North America’s soccer body on Thursday rejected FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors, joining European nations in opposition. The 41-member Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football held an urgent meeting Thursday after UEFA, the European soccer body, had agreed to boycott the…
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to let states bar SNAP recipients from using their food benefits to buy soft drinks and candy, ruling the Agriculture Department lacked the authority to approve the restrictions. Earlier this year, multiple states received approval from the Agriculture Department to enact the ban, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
Roman Colosseum reopens with new views – CBS News Watch CBS News A new expansion of the famed Roman Colosseum gives tourists the opportunity to see the famed venue in a new light. Seth Doane reports. Source link
On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean that “could curl up in the palm of your hand.” “He’s tiny! It’s blue!” one excited scientist was recorded as saying when she first caught sight of the cerulean cephalopod on footage…
Bryan Kohberger, the man sentenced for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, pleaded guilty last year as part of a deal. Now, he wants to take back his guilty plea and go to trial. Jericka Duncan reports. Source link
A rare bipartisan bill up for a vote in the Senate on Monday aims to make it easier and more affordable for Americans to buy a home by boosting the nation’s housing supply. The “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” would restrict institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes, remove regulatory barriers to construction and take…
Correspondent Lee Cowan reports on how the ups-and-downs of today’s amusement park industry are being ridden via new technologies in roller coaster design, including the New Texas Giant (a hybrid wooden-and-steel roller coaster), and the Tormenta Rampaging Run (a “giga dive” coaster), at Six Flags Over Texas. (Originally broadcast April 12, 2026.) Source link
A U.S.-Iran dual citizen who was trapped in Iran on allegations of espionage and collaborating with a hostile state has departed the country, CBS News learned Wednesday. The woman, Dena Karari, had been unable to leave Iran since December 2024 due to “bogus charges,” her attorney, Jared Genser, wrote on social media. Genser announced late…
Washington — President Trump said he saw the World Cup play that led to U.S. Men’s National Team soccer star Folarin Balogun’s one-game red card suspension, and then spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked for a review. The U.S. team’s striker was given a red card during the team’s Wednesday match against Bosnia…
A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records. Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but the child was still taken to…
