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The Republican National Convention is occurring amid one of the most dramatic weeks in politics in history.

Coast to coast, millions of Americans are experiencing sweltering temperatures this summer, with seemingly little relief in sight. For people who struggle to access or afford air conditioning, the rising need for cooling is a growing crisis.

QUT researchers have used eye-tracking to study airport security screeners' performance during different visual inspection phases of a screening task. The study is published in the journal Applied Ergonomics.

Indian tech companies on Wednesday slammed a proposal to reserve more than half of all private jobs for local hires in Bengaluru, a city that has powered the country's growth into an IT powerhouse.

The secretary of state is the first top U.S. official to visit Kyiv since the beginning of Ukraine's counteroffensive, which has slowed to a crawl.

Tens of thousands of Boeing hourly workers have been called Wednesday for a vote in Seattle expected to authorize a potential labor strike if ongoing contract negotiations stumble.

The alleged leader of a violent extremist group plotted to poison children and minorities in New York City, authorities said Tuesday.

Thousands of officers from multiple jurisdictions are in Milwaukee providing additional security for the convention.

Congo's army says it has foiled a coup attempt and arrested the perpetrators, including several Americans.

President Biden is considering proposals to reform the Supreme Court, CBS News has learned.

"Donald Trump has my strong endorsement," Nikki Haley said in her speech at the Republican National Convention on the second night of the RNC.

CBS News is fact checking statements made by GOP speakers on the second night of the 2024 RNC, where Donald Trump will become the GOP presidential nominee.

The FBI is investigating whether the shooter was a politically motivated homegrown domestic violent extremist, and investigators are combing through his background.

Support for organized labor is at a high not seen since the 1960s, with 71% of Americans saying they approve of unions, according to Gallup.

Hong Kong's government is testing the city's own ChatGPT -style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, its innovation minister said after OpenAI took extra steps to block access from the city and other unsupported regions.

Amazon's popular Prime Day sales event has been "a major cause of injuries" for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant's facilities across the United States, according to a report released Tuesday by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Serbia's government on Tuesday said operations can restart at a disputed lithium mining project, days after a top court ruling overturned a 2022 cancellation of its permits.

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on July 22.

U.S. intelligence recently detected an Iranian plot against former President Donald Trump, two U.S. officials tell CBS News.

Amazon's Prime Day, which generated $12.7 billion in sales in 2023, can also lead to more worker injuries, a Senate probe finds.