Updated April 17, 2026 — 11:02 PM EDT A tornado touched down in Lena, Illinois, late Friday as a large storm system moved toward the Chicago area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Lena at 4:45...
Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cameroon, part of his wider Africa tour, brought large crowds and a string of public and pastoral engagements in Douala and Yaoundé. Authorities and organizers said his open-air Mass in Douala...
A federal judge in California has blocked Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, ordering the deal paused until an antitrust lawsuit is resolved.
By Olivia Gazis A senior U.S. State Department delegation traveled to Havana last week on a U.S. government plane, two U.S. officials and a State Department source told CBS News, marking the first such landing since...
More than 35 million people from Wisconsin to Oklahoma faced a severe weather outbreak Friday that produced violent storms and multiple tornadoes. By early evening officials had received reports of 12 tornadoes across...
Iran announced via state media that it has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow, strategically important channel at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The declaration followed actions Tehran said it had taken that...
AI “agents” — software that can read your messages, follow instructions and act on your behalf — are increasingly being pitched as virtual personal shoppers. They can sort emails, hunt for deals and even pick items that...
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon began at 5 p.m. EDT, and early reports indicated the pause was broadly holding even as violations and uncertainty persisted. Lebanon's army recorded a number of incidents...
Washington — Early Friday, the House approved a short-term renewal of a contentious surveillance authority used by U.S. intelligence agencies, extending it only until April 30. The measure passed by unanimous consent...
San Francisco residents in the Outer Sunset were roused by flashing lights early Thursday when a sea lion wandered onto a city street. Video shows the animal at 48th Avenue and Irving Street as officers and park rangers...
Singer-songwriter David Burke, known professionally as d4vd, was arrested by Los Angeles police on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl, authorities said.
CBS News projects Democrat Analilia Mejia as the winner of the special election for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, filling the seat Gov. Mikie Sherrill vacated. Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway and...
