.
It is funded by taxpayer money.
Senator John Kennedy, a Republican, criticized the ad.
People from both major political parties oppose the campaign.
The discussion about the ad appeared on CBS News' "The Takeout."
The ad raises questions about the use of public funds for political advertising.
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New video has emerged showing a fraternity group chat from the night a former Cornell student alleges she was drugged and raped. The Tompkins County District Attorney is reopening the criminal investigation because the victim’s original statement did not fully match the claims in the lawsuit.
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The new video shows messages from a fraternity Snapchat group on the night of the alleged incident.
A woman, identified as Jane Doe, claims she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.
Seven men are named in the lawsuit, accused of sexual assault and rape.
One defendant, Scott Kretzschmar, is specifically accused of pouring ketamine on Jane Doe and snorting it; his lawyer says a hair test shows no ketamine in his system.
The District Attorney said the original victim’s statement described voluntary drug use and sex, not being drugged against her will or gang raped.
The DA is reopening the case and will allow new evidence and testimony to be reviewed by a grand jury.
Cornell University supports the DA’s decision and says it conducted its own Title IX investigation that led to sanctions.
Lawyers for the accused deny the allegations and emphasize the need to judge based on evidence, not accusations.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham will announce a new public company called Great British Grid to invest in and speed up connections to Britain’s electricity grid. This plan aims to reduce energy costs and increase competition by working alongside private companies managing the grid.
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The new public body is named Great British Grid (GB Grid).
GB Grid will invest in electricity grid connections and compete with three private grid companies in Britain.
The goal is to quicker connect businesses and green energy projects to the electricity grid, lowering energy costs.
The UK electricity grid needs extensive upgrades, especially for remote renewable energy sources like offshore windfarms.
The regulator Ofgem estimates £70 billion is needed for grid investment from 2025 to 2031, about four times current spending.
The National Audit Office reported that many projects are delayed waiting for grid connection.
Funding for GB Grid will come from the budget of GB Energy, a public green investment company set up by Labour.
Burnham will also discuss plans to fund a new NHS-style social care system for England.
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Lindsay Clancy returns to court after her murder trial ended without a verdict because the jury could not agree. The hearing will focus on whether prosecutors will try her again, reach a plea deal, or if the judge might dismiss the case due to lack of evidence or legal reasons.
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Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her children in January 2023.
The trial ended in a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible.
Clancy’s defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and not responsible for the deaths.
Her lawyer is asking the judge to dismiss the case based on double jeopardy, arguing a retrial should not happen.
Legal experts say a retrial is allowed when a mistrial happens because of a deadlocked jury.
The defense also asks the judge to find Clancy not guilty due to insufficient evidence.
There is a dispute about a juror who held out against the majority, with questions about his behavior during the trial.
The hearing may show if prosecutors want more time to decide, try again, or negotiate a plea deal.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Pentagon to focus on using advanced intelligence and cyber tools to detect and stop foreign interference in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. The goal is to protect the elections while preserving the country’s basic freedoms.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave instructions last week to the Pentagon.
The Pentagon should use advanced intelligence and cyber tools.
The mission is to find, disrupt, and stop foreign actors interfering in the 2026 midterm elections.
Efforts should protect fundamental freedoms in the U.S.
U.S. Cyber Command and Combat Support Agencies will lead this work.
This plan focuses on defending the elections from external threats.
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President Donald Trump criticized Canada’s unemployment rate and praised the U.S. rate amid their ongoing trade war. Data shows the U.S. unemployment rate is lower than Canada’s, but Canada’s rate has improved since tariffs began.
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President Trump claimed Canada’s unemployment rate was about 10%, which is incorrect; Canada’s current rate is 6.4%.
The U.S. unemployment rate in August was 4.1%, lower than Canada’s.
The last time Canada’s unemployment was 10% or higher was in August 2020.
The trade war began when President Trump imposed tariffs on Canada in March 2025.
Canada’s unemployment rate improved from 6.8% in March 2025 to 6.4% in August 2026.
U.S. unemployment also improved slightly from 4.2% in March 2025 to 4.1% in August 2026.
Tariffs could affect jobs by making imported goods more expensive and lowering exports, especially in industries like autos, steel, and aluminum.
Experts say Canada is more vulnerable to trade disruptions and that hesitancy to hire might be a bigger issue than layoffs.
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A married couple in their late 70s are accused of shooting and killing their son-in-law outside a sports complex near San Francisco. Police are investigating the incident.
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The shooting happened near San Francisco.
Both suspects are a husband and wife in their late 70s.
Their son-in-law was the victim.
The incident took place outside a sports complex.
Police have formally accused the couple of the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Caleb Flynn, an Ohio man accused of killing his wife, denied the charges in a police interview shown during his trial. Prosecutors say he shot his wife twice in the head and staged the scene to look like a burglary, but Flynn says he did not harm her.
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Caleb Flynn is on trial for the murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn, in Tipp City, Ohio.
