Meet the Preakness Stakes horses running in the 2026 race
Sources from CBS News say that the Preakness Stakes will feature its biggest field in 15 years Saturday with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown...
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Which college majors offer the best long-term return on investment?
According to CBS News, as college costs climb and skepticism about higher education grows, many Americans are asking whether a bachelor's degree is still worth the price...
In China summit, Trump touts "fantastic trade deals" with Xi as nations try to stabilize relationship
CBS News reports that President Trump said Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made some "fantastic trade deals" and shared a desire to end the U.S.-Iran conflict during this week's summit in Beijing...
How will Jerome Powell be remembered as he exits as Fed chair? Experts weigh in.
Sources from CBS News say that after steering the Federal Reserve through a series of major economic shocks, from the pandemic to the highest inflation in 40 years, Jerome Powell will leave a legacy defined by managing crisis and an unwavering defense of the central bank's historical independence...
In response to "teen takeovers," Pirro threatens to charge parents if their teens violate local curfew
According to CBS News, the top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital announced on Friday her office is planning to target parents if their teenagers violate the local curfew, in a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers"...
FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
Sources from AP say that the FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government...
Jurors struggle to decide Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial
According to Associated Press, Jurors said they were at loggerheads Friday in Harvey Weinstein ‘s rape retrial, but a judge told the panel to keep trying for a verdict in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year...
Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River
Associated Press reports that President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River...
Belarus authoritarian leader welcomes US evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive gathering
Sources from Associated Press say that Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Friday greeted U.S. Rev. Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical Christian gathering in its history...
Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
According to Associated Press, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by President Donald Trump had vacated their office...
Why are so many U.S. CEOs in China with Trump, and what do they want?
Sources from CBS News say that Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. CEOs traveling with President Trump to China that it will open further to American business...
Trump Mobile says its phone will ship this week, almost a year after announcing the device
According to CBS News, Trump Mobile said it is beginning to ship its gold-toned mobile phone, almost a year after the company first unveiled plans for the device...
The world’s reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID
Sources from Associated Press say that the lingering impact of COVID-19, a few years out from the declaration that the pandemic was over, is scattered across how we live today — the work-from-home jobs, the way some have decided wearing masks is their new normal, the hand sanitizer dispensers that remain ever-present....
Harvey Weinstein back in court after feeling ill as jury deliberates in his rape retrial
According to Associated Press, Harvey Weinstein returned to court and jurors resumed deliberating in his rape retrial Thursday, a day after the former movie tycoon reported chest pains while in the courthouse...
Kouri Richins sentenced to life without parole in husband's fentanyl-laced cocktail murder
CBS News reports that Kouri Richins, the Utah mother found guilty of murdering her husband with a fentanyl-laced cocktail, was sentenced on Wednesday...
Lutnick testified he knew little about Epstein, his next-door neighbor
Sources from CBS News, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was unaware for years that his next-door neighbor Jeffrey Epstein was a registered sex offender, according to a transcript of testimony released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee...
Sen. Rand Paul's son confronted Rep. Mike Lawler in drunken, antisemitic rant
According to CBS, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York said he was approached at a bar by GOP Sen. Rand Paul's "inebriated" son, who made anti-Semitic comments toward him...
Netanyahu made secret visit to UAE to meet with country's president, Israel says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with Mohammed bin Zayed, the country's president, sources told CBS News.
AI is fabricating citations in biomedical studies, researchers find
According to CBS News, artificial intelligence is fabricating references to medical research that does not exist, according to recent findings.
Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline
Lately, there’s been a lot to celebrate in elementary schools in Modesto, California. Both reading and math scores have increased consistently over the past several years., according to AP.
Fani Willis vows to sue over new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections
Sources from AP say that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area...
Senate is set to confirm Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell
Associated Press reports that the Senate on Wednesday is set to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world’s most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century
Sources from AP say that two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors’ first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in more than a century...
Searing U.S. energy prices are driving the hottest inflation in years
CBS News reports that the global oil supply shock stemming from the Iran war is scorching U.S. motorists and other consumers, new federal data makes clear...
Justice Department defends decision to subpoena Wall Street Journal reporters, citing national security
Sources from CBS News say that the Justice Department defended itself on Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal revealed it has received subpoenas in connection with a leak investigation into its reporting on the war with Iran