The United Nations is warning that the war in Ukraine could be a “catastrophe” for food security worldwide. At a meeting on Tuesday, U.N. and U.S. officials said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion is threatening humanitarian efforts to feed those already in need and that the war will exacerbate […]
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Death toll rises to 6 after 80-car pileup on Pennsylvania highway
The death toll in the massive Monday pileup on a snowy Pennsylvania highway has risen to six people, the Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday. An additional 24 people were injured in the devastating crash, which officials said involved 80 vehicles and sparked a “large fire.” There was an active snow […]
Police officer’s widow advocates for change after husband’s Jan. 6-related suicide
Police officer’s widow advocates for change after husband’s Jan. 6-related suicide – CBS News Watch CBS News One widow is advocating for suicides to be classified as line-of-duty distinctions for police officers after her husband’s death in the wake the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. CBS News congressional correspondent […]
Federal money for people behind on rent expected to run out mid-year
The flood of evictions many housing advocates expected after the eviction moratorium was struck down in court last summer did not materialize. Officials point to multiple efforts to help millions of people stay in their homes, including the $46 billion in rental relief funneled through state and local governments, which […]
Russia says it’s building a new “democratic world order” with China
Beijing — Beijing and Moscow advanced a vision of a new world order Wednesday as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made his first visit to key ally China since his country launched its invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s top diplomat landed in the eastern city of Huangshan early Wednesday for a series […]
War rages in Ukraine amid peace talks
War rages in Ukraine amid peace talks – CBS News Watch CBS News Russia’s continued invasion has fueled skepticism on Moscow’s pledge to scale back military operations in several regions. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins “CBS News Mornings” from Kyiv with more. View CBS News In Be the […]
Judge orders Activision Blizzard to pay millions in sexual harassment lawsuit
The videogame giant behind “Call of Duty: Black Ops” is set to pay a giant settlement in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. A judge just ordered Santa Monica based Activision Blizzard to pay the alleged victims $18 million. “I’ve had men in these leadership roles put their hands on […]
White House exploring ways to lower gas prices
As U.S. gasoline prices hover near a 14-year high, the Biden administration is exploring ways to lower fuel costs, from suspending federal gas taxes to further tapping the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “This is sort of a five-alarm fire at the White House — they are extremely intensely concerned,” Jeff […]
NASA astronaut returns to Earth after record-setting flight
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei joined two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Wednesday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out a U.S.-record 355-day stay in space. Despite a break in East-West relations following Russia’s invasion of […]
Eye Opener: Violence continues in Ukraine amid peace talks
Eye Opener: Violence continues in Ukraine amid peace talks – CBS News Watch CBS News Russia’s campaign of violence continues in Ukraine despite claims it will scale back its assault around the country’s capital. Also, another major storm system is threatening the South. All that and all that matters in […]