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22 killed in Lebanon as Israeli forces remain after withdrawal deadline

Israel said it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline because the Lebanese army had not yet fully deployed to ensure that Hezbollah does not reestablish its presence in the area.

Aquarium welcomes baby shark after mystery pregnancy

The pup hatched in a tank housing two female sharks who hadn't been around any male sharks in over three years.

Pope Francis says the horror of Holocaust must never be forgotten

On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis also noted that many Christians were killed in Nazi concentration camps.

Did a secret obsession lead a "genius" to murder a Yale grad student?

Kevin Jiang, 26, a Yale graduate student and former Army National Guardsman, was gunned down in New Haven, Connecticut. What appeared to be a road rage incident soon unraveled into a story of obsession and premeditation.

How a MIT grad student planned a Yale student's near perfect murder

When Kevin Jiang was killed on Feb. 6, 2021, no one had any idea why he may have been targeted. But detectives would soon discover that someone had a secret plot to kill him.

The Ivy League Murder

A newly engaged Yale graduate student is gunned down by an unknown attacker after a fender bender. Was it extreme road rage or was he targeted? "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.

LA County Public Works readies for rainstorm, deploys measures to prevent mud and debris flows in burn areas

As Southern California prepares for a rainy weekend, Los Angeles County Public Works says it is working with state and local agencies to protect against potential mud and debris flows following recent deadly wildfires.

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Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed; How much money is a U.S. president's signature worth?

Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge

Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.

U.S. farm workforce threatened by Trump's deportation plan

About 42% of U.S. farm workers are undocumented, and Trump's plan to deport millions of migrants could uproot the industry's workforce.