Fuel prices are headed back up amid renewed military clashes between the U.S. and Iran. The national price of gasoline rose on Friday to $3.88 a gallon, up from $3.84 a week ago, according to AAA. In recent weeks, prices at the pump fell to as low as $3.80 on July 5, down from more than…
Washington — Trump administration officials are discussing a plan for permanent fencing on the block of Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House and around Lafayette Square, in an effort to bolster security and reduce the recurring costs of erecting and dismantling temporary barriers for special events, sources familiar with the deliberations told CBS News. Pennsylvania…
Washington — As they juggle ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran and a host of other national security challenges, senior Pentagon officials have also been pressing ahead on a far different priority: tightening the grooming, fitness and appearance standards of the American service members. Military officials have recently taken steps to address troops who fail…
The suspensions of eight Apache helicopter pilots in the South Carolina Army National Guard who flew at a low altitude over a beach have been lifted, the Pentagon said Friday, after they were temporarily suspended pending review. Video showed the helicopters flying low over a South Carolina beach as part of a July 4th “Salute…
The parents of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells, who was found dead after going missing following an outing on Horn Island on the Fourth of July, said they don’t believe their son would’ve stayed behind on the island by choice when his friends left by boat. “No, he wouldn’t. Nolan always stays with the group,” Elmore…
The Sindh government on Friday ordered a private school in Karachi to reverse fee increases imposed during the summer holidays. In a letter addressed to the principal and administrator of Veritas Learning Circle (Primary), dated July 10 (Friday), Sindh’s Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions — part of the provincial government’s School Education…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday predicted rain, windstorm and thundershowers in the upper parts of the country over the weekend. The department said that moist currents from the Arabian Sea were continuously penetrating the upper parts of the country, increasing in strength on Saturday (July 11) evening. “Meanwhile, a westerly wave is also…
Four terrorists were killed in a joint intelligence-based operation in the Khattak Dam area near the border between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak and Kohat districts, according to police. In a statement, Karak police said that credible information was received regarding the presence of terrorists in the area at around 5am. It said that an operation was…
Matthew Stevens didn’t want to watch anyone die. Late one night in February, the 19-year-old was in bed, scrolling on Instagram. Amid his feed’s usual mix of memes and movie clips, the app recommended a video of two men fighting – a brutal, graphic brawl that left him shaken. He quickly scrolled past the post,…
Federal officials are seeking an aggressive work schedule to construct President Trump’s triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, which includes a 20-hour-a-day work schedule over two to three years, according to documents published on the Federal Register this week. The construction phase could last up to 11 months and “would require several tower cranes, forklifts,…
