Virginia school districts sue over mask-optional order

Washington — A Michigan judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state's near-century old ban on abortions should the Supreme Court overrule its landmark decision that established the right to an abortion nationwide. In a 27-page order in a case brought by Planned Parenthood of Michigan and an...

A lawsuit filed Tuesday morning is taking aim at Wisconsin Republicans who submitted their own slate of presidential electors after the 2020 presidential campaign and asking a judge to declare that action unlawful. The lawsuit, which was filed in state court in the state capital, Madison, by Democratic presidential electors...

Primary voters headed to the polls in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon. Robert Costa looks at some of the key races and what's at stake for the midterm elections.

Three candidates are in a competitive race for the Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "Red and Blue" from Newtown with the latest.

Voters are going to the polls for primaries in five states on Tuesday, the biggest primary night so far in the 2022 midterm elections. Polls closed at 8 p.m. ET in closely-watched Pennsylvania, the fifth-largest state by population and a perennial swing state. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is retiring, leaving his seat open. Former President Trump has endorsed television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has been locked in a vicious battle with hedge fund manager David McCormick, who had also sought Trump's endorsement. Amid their mudslinging, Kathy Barnette, a conservative who Steve Bannon once referred to as "ultra MAGA," has surged.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the state's primary election. Voters selected the candidates who will represent their parties in the upcoming general election in November. Some of the top races include U.S. senator, governor, lieutenant governor, and other state and local representatives.

North Carolina voters cast their ballots in the state's primary elections Tuesday. Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd is running against a former governor and representative in the Republican Senate election. And Rep. Madison Cawthorn, another Trump-backed candidate, is seeking to hold onto his House seat amid multiple scandals. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe discusses these races and more with chief investigative reporter Nick Ochsner from CBS' North Carolina affiliate, WBTV.

Abbott Nutrition and the Food and Drug Administration struck a deal to begin the process of reopening the Michigan baby formula factory. Meantime, lawmakers in both parties are calling on the Biden administration to use the Defense Production Act to compel other companies to help produce more formula. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.

With a trio of key Pennsylvania primaries underway, CBS Pittsburgh's Jon Delano joins "Red and Blue" with some inside knowledge on the races.

In the crowded primary for the newly created 6th Congressional District in Oregon, first-time candidate Carrick Flynn has attracted over three times as much outside spending as any other House candidate this year. The lion's share, over $10 million, came from the super PAC Protect Our Future, established by 30-year-old...

Three candidates are vying to win Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary, which is yet another test of former President Trump's power in a hotly contested race. Robert Costa reports from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Brad Moline, a fourth-generation Iowa turkey farmer, saw this happen before. In 2015, a virulent avian flu outbreak nearly wiped out his flock. Barns once filled with chattering birds were suddenly silent. Employees were anguished by having to kill sickened animals. The family business, started in 1924, was at serious risk.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for Senate in Tuesday's primary, said Sunday that he suffered a stroke on Friday. Fetterman tweeted a statement saying doctors were able to remove the clot, reversing the stroke and "got my heart under control." He said doctors told him he didn't suffer any cognitive damage.

Voters in five states are casting their ballots Tuesday in closely watched primary elections. Pennsylvania's fiercely contested Senate race poses another test for former President Trump's influence on the Republican Party. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and CBS News Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to break down the contentious primaries.

The suspect in a California church shooting made his first court appearance. Prosecutors say the suspect was motivated by his hatred against Taiwan and he chained the church's doors shut and used super glue to disable the locks before he opened fire.

Atlanta — A judge on Monday temporarily delayed the execution of a Georgia man who was scheduled to die Tuesday for killing an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago. Virgil Delano Presnell Jr., 68, killed the girl and raped her 10-year-old friend after abducting them as they walked home from school in Cobb County, just outside Atlanta, on May 4, 1976. He was scheduled to die by injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Motorists are facing a new — and unwelcome — milestone: The price of gasoline is now at least $4 per gallon in every U.S. state, a first for the nation, according to AAA. The average per-gallon price reached a new record of $4.52 on Tuesday, the automobile group said.

Officials in Utah say a 13-year-old boy has died after a tunnel he apparently dug in a sand dune at a state park collapsed with him inside. The incident occurred just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday outside a campground area at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the State Parks Division said Monday.

A Florida family got a massive surprise when they found a 550-pound alligator in their swimming pool, according to a Tuesday post from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said the nearly 11-foot-long gator tore through the family's screen in search of cool water. The sheriff's office said a family...

Louisiana authorities are searching for three juvenile inmates who escaped from a detention facility, allegedly with the help of a 21-year-old security guard, the state police said Saturday. Tyjuan Lafitte, 17; Na'varaya Lane, 17; and Jeremiah Durham, 15; all escaped from the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta just before 3:00...