Korva Coleman

The president will have a medical exam today at Walter Reed National Medical Center.

The White House says it is his annual physical, but it is his third checkup there in 13 months.

Trump turns 80 next month.

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Some of the people told to evacuate in a Southern California neighborhood are now being allowed to return.

That's after the threat of a chemical explosion was reduced.

A chemical tank at risk of a catastrophic explosion has now started to cool off.

As many as 50,000 people got the order to leave the Los Angeles suburb of Garden Grove.

But authorities warn there is still a danger of a smaller tank explosion or fire.

CBS and its parent company, Paramount, have backed away from efforts to limit the reposting of Stephen Colbert's mock appearance over the weekend.

It was as the host of a Michigan cable public access show.

NPR's Brian Mann reports Colbert posted the hour-long parody after he was ousted as the host of The Late Show after 11 years.

On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are higher.

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has launched new attacks on Iran.

It says it targeted missile launch sites and boats that were trying to lay mines.

This comes as President Trump claimed over the weekend a peace deal with Iran was, quote, largely negotiated and the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened.

But Iran disagreed.