Prosecutors claim Flynn shot his wife twice in the back of the head while she was in bed.
Flynn allegedly tried to make it look like an intruder was responsible.
Police say a 9mm handgun used in the shooting was missing from Flynn's truck.
Flynn denied involvement in the shooting during a police interview.
He was arrested on February 19, 2026, three days after reporting the incident.
The state called over 30 witnesses before resting its case.
The defense did not call any witnesses or have Flynn testify.
Closing arguments are scheduled for the day after the defense rested.
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A married couple in their 70s was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times engineer, in a park in Dublin, California. McKinsey was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene, and the suspects were arrested shortly after.
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Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was the head of engineering for the New York Times’s games department.
He was shot in broad daylight at a park in Dublin, California, about 35 miles east of San Francisco.
A police officer found him with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was declared dead at the scene.
The suspected shooters, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and McKinsey’s in-laws, were arrested soon after.
Witnesses said the suspects wore masks and each took a turn shooting McKinsey.
McKinsey and his wife had a legal dispute over child custody and allegations of abuse.
Dublin has had one homicide per year between 2023 and 2025.
Reported domestic violence incidents in Dublin increased from 121 in 2024 to 131 in 2025.
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Vice President Vance, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and former boxer Mike Tyson will speak at the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C. The event will end with a conversation between Vance and Kennedy.
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Vice President Vance is scheduled to speak at the MAHA summit.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serves as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Mike Tyson, a former boxing heavyweight champion, will also speak at the event.
The MAHA summit is being held in Washington, D.C.
The event includes a “fireside chat” between Vance and Kennedy.
This is the second MAHA summit.
The summit focuses on health-related topics.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, is running for governor of Georgia. Recent polls show she is very close to her opponent Rick Jackson in the race.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms was the mayor of Atlanta.
She is currently running for governor of Georgia.
Polls show Bottoms is within one percentage point of Rick Jackson.
The race is for the next governor of Georgia.
Bottoms discussed her campaign in an interview on "The Takeout."
The discussion included how she managed Atlanta during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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President Donald Trump is undoing rules that required cars to use less fuel and be more efficient. This change supports gas-powered vehicles and reverses previous efforts to promote electric cars. The decision comes amid rising oil prices linked to the war in Iran.
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The Trump administration is reducing federal fuel economy standards for new vehicles.
The previous rules aimed to improve fuel efficiency and increase electric vehicle use.
The rollback favors gasoline-powered cars over electric vehicles.
Rising oil prices are partly caused by the ongoing war in Iran.
The policy change was discussed by Amna Nawaz with Reuters' David Shepardson.
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Christa Pike, who was 18 when she killed a classmate in 1995, is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee, marking the first time a woman has been executed in the state in 200 years. The governor denied clemency, and Pike’s lawyers argue her death sentence is unfair due to her traumatic childhood and mental illness.
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Christa Pike was convicted of killing her 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
Pike was 18 at the time of the crime and one of the youngest women on death row.
The killing involved torture, and a satanic symbol was carved into the victim’s body.
Pike’s attorneys say she had untreated bipolar disorder and PTSD, and suffered severe childhood sexual abuse.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee refused to grant clemency for Pike’s execution.
Pike’s boyfriend, who was 17 at the time, was sentenced to life with parole but was denied parole last year.
Executions of women are very rare in the US; Tennessee has not executed a woman since 1820.
The victim’s mother supports the execution, hoping for justice after many years.
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A breach at the Pentagon exposed sensitive personal information of nearly 3 million military and civilian personnel, including Social Security numbers and job details. The breach occurred between October 2025 and July 2026, and officials have not found evidence that the data has been misused.
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The Pentagon’s personnel database was breached, exposing data of about 2.76 million living people and 294,000 deceased individuals.
Exposed information included Social Security numbers and details about military and civilian job roles.
The breach affected the Defense Manpower Data Center, which holds records for active-duty, reserve troops, civilians, contractors, retirees, veterans, and family members.
Unauthorized access happened from October 2025 until July 2026, when the vulnerability was discovered and fixed.
So far, there is no evidence that the exposed data has been misused.
The Pentagon is offering identity protection and credit monitoring to those affected.
Separately, the FBI also reported a cyber breach of its job application website, FBIJobs.gov, potentially exposing personal information of its employees.
The FBI is responding with warnings, notifications, and internal security measures for impacted employees.
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Some Republican candidates running for Congress in the 2026 midterm elections are disagreeing with President Donald Trump about the war in Iran. These candidates want to stop the conflict, while President Trump has a different position.
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The 2026 midterm elections are approaching in the United States.
Several GOP (Republican) candidates are speaking out against the war in Iran.
These candidates want an end to the conflict with Iran.
President Donald Trump has a different approach to the Iran war than these candidates.
The disagreement highlights a split within the Republican Party about foreign policy.
CBS News reporters Anthony Salvanto and Kyle Kondik analyzed this situation.
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