Politics

Netanyahu lashed Mamdani in fiery U.N. speech, but real aim was his own political survival, analyst says

September 25, 2026 / 10:25 AM EDT / CBS News

This family of five was torn apart by ICE raids: ‘Why did they take my dad away?’

Like many other families coping with a loved one’s detention, Alma Ramirez and her children have faced financial struggles and mental health tolls

How to Destroy a Lesbian Bar

The scourge of COVID led to drive-by whinings disguised as activism.

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone

Messaging ‘very telling’, says Crump after grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in teen’s death

Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false

Unnamed woman who filed and later dropped lawsuit against rap superstar states that she never met him, contrary to initial allegation of 2000 assault

Wisconsin police find dozens of partially clothed men in frat house basement in alleged hazing incident

Updated on: September 25, 2026 / 1:12 PM EDT / CBS News

Pomp over progress in Xi’s US summit with Trump is a win for China

While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issues

Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn

Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations

Meryl Streep’s casting as Aslan has angered the Christian right. Don’t they have more pressing issues?

The Oscar-winner is voicing Narnia’s wise lion in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew, leading to roars of fury from US evangelical commentators

Meloni accused of ‘running scared’ with cap on foreign children in classrooms

Critics say decree also banning burqa in schools shows Italian PM worried about losing far-right voters in next year’s elections

Iran War Updates: Tehran proposes 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz as it seeks deal before U.S. midterms

Updated on: September 26, 2026 / 1:40 AM EDT / CBS News

Pope Leo warns in France that AI is creating 'paradise of machines'

Pope Leo urged the world to reconsider the development of artificial intelligence, warning of a future where "a paradise of machines" takes control.