Olena Konoplia tells us that she spent weeks looking for a suitable place before settling in a cabin in a rural community two hours from the capital. “I decided that the best option would be a small town without factories, nor [warehouses] and any railway station,” Olena explains. “Anything that could be a Russian target.” … Read more
On Thursday, A’ja Wilson added another line to her already extensive basketball resume, reaching another level of WNBA greatness by becoming the league’s first five-time MVP. The Las Vegas Aces superstar has claimed the coveted trophy for the third consecutive season, becoming the first player in league history to win three consecutive MVP awards. It … Read more
In France, some public schools have been closed since Monday and will not reopen until next week amid nationwide student and labor protests that have continued for three weeks. Aiden Stretch reports from Paris.
There is no precedent in the modern era for holding a public execution, said John Mills, a lawyer who works with death row inmates. “It seems to me designed to be a grotesque spectacle,” he said. “It is an unprecedented decision in the modern era, so it is on uncertain legal ground,” he added. A … Read more
This story is part of a series commemorating 175 years of in-person journalism at the New York Times. Read more here. It was an incredible thing to see firsthand: the battered bodies of deposed Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini and his lover, Clara Petacci, dumped like trash in a Milan public square in the final … Read more
The FlyDubai co-pilot whose alleged violent attempt to crash a flight to Israel last week and kill everyone on board has a history of writing and sharing misogynistic comments on social media using so-called manosphere rhetoric, CBS News has learned. Many posts written and shared by Hamam al Hamami on an X account that has … Read more
US Secretary of Labor Keith E. Sonderling speaks, flanked by Attorney General Todd Blanche and US Vice President JD Vance, as they make an H-1B fraud announcement during a press conference on anti-fraud initiatives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026.Nathan Howard | ReutersThe … Read more
A suspected Chinese agent arrested at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend will remain in federal custody, a federal judge ruled Wednesday during a court hearing. The decision comes amid FBI concerns that she may try to flee the country if she is released, law enforcement sources previously told CBS News. Prosecutors successfully argued … Read more
At least 30 people were killed and 18 others wounded Thursday when Russia attacked two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the front line in eastern Ukraine, authorities said. “So far, the death toll from the attack on buses this morning has risen to 30. Eighteen people were injured,” the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office reported. The … Read more
Most diplomats will leave the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel says, but the UK insists the building “will not close” and will operate as a “UK Mission”. “We didn’t want it to come to this,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar wrote on social media, saying that 20 diplomats and the consul general would … Read more