MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Saturday warned that it would not allow any individual or institution to violate the code of conduct, amid a controversy over development pledges made by the PML-N during the ongoing election campaign. The warning came after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister…
Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Mustafa Kamal on Saturday announced that the party would take to the streets against the injustice being meted out to Karachi. Kamal, who is also the federal health minister, made the announcement while addressing a press conference in Karachi, where he railed against the Sindh government’s indifference towards the metropolis and its…
Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hours after vowing to retaliate against the kingdom for attacks as the Middle East conflict expanded. Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade of the top oil producer…
A cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico has expanded to four more states, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to CBS News on Friday. This brings the total number of states affected to nine. The newly linked states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. The outbreak was previously…
In Washington state, a plane skimmed over the water before slamming into a rocky island off the coast on Thursday. All 11 on board survived, and Carter Evans has the details. Source link
Nearly two years after a school shooting at Georgia’s Apalachee High School, a 16-year-old pleaded guilty to killing two fellow students, two teachers and wounding nine other people in Georgia. Jericka Duncan reports. Source link
At the Shrimp Basket restaurant in Pensacola, Florida, a customer consistently ordered a cup of gumbo for lunch and for dinner for 10 years. When he didn’t show up one week, the chef went to his house to check on him. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” with the story, months later. Source link
Why are Americans so united against data centers? – CBS News Watch CBS News During a time when Americans are mostly divided on the issues this election year, many are united around opposition to new data centers. Tony Dokoupil has “The Big Question.” Source link
LeBron James, one of the greatest players in NBA history, announced he is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers for the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that hasn’t won a championship since 1983. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link
This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. Together with last year, the number of cases has exceeded the combined total over the previous 25 years. The vast majority of cases stem from…
