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Passenger video shows 'miracle' rescue after child and father go overboard on Disney cruise
A trip aboard a Disney Dream cruise nearly turned into a nightmare this weekend after a child reportedly fell overboardand her dad jumped in after her.
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Gunman started wildfire, then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack, Idaho officials say
A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday was perched in a sniper position, firing at the firefighters on Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d’Alene.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:WBNA expands to 18 teams, adding Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia to the league
Each team paid a $250 million expansion fee, which is about five times as much as Golden State dished out for a team a few years ago.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Trump administration investigation finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
investigators found Harvard was at times a "willful participant in anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students, faculty, and staff" and that campus leaders allowed antisemitism to fester on the campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:U.K. police say Bob Vylan, Kneecap gigs at Glastonbury subject to criminal investigation
U.K. police say the weekend performances by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language band Kneecap are subject to a criminal investigation after chants calling for 'death' to the Israeli military and chants of 'Free Palestine' at the Glastonbury Festival.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Thousands flee wildfires in Turkey as early heat wave hits parts of Europe
Firefighters battled wildfiresinTurkeyand France on Monday as an early heat wave hit the region.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Wildfires burn in Turkey as scorching temperatures grip Europe
Data from European forecasters suggests other countries are set to broil further in coming days — with new highs expected on Wednesday — before rain brings respite in some areas later in the week.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:'A slow death': Israeli strike on Iran's Evin Prison sparks fear for dissidents
Iran's pro-democracy and rights activists fear they will pay the price for Israel's 12-day air campaign aiming to cripple the country's nuclear program.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Denmark to draft women into army for the 1st time amid growing Russian aggression
Denmark is seeking to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?
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Under attack: How humanity is losing the night sky
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Iran's envoy denies UN nuclear inspectors in the country are being threatened
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, denied claims that Iran was threatening or calling for the execution of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Iravani was asked about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s warning on Saturday that “calls in...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Idaho officials say gunman started fire and ambushed firefighters, killing 2
A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire Sunday and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and wounding a third during a barrage of gunfire over several hours, authorities said.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Idaho authorities say 2 killed after firefighters shot at, police 'taking sniper fire'
An Idaho sheriff says two people were killed after firefighters responding to a blaze were fired upon near Coeur d'Aleneon Sunday and that police are "taking sniper fire."
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Idaho firefighters attacked while responding to a blaze, shooter at large, officials say
A sniper ambushed firefighters responding to a blaze in an Idaho mountain community Sunday, killing at least two people and unleashing barrages of gunfire over several hours in an attack the governor called a “heinous” assault.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Iran's UN ambassador: Iran's nuclear enrichment will 'never stop'
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said his country will “never stop” nuclear enrichment, saying it’s an “inalienable right” that Iran plans on exercising. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan pressed the ambassador on whether Iran intends to “reconstitute a nuclear enrichment program on its soil.”...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Graham praises SCOTUS ruling limiting judges' ability to block presidential policies
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) praised the Supreme Court ruling on Friday that limits judges’ ability to block the president’s policies nationwide. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Graham acknowledged that both sides have tried to select judges that would be most sympathetic to their lawsuit challenging an administration’s action — but Graham said...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Trump celebrates Tillis's decision to retire
President Trump on Sunday celebrated Sen. Thom Tillis's (R-N.C.) announcement that he wouldn't seek reelection next year. “Great News!” Trumpwroteon Truth Social on Sunday evening. The North Carolina senator abruptly announced his plans earlier in the day amid a days-long spat with the president over Tillis’s opposition to the GOP’s massive tax and spending bill. He...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:The grassroots network helping women circumvent abortion bans and restrictions
Since the end of Roe v. Wade three years ago, 20 states have banned or restricted access to abortions. Despite those hurdles, women are still finding ways to terminate pregnancies. A new podcast, “The Network,” explores how an abortion pill fueled grassroots movements that helped change laws in Latin America. Ali Rogin speaks with co-hosts Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada for more.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump’s big budget bill advances in Senate
In our news wrap Sunday, the Senate began debating Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill as Republicans hope to pass it by July 4, Ukrainian officials said Russia carried out one of its biggest aerial attacks of the war overnight, and Israel’s military ordered a massive evacuation from areas of northern Gaza.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:How Trump’s proposed health and education program cuts affect Native communities
