President Trump and senior defense officials are considering military action in Cuba, CBS News has learned, but no official decision on an operation has been made. Charlie D’Agata explains what we know. Source link
President Trump’s primetime speech on Thursday will include new claims of Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, sources tell CBS News. In 2021, the U.S. intelligence community assessed with “high confidence” that China did not try to interfere or influence the outcome of the election. Weijia Jiang reports. Source link
Attackers shot dead the husband of a Mexican councilwoman, with the gunfire also injuring the politician and her daughter, authorities reported Wednesday. Maria de Jesus Quijada, a ruling party councilor for the municipality of Tecate along the United States border, was shot at while traveling in a vehicle with her family on Tuesday afternoon. Quijada’s … Read more
Plus, the artificial-intelligence backlash has tech executives fearing for their lives, and Wall Street traders are having their best year ever. Source link
The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy. The tariffs, which were first proposed last month, will take effect July 22, according to senior Trump administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the … Read more
U.S. Central Command confirmed it began a second wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, following a round of attacks earlier in the day. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Murrett joins CBS News to discuss. Source link
Conditions are set to worsen in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, forecasters said. Source link
A U.S. citizen who has been held in Iran since 2024 has been released, President Donald Trump and her lawyer separately announced Wednesday evening. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Iran has allowed an American Citizen, who was wrongfully detained in December of 2024 under the … Read more
A U.S.-Iran dual citizen who was trapped in Iran on allegations of espionage and collaborating with a hostile state has departed the country, CBS News learned Wednesday. The woman, Dena Karari, had been unable to leave Iran since December 2024 due to “bogus charges,” her attorney, Jared Genser, wrote on social media. Genser announced late … Read more
Canada wildfires darken U.S. skies, trigger air quality alerts – CBS News Watch CBS News Hundreds of wildfires in Canada darkened skies in the U.S. on Wednesday. A big shift in the wind prompted air quality alerts in at least 16 states across the Midwest and Northeast. Tom Hanson reports. Source link