Politics

Leftist foundations quietly fund UN rights 'experts': watchdog

U.N. “human rights” experts are taking six-figure donations from leftist nonprofit groups without properly disclosing them all, a watchdog group alleges.

Ex-student alleging sexual assault felt ‘unsupported’ by Cornell president

The ex-student writes she wants to share information that ‘may be relevant’ to vote of no confidence

2 men rearrested on suspicion of spying for Iran over suspected plot at U.S.-run air base in England

October 20, 2026 / 1:17 PM EDT / CBS/AP

In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate money

PROSPERITY, Pennsylvania — In Pennsylvania’s 46th Senate District, which takes in all of Washington and Greene counties and a sliver of southern Beaver County, a lot of the prosperity comes from underground. Consol’s Bailey Mine in Aleppo employs 699 miners in three shifts a day, six days a week, according to federal mine-safety records.

French PM says far-left groups forged 'insurrectionary plan' against government

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told France’s parliament that “far-left” and “ultra-left” groups had forged an “insurrectionary plan” against the government, speaking shortly after he was briefed by French intelligence services.

From Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections

Much of Donald Trump’s unpopularity in polls stems from dissatisfaction over the economy and war on Iran

Italy sending hundreds of soldiers into Milan to quell days of violent riots

The Italian government is sending hundreds of military personnel into the nation’s financial capital to quell the sporadic riots that have plagued the city.

Prince Harry says he wants to reconcile with Charles and William

Duke of Sussex says ‘there’s enough drama in the world’ without continuing to have issues with family

‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel

Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old bird

Why Putin Flourishes, and Zelensky Falters, with Trump

President Donald Trump’s submissiveness to Russian President Vladimir Putin and disdain for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have led to an absurd situation. Trump is now restraining Ukraine’s defense while simultaneously funding Russia’s war. American interests and values are at fundamental odds with what Trump is doing.

The little-known friendship between Nina Simone and Langston Hughes

A new book charts how a 1949 meeting between the renowned poet and the legendary musician, then a 16-year-old girl, sparked enduring ties and fruitful collaboration

Democrat Ro Khanna to campaign in Nebraska with independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn

October 20, 2026 / 11:49 AM EDT / CBS News