The moon-bound Artemis II astronauts, enjoying spectacular views of Earth as it recedes behind them, took a break to chat with their families Friday before reviewing plans for closely observing the moon from the unique perspective of the lunar far side Monday. Their flight plan for Friday also included rehearsals of basic medical procedures —…
A deaf student felt alone until his school stepped up in a special way – CBS News Watch CBS News Seven-year-old Ben O’Reilly is deaf and has other special needs. His aide said he felt isolated at school until an act of kindness from his fellow classmates started a wave. Steve Hartman has the story…
The U.S. Coast Guard worked with Puerto Rican police to rescue three federal agents and two other people after two boats capsized off Puerto Rico’s “Goat Island.” The operation, which unfolded in rough seas in darkness, was captured on video. The Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action notified Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector…
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee thinks that the Iran war risks fueling inflation, which would make it harder for the central bank to ease interest rates in 2026. Goolsbee — who emphasized he was speaking for himself and not for the Federal Reserve as a whole — told CBS News that, before…
President Trump signed an executive order Friday designed to give the National Collegiate Athletic Association more control over collegiate sports. The president’s order aims to increase the NCAA’s control over college athletes and programs, and threatens to review federal government grants and contracts for colleges that don’t comply with NCAA rules. The order “directs Federal…
In an interview with CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned that the U.S. is “lurching again into another forever war,” saying the war in Iran is “very similar” to the Afghanistan war he fought in. Watch more of the conversation this Sunday on “Face the Nation.” Source link
The economic fallout from the Iran war is starting to ripple through the U.S. “The impact is really widespread and affects everything from mortgage rates to travel to grocery prices and on down the line,” Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, told CBS News. “Things were already challenging for a lot of Americans on…
Washington — Officials from 23 Democratic states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to block President Trump’s latest executive order that aims to restrict mail voting, arguing the directive unconstitutionally attempts to interfere with states’ administration of elections. The lawsuit, led by California, was filed with the U.S. district court in…
A former U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant pleaded guilty this week to federal crimes in a scheme that defrauded the Air Force of $37 million and involved channeling bribes to a public official nicknamed the “Godfather,” federal prosecutors said. Texan Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy…
Washington — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court’s public information office said Friday. “Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to see a physician before the three-hour drive home,” the office said in…