CBS Evening News, 02/17/25

Parts of Northeast airspace closed after FAA equipment outageFormer American Idol contestant on trial for murderTrumpeter saves star-spangled banner performance 

JIANG TRUMP MEDIA BANS: Trump bans CNN, Politio & MS Now from the White HouseEVANS MOUNTAIN LION: Prowling mountain lion puts San Francisco neighborhood on alertHARTMAN ON THE ROAD: As Steve sends his oldest child off to college, he and his wife confront the question 'where does ...  Show more

Torrential rains from Hurricane Ida are causing flooding and road closures; a federal judge gives conditional approval to a bankruptcy settlement to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits; Ford says it’ll again cut production of trucks because of the computer chip shortage - Septem ...  Show more

The Trump administration is pushing out thousands of probationary workers at federal agencies today. We have the latest from the National Transportation Safety Board on the deadly mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter. Authorities have accused an Ind ...  Show more

Scores of people are feared dead after an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River. Trump’s pick for health secretary – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – came under attack at his Senate confirmation hearing. NATO is s ...  Show more

Hurricane Milton is hours away from landfall in Florida but has already caused damaged with life-threatening storm surge and a tornado outbreak. Disaster relief is sparking a political fight over misinformation. Former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in Pennsylvania ...  Show more