When the World Cup begins June 11 across 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the U.S., it’s expected to be one of the largest sports gambling events in U.S. history. Bookies.com projects Americans will wager $3.1 billion...
May 21, 2026 — SpaceX is preparing to launch a significantly upgraded version of its Super Heavy–Starship system in a pivotal test flight that brings the company closer to a human-rated moon lander. The flight, the 12th...
Updated May 20, 2026 / CBS/AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly criticized National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after videos circulated showing Ben-Gvir’s treatment of activists from the Sumud...
Updated February 27, 2025 — Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, Little St. James, is a roughly 72‑acre property about two miles off the coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Epstein owned multiple residences and...
As Governor Gavin Newsom moves to expand California’s paid family leave, an investigation found that hundreds of thousands of public-sector workers still lack access to state-funded paid leave after the birth or...
May 15, 2019 / CBS Sacramento California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed extending Paid Family Leave so that each new parent could receive an additional two weeks of paid time off. The change, included in the May...
May 20, 2026 — Key developments on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. statements:
A renewed diplomatic push accelerated Thursday as Washington and Tehran tried to break a stalemate over a potential agreement that could end the conflict and ease regional tensions. Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency...
By Olivia Gazis / CBS News — May 20, 2026 Washington — A federal grand jury in South Florida has returned an indictment charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others, court filings made public Wednesday show....
A string of high-profile primaries across six states on Tuesday produced several notable results that could shape both parties heading into the midterms and beyond — especially the continuing influence of former...
Ed Gallrein, fresh off a victory in the Kentucky Republican primary, used his victory speech to praise former President Donald Trump as "courageous." Gallrein defeated incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in the contest, and...
President Trump told reporters he was "an hour away" from ordering strikes on Iran last week but held back after Gulf partners asked him to give diplomacy more time. He said negotiators — reportedly working with...
