Eighty years after a U.S. military airman went missing in World War II, his family received a token to remember him by: a Zippo lighter, inscribed with “Musashe 1943” and parts of the service number once assigned to its owner, Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Musashe. The lighter came into the family’s possession after … Read more
The town of Waycross, Georgia, is graced with tributes to its fallen hero: Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy Sanders. “I can’t put it into words how much I miss her,” said Oneida Oliver-Sanders, Kennedy’s mother. Kennedy was 24 years old and she operated heavy equipment on a U.S. military base in Jordan. In January of 2024, … Read more
What to know as Trump signs sweeping budget bill into law – CBS News Watch CBS News After weeks of Democratic resistance and Republican infighting, President Trump’s sweeping legislation he calls the “big, beautiful bill” is now law. He signed his domestic policy plan during an Independence Day ceremony at the White House. CBS News’ … Read more
Iran took action to retaliate against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s government said the missiles were intercepted, and no casualties were reported, U.S. and Qatari officials said. President Trump called the attack a “very weak response” that the U.S. expected … Read more
Iran on Monday vowed retaliation against the United States for the Trump administration’s surprising bombings of the Islamic republic’s top three nuclear sites over the weekend. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Aragchi, now in Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Iran “has to respond.” If Tehran followed through on its rhetoric, … Read more
U.S. troops in Middle East brace for Iran’s response – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran has signaled it will retaliate against U.S. forces in the Middle East following the bombing of its nuclear facilities. Holly Williams has more on what that could mean. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
The United States launched military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities Sunday morning local time, an action President Trump said aimed to neutralize a threat “posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror.” It was widely seen as a turning point in America’s involvement in the ongoing Middle East conflicts as the first … Read more
New satellite photos show the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that dropped multiple 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility. The stealth U.S. mission, dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” struck three nuclear facilities in Iran — Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan — in the early hours of Sunday local time. Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of … Read more
What are the national security implications of Trump’s Iran attack – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has announced that the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear facilities. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd and retired Gen. H.R. McMaster break it down. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
Israel’s strikes against Iran have killed a number of its top nuclear scientists and battered its nuclear facilities, but complete destruction of Iran’s ability to make weapons-grade uranium is believed to be out of reach — unless the U.S. agrees to help. At least one key uranium enrichment site, Fordo, has so far been unscathed. … Read more