An Idaho judge says he won’t postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, while also rejecting the defense team’s request to present evidence suggesting possible “alternate perpetrators.” Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler made the ruling Thursday, telling Bryan …
Read More »The stock market is nearing a record high after cratering in April. Here’s why.
The S&P 500 is approaching a record high, marking a stunning turnaround from April when stocks nosedived after President Donald Trump unveiled a flurry of tariffs on so-called “Liberation Day.” The S&P 500 has jumped 23% since closing at its 2025 low on April 8. On Thursday, it closed up …
Read More »Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds firm on interest rates, resisting pressure to cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his view that the central bank should keep interest rates steady for now, citing inflation risks from U.S. tariffs. Powell, who made his remarks in prepared testimony Tuesday before the House Committee on Financial Services, has been under pressure from President Trump to cut rates, which …
Read More »Vietnam vets who left high school for service get their diplomas over six decades later
Muscatine, Iowa — When Dennis Snyder of Muscatine, Iowa, took his yearbook photos more than six decades ago, he thought he would be a member of the graduating class of 1963. “It’s hard to believe I was ever that young,” Snyder joked to CBS News. The summer before his junior …
Read More »Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour confirmed to be in waters off Rhode Island after decades of research
Researchers have confirmed that the 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook‘s lost ship found its final resting place in Rhode Island’s Newport Harbor, solving a decadeslong mystery, according to the Australian National Maritime Museum. Two Australian historians, Mike Connell and Des Liddy, originally pinpointed the location of the ship, called …
Read More »About 60 protesters demonstrating against military parade arrested outside U.S. Capitol
Roughly 60 people who were protesting President Trump’s Army anniversary parade and his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles were arrested outside the U.S. Capitol Friday, authorities said. The situation unfolded with approximately 75 people protesting at the Supreme Court Friday evening, Capitol Police said in a …
Read More »Sole survivor of Air India plane crash was in seat 11A
The man who walked away from the Air India plane crash as the disaster’s only survivor was sitting near an emergency exit on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner as it took off from Ahmedabad, India, on its way to London on Thursday. His seat was 11A. The seat is on the …
Read More »Trump calls Los Angeles protests “assault on peace” in speech to soldiers at Fort Bragg
Washington — President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Fort Bragg, the nation’s largest military installation, on Tuesday, after sending the National Guard and U.S. Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles. Members of the Marine Corps arrived in the greater Los Angeles area Tuesday, a defense official told …
Read More »HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC’s chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new “MAHA” agency
The Department of Health and Human Services’ budget request for the 2026 fiscal year consolidates the department’s 28 divisions to 15 to make way for a new “institution of public health.” The new agency, the Administration for a Healthy America, has a $20.6 billion budget designed to support Health …
Read More »Afghanistan’s foremost OB
Kabul — Dr. Najmussama Shefajo is probably Afghanistan’s best known and most experienced OB-GYN. She became a household name from her regular appearances on Afghan television, where she talked openly about women’s reproductive health, a subject still considered taboo in Afghanistan. Over the past decade, CBS News has made several visits …
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