What to know about the Iran war today:
o As Iran says it's reviewing the latest U.S. proposal to end the war, it is also attempting to formalize its control over the vital shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz, which were free and open prior to the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Shipping intelligence firm Lloyd's List says the strait is now closed, as

o Iran says an agency it just created is in charge of clearing vessels for transit.
President Trump is again voicing optimism for a peace deal, saying the war will be "over quickly" and insisting it's going "unbelievably well." But he also warned Wednesday that if Iran rejects the U.S. offer, he could order "higher level" military strikes.

o Mr. Trump's latest comments appear to have eased oil prices and boosted stocks this week. Brent crude and U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate were both...More

Two California residents are suing Cento Fine Foods, alleging the company engaged in "tomato fraud" by claiming that the tomatoes in one of its canned products are the authentic San Marzano variety from Italy.

The plaintiffs claim that Cento's "Certified San Marzano" labeling is "false, misleading and unfair," alleging that the tomatoes in the product lack the quality and taste associated with the real fruit.

New Jersey-based Cento Fine Foods did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

On the tomato cans and on the company's website, Cento says its San Marzano tomatoes are certified by an independent third-party agency called Agri-Cert. The lawsuit alleges Cento's labeling suggests the product has an official DOP designation, a label granted to San Marzano tomatoes by an Italian consortium that stands for "protected designation of origin."

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PSG are looking to go back-to-back, while the Gunners could be 90 minutes from conquering the continent for the first time


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The 2025 semifinal will be the match to decide the Champions League winner 12 months later. It is a fixture you suspect neither Paris Saint-Germain nor Arsenal will be too disappointed to have landed.

It also promises to be a game that fulfils an easy archetype. The deeper you dig, the more nuggets of information you find -- PSG defended their lead in the Allianz Arena quite excellently, Arsenal have a great volume of good attackers even if they are light on legitimate stars -- but this is not that far off the unstoppable force vs. the immovable object. The Champions League's leading scorers on 44 pitted against a defense that has allowed just six goals in 14 games. It is a team that demands the ball and asserts its...More

In late 2023, as Israeli bombs decimated Gaza in retribution for the Oct. 7 attacks, actress Melissa Barrera took stock of the carnage and spoke out.

The “Scream” and “In the Heights” star posted daily messages to her Instagram calling for peace, criticizing the Israeli government’s killing of Palestinian civilians, and comparing Gaza to a concentration camp. She posted fundraising links to Palestinian human rights organizations and shared articles by Holocaust scholars accusing Israel of committing genocide. The Hollywood powers that be took notice and a month later, she was fired from her lead role in “Scream 7” and pushed out of her talent agency, WME.

Spyglass, the production company behind the “Scream” films, issued the following statement to Variety at the time about Barrera’s firing:

“Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for...More

Emergency responders help a woman after a shooting at the Sao Jose school, where two staff members were killed, the Acre state government confirmed in a statement, in Rio Branco, Brazil, May 5, 2026. Sergio Vale / REUTERS

A school shooting Tuesday in Acre state in northern Brazil left two women dead and two others injured, including an underage student, authorities said.

The state government said in a statement that a 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, the state capital.

The two fatalities were female staff members who died at the scene. Another staff member and a student were injured by gunfire and taken to a hospital. The injured student, an 11-year-old girl, was shot in the leg.

Officials did not disclose the victims' identities. Police said the suspect...More

Hillsdale, Michigan, resident Melissa Miles, seen here with her 5-year-old son, Kingston, said surging gas prices are making it harder for her to afford her commute to a local university. Courtesy of Melissa Miles

The surging cost of filling up her car is taking a toll on Melissa Miles' finances — and her classroom attendance.

A full-time student in social work at Eastern Michigan University, she commutes daily in her 2015 Chevrolet Sonic between school and her home 80 miles away in Hillsdale, Michigan. But with gasoline prices in the state now averaging $4.80 a gallon, the 42-year-old told CBS News she has started skipping some classes to avoid the drive.

"Literally every day, I have to figure out, do I have the groceries for the week, or do I have the necessities for today? And then compare it to, can I miss this class?" said Miles, a single mom whose budget includes looking after her...More

Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon on your prescription drugs. While it may sound like a great deal — with the prospect of saving hundreds of dollars — the decision to accept it is complicated, especially for people with insurance.

Even as prescription drug costs rise, patients with commercial insurance have slowed their use of manufacturer-sponsored drug coupons in recent years, according to a study published April 6 by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Manufacturers are offering just as many of them, "but still, we see a lot of affordability issues among this commercially insured population," said So-Yeon Kang, the study's main author, who is an assistant professor of health management and policy at Georgetown University.

"Patients are at the intersection and battle place between these payers and manufacturers," she said.

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Since his second term started, President Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry.

No surprise. About 60% of American adults are "worried about being able to afford prescription drug costs for themselves or their families," a recent KFF nationwide poll showed. More than 80% consider the price of prescription drugs "unreasonable," and most support increased regulation to lower costs. Americans pay about three times as much as people in other countries for the same prescription drugs.

Last July, Trump sent letters to 17 drugmakers, demanding they voluntarily lower drug prices. Then the president said he'd negotiated with more than a dozen pharmaceutical executives one by one at the White House. In December, he announced that he had compelled them to agree to "most favored nation" pricing on Medicaid, the...More