At a time when housing prices are far outpacing the incomes of American families, a bipartisan bill aimed at making homes more affordable passed the Senate with an overwhelming 89-10 vote on Thursday. But that bipartisanship could be offset by disagreements among Republican and Democratic senators and their colleagues in the House. While the Senate … Read more
One-third of Americans are cutting back on everyday living expenses — even skipping meals — and stretching their prescription medications so they can afford health care, according to new polling from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. About 82 million Americans across low-, middle- and high-income brackets say they are spending less on utilities, driving … Read more
You rarely hear a hopeful story coming from Haiti. Sunday, Anderson Cooper reports on an orphanage caring for the country’s most vulnerable children, giving them safety, stability, and a path to college. Source link
Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first public statement through Iranian state media on Thursday. CBS News’ Anna Schecter, Aaron Navarro and Charlie D’Agata have the latest on the statement and the war in Iran. Source link
The White House’s video Friday began with a brief clip from the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It quickly transitioned to footage of the U.S. military bombing an Iranian vehicle. “Wasted” soon appeared on the screen, the same image that flashes across the game when a player dies. “L1, R1, SQUARE, R1, LEFT, … Read more
Before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, an average of 100 vessels per day would safely traverse the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday, only one or two ships crossed the narrow waterway, according to MarineTraffic, a ship tracking website. Reopening the strait, which ordinarily handles some 20% of daily global oil shipments, is widely viewed … Read more
Colin Dorgan, who lost three loved ones in a mass shooting at a Rhode Island hockey game last month, scored in overtime on Wednesday in Blackstone Valley Schools’ 3-2 victory over Portsmouth in the state ice hockey semifinals. With the score knotted 2-2 during four-on-four play in the second OT, Dorgan scored on a breakaway, … Read more
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. James Bikales, energy reporter for Politico, joins CBS News to discuss what impact that may have on gas prices. Source link
While the job of a UFC fighter is to “take down” an opponent, FBI agents are trained to gauge a situation and “use a minimum amount of force to subdue a person so they are no longer a threat to the agents or themselves,” he said. “Part of the nuance of the job is talking … Read more
Reports of “active shooter situation” at temple in Michigan synagogue – CBS News Watch CBS News Police are responding to an “active shooter situation” at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, MIchigan. CBS News Detroit reports. Source link