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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after 7 years: “This is a really good time”

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end of the year, ending a seven-plus-year tenure that included a lucrative collective bargaining agreement that resulted in the league’s first set of million-dollar player salaries. “Cathy has presided over the WNBA through the most significant period of growth in the league’s 30-year history,” NBA Commissioner Adam…

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Top military officials faced polygraphs over leaks of sensitive information on weapons stockpiles, sources say

Washington — Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe after highly sensitive classified details about the nation’s stockpiles of sophisticated weapons were reported in the media, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News.  President Trump was furious about the leaks,…

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Senior aides to U.K.’s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American’s son

Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.’s populist Reform party, have stepped down after the party was accused of breaking British electoral law concerning foreign funding in the wake of an investigative news report where a journalist posed as a wealthy American’s son who wanted to donate to the party….

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Influencer Andrew Tate indicted on charges of trafficking minors, money laundering by Romanian prosecutors

Romanian prosecutors on Friday indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on charges of trafficking minors, sex with a minor, and money laundering. Tate, 39, and his brother Tristan Tate, 38, were first arrested in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, in late 2022. Tristan is indicted with complicity in the case, according to DIICOT, Romania’s anti-organized crime agency….

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CBS News gas and oil price tracker shows how much energy costs are rising amid the Iran war

The war with Iran is pushing up oil and gas prices, creating widespread financial strain on U.S. motorists, food delivery drivers, farmers as well as the U.S. Postal Service.  Average U.S. gas prices topped $4 per gallon on March 31 for the first time since 2022, according to AAA. Analysts say prices are likely to remain elevated until shipping resumes in the Strait of Hormuz, a key…

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