Almanac: August 16 – CBS News
Almanac: August 16 – CBS News Watch CBS News “Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date. Source link
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How Lovina Zook left the Amish and found an online audience
The Amish are what are known as “plain people” … religious Christians who value tradition over change. They dress modestly, and most don’t use technology like cars, computers or phones. So, what exactly is going on here? Lovina Hershberger Zook left the Amish behind, and joined the online world as a social media influencer. CBS…
CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today’s economy
Most Americans believe a free market system is a good thing. Americans are net-negative on socialism. Capitalism is better-liked. But those ideas aside, right now they say it’s harder now to do things like buy a house, raise a family, and to just feel financially secure than for the last generation. Younger people are especially…
Four Renaissance paintings stolen from museum in Italy
Four paintings of “extraordinary value” which date back to the Renaissance have been stolen from a museum late Saturday in Sicily, Italy. Three panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych and a double-sided panel of The Madonna and Child, all attributed to Antonello da Messina dating back to the 15th century, were stolen from the Regional…
Ukraine launches hundreds of drones into Russia in one of the largest aerial attacks of the war
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed…
Colombian president says he asked Trump to suspend tariffs after devastating earthquake
Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on President Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake. U.S. tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10% to 12.5% in late July, with a few exceptions including coffee and oil. “I asked him to consider…
Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake devastates Indonesia
Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake devastates Indonesia – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 47 people are dead and dozens injured after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday. A 6.4-magnitude tremor later hit Sumatra, and authorities warn the death toll could rise. Source link
Security forces kill 7 terrorists in IBO in Balochistan’s Kharan: state media – Pakistan
Security forces killed seven terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kharan, state media reported on Sunday, citing security sources. The IBO was carried out in the district’s Lajay area under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3, during which several terrorists were also injured, state-run Pakistan TV reported. It added that security sources said they weapons, ammunition,…
NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Romania near border with Ukraine
Romania’s defense ministry said Sunday a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that had entered its airspace near the border with two of its neighboring countries Ukraine and Moldova. The ministry said in a statement the drone had entered from Moldova and was intercepted by an Spanish F-18 jet deployed on NATO duties early…
A minivan used in an Oregon murder is found at a junkyard. Can police save it before it becomes scrap metal?
Detective Devin Rigo knew the clock was ticking as he raced to a metal scrapyard just north of Portland, Oregon. Rigo, with the Hillsboro Police Department, had just learned about the discovery of a maroon minivan he believed contained evidence connected to the murder of 56-year-old Kenneth “Kenny” Fandrich, a contract pipe fitter. On…