NEW YORK (AP) — Tamar Braxton opened a spirited 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night with a tribute to a new inductee — the game-changing R&B songwriter, producer and rapper Christopher “Tricky” Stewart — with one of the biggest songs he’s known for: Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies.” Dallas Austin, a songwriter and producer …
TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Football Association said Thursday that captain Wataru Endo has withdrawn from the country’s World Cup squad due to a foot injury. Later the Liverpool midfielder announced his surprise retirement from international duty. The 33-year-old Endo posted his decision on his X account in Japanese three days before his team’s Group …
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation. The reigning NL MVP hit his 13th homer of the season, a solo shot, in the third inning. He also had a single and …
June 12 (Reuters) – Two people were killed and another 10 injured in a Ukraine attack on Russia’s border region of Bryansk, Acting Regional Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said in a Telegram post late on Thursday. Two were killed and another two injured in shelling of the Suzemka area close to the border, with another seven …
As the war in Iran continues and prices keep rising, CBS News is following stories about everyday Americans finding new ways to cope with the increasing costs.
SEOUL, June 12 (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to a 30-year jail term in a case alleging he ordered military drones sent over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his failed 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap news agency reported. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing …
MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) – Hundreds of relatives with loved ones among Mexico’s near-135,000 missing people marched in Mexico City on Thursday, using the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup to rally support and call out what they described as a lack of government action. Protesters from grassroots organizations known as “madres buscadoras” (mothers who …
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of assaulting a federal officer during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday. Under a plea deal, Robert Jacob Hoopes had pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault of a federal employee with …
June 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday filed an appeal of a court order that required Trump’s name to be removed from the Kennedy Center and blocked the Republican leader’s bid to close the Washington performing arts venue for a two-year renovation. The appeal to the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals for …
Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights and resulted in at least one death, with new tornadoes touching down late Thursday in communities outside Chicago. Approximately 11 cities across Illinois and Wisconsin reported tornadoes as of Thursday evening, according to CBS …