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Nicholas Brendon, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actor, dies at 54 -- Nicholas Brendon was best known for his role as Xander Harris on all seven seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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Colombian President Petro caught up in narcotics trafficking probes, sources say -- The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said.

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Judge strikes down restrictive Pentagon press policy, finding it violates First Amendment -- A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department's strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report - ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon.

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Jury finds Elon Musk liable for misleading investors during Twitter purchase -- A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition​ of the social media company.

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Transcript: Namazi, Shargi, Carstens, on "Face the Nation," March 22, 2026 -- Transcript: Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, Neda Sharghi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 22, 2026

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Joseph Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting" appears in court on child abuse charges -- Joseph Duggar's arrest comes almost five years after his older brother Josh Duggar was convicted​ of downloading child sexual abuse images.

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5 more defendants plead guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme -- Five people who were charged in connection to the Feeding Our Future​ scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week.

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More than 230 rescued amid severe floods in Hawaii; more rain expected -- More than 5,500 people were under evacuation orders as severe rain pounded Hawaii on Friday. More rain is expected Saturday.

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CBS News Radio to shut down after nearly a century of broadcasting -- CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."

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Getting ready to fly? Here are 3 ways to track TSA wait times. -- Security lines are stretching up to 2 hours at some airports amid TSA staffing shortages. Here's how to check wait times before you leave.

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Are the Trump administration's efforts to lower oil and gas prices working? -- With gas closing in on $4 a gallon, the Trump administration is pulling multiple levers to tame energy prices. The results have been mixed.

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DOJ seeks to drop case against ex-police officers charged in Breonna Taylor's death -- Two former Louisville police officers were facing civil rights charges in connection with the 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

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Nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen recalled across the U.S. -- A pharmaceutical company issued the recall after receiving complaints of "gel-like mass and black particles" in the product, the FDA said.

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This week on "Sunday Morning" (March 22) -- A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

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Exclusive - U.S. preparing for potential use of ground troops in Iran - It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran. 17H ago

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