UN Agencies Are Stonewalling a Probe Into Their Employees’ Ties to Hamas, US Investigators Say in Report to Congress

The US Agency for International Development’s inspector general’s office has already identified UN employees who are linked to the terror group United Nations headquarters (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The chief oversight body responsible for tracking U.S. foreign assistance says United Nations agencies are stonewalling a probe into their ties to Hamas. The agencies have failed to

Colorado Program That Benefits Homeschoolers Faces Budget Axe

Runners run past the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Oct. 20, 2019. Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Lawmakers in Colorado are poised to scale back an education enrichment program for homeschooled children in ongoing efforts to close a massive state budget deficit. On March 23, the Centennial State legislature’s Joint Budget Committee voted to draft legislation

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