Press freedom at 25-year low, watchdog warns
April 30, 2026 / 5:42 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday. The media rights watchdog also known as RSF cited as examples President Trump's "systematic" attacks on journalists and Saudi Arabia, which executed
RFK Jr.’s healthy food agenda puts hospitals on notice about patients’ meals
By Stephanie Armour April 30, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News Add CBS News on Google Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante. It is urging the public to report
U.S. Carrier Leaving Mideast; Iran War Costs $25 Billion
3:12 AM Hezbollah using new weapon: fiber-optic drones Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These drones - used widely in the war in Ukraine - are small, hard to track
Comey appears in court after his indictment for allegedly threatening Trump
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King Charles III, Queen Camilla visit New York City
7:46 PM / April 29, 2026 Hochul speaks with King Charles, sources say Sources tell CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had a conversation with King Charles III on Wednesday. According to sources, the governor complimented his speech before Congress. Sources said Hochul reiterated her message
Watch key moments from Pete Hegseth’s testimony about Pentagon funding, Iran
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House adopts Senate-approved budget resolution to unlock ICE funding
By Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Updated on: April 29, 2026 / 10:53 PM
California gubernatorial debate: Democrats attack, Republicans blame
The primary election in California's gubernatorial contest is just over a month away, and the race remains wide open. At a gubernatorial debate this week, a half-dozen Democrats offered divergent views on the state's future — most of whom are within striking distance of each other in the polls — while two Republicans battled for
New details on correspondents’ dinner suspected shooter’s timeline
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Prosecutors: D4vd Allegedly Amputated Teen’s Finger
Prosecutors allege the singer D4vd dismembered the body of a 14-year-old girl using a chainsaw purchased a week after she was killed -- including amputating a finger that had his name tattooed on it to "distance himself from the victim," according to a graphic new filing in the murder case . D4vd -- a 21-year-old