The Israeli military said Saturday that it will resume aid airdrops into Gaza and open humanitarian corridors for United Nations convoys amid increased international pressure and accounts of starvation-related deaths in the territory. Haley Ott reports. Original CBS News Link</a
Protesters gathered in front of the U.S. consulate in Edinburgh to oppose President Trump’s visit to Scotland. Mr. Trump plans to host the U.K.’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the President of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, for trade talks at his personal properties. Weijia Jiang has the latest. Original CBS News Link</a
House Democrats are seeking a copy of Jeffrey Epstein‘s alleged 2003 “birthday book” that is said to include a “bawdy” letter signed by President Trump to the convicted sex offender. In a letter to the representatives of Epstein’s estate on Friday, Rep. Ro Khanna and House Oversight Ranking Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia, both of California,
The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating its 250th anniversary this weekend, and you won’t have to check your mailbox for the invite. The agency’s semiquincentennial will be marked by an event at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, two and a half centuries since its founding. Two newly announced commemorative stamps
Nearly 4,000 employees, or more than 20% of NASA’s workforce, have applied to leave the agency, NASA confirmed to CBS News Friday. About 3,870 employees have applied to depart NASA over two rounds through the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, NASA disclosed. The deadline for applications to the program is midnight Friday. With those deferred
Alina Habba, a one-time personal lawyer to President Trump, has been appointed to the top federal prosecutor job in New Jersey. Meanwhile, two federal prosecutors who had handled cases related to the attacks of Jan. 6, along with the top ethics watchdog at the department., have been fired. Scott MacFarlane has details. Original CBS News
President Trump is still being hounded by the case of Jeffrey Epstein. It’s not clear if a second day of meetings between a top Trump administration official and Epstein’s imprisoned co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will cool the controversy. But as Scott MacFarlane reports, it is raising a new question: Is Maxwell about to score a deal?