Trump says he canceled Kushner, Witkoff trip to Pakistan for Iran talks:

President Trump said Saturday he called off plans for U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Pakistan for peace talks. He cited wasted time and confusion over Iran leadership, adding, “we have all the cards.” “I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going [to] Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians,” the … Read more

Ashly Robinson’s family demands answers after New Jersey influencer died on trip with fiance in Zanzibar

A New Jersey family is demanding answers after their daughter died suddenly during a trip overseas with her fiancé, saying they have received little information about what happened and are calling for a transparent investigation. Ashly Robinson, an influencer who went by Ashlee Jenae online, had recently traveled to Zanzibar with her boyfriend, Joe McCann, … Read more

A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include Christian-Muslim coexistence, the over-exploitation of the region’s natural and human resources, corruption and migration. Here’s a country-by-country look … Read more

Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump’s trip to China

WASHINGTON — With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is calculating its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East. After prodding China, which is more reliant on Persian Gulf oil than the U.S., to get involved in reopening the choked-off Strait … Read more

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are faster ways to get from Chicago to Los Angeles, but none have the allure or cultural cachet of Route 66. To John Steinbeck, it was the Mother Road that led poor farmers from Dust Bowl desperation to sunny California. To Native Americans along the route, it was an economic boon … Read more

Eight states, three time zones and a ton of history: Take a trip down Route 66 as it turns 100

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you’ve ever planned to motor west and take the highway that’s the best, this might be time: Route 66 turns 100 this year. The Mother Road, as author John Steinbeck dubbed it, has evolved over the years from an escape for poor farmers fleeing the devastating dust storms of the 1930s … Read more

Former NASA astronauts react to Artemis II trip around far side of moon

On Monday, the Artemis II crew traveled farther from Earth than any human before. As the Orion capsule made its lunar flyby, the four astronauts aboard became the first humans to see some parts of the moon’s far side with the naked eye. Several former NASA astronauts joined CBS News to weigh in on the … Read more