Washington — President Trump is extending the ceasefire in the war with Iran until talks between the U.S. and Iran are “concluded,” he announced Tuesday, despite previously saying he wouldn’t extend the deadline. “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal …
Major shippers, including UPS, FedEx and DHL, have filed claims for tariff refunds with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which on Monday launched a portal through which businesses can request money back for some of the import duties they had paid under the Trump administration. The companies also pledged to return money to customers …
MEXICO CITY, April 21 – Attacks on human rights defenders, journalists and activists searching for disappeared persons in Mexico continued in 2025 as disappearances climbed to 133,500 cases, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. • Disappearances rose 10.5% by December, while murders fell 27.4%, Amnesty’s annual report said. • Mexico remains among countries with the highest …
DENVER (AP) — A judge on Tuesday threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a man found guilty in the death of his then-girlfriend’s 4-month-old daughter nearly 30 years ago because of new evidence in the case. Stephen Martinez was convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life in prison after prosecutors argued he had beaten …
An audit underway of the state’s tiny home initiative for the homeless, mandated by lawmakers after a Civil Beat investigation uncovered significant flaws in the program’s accounting, has found deficiencies that warrant “immediate attention by those in governance.” In a letter addressed to legislators and the state’s human services director Monday, Auditor Les Kondo explained …
A barge spilled up to 3,500 gallons of crude corn oil into the Mississippi River at a Red Wing facility, and a multi-agency response was deployed to contain the material. City officials say the Red Wing Fire Department responded to the ADM riverfront facility just after noon on Monday after receiving a report of a …
Drivers around the U.S. have seen some modest relief at the pump lately as gasoline prices retreat toward $4 a gallon. But motorists shouldn’t bank on fuel costs returning to where they were just before the Iran was anytime soon, according to experts. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, doesn’t expect gas prices to …
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts that have so far largely focused on specific states, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Tuesday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator said during a Politico …
April 21 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports was an “act of war” and thus a violation of the ceasefire. “Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying,” he said in a post on X on Tuesday. (Reporting by …
Virginia special election underway as U.S. redistricting battle widens – CBS News Watch CBS News Virginia voters are headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election that would redraw the state’s congressional district map. CBS News’ Fin Gomez has more.