Skydiver rescued after crashing into scoreboard during Virginia Tech football scrimmage

April 18, 2026 / 7:36 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A skydiver crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard before Virginia Tech’s spring football game Saturday.

Virginia Tech officials said on X that the skydiver “was safely secured and is currently stable” following rescue efforts. The incident caused a delay in the start of the spring game.

“Thankful for game days with Hokie Nation and for the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech first responders whose quick actions safely returned today’s parachuter to the ground without injury,” the university said.

The name of the skydiver wasn’t released.

A paratrooper crashed after high winds blew him into the jumbotron prior to the Virginia Tech spring football game on April 18, 2026, at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

“Our primary focus remains on their well-being,” Virginia Tech officials said in a statement. “We extend our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff, and medical personnel for their swift, coordinated and professional response.”

Video footage showed the skydiver’s parachute landing between the “C” and the “H” on the Virginia Tech lettering on top of the scoreboard before first responders rescued him.

CBS News has reached out to the Blacksburg Fire Department for details on the incident.

两艘船在霍尔木兹海峡遇袭 印度召伊朗大使提抗议

2026年4月19日 07:16 / 联合早报

印度外交部秘书米斯里星期六（4月18日）召见伊朗大使，就两艘悬挂印度国旗的船只在霍尔木兹海峡（图）发生的枪击事件，向对方表达深切关切。 （路透社档案照片）

两艘悬挂印度国旗的船只在霍尔木兹海峡遭到袭击，印度外交部召见伊朗大使提出抗议。

法新社报道，印度外交部星期六（4月18日）发声明说，外交部秘书米斯里（Vikram Misri）当天召见伊朗大使，并“就星期六早些时候两艘悬挂印度国旗的船只在霍尔木兹海峡发生的枪击事件，向对方表达印度的深切关切”。

声明也说，新德里敦促伊朗“尽快恢复为驶往印度的船只提供通行便利”，而伊朗大使“承诺将这些意见转达给伊朗当局”。

监测网站TankerTrackers.com在社媒X发文称，“两艘印度船只被伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队海军驱逐出霍尔木兹海峡”，其中一艘是“悬挂印度国旗的超大型油轮，载有200万桶伊拉克原油”。

英国海事安全企业先锋技术公司同日发布报告说，三艘船只在霍尔木兹海峡附近水域遇袭，涉及一艘油轮、一艘游轮和一艘集装箱船。其中两艘船明确遭到伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队警告并开火，另一艘集装箱船在阿曼东北方向25海里处遭不明抛射物击中，部分集装箱受损。

重开不到24小时 伊朗再锁霍尔木兹海峡并向商船开火

自美军封锁霍尔木兹海峡以来 23船按美军指示折返伊朗

据英国航运媒体《劳埃德船舶日报》报道，霍尔木兹海峡航运18日傍晚再次陷入停滞。此前，无线电通信警告称，伊朗武装部队已恢复对海峡的“严格管理和控制”。相关海域内多艘船只听到警告，并已得到证实。

霍尔木兹海峡复航维持不到一天。在以色列与黎巴嫩星期四（16日）同意停火10天后，伊朗外长阿拉格齐星期五宣布，在以黎停火期间，伊朗将开放霍尔木兹海峡，让所有商船通行。

然而第二天，伊朗军方发言人称，由于美国“屡次违背承诺”，霍尔木兹海峡已恢复到之前的状态，由伊朗武装部队严格管理和控制。革命卫队说，如果美国不确保往返伊朗的船只享有完全的航行自由，这个海峡将继续受伊朗严格控制。

印度是全球第二大液化石油气买家，近几周来已成功为多艘悬挂印度国旗的船只争取到通行权。

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April 18, 2026 8:26 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice will add an attorney who once worked for President Donald Trump to the investigation into former Central Intelligence ​Agency Director John Brennan, CNN reported on Saturday.

Citing sources familiar with the ‌matter, the network reported that Joseph diGenova, who has worked with Trump’s legal team on a variety of matters, will join the Justice Department in the Southern District of Florida to ​work on the Brennan probe. Brennan, a cable news analyst and longtime ​critic of Trump, has condemned reported investigations into him as politically biased ⁠and a misuse of the legal system.

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The Justice Department and diGenova’s law firm ​did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. An attorney for Brennan has ​previously said there is no legal basis for an investigation.

The reports of diGenova’s appointment come days after Maria Medetis Long, a top career prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Miami, told ​attorneys connected to the investigation that she is no longer working on the case.

Reuters ​reported this week that the FBI planned to interview roughly a half-dozen people, including former intelligence officials, ‌over ⁠the next several weeks as part of the investigation into Brennan.

