CBS Evening News, 07/16/26

Heavy smoke from wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, impacting air quality as millions of people are exposed to hazardous levels of air pollution. Taylor Farms on Friday said it is "voluntarily removing" ...  Show more

Coast Guard to suspend search for missing boaters in San Francisco Bay; victim from sunken vessel identified. GPS data tracks boat Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was on before he went missing. Blanche faces questions on DOJ fund, Epstein files at attorney general confirmation heari ...  Show more

Ike Ejiochi has the latest on Hurricane Melissa gaining strength, as Jamaica braces for a direct hit; Selina Wang reports on President Trump’s high-stakes trip to Asia; Alex Presha has details on the government shut down reaching day 26 and concern growing over SNAP benefits set ...  Show more

Rachel Scott has the latest on the potential deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after eight Senate Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans; Over 90 million from the Deep South to New England are on alert as the first winter storm of the season take ...  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

Trump to be indicted again, an American soldier defects to North Korea, historic heat, and the New York Times makes an admission. Plus, Bill’s Message of the Day, the sate of the 2024 race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices