SEOUL, May 3 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met delegates to the ruling party’s youth league congress in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Sunday, as the government again cast young people as central to both domestic mobilisation and its military role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Eleventh Congress of the …
BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters) – Attorneys for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a black-tie press gala last weekend asked a judge on Saturday to remove him from suicide precautions while in jail in Washington. Cole Tomas Allen allegedly stormed a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun outside the White …
Five members of a pickleball club who died after the small plane carrying them crashed in Texas are being mourned by a tight-knit community of fellow players. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Saturday that Justin Appling, Hayden Dillard, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick and Seren Wilson were on board the Cessna 421C that crashed …
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, May 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday that there is the possibility the United States could restart strikes on Iran. Trump was responding to a reporter’s question at West Palm Beach in Florida. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds issued a Major League Baseball record-tying seven straight walks during the second inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. It was the third time in MLB history that a team had issued that many consecutive walks in one inning — and the first time in more …
LIMA, May 2 (Reuters) – Peru’s National Electoral Board on Saturday called for a comprehensive IT audit of the results of the general elections held on April 12, it said in a statement. The final results of the first round of the elections remain unclear and the vote count is still incomplete with 97.5% of …
Discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday. It had been struggling with skyrocketing fuel costs and mountains of debt. A proposed government bailout plan unraveled, leaving thousands of passengers, employees and investors in limbo. Ali Bauman reports from Newark’s Liberty International Airport.
Rising oil prices cause political headache for Trump administration – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday marked 61 days since the start of the war with Iran, and gas prices continue to soar. Olivia Gazis reports on how rising prices are causing new political issues for President Trump.
President Trump compared the U.S. Navy to pirates, as it enforces the blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. also warned shipping companies that they could face penalties for paying tolls to Iran to safely pass through the critical waterway. Ramy Inocencio has more.
A mountain lion cub missing some toes was found alone in the Santa Monica Mountains at just three weeks old. Crimson is now being cared for at the Oakland Zoo, and has clawed his way into people’s hearts. Itay Hod has the story.