New Consumer Price Index data showed inflation slowed in February, which may be a good sign for the U.S. economy for now. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady reports.
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Environmental Protection Agency to review a key 2009 finding by the agency that greenhouse gases pose a risk to Americans.
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Offices at the Department of Education are closed Wednesday for “security reasons” after the announcement that nearly half the department’s staff would lose their jobs. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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President Trump is hosting the taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin, at the White House on Wednesday amid the European Union’s pushback against U.S. tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane reports on the visit and new data about undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States.
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Consumers, businesses and investors are increasingly jittery about the risks of a protracted slump. So what exactly is a recession?
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Grocery prices have surged nearly 28% in five years, with a 2% increase in January alone. Editors at Simply Recipes tested nearly 400 products to find the best-tasting options under $20. First on CBS Mornings, Myo Quinn reveals the winners of the 2025 Grocery Store Awards.
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Security forces in Pakistan say they have freed 155 hostages after militants hijacked a train there carrying more than 400 people. The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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A judge is set to hear arguments on the possible deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who led encampment protests at Columbia University last year. CBS News correspondent Michael George reports.
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The heads of U.S. and Russian spy agencies spoke by phone and agreed to keep up regular contacts to lower the temperature in U.S.-Russia relations, Russian news reports say.
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When President Trump left office in January 2021, he said he would “be back in some form.” A new book, “Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power,” examines the president’s history-defying reelection campaign and his path back to the White House. Author and Axios senior political reporter Alex Isenstadt joins “America Decides” to discuss.
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