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Squirting Cucumbers Shoot Their Seeds Like Botanical Bombardiers

Scientists say they’ve worked out how the plant can fire its seeds up to almost 40 feet.

Science - The New York Times - Yesterday

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Criminal Cases Likely to Be Dismissed

Plus, a possible cease-fire deal in Lebanon.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

What a day in the life of a plane looks like

CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave traveled across the country with Southwest Airlines to show what one day in the life of a plane looks like.

'I felt a bit like England scapegoat' - Bellingham

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham says he has got his smile back after "feeling a bit like the scapegoat" for England's failure to win Euro 2024.

Jude Bellingham felt like 'scapegoat' after Euros

Jude Bellingham has admitted he felt like "a scapegoat" after England's Euro 2024 final defeat last summer, but said "the smile is back" with the national team.

Sports - ESPN - 18 hours ago

What the confirmation process looks like for Trump Cabinet picks like Hegseth, Gaetz

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, particularly Pete Hegseth and Matt Gaetz, have stirred up controversy on Capitol Hill. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more ...

NFL Week 11: Five things we liked and didn't like, including two quarterbacks going 'Superman' mode

Josh Allen and Justin Herbert were outstanding down the stretch

Sports - CBS Sports - November 19

NFL Week 12: Five things we liked and didn't like, including Caleb Williams' improvising, Dolphins' new twist

It was a revealing week, both good and bad, across the NFL

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

"Progress 2028" may look like Democrats' "Project 2025," but it's not

A conservative nonprofit has launched a campaign to attribute policies to Vice President Kamala Harris through a deceptive website and platform called "Progress 2028."

Palantir is now worth $100 billion — and may be like Nvidia in one regard

Palantir is helping companies incorporate AI into their businesses — and one analyst says it’s succeeded “more than any company (not named Nvidia).”

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Ballot drop box fires in Oregon and Washington are likely connected, police say

Ballot boxes in Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., were set on fire early Monday morning, police said, just over a week out from Election Day.

Under Trump or Harris, U.S. Asylum Curbs Are Likely to Endure

As administrations of both parties have failed to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a reckoning for the asylum system, which some say is overdue, seems inevitable.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

What it was like inside Trump's Madison Square Garden rally

Former President Donald Trump held a controversial rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. The event was marked by racist and crude remarks. CBS News chief election and ...

What would Trump's mass deportations look like in practice?

CBS News polling has shown immigration policy to be been one of the top issues for voters this election cycle. Former President Donald Trump says he plans to address it by conducting the largest ...

As nuns disappear, many Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations

No Catholic hospital in the U.S. is led by a nun — and many of the largest systems would be unrecognizable to their founding nuns.

What Was Bronny James Like in Middle School? ‘Just One of Us.’

LeBron’s son was in the orchestra, played soccer and lacrosse and didn’t have a cell phone.

Sports - The New York Times - October 30

NFL's Monday Night Football Will Look Like It's Happening On The Simpsons In December

Bart and Homer will confront one another in a brand-new way in December. The iconic Simpsons characters will show up on an animated NFL field as the Cincinnati Bengals face the Dallas Cowboys on ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

'It don't need to look like me': Wade cool with Heat's bizarre statue

"If I wanted it to look like me, I'd just stand outside the arena and y'all can take photos."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like

The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.

Here’s Why People Feel Like a Strong U.S. Economy Is Passing Them By

Many people feel they aren’t getting their share of strong economic expansion—and that isn’t always a disconnect from reality, according to new research.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season

The Celtics are strong candidates to repeat as championships, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 30

Quentin Tarantino praises flop Joker sequel: ‘I really, really liked it’

Writer-director shows support for critically maligned and commercially disastrous musical follow-up to 2019 hit. Quentin Tarantino has come out in support of the critical and commercial flop ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Welcome to The Long Wave: ‘The Black diaspora is like a large, sprawling family’

My father’s old radio inspired a place where we can show Black life in all its textures. Plus: Jamaicans on Kamala Harris’s final push for the White House, and Mati Diop follows the return of ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Save Your Reputation: Don’t Like Your Employees Too Much

Discover how likability can affect your judgment—and personal brand.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Why the racist jokes at Trump's rally fell so flat, according to comedians

Fellow comics were among the most vocal critics of Tony Hinchcliffe, whose recent jokes at at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday bombed.

‘We were trapped like rats’: Spain’s floods bring devastation and despair

Residents describe impact of floods and downpours – with some places hit with a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. Spanish flash floods – live updates The gratitude that greeted ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Trump to supporters after Biden remarks: 'They've treated you like garbage'

Donald Trump during a rally Wednesday hit back over remarks made by President Biden in which he appeared to disparage the former president's supporters, telling the crowd, "They've treated you like ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

CDC says slivered onions are 'likely source' of McDonald's E. coli infections

Slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are the “likely source” of an outbreak of E. coli infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The number ...