Tracking Trends, Breaking News
DOGE “receipts” show approved spending, not evidence of fraud – CBS News Watch CBS News Elon Musk and President Trump have said that DOGE’s mission is to root out waste and abuse. The White House claims the agency has uncovered fraud and released a “wall of receipts” to show its findings. As Weijia Jiang reports,
Read More
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. As CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, some felt the Trump administration had granted Vladimir Putin some degree of victory just by agreeing to
Read More
Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment, according to Vatican authorities Monday. On Tuesday, he underwent a chest CT scan, which showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia, requiring further drug therapy, the Vatican press office said. The 88-year-old pope has been hospitalized since Friday at Rome’s
Read More
Passengers are starting to share their stories of surviving a chilling crash-landing Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, where a Delta plane on a flight from Minneapolis caught fire and flipped upside down on the runway. There were 80 people on board Flight 4819 — 76 passengers and four crew members — all of whom survived.
Read More
The Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday, putting in place a staunch supporter of President Trump’s hardline trade policies. At the Commerce Department, Lutnick, who was CEO at the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will oversee 50,000 employees who do everything from collecting economic statistics to running the census to issuing weather
Read More
Washington — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that directs his administration to find ways to reduce the high costs of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, for Americans struggling with fertility. At an event at Mar-a-Lago, White House staff secretary Will Scharf told reporters that the order directs the Domestic Policy Council “to
Read More
Web Extra: Eric Puchner reads excerpt from “Dream State” – CBS News Watch CBS News In “Dream State,” by Eric Puchner unveils a story of life’s sudden realizations and relationships. In this excerpt, Garrett grapples with his emotions and his unexpected happiness as he watches Cece, whose presence stirs long-forgotten feelings. View CBS News In
Read More
Elon Musk has debuted a new version of his artificial intelligence chatbot, called Grok 3, days after rival OpenAI rejected the billionaire’s bid for the company, which he cofounded with Sam Altman and others in 2015. Musk’s startup, xAI, claimed in a livestream announcement on Musk-owned social media platform X that Grok 3 is superior
Read More
Oprah Winfrey unveiled her newest book club pick, “Dream State,” by Eric Puchner. The novel, set in rural Montana over the course of 50 years, tells the story of a young bride who leaves her “picture-perfect” husband after falling in love with his best friend. Despite the betrayal, the three characters remain intertwined throughout their
Read More
Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty, which reigned for over two centuries between about 1550 BC and 1292 BC. It’s the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since King Tutankhamun’s final resting place
Read More