Iran live update: Pakistan PM thanks Trump for pausing ‘Project Freedom’
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Steve Kornacki breaks down primary races in Ohio, Indiana
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Education Department investigating all-women’s Smith College for admitting trans women
May 5, 2026 / 5:18 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The U.S. Department of Education says it opened an investigation Monday into Smith College, an all-women's institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women. In a press release, the department says Smith has been "admitting biological men." The probe by the department's
The U.S. debt now exceeds the country’s GDP. Should we worry?
May 5, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google America's national debt has surpassed the country's gross domestic product for the first time since World War II, marking a stark increase in the government's fiscal burden. Debt held by the public stood at $31.27 trillion at the end of
Trump says war could stretch 3 more weeks, claims US ‘already won’
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Iran attacks oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz
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Hantavirus suspected on cruise ship kills three, sickens at least three
Updated on: May 4, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Cape Town, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization
Lake Arcadia shooting near Oklahoma City injures at least 12
Updated on: May 4, 2026 / 5:12 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Edmund, Oklahoma — A shooting Sunday night at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent least 12 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials. Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities received reports of shots
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, spokesperson says
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United flight hits truck and light pole near Newark
Updated on: May 3, 2026 / 11:25 PM EDT / CBS New York Add CBS News on Google An investigation is underway after a United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon