What to know about the Iran war today:
o Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday the country "continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed" after Reuters earlier reported Tehran rejected Qatar's latest peace proposal, saying they had come with "unacceptable" ideas.

o Israelis voted Tuesday in a national election set to shape the country's next government, with the Iran war looming large. Exit polls projected that a majority of Israelis voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition but neither side had a clear margin of victory.

o The war with Iran has cost the U.S. military at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, according to a new estimate from U.S. Central Command obtained by CBS News.

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Hezbollah says it doesn't care who wins Israeli election
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said...More

The MV Odyssey, a U.S. cruise ship, is seen docked at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Oct. 28, 2026.
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A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

The MV Odyssey set sail two years ago on a voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel. Its operator had offered to "make the Odyssey your permanent home," with the purchase price of a suite for the lifetime of the vessel starting at around $230,000.

For now, it is docked at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, with no certain departure date.

The ship has been carrying 203 passengers, mostly Americans, along with...More

Johnson, 70, is in his 37th year hosting the show, a staple of NBA coverage


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Ernie Johnson announced on social media Wednesday that this will be his final season as the host of "Inside the NBA." The 2026-27 season is Johnson's 37th as the host of the popular pre- and post-game show featuring himself, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith, which has been a staple of NBA coverage since its debut in 1989.

"This will be my last season," Johnson said. "Totally my decision. It's just time. It's been an honor to share so many nights, decades actually, with my brothers."

Although Johnson, 70, is stepping away from his role on "Inside the NBA" after this season, he will still be part of TNT and CBS Sports' March Madness coverage, he announced in a nearly three-minute-long video.

"Just to be clear, I'm not retiring," Johnson said. "Just cutting back. I'll still do March Madness and other projects...More

Russell Brand and wife Laura Brand arrive at court ahead of his trial, at Southwark Crown Court on October 28, 2026.
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Actor and comedian Russell Brand took the stand in his trial on rape and sexual assault charges in London on Wednesday.

Brand, 51, is accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one charge of attempted indecent assault.

The allegations, made by six female complainants, span a 10-year period between 1999 and 2009. Brand has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

He started the morning by answering questions on whether he committed each respective charge with a terse "no." Under cross-examination, he said he was innocent.

"My entire life has been consumed by these allegations," Brand said in his initial questioning. Under cross-examination, he said that while he believes...More

Hennepin County prosecutors on Wednesday charged James O'Keefe, 42, and Cam Higby, 26, with felony unlawful voting and identity theft over videos they filmed during Minnesota's Aug. 11 primary, according to a news release from the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

The office said both men visited multiple precincts in Hennepin County and misrepresented their identities by giving election judges the names of registered voters in the precinct, without those voters' knowledge or permission. The office said they posted the videos to social media to try to undermine confidence in Minnesota's voting systems.

The charges say the two visited three polling places in all. They did not vote or sign a voter oath, but they did apply for a ballot, according to the charges. The names they gave belonged to real voters with real addresses, the charges...More

A new study from Boston University estimating that nearly 75% of NFL players who died over a 15-year period had signs of CTE in their brains is raising concern, and experts say it demonstrates the need to collect more data on the condition.

CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a degenerative brain disease found in people who have suffered repeated blows to the head. It can only be definitively diagnosed after death. It has also been found in the brains of other athletes, first responders and military members, but is rarely seen in the general population.

The Boston University research builds on data published in The British Medical Journal in August. That data estimated that anywhere from 25% to 98% of ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE. The broad estimate reflected uncertainty about how representative brain donors...More

Attorney General Todd Blanche has long maintained that the so-called Epstein files, even those kept from the public, contain no secret information related to national security.

When the document releases began last winter, Blanche noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act authorized withholding information in the interest of national security or foreign policy, but said, "no files are being withheld or redacted on that basis."

"There's not some tranche of super-secret documents about Jeffrey Epstein that we're withholding, we're actually not withholding anything based upon [national defense information]," said Blanche, who was deputy attorney general at the time.

But the contents of at least three documents in the massive tranche of files indicate classified information was included in files collected by the DOJ.

One of the documents shows Blanche's Office...More

At a campaign event outside of Detroit, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to tie Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood — a claim El-Sayed has repeatedly denied.

"My nickname for the guy is the jihadist leprechaun," Cruz said about El-Sayed.

Cruz later said that El-Sayed would get top-level security clearance as a U.S. Senator if elected, claiming that El-Sayed could be put on the Senate Intelligence Committee, "and if I am correct that he is a passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, there is a very real risk that Americans will die as a result."

The insinuation El-Sayed has ties with the Muslim Brotherhood has been a core part of the closing message for Republican nominee Mike Rogers in what is expected to be a razor-tight Senate race in Michigan. Some branches of the group were designated as a...More