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A DOJ official told Reuters this week that there had been frustration inside the department with the pace of the investigation. Another source familiar with the investigation said some witness interviews were ​not expected to ​take place until ⁠June.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has faced pressure to prosecute Trump’s perceived political enemies after his predecessor, Pam Bondi, was ousted over ​Trump’s dissatisfaction with her handling of probes Trump demanded.

A former ​federal prosecutor, ⁠diGenova was part of Trump’s legal team during an investigation by Robert Mueller into Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

DiGenova later worked with pro-Trump lawyers pursuing attempts to contest ⁠the ​2020 election results, making waves when he suggested ​that a former cybersecurity official who had served in the Trump administration should be “Taken out at dawn and ​shot.”

Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Sergio Non and Franklin Paul

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伊朗：伊朗不会向美国输送浓缩铀 这个问题“不容讨论”

2026年4月19日 07:20 / 联合早报

伊朗外交部副部长哈提卜扎德说：“伊朗和美国之间已经交换了多条信息，但（美国）坚持提出德黑兰认为过分的要求。” （路透社）

伊朗外交部副部长哈提卜扎德说，伊朗不会向美国输送任何浓缩铀，这个问题“不容讨论”。

根据伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社（IRNA）报道，哈提卜扎德星期六（4月18日）在土耳其举行的一次外交会议期间发表上述讲话。

哈提卜扎德说：“伊朗和美国之间已经交换了多条信息，但（美国）坚持提出德黑兰认为过分的要求。”

伊朗外交部发言人也在国营电视台上强调：“浓缩铀跟伊朗领土一样神圣，在任何情况下都不会转移到任何地方。”

美国总统特朗普早前告诉法新社说，美伊谈判“没有胶着点”，德黑兰已同意交出浓缩铀。

他对路透社说，会将伊朗的浓缩铀带回美国，但不会太快行动。在接受彭博社访问时，他说，伊朗同意永久停止核计划，双方还可能在本周末再举行会谈。

Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says

April 18, 2026 / 4:02 PM EDT / CBS News

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Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump’s campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday.

DiGenova, who will oversee the probe from the Southern District of Florida, is joining the team just days after Maria Medetis Long was removed from the case, CBS News previously reported. He will serve as counselor to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the official added.

A source familiar with the matter told CBS News that Medetis Long was taken off the case after expressing concerns about the strength of the evidence. A Justice Department spokesperson on Friday said changing up personnel on cases was “healthy and normal” without elaborating on the reasons for the change.

The decision to add DiGenova and remove a career federal prosecutor from the probe is likely to stoke concerns about whether the case is politically motivated. The personnel switch has echoes of another case last year when Mr. Trump ousted the top federal prosecutor in Virginia’s Eastern District and replaced him with a loyalist after he expressed concerns about the strength of the evidence in cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Charges against James were later dismissed, although a Trump administration official made new criminal referrals last month to federal prosecutors in Miami and Chicago for two cases of possible homeowner’s insurance fraud.

DiGenova is a staunch Trump ally who repeatedly pushed conspiracy theories alleging the 2020 election was stolen. In 2021, he was forced to apologize to Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency who was fired during Mr. Trump’s first term, after Krebs said he felt the 2020 election was free of major fraud or interference.

Krebs later sued DiGenova after he called for Krebs to be “drawn and quartered” and “shot” during a television appearance. Those comments, Krebs later alleged, sparked death threats against him.

DiGenova, 81, previously served as U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., under Republican President Ronald Reagan.

The probe into Brennan was sparked by a referral from the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee last October over allegations that Brennan lied to Congress about the CIA’s role in crafting the intelligence assessment into Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

In the referral, Chairman Jim Jordan claimed Brennan “falsely” denied the CIA relied on a dossier prepared by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele during the drafting of the intelligence assessment and falsely told the committee the CIA had opposed including the Steele dossier in the assessment.

The so-called Steele dossier contained salacious allegations against then-candidate Trump that have not been verified.

The case has been heating up in recent weeks, as members of the team continue to conduct interviews with key witnesses. Chris DeLorenz, a former law clerk to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon during special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Mr. Trump’s retention of classified records, is also involved in the case after he recently left his role in the deputy attorney general’s office to become a prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida.

