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Two people climbed to the top of New York City’s Empire State Building, unfurled a banner, and then apparently got engaged Wednesday afternoon.
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Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
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President Trump responded to new ethics questions on two fronts – the use of a luxury Boeing Jet, gifted by the Qatari government as a temporary Air Force One, and his newly disclosed billion-dollar crypto fortune. Nancy Cordes has more.
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Historian Jon Meacham is serving as the National Constitution Center’s semiquincentennial scholar for the nation’s 250th birthday. Meacham joins “The Takeout” to discuss the festivities and how Americans are feeling about the anniversary.
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Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People, whose hit “Y.M.C.A.” became a fixture at rallies for President Trump, has died at the age of 74, his wife and the band said.
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The FBI said in a statement Wednesday that some ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance have been “deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy,” and other “demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such.”
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Vance says the U.S. has accomplished its “core mission” in Iran, as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet mediators in Qatar, but not Iranians.
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The U.S. Men’s National Team will play their first knockout stage match of the 2026 World Cup Wednesday night against Bosnia and Herzegovina. CBS News’ Nicole Valdes reports.
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Sophia Bush and Jerry O’Connell join CBS News 24/7 Mornings to discuss their new comedy, “Summer’s Last Resort,” which premieres on Tubi July 3.
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The helicopter, which was assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush, is not believed to have been taken down by hostile action, the Navy said.
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