5/12: CBS Evening News

5/12: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump says he’s not backing down as Iran war spikes cost of living; California mayor pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View

Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” could close in June, sources say

Companies hired by the state of Florida to operate the Alligator Alcatraz detention center were notified Tuesday afternoon that the facility is being shut down, with the remaining 1,400 detainees expected to be removed in the coming weeks, four sources familiar with the announcement told CBS News Miami. The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for

Trump on “the only thing that matters” in dealing with Iran

Washington — As inflation rose to its highest rate in years and CBS News polling shows high prices at the pump are causing financial strain for many Americans, President Trump told reporters Tuesday, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation” as a motivation for negotiations with Iran, and said he is only concerned with preventing

Feds charge ship operator in Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse

The operator of the container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge more than two years ago, killing six people and causing the bridge to collapse, is facing federal charges. An indictment unsealed Tuesday morning charges Synergy Marine’s Singapore- and India-based operations with conspiracy to defraud the United States, failing

Lawmakers press Hegseth on details on Iran war authorization, ceasefire

Both Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending pointedly questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Iran ceasefire, the cost of the war and the administration’s decision to enter the conflict without Congress’ approval.  Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared in back-to-back