What to know as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drives up energy prices:
o Oil prices remain over $100 a barrel as President Trump's demand that other countries help reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a vital shipping lane Iran has paralyzed for over two weeks despite relentless U.S. and Israeli strikes — draws no immediate offers of assistance.

o Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S.-Israeli strikes have diminished Iran's missile and drone launches by 90%, but Tehran's attacks continue targeting both Israel and America's Gulf allies, and Iran's top diplomat tells CBS News he sees no reason to negotiate now.

o Plans for the U.S. to deploy as many as 5,000 additional forces to the Middle East and Mr. Trump's threat to attack vital Iranian oil infrastructure suggest the war could escalate further.

o Iran says the U.S.-Israeli...More

Toyota is recalling roughly 550,000 Highlander SUVs due to a supplier defect that could cause the seat backs to fail to lock properly, increasing the risk of injury.

The recall affects Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles, model years 2021 to 2024, equipped with recliner technology in the second-row seats.

The technology is intended to allow occupants to adjust the angle of the seats and then lock them in place. But the assembly teeth on the recliners may fail to fully engage in a locked position when the seat back is being adjusted, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

"A seat back that has not been secured in a locked position may fail to properly restrain occupants, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash at higher speeds," the recall notice said.

The defective recliner technology was made by Toyota Boshoku...More

European champion Spain were originally scheduled to take on Copa America winners Argentina on March 27 in Qatar


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The 2026 edition of the Finalissima, in which Spain was scheduled to face Argentina in Qatar this month, was officially canceled on Sunday after organizers were unable to agree on relocation plans amidst the Iran war.

European champions Spain were originally set to play Copa America winners Argentina at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on March 27, but questions have loomed over the fixture since the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28 following U.S.-Israel strikes in that country. Airspace in Qatar is currently partially restricted due to the ongoing conflict, creating logistical issues for the teams involved.

UEFA said it proposed several alternatives to the match in Lusail in conversations with the Argentine Football...More

Gloria Cazales, whose daughter Jackie was killed in the Uvalde school shooting, stands alongside film director Joshua Seftel, producer Conall Jones and CBS broadcaster Steve Hartman as they accept the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film for "All The Empty Rooms" on March 15, 2026. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The documentary "All the Empty Rooms," which memorialized children killed in school shootings through a look at the bedrooms they never returned to, took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday.

The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp along their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic. Director Joshua Seftel accepted the Oscar on stage alongside Hartman, producer Conall Jones and Gloria Cazares, whose...More

A soldier clears a roadblock on a road leading to Tapalpa, Mexico, Feb. 23, 2026, a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." Marco Ugarte/AP

Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected drug trafficker who played a key role in the raid that led to the death of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera last month, the defense ministry said on Sunday.

Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and was fatally wounded in a raid by elite Mexican troops on Feb. 22 after being seen with a woman in a country club in the western state of Jalisco.

Mexican authorities have detained Jose N, nicknamed "El Pepe," who was responsible for transporting Oseguera's romantic partner to a luxurious cabin in the Tapalpa municipality, the defense ministry said in...More

Steve Gaines, a prominent former Southern Baptist Convention president and pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, has entered hospice care following a battle with cancer.



A well-known Tennessee pastor who led one of the state’s largest churches and once served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention has entered hospice care.

Former Bellevue Baptist Church pastor Steve Gaines entered hospice care in recent days following a battle with cancer, according to a letter to the congregation from current pastor Ben Mandrell, who said the family had requested prayer.

Gaines served as pastor of the church from 2005 to 2025 and as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2016 to 2018. He succeeded Adrian Rogers at Bellevue.

Gaines announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer.

“What [the Gaines family] have specifically requested is prayer,” Mandrell wrote, according to Baptist Press. “Please join...More

A Texas pastor's direct challenge to cohabiting couples led to an overwhelming response, with dozens volunteering for a mass wedding ceremony and over a thousand church members showing up to celebrate.




A Texas pastor’s recent challenge to cohabiting couples prompted dozens in his church to volunteer for a mass wedding ceremony – with an outpouring of support from his congregation.

Pastor Josh Howerton of Lakepointe Church in Dallas issued the challenge near the end of a Feb. 22 sermon on what the Bible teaches about marriage, divorce, and remarriage – delivering the message with a balance of grace and truth throughout.

Howerton acknowledged that some in attendance may be hearing the Bible’s teachings on marriage and sex for the first time.

“We're reaching a whole bunch of young men and women right now – it's awesome, I love it,” he said of the church’s growth.

But “a lot of” those...More

Many are calling a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling one of the most important parental rights victories of the twenty-first Century. In an emergency ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Court blocked California schools from purposely keeping from parents when their kids identify as the opposite sex at school. According to plaintiffs, the legal practice of hiding social gender transition from parents has caused ongoing and irreparable harm to parental rights and children’s well-being, and it needed to be stopped immediately.

In one tragic case, an eighth-grade girl attempted suicide. Only when she was hospitalized did her parents learn from a doctor that she had been presenting and treated as a boy at school. These cases exist because, back in 2024, the California Department of Education issued guidance to public schools to classify a student’s expressed transgender status as private. Directions were given to schools to respect a student’s wish on whom to inform, meaning they could withhold this...More