Native American and Indigenous people say the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to health and education programs for their communities are a continuation of the federal government’s historical failure to deliver on what it promised in land and peace agreements. John Yang speaks with Edgar Villanueva, founder and CEO of the Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital, for more.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:New book by former FDA head explores the science behind GLP-1 weight loss drugs
According to the CDC, 1 in 5 American adults is living with obesity. In recent years, many have turned to weight loss drugs containing GLP-1, a hormone that slows digestion and helps with sustained weight loss. In a new book, former FDA head Dr. David Kessler advocates for their use, but says they shouldn’t be seen as a quick and easy fix. Ali Rogin speaks with Kessler for more.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Soprano Pretty Yende’s journey from rural South Africa to the top of the opera world
Growing up in South Africa, internationally celebrated opera singer Pretty Yende hadn’t even heard of opera until she was almost out of high school. Now, she’s hailed as one of her generation’s most accomplished coloratura sopranos. Ciaran Jenkins of Independent Television News reports.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Trump urges Senate to overrule parliamentarian on megabill; Democrats accuse GOP of nuking rules
President Trump is ramping up pressure on Senate Republicans to clear his major policy bill and blow through whatever procedural obstacles may be in the way ahead of a key vote series. The Senate is expected to begin a series of marathon votes on its version of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" overnight after Senate Majority...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian
President Trump urged Senate Republicans on Sunday to overrule the chamber's parliamentarian in order to pass key parts of his sweeping domestic policy bill. In a Sunday post on Truth Social, the president backed a call from Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and other GOP hard-liners to ignore rulings from Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. "Great Congressman...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Trump's Iran strikes threaten to roil elections in Michigan
The U.S.’s military intervention in Iran could roil next year’s House and Senate races in Michigan, a key battleground state that saw Democratic tensions play out last cycle over the war in Gaza. Democratic candidates in particular there will be forced to navigate a political minefield when it comes to President Trump’s involvement in Iran,...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Democrats accuse GOP of nuking Senate rules to pass Trump megabill
Senate Democrats on Sunday accused Republicans of “going nuclear” to blow up the Senate rules so they can make President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent. The heated moment on the Senate floor came as Democrats made several parliamentary inquiries of the Senate’s presiding chair to lay the groundwork to challenge Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham’s...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Israel orders mass evacuation from parts of northern Gaza as Trump calls for ceasefire deal
PresidentDonald Trumpon Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-monthwar in Gazabetween Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were skeptical about the chances.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Warner says DOJ letter to University of Virginia president was 'explicit'
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said in a Sunday interview that University of Virginia President James Ryan, who submitted his resignation on Friday, was given an “explicit” deadline to step aside, in a letter last week from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Warner condemned the Trump administration’s...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Marshall says he believes Trump megabill 'will help shrink the debt'
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Sunday that he believes President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is going to “help shrink the debt.” “I actually think this bill will help shrink the debt. I think it's going to grow the economy so much, just like it did under President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton, and then again,...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Virginia Democrat: Trump bill will be 'political albatross' for Republicans
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday that President Trump’s megabill will be a “political albatross” for Republicans back at home. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan noted that the GOP tax and spending bill, which just cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Saturday night, includes some policies...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:What a Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement could mean for their conflict and the U.S.
Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement in the White House on Friday, aiming to end a complex and long-running conflict. The peace deal, brokered by the U.S., includes American access to critical minerals in the DR Congo.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Trump says he’s not planning to extend pause on most of his tariffs beyond July 9
“We’ll look at how a country treats us — are they good, are they not so good — some countries we don’t care, we’ll just send a high number out,” Trump told Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures" during a wide-ranging interview taped Friday and broadcast Sunday.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:GOP tax bill would mean 11.8 million people uninsured, $1.1 trillion in health cuts
The Senate Republicans’tax and spending bill, which is speeding through the chamber, would result in deeper health care cuts and more people without insurance than the version that passed the House, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The legislation would result in 11.8 million Americans losing insurance by 2034, CBO found:...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP declines to meet with parliamentarian on whether Trump tax cuts add to deficit
Senate Democrats have tried multiple times to have a meeting with their GOP counterparts and the Senate parliamentarian to decide the crucial procedural question of whether extending President Trump’s expiring 2017 tax cuts adds to future federal deficits. And Republicans so far have “flat out refused” to have any such discussion, they say. The partisan...
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