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President Trump touted his call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, saying China had agreed to purchase more U.S.-farmed soybeans in the coming months. CBS News’ Lana Zak has more.
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Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of New York.
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Senate Republicans criticized Democrats’ list of demands to rein in ICE, further reducing the odds of reaching a deal on DHS funding.
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Some Democratic Colorado lawmakers are demanding answers after reports that “death cards” were left in the vehicles of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and over claims that immigration agents used fake traffic stops to detain them.
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CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger talks about how companies are using artificial intelligence, the discussion around the technology and how it’s impacting the workforce.
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The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level talks in an effort to ease tensions as President Trump seeks to end the war in Ukraine. Nancy Cordes reports.
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Iraq says it’s ready to put thousands of ISIS suspects transferred by the U.S. from Syria on trial. Can it really offer “fair and decisive” justice?
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Thousands of people in Mississippi are still without power, two weeks after a historic winter storm swept across parts of the South. Kati Weis has the latest.
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Back taxes won’t automatically disqualify you from a refund, but that doesn’t mean you’ll see the money, either.
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Team USA is gearing up for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which has already kicked off with some curling events ahead of the opening ceremony Friday in Milan, Italy.
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