4月18日，12岁的达努恩（Alaa Dahnoun）在黎巴嫩和以色列为期10天的停火协议生效后，回到黎巴嫩纳巴蒂耶的家中，但窗外早已成了一片废墟。 （路透社）

以色列媒体称，以军在黎巴嫩南部设立新“黄线”，这是以色列国防军首次在涉及黎巴嫩南部军事行动的声明中使用了“黄线”一词，旨在当地实行“加沙模式”。

据以色列第12频道电视台报道，新“黄线”指沿以黎临时边界向黎巴嫩一侧延伸约10公里、由以军控制的“防御区域”。即使在停火期间，以军仍在新“黄线”靠近以方一侧开展行动。

此前，以军仅用“黄线”代指加沙地带的停火线。根据加沙停火第一阶段协议，“黄线”以外为以军控制区，以军曾多次射杀越过“黄线”的巴勒斯坦人。

据以色列《新消息报》网站报道，以军正在黎南部实行“加沙模式”，在新划定的“黄线缓冲区”内设置障碍，阻止居民返回家园，并清除那里的黎真主党基础设施，同时加强延伸至黎南部利塔尼河沿岸的“多层防线”。

以军当天在另一份声明中说，以军过去一天在黎南部多个地区对武装人员实施打击。

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特朗普发文“禁止”轰炸黎巴嫩 内坦亚胡震惊促澄清
分析：美国施压促以黎停火 若破裂恐搅黄美伊谈判

黎巴嫩和以色列达成的10天停火协议，于新加坡时间星期五（4月17日）凌晨5时生效。不过，黎巴嫩军方指控以方违反停火规定，停火生效后仍爆发多起以军袭击事件，黎巴嫩部分村庄遭遇间歇性炮击。

Obama meets Mamdani in New York City ahead of a preschool reading event

April 18, 2026 / 6:28 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Former President Barack Obama met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday, where they read to preschoolers and led a sing-along at a child care center.

The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is also trying to build a working relationship with Republican President Trump. The meeting comes just over a week after Mamdani marked his 100th day in office.

Obama and Mamdani did not take questions after reading the book “Alone and Together” to the children, and leading a sing-along of “The Wheels on the Bus.”

The two leaders discussed the mayor’s vision for New York City and the importance of early childhood education, according to a news release from the mayor’s office.

“Great spending time with New York City’s Cutest,” Obama said in a post on X. “And thanks to @NYCMayor for giving me an excuse to break out my best ‘Wheels on the Bus.’”

The former two-term president and standard-bearer for the Democratic Party has offered to be a sounding board for Mamdani, 34, whose star power, youth and progressive agenda has made him stand out in Democratic politics.

Mamdani took office in January after a campaign centered on making New York City a more affordable place to live, centering his agenda on refocusing the vast power of government toward helping the city’s struggling working class.

Days before the election in November, Obama and Mamdani spoke over the phone as some other major Democrats took a cautious political approach when it came to the democratic socialist.

Mamdani’s meeting with Obama comes after he has already met twice with President Trump at the White House in November and February to discuss issues affecting New York City.

Despite those friendly meetings, their relationship has shown signs of strain recently, with Mr. Trump posting on Truth Social Thursday that Mamdani was “DESTROYING New York” with his taxing policies and threatened to pull federal funding for the city.

Mamdani told “CBS Mornings” this week that he and Mr. Trump “are in touch” and are “honest, direct about the fact that we have many disagreements.”

“There is one place of agreement that we have, which is that we both love New York City,” Mamdani told “CBS Mornings.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/former-president-obama-joins-mayor-mamdani-at-nyc-child-care-center/

韩国军方称 朝鲜向东海发射多枚弹道导弹

2026年4月19日 07:34 / 联合早报

朝中社4月14日发布照片显示，朝鲜驱逐舰“崔贤”号于4月12日进行战略巡航导弹和反舰导弹试射，发射了一枚导弹。 （路透社）

韩国军方称，朝鲜向东海发射多枚弹道导弹。

韩联社报道，韩国联合参谋本部说，当局于星期天（4月19日）早上6时10分左右（新加坡时间凌晨5时），探测到朝鲜新浦地区发射的导弹。

联合参谋本部说：“在加强监视以防朝鲜再次发射导弹的同时，我军保持高度戒备状态，并与美日双方密切共享朝鲜弹道导弹信息。”

朝鲜上一次发射多枚短程弹道导弹是在4月8日，这是朝鲜罕见的单日两次发射。朝鲜在前一天还发射了一枚不明飞行物，但飞行物发射后不久便消失，显然是发射失败。

在连续两天的发射之后，朝鲜官方媒体报道称，朝鲜试射一枚装有集束炸弹弹头的战术弹道导弹，并声称导弹拥有极高的威力密度，能够在射程内“将任何目标夷为平地”。

官方媒体也报道称，平壤方面进行电磁武器系统和碳纤维模拟炸弹的散布试验，同时验证一款移动式短程防空导弹系统的作战可靠性。

Former chef facing 14 murder charges to plead guilty to aiding suicide

April 18, 2026 / 12:34 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer confirmed Saturday.

