[ad_1] Ecuador on Monday reported two attacks that left 14 people dead and 17 wounded, with some of the victims showing signs of torture. The South American nation is a point of departure for cocaine shipments to the United States and Europe, and a hub for some 20 criminal groups involved in extortion and contract…
[ad_1] This week, President Trump is expected to announce billions of dollars in aid for the nation’s farmers. Many are in financial crisis and may be forced to sell their crops at steep losses this year as China, once the largest buyer of the U.S. soybean exports, retaliates against U.S. tariffs. Lana Zak has more….
[ad_1] On the same day that Tyler Robinson was formally charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, a suspect was taken into custody for allegedly making a threat of terrorism against Utah Valley University, where Kirk was killed, according to local authorities. “There were clear and specific threats of violence and Utah Valley University was…
[ad_1] Farmers feel strain amid Trump’s trade war: “It’s very discouraging” – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump administration policies like the trade war with China are threatening the survival of many U.S. farms. The White House says billions in bailout money is on the way, but some farmers say the help is not nearly…
[ad_1] A man died in the Bahamas on Sunday after a boating accident at sea, prompting police to investigate. The incident occurred after 11:30 a.m. local time when officers from the Marine Support Services Branch responded to a collision involving a vessel and a jet ski in waters off of Paradise Island, the Royal Bahamas…
[ad_1] Trump crackdown on sanctuary cities yielding few results so far – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration has mounted an aggressive campaign against sanctuary cities, but a look at the data suggests the effort is yielding few results. CBS News’ Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Jared Ochacher report. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in the last month issued a memo ordering U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph examinations of their employees or contractors are feasible. At the same time, the directive emphasizes the need for tests to include questions about whether employees or potential…
[ad_1] A man who is scheduled to be executed later this month for a 1993 murder continues to maintain his innocence, saying on Wednesday, “I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in any killing.” Anthony Boyd, 53, has been on death row in Alabama for the last three decades. He was convicted in 1995 of…
[ad_1] Multiple massive, rare jellyfish washed up on the Texas coast recently, surprising some beachgoers and feasting on a smaller jellyfish species. Jace Tunnell, the director of community engagement at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Harte Research Institute, said on social media that he had seen more than 10 “pink meanie” jellyfish along the state’s Gulf…
[ad_1] Back in February, the cabin of Delta flight 876 filled with hazy smoke mid-flight, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. Similar smoke or fume events happen on airliners at a rate of more than three a day, according to a CBS News review of Federal Aviation Administration incident reports. Experts say those…
