American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, then leaned into the camera. He bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an “L,” lifted it to his forehead and pointed at it with the other hand. “Apparently,” he explained, “I’m a loser.” The 27-year-old
U.S. fighter jets were scrambled Thursday to intercept multiple Russian bombers, fighter jets and a spy plane that were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, U.S. authorities said. Two Russian Tu-95s bombers, two Su-35s fighter planes and an A-50 spy plane were detected in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the North American Aerospace
A series of exhibits and educational materials on the history of slavery that were removed from the President’s House Site in Philadelphia were reinstalled Thursday, nearly one month after the Trump administration ordered they be taken down. The National Park Service confirmed the pieces of signage restored on Feb. 19 are the same plaques that
The two rounds of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have produced unique proposals addressing Iran’s nuclear program — its enrichment capabilities and supply of highly enriched uranium — and how to make a deal that’s economically beneficial to both countries, diplomatic sources tell CBS News. While Tehran seeks sanctions relief from the U.S.,
President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any “alien and extraterrestrial life,” an issue that has drawn decades of public fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories. In a Truth Social post, the president told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other agency heads “to begin the
The U.S. is said to have more military air power in the Middle East than at any time since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to the Wall Street Journal. With a second aircraft carrier on its way on Thursday, the White House appears prepared for the possibility of a weekslong war with Iran, if
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to engage in sex with former Prince Andrew, said they are happy about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the U.K., but said it is “shameful” that there haven’t been similar repercussions in the United States. Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested