Starting Monday, Starbucks rewards members can access "secret" customizations in the coffee giant's app.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/starbucks-secret-menu-2025/
Author Daniel Silva joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his newest novel, a fast-paced international mystery filled with stolen treasure, murder, and secrets inside the Vatican.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/daniel-silva-returns-with-new-gabriel-allon-thriller-an-inside-job/
Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-eagle-eyed-experts-found-this-316-year-old-stradivarius-violin-that-was-looted-during-world-war-ii-180986962/
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the United States, though plague is endemic to the western part of the countryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-arizona-resident-died-from-the-plague-heres-what-to-know-about-the-rare-disease-180986982/
Constructed in 1937, the lodge was one of dozens of buildings consumed by the fast-moving Dragon Bravo wildfire, which has raged across thousands of acreshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historic-grand-canyon-lodge-destroyed-by-wildfire-as-blaze-continues-across-national-parks-north-rim-180986978/
GPS tracking data showed the bird zooming across bridges and interstates at 60 miles per hour on two occasions in 2018https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-california-gull-hitched-a-ride-on-a-garbage-truck-and-took-an-80-mile-journey-to-a-compost-facility-then-it-happened-again-180986979/
The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the beauty of the cosmos seen from Earthhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-ten-spectacular-space-images-from-the-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180986960/
The iconic tree was illegally chopped down in September 2023, but its memory will live on in the form of a new art installation that invites visitors to touch—and even embrace—a piece of its trunkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-largest-section-of-the-beloved-sycamore-gap-tree-is-going-on-display-in-england-180986969/
Researchers analyzed ancient and modern genetic samples of the Greenlandic Qimmit breed to shed light on the long relationship between the Inuit and their dogs in the Arctichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/greenland-sled-dog-dna-reveals-a-story-of-human-migration-and-ancestry-of-the-unique-breed-180986975/
The incident, which took place in the forest in French Guiana, was an extremely rare occurrencehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-did-a-large-harpy-eagle-attack-an-adult-woman-180986932/
Jannik Sinner avenged his loss at the French Open with a commanding victory over Carlos Alcaraz, in the latest chapter of a transcendent rivalry.https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/wimbledon-in-the-age-of-sincaraz
During Tropical Storm Chantal, a mother worried for the safety of her daughter, who is still grappling with the trauma of Hurricane Helene.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/chased-by-climate-disaster-in-north-carolina
Three weeks of military drills are taking place in and around Australia as the U.S. and its allies seek to send a message to China that they are ready to respond together.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/40-000-troops-19-nations-the-china-threat-unites-u-s-allies-62c7c534
The new restrictions will limit exports of technologies crucial for producing EV batteries and processing their essential raw materials.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/china-slaps-export-curbs-on-ev-battery-technology-56b0e041
The Chinese economy cooled in the second quarter, but growth was in line with expectations despite pressure from U.S. tariffs.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-economy-slows-in-line-with-expectations-1c34e51f
Israel said the strike targeted a symbol of the Iranian regime, but the attack turned out to be among the deadliest and prisoners were transferred to face worse conditions elsewhere.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-tehran-evin-prison-be85fa9a
The president’s agreement to sell advanced arms to European allies so they can deliver them to Kyiv is a milestone in the three-year-old war.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-eu-trump-weapons-deal-deliver-985459a8
Aircraft and booze are among imports that would be targeted as EU debates how to respond to President Trump’s latest trade threats.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-tariffs-eu-response-eb30fc55
Israel said its military struck several tanks in southern Syria, as clashes between Bedouin gunmen and Druze militias left dozens dead and injured.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-strikes-southern-syria-in-new-flareup-of-violence-1574583e
Supporters of same-sex marriage have criticized the legislation as too limited, while opponents have said it undermines traditional marriage.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/hong-kong-to-consider-law-to-recognize-same-sex-partnerships-e04cc32d