The United States military intercepted and sank a vessel that was allegedly being used to support at-sea drug trafficking by the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Choneros, officials said on Wednesday. It came after a similar operation on Friday that destroyed another vessel linked to the gang, one of Ecuador’s main drug trafficking and extortion groups….
Gloria Steinem, a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a trailblazing figure of the women’s liberation movement in the latter half of the 20th century, has died. She was 92. The Gloria Steinem Foundation said in a social media post Thursday that she “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some…
New York — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was…
What was left of Tropical Storm Edouard caused major flooding in Southeast Texas on Wednesday. First responders raced to rescue people trapped by floodwaters, as some areas received nearly 2 feet of rain. Jason Allen reports from the flood zone and Rob Marciano has the forecast. Source link
24-year-old Agostino Abbatiello, the alleged ringleader of the cocaine trafficking operation at Penn State, was led into court on Wednesday. A judge granted bail of $250,000 to the former member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Lana Zak reports from the courthouse in Pennsylvania. Source link
Washington — An Air Force email from August and obtained by CBS News shows the Pentagon was instructing personnel to stop referring to ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran as “Operation Epic Fury” — three months after the Trump administration declared it had ended. In response to questions from CBS News, the Pentagon said Wednesday…
Trump says U.S. issued a “very heavy attack,” on Iran and is “prepared to do another one anytime” – CBS News Watch CBS News Oil prices jumped higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran traded military strikes, and gas prices are on track to hit a Labor Day weekend high. Charlie D’Agata reports on…
Elon Musk’s super PAC disclosed Wednesday that it spent over $800,000 last month to help Republican Senate and House candidates in competitive races, the bulk of it in Texas and Maine, where Republicans are defending Senate seats. The August spending by America PAC is likely just the opening salvo for the world’s wealthiest person, who spent hundreds…
U.S.-Iran war escalates as Iran claims a wedding party was hit in strike – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S.-Iran war ramped back up as the two traded strikes and President Trump downplayed the idea of a peace deal. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source link
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial left for the day without a verdict after telling Plymouth Superior Judge William Sullivan that it remains deadlocked after more than 28 hours of deliberations. Deliberations are set to resume Thursday morning. It was the second time they have told the judge they cannot reach a verdict, leading Sullivan to…
