The art of toppling dominoes – CBS News Watch CBS News Lily Hevesh may be the world’s greatest domino artist. She talked with correspondent David Pogue about the patience and perseverance required to set up thousands of dominoes in intricate structures and patterns – and then knock them all down.
When the Almeda Fire tore through the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon back in 2020, it took thousands of homes with it. The result wasn’t just a moonscape, but a housing crisis on top of an already-tight rental market. Gutted homes in the Medford Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of the Almeda fire, in Medford, …
The following is the transcript of the interview with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 17, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin this morning with a top member of the president’s economic team, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Good morning to you, Ambassador. JAMIESON GREER: …
May 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump could help attract American investment to Brazil, prevent more tariffs and sanctions and secure respect for Brazilian democracy. “Trump knows I oppose war with Iran, disagree with his intervention in Venezuela and condemn the genocide …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. “I always wanted to be the first female to do something,” she said. That dream is about to be realized. The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition …
CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Doctors reported that an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian near a police station in Khan Younes, in the south of the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli army says it has killed a fighter who posed …
ABUJA, May 17 (Reuters) – At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after suspected Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also trains police officers, the national police spokesman said late on Saturday. Nigeria has been battling an Islamist insurgency in its northeast for over 18 years. In a …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers before returning two weeks later to complete their march under federal protection. Keith Odom was a toddler then. Now 62 years old, the union man and grandfather of three retraced some of their final steps. …
JERUSALEM, May 17 (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved a plan to build a defence compound on the site of the recently demolished premises of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in East Jerusalem. Israel in January demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound after seizing the site last …
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process that critics worry could end up purging valid voters from the rolls before the November elections. At least 67 million registrations, primarily from …