CBS Rio Grande Valley

08/30/2026

Google Maps on Saturday changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users, while keeping the name intact for Canadian Google users and carrying both names for international users, following President Trump’s executive order to rename the Great Lake.

Google’s move to rename the lake resembles its renaming of the Gulf of Mexico last year, after Trump signed an executive order to rename it the “Gulf of America.”

08/30/2026

Thousands of cartons of a popular over-the-counter remedy used to relieve cold and flu symptoms are being recalled nationwide, according to an enforcement recall.

Zicam has a refund website established.

08/30/2026

Social Security recipients will receive four scheduled payments from the Social Security Administration in September.

September brings four Social Security payment dates. Here’s when recipients can expect their checks to arrive.

08/30/2026

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen has been arrested on OWI charges.

Hours prior, Allen had appeared in a preseason for the team he signed with earlier this month.

08/30/2026

Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson said Friday that President Trump should be removed from office if he is considering using nuclear weapons first, saying even entertaining the possibility should disqualify a president from serving.

“Why isn’t there an attempt to remove him from office, like, immediately?”

08/30/2026

During a Saturday special meeting, the city of Brownsville approved a $220 million Memorandum of Understanding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, while the City Commission approved a final reading of an ordinance to disannex approximately 444 acres of land.

08/30/2026

UPDATE: Multiple fire departments have helped contain a brush fire up to 40% Sunday morning in Kenedy County, according to a Texas A&M Forest Service spokesperson.

08/30/2026

A federal judge in California ruled Friday the Trump administration unconstitutionally sought to deport international students for pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel.

“In the United States, free speech, including the freedom to criticize the government and its leaders, is not a sign of our democracy’s fragility.

08/30/2026

Viktor Hovland finally got a little separation Saturday at the Tour Championship, and all he had to do was finish with six consecutive putts of 7 feet or longer for a 5-under 65. All that got him was a one-shot lead in a season finale very much up for grabs.

Scoring has felt low. With some of the pins, it hasn’t felt easy.

08/30/2026

The Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz is asking the community’s help by providing information that could assist law enforcement with unsolved cases and locate wanted fugitive defendants.