Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, is seen in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that killed a journalist on Wednesday were a war crime, Lebanon's prime minister said. A journalists' union said rescuers were prevented from accessing the destroyed building where the reporter was left trapped beneath rubble.

Amal Khalil, 43, a journalist with the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, bled to death in the ruins of a building that was hit in an Israeli drone strike after Israeli forces' gunfire prevented ambulance crews from reaching her "for nearly four hours," according to Lebanon's Union of Journalists.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of war crimes in a social media post Wednesday, saying Israel's "targeting of media workers in the south while they carry...More

As many Americans plan their summer vacations, airfares are taking off.

Airline ticket prices have jumped because of higher oil and jet fuel costs stemming from the Iran war. With prices likely to stay elevated, aviation experts urged consumers to move quickly to lock in their travel plans.

"If you haven't booked for this summer, get busy," Henry Harteveldt, an airline industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group, told CBS News.

"Don't wait, hoping that the fares are going to go down," he added. "They're not."

Travelers eager to save money should consider leaving later in the summer, when demand is typically lower and jet fuel prices are potentially more certain, Harteveldt said.

Jet fuel prices, which account for roughly 25% to 30% airlines' costs, were up more than $2 a gallon as of earlier this month and remain elevated. With operational costs...More

Pictures of Vrabel holding hands with NFL reporter Dianna Russini were published earlier this month


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Less than 48 hours after New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel addressed concerning photos that showed him embracing and holding hands with NFL reporter Dianna Russini at a resort in Arizona last month, the Pats' lead man told ESPN that he would seek counseling and will not be with the team for the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Instead of being in New England's war room this Saturday, Vrabel will reportedly spend the weekend with his family outside of Massachusetts. The coach said he will be in contact with the team but is confident executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and vice president of player personnel Ryan Cowden will be able to successfully complete the draft.

"As I said the other day, I promised my family, this...More

“Dancing With the Stars” is back for its 35th season — and it’s leaning into the women who may have been wronged by men on reality TV.

The ABC reality competition series will return in the fall, they announced during the Get Real event on Wednesday. The first two cast members were revealed to be Maura Higgins, best known for her appearances on “The Traitors” and “Love Island,” and Ciara Miller, star of “Summer House.”

Their partners and the full cast list will be announced at a later date.

Higgins finished in second place on the latest season of Peacock’s “The Traitors” after she was blindisded by her best friend in the game, Rob Rausch, and he revealed he was a Traitor to win the game. Before competing, she became known for her part on “Love Island.” After participating...More

Kyle Holder responded to a message about investing from home — and ended up losing her savings to a scammer.CBS News

Kyle Holder's entire life savings were stolen from her by sophisticated scammers who used artificial intelligence to perfectly manipulate her. Her $300,000 in retirement and savings accounts, saved over decades, disappeared into the cryptocurrency universe in under three months.

Holder was one of thousands of Americans swindled out of a total estimated at $20 billion by way of cyber theft in 2025, according to the FBI. More than half of those funds were in cryptocurrency.

The first message came in around Christmas 2024 via WhatsApp, a popular messaging app that Holder used to communicate with family and friends in the United States, Canada and Israel. The message offered coaching on how to invest in the crypto...More

A group of tourists became trapped on a cliff along Australia's east coast when the tide came in during their morning walk on a beach. NSW State Emergency Service

A group of tourists became trapped on a cliff along Australia's east coast when the tide came in during their morning walk on a beach.

The group of seven, which included three children, managed to climb up to a ledge on the cliff as 16-foot waves inched closer by the minute.

"If the waves had come up any higher and washed them off, that's the worst," said Pete Collins, the commander of the local emergency services, who added that the tourists had phones on them and were able to call police for help.

First responders attempted a helicopter rescue, but calculated its downdraft would push the stranded group into the water.

Rescuers ended up using ropes and a piece of equipment called the...More

A Malaysia-based maker of condoms said it may raise its prices due to global supply chain disruptions caused by the Iran war, according to media interviews with the company's chief executive.

Karex CEO Goh Miah Kiat told Reuters on Tuesday that the manufacturer faces a shortage of synthetic rubber, while the company's input costs for some materials in its products have doubled. Rising freight costs and shipping delays have also left the company's customers with leaner than usual stockpiles, Goh told the news outlet.

Karex has been able to fulfill its supply needs so far, but if disruptions from the war continue Karex could raise its prices by 20% to 30%, Goh told Reuters.

"The situation is definitely very fragile. Prices are expensive," he said. "We have no choice but to, you know, to transfer the cost to customers."

Karex did not immediately respond to a request for...More

The Islamic Republic of Iran maintains more military capabilities than the White House or Pentagon has publicly admitted, according to multiple U.S. officials with knowledge of intelligence on the matter.

About half of Iran's stockpile of ballistic missiles and its associated launch systems were still intact as of the start of the ceasefire in early April, three of the officials told CBS News.

Roughly 60% of the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is still in existence, the officials said, including fast-attack speed boats. On Wednesday, Iranian gunboats attacked several commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, shortly after President Trump announced he was unilaterally extending a ceasefire to allow more time for peace talks.

Iranian air power has been significantly degraded but not erased, said the officials, who requested anonymity from CBS...More