Tiger Woods was looking at phone, showed ‘signs of impairment’ at the time of crash, police say

Tiger Woods allegedly told a Florida sheriff’s deputy that he was distracted by his phone before he clipped the back of a trailer in a rollover crash Friday, according to an incident report that said the golfer showed “signs of impairment” and had opioid pain pills in his pocket. Woods, 50, was arrested and charged … Read more

The ripple effect of the Iran war on struggling U.S. farmers: “It couldn’t have come at a worst time”

Vinton, Iowa — Lance Lillibridge of Vinton, Iowa, has been farming his whole life, and says he’s worried for this year’s spring planting. “It couldn’t have come at a worst time,” Lillibridge told CBS News of the Iran war. The war has led to skyrocketing diesel and fertilizer prices. Lillibridge says the prices are piling onto an … Read more

Netflix raises its subscription prices for the second time in 2 years. Here are the new fees.

Netflix subscribers will have to pay more to watch their favorite TV shows and movies after the streaming platform raised its prices. The price hike, implemented this week, raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 a month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2 a month, according … Read more

Nicolás Maduro and his wife back in federal court for first time since arraignment

Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are scheduled to appear in a Manhattan federal courtroom Thursday, where their lawyers are expected to argue that their drug trafficking indictment should be thrown out because the U.S. government is blocking their ability to pay for their defense. Last month, Maduro and his wife … Read more

Mountain gorilla twins born in national park for 2nd time this year:

In a rare occurrence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict. “The twins, believed to be a female and a male, are approximately two weeks old and are being closely monitored by field teams,” the park … Read more

Clones of Stumpy, Washington D.C.’s beloved cherry blossom tree, have flowered for the first time

Stumpy lives again. Clones of the scraggly, beloved cherry blossom tree felled two years ago in the nation’s capital have flowered for the first time this spring, reaching what federal officials described Wednesday as a “pinnacle achievement.” The U.S. National Arboretum said in a statement that the plant material used to propagate the Yoshino cherry … Read more

U.S. airports changing arrival time guidance for travelers as TSA chaos continues

In air travel, uncertainty reigns. TSA staffing shortages, ICE agent deployments and a fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport have elevated recent chaos in many airports across the country. As airports adjust to this havoc, travelers bear the brunt of the fallout, facing canceled and missed flights, increased TSA wait times, and greater uncertainty. Multiple … Read more