Junior ROTC cadet killed in Parkland shooting is honorary West Point 2025 grad

Washington — The cadets graduating Saturday from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point spent four years studying strategy, ethics and the art of leadership. They march past statues of battlefield giants, memorize the lessons of Antietam and Afghanistan and are steeped in stories of courage drawn from the long arc of American military history. 

Trump touts high military recruitment, but it was rising before his reelection

Ahead of Memorial Day, President Trump has repeatedly taken credit for an upswing in military recruitment, claiming almost no one wanted to join the military before news of his reelection. “After years of military recruiting shortfalls, enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are now the highest in 30 years because there is such an incredible

Teen Junior ROTC cadet killed in Parkland shooting honored as West Point 2025 grad

Washington — The cadets graduating Saturday from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point spent four years studying strategy, ethics and the art of leadership. They march past statues of battlefield giants, memorize the lessons of Antietam and Afghanistan and are steeped in stories of courage drawn from the long arc of American military history. 

Republicans aim to punish states that insure unauthorized immigrants

President Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and ultimately cost-saving. But the federal legislation,

Fifth-graders investigate California bill targeting anti-aging skincare sales to minors | Investigating “Sephora kids” Solutions

Fifth-graders investigate California bill targeting anti-aging skincare sales to minors | Investigating “Sephora kids” Solutions – CBS News <meta property="og:description" content="Skincare brands are making billions of dollars a year selling products to tweens: kids under 12. Dermatologists warn that some of those products can be harmful to young skin. So, a California lawmaker wants to

ICE releases Georgia teen arrested after now-dismissed traffic charges

A Georgia teenager who was detained by federal deportation officers following local traffic charges that have since been dismissed was released from immigration custody late Thursday, her attorney and mother confirmed to CBS News. Ximena Arias Cristobal, 19, was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement one day after an immigration judge granted her bond. She