A Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb that targeted a wealthy Ukrainian-born businessman in the tiny principality of Monaco has been found shot dead in Ukraine’s capital, Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said Tuesday. Authorities detained an employee of Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR), who allegedly admitted to killing the woman together with another suspect…
A Swiss man died after losing consciousness hiking up Mount Fuji, authorities said on Friday, marking the second fatality in one week on the scenic but potentially dangerous mountain. Rescuers separately managed to save a 99-year-old woman, however, after she was injured on the mountain and sheltered in a hut overnight. Japan’s highest mountain was…
It’s maybe not by accident that a new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical book series, “Little House on the Prairie,” returns to screens this summer, the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding. “A lot of people consider them children’s literature, but I really do think they’re really about sort of how America became America,”…
How American farmers are under pressure from escalating Iran tensions – CBS News Watch CBS News The ripples of the Iran conflict are starting to appear in unexpected ways. High energy costs are putting new pressure on America’s farmers. Mark Strassmann has more. Source link
About 400 sites managed by the National Park Service are facing a maintenance backlog estimated at more than $24 billion, but the money aimed for repairs is being diverted. The Washington Post reports the Trump administration has used at least $90 million from national park entry fees to help pay for beautification efforts in the…
Slate Auto is aiming to accomplish what Ford Motor couldn’t — to get drivers to swap their gasoline-powered pickups for an electric truck. Slate on Wednesday began taking $300 preorders for its base $24,950 electric pickup truck, a price that is less than half the roughly $57,000 average cost of a new electric vehicle and well below…
First, a look at threats against U.S. judges under Trump. Then, collapse of U.S. shipbuilding poses national and economic security risks. And, a dog study may help pets and humans age well. Source link
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner will have a redo in Washington, D.C., on Friday night, after the original event was interrupted in April when a gunman stormed in. It’ll be a scaled-down event with scaled-up security. Nicole Sganga reports. Source link
Blue Origin rocket explodes in spectacular fireball – CBS News Watch CBS News An unmanned rocket owned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded on a Cape Canaveral launchpad as testing occurred before a planned June launch. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link
Jack Manning knows firsthand the emotional and practical challenge of memorializing a loved one in a way that feels appropriate. After losing his sister more than 10 years ago, he and his family spent hundreds of hours raising funds to organize a volunteer project honoring her. “It took years of bake sales and 5Ks to…
