
Romance scam "money mules" sentenced in case that ended with Illinois woman's death
CBSN
Three Chicago-area residents involved in moving more than $3.5 million for an overseas-based romance scam network were sentenced in recent weeks, including a former U.S. Postal Service employee who told CBS News she regretted getting sucked into the "dumb-ass scheme" by her then-boyfriend.
Jennifer Gosha, a former U.S. post office employee and Iraqi war veteran, was sentenced to three years probation, with the first six months on house arrest with limited movement, for her involvement in the fraud case out of Chicago.
One of the victims connected to the scams facilitated by the three defendants was 57-year-old Laura Kowal. For over a year, CBS News investigated the disappearance and death of Kowal, a widow and retired health care executive from Galena, Illinois.

Trump's tariffs target Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australian territory inhabited by penguins
With his announcement of widespread new tariffs on Wednesday, President Trump spared very few places on the globe from his effort to upend global trade — even the remote Heard Island and McDonald Islands, a sub-Antarctic Australian territory inhabited by penguins, but no people.

Researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2025, likely producing stronger and more frequent storms than a typical year but at the same time with less intensity expected than last season. The annual prediction is closely watched in Florida and other coastal states at risk when hurricane season officially starts June 1.