Why a Strait of Hormuz "toll" would pose economic and geopolitical risks

Energy industry experts warn that allowing Iran to charge ships to ensure safe passage through the strait would raise energy costs.

• Apr 10

Abusive husband gets 8 years in prison for wife's death by suicide

Lee Milne, 40, was sentenced to eight years in prison following his conviction in Glasgow's High Court for culpable homicide and engaging in abusive behavior.

• Apr 10

Bodies of at least 11 people found in hidden graves in western Mexico

The discovery of the grave site adds to dozens of similar cases in Jalisco, the state hardest hit by Mexico's missing persons crisis.

• Apr 10

U.S. will begin blockading ships in Strait of Hormuz on Monday, CENTCOM says

Vice President JD Vance told reporters that "we have not reached an agreement" following face-to-face talks with Iranian and Pakistani negotiators.

• Apr 13

Strait of Hormuz still seeing significantly lower traffic despite ceasefire

Few ships passed through the waterway Wednesday and Thursday despite a ceasefire agreement that was supposed to open the waterway key to transiting oil across the globe.

• Apr 9

See messages Brian Hooker sent his friend after wife's disappearance

Brian Hooker exchanged Facebook messages with a friend, which CBS News exclusively reviewed, after his wife vanished in the Bahamas over the weekend.

• Apr 13

Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter.

• Apr 9

U.S. to lead ceasefire talks between Lebanon and Israel in D.C.

The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., aimed at crafting a ceasefire in Lebanon​.

• Apr 9

A man stole a handbag outside a London pub. Inside was a Faberge egg and watch.

A man who stole a handbag containing a Faberge egg and watch worth at least $2.8 million from a London pub was jailed for more than two years.

• Apr 9

Israel's war in Lebanon has become a flashpoint for the Iran ceasefire

The U.S. and Israel publicly disagree with Iran and Pakistan over whether the country to Israel's north is included in the Iran ceasefire.

• Apr 9

Creature thought to be world's oldest octopus isn't an octopus after all

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.

• Apr 9

March smashed heat records in several ways, federal data shows

Last month was the hottest March on record for the Lower 48 states, by the most for any month ever, federal data shows. And a forecast El Niño could heat Earth even more.

• Apr 9

Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account

Survivors of an Iranian attack that killed six U.S. service members have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed.

• Apr 9

Military operation conducted to deter Russian submarines in North Atlantic

British and Norwegian militaries led a weekslong operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, the U.K. military said.

• Apr 9

Trump warns Iran against charging tolls to go through Strait of Hormuz

Only about a dozen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the first two days of the ceasefire, far below normal traffic levels before the war, data shows.

• Apr 10

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