[ad_1] Taipei — The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain “the best of friends,” calling the democratic island claimed by China a “free country,” as he visited with another American lawmaker. Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on…
[ad_1] What started as Tropical Depression Twelve on Aug. 23, 2005, over the Greater Antilles would soon become one of the deadliest hurricanes on record to hit the United States. Traveling through southeastern Florida, up into the Gulf Coast and eventually disintegrating over the Ohio Valley, nothing could prepare those in Katrina’s path for…
[ad_1] London — The U.K. government has barred Israeli officials from attending a major weapons trade conference in London amid widespread criticism over the escalation of the war in Gaza. Britain’s Ministry of Defense confirmed to CBS News that representatives of Israel’s Defense Ministry had not been invited to the Defense Security and Equipment International…
[ad_1] Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday there was “no way” American troops could invade Venezuela after Washington deployed multiple warships and 4,000 troops to the Caribbean to pressure the leftist strongman. The United States said the deployment to the southern Caribbean, near Venezuela’s territorial waters, is an anti-drug trafficking operation. Venezuela has responded by…
[ad_1] Relatives of two of the four University of Idaho students murdered in 2022 have asked a judge to prevent the release of graphic crime scene photos and videos, saying that the images are traumatizing and making them public would violate their privacy. Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life without parole last month for the stabbing murders of Kaylee…
[ad_1] New York — Prosecutors say Luigi Mangione, accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare on a Manhattan sidewalk, has inspired others to embrace violence over reasoned debate. As evidence of Mangione’s growing influence, prosecutors cited the last month’s deadly mass shooting at the National Football League headquarters. The prosecution outlined the threat in a…
[ad_1] Washington — The Trump administration’s 10% stake in Intel, announced not long after President Trump had called on the chip maker’s CEO to resign, is being criticized by conservatives and some economic policy experts alike, who worry such extensive government intervention undermines free enterprise. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council,…
[ad_1] New Orleans — Louisiana’s coast is under threat as a quarter of the state’s wetlands, an area about the size of Delaware, have disappeared in the last 100 years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The wetlands are a critical buffer that shield Louisiana communities from monster hurricanes. While massive flood walls and human-made marshes…
[ad_1] An Amish woman who told authorities she was testing her faith when she threw her 4-year-old son into an Ohio lake was charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated murder in the boy’s death. Authorities said Ruth R. Miller, 40, of Millersburg, Ohio, told investigators she believed she was acting at the direction of…
[ad_1] More Americans are staying put in their jobs rather than jumping ship as the labor market cools. So concludes a new analysis from the Bank of America Institute, which drew on the deposit data from millions of its customers to track job changes and the median pay bump people get when they switch employers. The…
