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Gabbard, intel chiefs to testify at second hearing on worldwide threats

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and other top officials will testify to the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:08 pm


Watch Live: Hegseth and Caine holding briefing on Iran war

Despite U.S. and Israeli strikes against senior Iranian leaders, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told senators Wednesday the regime "appears to be intact," although "largely degraded."

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:07 pm


Over a third of TSA officers call out at 3 major U.S. airports in single day

"The morale is getting worse by the day because no one knows when this is gonna end," said Cameron Cochems, a lead TSA officer in Boise, Idaho.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:04 pm


Rapper wins lawsuit against police over mocking their raid in music videos

The case tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:51 am


Federal judge denies asylum claim for family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos

A federal judge has denied the asylum claim​ for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos​, a 5-year-old Minnesota boy whose arrest by ICE in January gained national attention.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:51 am


War escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on Iran gas field

As Iran retaliates for an Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field, one analyst warns the war is "now hitting the plumbing of the global energy system."

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:49 am


Fugitive wanted in killing of Ecuadorian candidate arrested in Mexico

Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales is one of the alleged ringleaders of the Ecuadorian criminal gang "Los Lobos" and one of the country's most-wanted fugitives.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:40 am


Surging U.S. gas prices could erase bigger tax refunds, analysis finds

Stanford economists estimate that the typical U.S. household will spend an additional $740 on gas this year because of the jump in global oil prices.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:40 am


Here's how much U.S. families need to make to feel economically secure

Many Americans feel like they live in a "hamster wheel economy," said one expert who studies economic security.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:33 am


Coast Guard investigating deaths of 2 crew members on barge off Alaska

Two tugboat crew members were killed and two others were injured in what the Coast Guard called a "confined space incident" aboard a barge in Alaska.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:23 am


Sneak peek: What the Neighbors Saw

ALL NEW: Late at night a couple watches as a rolled-up carpet is carted out of a nearby home. Soon after they learn the combative neighbor who lived there is missing. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, March 21 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. (Possible game delay)

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 11:00 am


Rhode Island hockey team wins state title weeks after deadly rink shooting

Weeks after three of Colin Dorgan's family members were killed in a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink, he helped his team win a state championship.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 10:49 am


NATO allies eye anti-drone systems: "You need it as soon as possible"

An expert in modern warfare says Iran is highlighting NATO failures "to adapt to the drone threat," and Poland is using lessons from Ukraine to fix that.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 10:00 am


Epstein's longtime lawyer to testify to House committee today

A lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades before becoming an executor of his estate will be questioned Thursday by the House Oversight Committee.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 10:00 am


Trump threatens to "blow up" huge Iranian gas field if Iran attacks Qatar

Trump says the U.S. will destroy a vast Iranian gas field if Tehran retaliates for an Israeli strike on the facility by attacking Qatar's infrastructure.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 7:27 am


House Democrats walk out of tense briefing with Bondi over Epstein files

A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Jeffrey Epstein probe late Wednesday, as tensions over the DOJ's handling of the Epstein case continue to simmer.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 3:56 am


Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged leaks

The FBI is investigating Joe Kent — who resigned this week over the war with Iran — in connection with alleged leaks of classified information, sources tell CBS News.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 2:11 am


What to know about Joe Kent, Trump counterterrorism chief who resigned

In a resignation letter, Joe Kent said Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation," and he asserted that "we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:17 am


Costa Rica shutters its embassy in Cuba and orders diplomats to leave

Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba's Communist government to pull its diplomats from Costa Rica.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:03 am


2/27: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Jeffrey Epstein ties spark investigations and resignations; New York City Mayor Mamdani and President Trump talk housing in second White House meeting.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:02 am


3/18: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Sen. Markwayne Mullin faces tense confirmation hearing for DHS secretary job; DNI Tulsi Gabbard discusses Iran war on Capitol Hill.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:48 am


Maps show forecast for extreme heat wave scorching the West

A long-duration heat wave is taking shape over the western half of the U.S. and forecast to stick around in the days ahead.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:28 am


Son and brother of Afghan man who died in ICE custody demand answers

The family of an Afghan immigrant who died one day after being taken into custody by ICE in Texas says it has received no answers as to what caused the man's death.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:20 am


Senate votes down effort to restrict Trump's Iran war powers

The Senate defeated a war powers resolution on Wednesday that aimed to block President Trump from ramping up the war with Iran​, as the operation approaches a fourth week.

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:01 am


College student's disappearance in Spain "completely out of character," family says

The family of a University of Alabama student from Elmhurst, Illinois, who has been reported missing in Barcelona during a trip to Spain said his disappearance is "completely out of character."

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:13 pm


U.S. gas prices rise as oil hits $111 a barrel

A barrel of Brent crude topped $111, while the U.S. benchmark also rose as the Iran war intensifies.

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:52 pm


Florida man stripped of U.S. citizenship after $3.8M COVID-19 fraud, judge rules

A Haitian-born man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was stripped of his U.S. citizenship after defrauding COVID-19 relief programs of millions and lying during the naturalization process, federal prosecutors said.

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 4:00 pm


Children discover mysterious ancient skeleton next to playground

The skeleton is the latest in a series of bodies discovered in the city of Dijon that were mysteriously buried in a seated position while facing west.

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 3:18 pm


Former reality TV star wins Iditarod, rewards sled dogs with steaks

Jessie Holmes is the third competitor in the 54-year history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to repeat the year after winning for the first time.

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:36 am


Jocelyn Peters and the Notebook

Why did a man eat pages from a notebook when facing questions about the murder of a third grade teacher? "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.

📢 Published on 📅 14 March 2026 🕒 10:00 pm