In turn, Canadian prosecutors will withdraw all 14 murder charges laid against Kenneth Law, lawyer Matthew Gourlay told The Associated Press in an email. “The plea will be to the charges of aiding suicide,” he said.

Kenneth Law pictured in a handout photo from Canadian Police. Peel Regional Police

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation first reported the plea.

Law’s case is scheduled to return to a Newmarket, Ontario, court on Monday afternoon. Calls to Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General were not immediately answered.

Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.

Canadian police say Law is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages to more than 40 countries. Authorities in the United States, Britain, Italy, Australia and New Zealand have also launched investigations. Britain’s National Crime Agency said it has identified 232 people in the U.K. who bought products from the websites in the two years up until April 2023. Of those purchasers, 88 had died.

It is against the law in Canada for someone to recommend suicide, although assisted suicide has been legal since 2016 for people aged at least 18. Any adult with a serious illness, disease or disability may seek help in dying, but they must ask for assistance from a physician.

The Canadian victims were both male and female between the ages of 16 and 36, according to police.

Law has been in custody since his arrest at his Mississauga, Ontario, home in May 2023.

Abetting suicide carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, according to the Canadian Criminal Code. A murder conviction automatically means life in prison, with no chance of parole for at least 25 years.

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.

For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.

Rubio targets Nicaraguan official over alleged torture tied to ‘brutal’ Ortega regime

The move targets Vice Minister Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa and follows sanctions on five other Nicaraguan officials in February

2026-04-18 2:51pm EDT / Fox News

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Published April 18, 2026 2:51pm EDT

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Saturday that the Trump administration is sanctioning a senior Nicaraguan official over alleged human rights violations.

Rubio said the U.S. is designating Vice Minister of the Interior Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa for his role in “gross violations of human rights” under the government of President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, marking what he said was the latest effort to hold the regime accountable.

“The Trump administration continues to hold the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship accountable for brutal human rights violations against Nicaraguans,” Rubio said in a post on X. “I’m designating Nicaraguan Vice Minister of the Interior Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa for his role in human rights violations.”

RUBIO TESTIFIES IN TRIAL OF EX-FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN ALLEGEDLY HIRED BY MADURO GOVERNMENT TO LOBBY FOR VENEZUELA

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the State Department, April 14, 2026. The U.S. announced sanctions on a Nicaraguan official tied to alleged human rights abuses under the Ortega-Murillo government.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The designation was made under Section 7031(c), which allows the State Department to bar foreign officials and their immediate family members from entering the United States due to involvement in significant corruption or human rights abuses.

The State Department has said the Ortega-Murillo government has engaged in arbitrary arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings following mass protests that began in April 2018.

“Nearly eight years ago, the Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega dictatorship unleashed a brutal wave of repression against Nicaraguans who courageously stood against the regime’s increased tyranny, corruption, and abuse,” the statement reads.

The State Department said that the sanction marked the anniversary of the 2018 protests, after which more than 325 protesters were murdered in the aftermath.

A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts previously accused Nicaragua’s government of systematic abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” following an investigation into the country’s crackdown on political dissent, according to The Associated Press.

The experts said the repression intensified after mass protests in 2018 and has since expanded across large parts of society, targeting perceived opponents of the government.

TRUMP ADMIN ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF VISA RESTRICTION POLICY IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 199th Independence Day anniversary, in Managua, Nicaragua Sept. 15, 2020. (Nicaragua’s Presidency/Cesar Perez/Handout via Reuters)

Nicaragua’s government has rejected those findings.

The designation follows a series of recent U.S. actions targeting the Ortega-Murillo government. In February, the State Department sanctioned five senior Nicaraguan officials tied to repression, citing arbitrary detention, torture, killings and the targeting of clergy, media and civil society.

Earlier this week, the department also announced sanctions on individuals and companies linked to Nicaragua’s gold sector, including two of Ortega and Murillo’s sons, accusing the regime of using the industry to generate foreign currency, launder assets and consolidate power within the ruling family.

The State Department said the move is part of ongoing efforts to hold the Nicaraguan government accountable for its actions.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Nicaraguan government and its embassy in Washington for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

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A man waves a Nicaraguan flag during a demonstration to commemorate Nicaragua’s national Day of Peace, which is celebrated in the country on April 19, and to protest against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in San Jose, Costa Rica on April 16, 2023.(Jose Cordero/AFP)

The Trump administration has taken an increasingly aggressive posture in the Western Hemisphere in recent months, including a Jan. 3, 2026, operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

The U.S. has also carried out a series of strikes targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the region, part of a broader crackdown tied to regional security and narcotics enforcement efforts.

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