Eric Church compares pillars of life to strings on a guitar in viral commencement speech – CBS News Watch CBS News Country singer Eric Church delivered a powerful speech to new graduates of UNC Chapel Hill. Tony Dokoupil has the story.
Inflation rose to its highest level since 2023 in Aprilleaving many Americans searching for ways to save as the price of necessities continues to climb. For Kiana Powell, a Florida mother with a family of five, each trip to the grocery store is becoming more expensive, telling CBS News her bill has increased by about …
Evacuations underway as wildfire burns in California’s Simi Valley – CBS News Watch CBS News A fast-moving wildfire about 40 miles north of Los Angeles forced evacuations Monday. Matt Gutman has more.
Latest on American who contracted Ebola as outbreak continues in Congo, Uganda – CBS News Watch CBS News A missionary doctor who was serving in Congo will receive treatment in Germany after testing positive for Ebola. Skyler Henry has the latest.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans. Former congressman Steve Pearce will lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management following Monday’s 46-43 …
President Trump is facing a critical political test this week, with primaries in six states. CBS News’ Anthony Salvanto and Aaron Navarro have more on the president’s poll numbers and Rep. Thomas Massie’s campaign in Kentucky. Then, Adam Beam, deputy politics editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins to preview Georgia’s primary day.
Trump says U.S. won’t go forward with scheduled attack on Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump posted on social media Monday afternoon that the U.S. will not go through with attacks on Iran scheduled for Tuesday, at the request of Middle East allies. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more.
In an exclusive, Axios reports that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and is discussing using them to potentially attack the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention center and possibly even part of the U.S. mainland. Axios White House correspondent Marc Caputo joins to unpack his reporting.
The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment. The lawsuit casts the escort policy as part of “a series of escalating steps designed to stop unfavorable coverage” and “dramatically curtails longstanding …