Federal Judge Tosses Blake Lively’s Sexual Harassment Claims Against Justin Baldoni

(Left) Blake Lively at the London screening of the film “It ‘Ends With Us” on Aug. 8, 2024. (Right) Justin Baldoni at the world premiere of the film in New York on Aug. 6, 2024. AP Photo A federal judge on Thursday dismissed actor Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against co-star Justin Baldoni over conduct

California gas prices are the highest in the U.S., but there’s no proof of price gouging. Here’s why.

For years, California leaders accused oil companies of price gouging. Instead, a six-month-long CBS News California investigation revealed a complicated reality shaped by state policies, refinery closures, and global supply risks that uniquely impact California’s isolated fuel market. What CBS News California Investigates found: Why California gas costs more: Higher taxes, labor and business costs,

Trump says U.S. “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”

Israel’s military said Thursday that it had struck “dozens of headquarters, weapons storage facilities, launch sites, and anti-tank missile positions” belonging to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon over the last 24 hours.  The IDF said it would continue to “operate decisively against the Hezbollah terror organization” in Lebanon “to remove the threat posed to

Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as White House heaps pressure on island

The Cuban government said late Thursday it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with intense pressure from the Trump administration, including an oil blockade that — until recently — cut off fuel shipments. Calling it a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” Cuba’s Embassy in the U.S.

US Eyes New Zealand as Possible Space Launch Site

NASA’s Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 1, 2026. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images The United States government is increasingly looking to New Zealand as a possible space launch site, as the Pentagon warns that existing infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with an