Residents in flood-affected districts in Nepal were warned to remain on high alert for possible fresh flooding as rescuers scrambled to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods. Nepal’s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing, while Chinese…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 30, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who joins us from Westport, Connecticut. Good morning to you, Senator. SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL: Good morning….
Nepal’s foreign minister calls for global climate change crackdown as flooding death toll rises – CBS News Watch CBS News Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal blamed the catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 675 on rising temperatures and called for a global climate change crackdown on Saturday. Ramy Inocencio has the details. Source link
Ontario’s head of government on Saturday erected a sign by Lake Ontario that reads “Lake Ontario – Now and Always” and criticized President Trump after he signed an executive order to rename the body of water that connects the Canadian province and the state of New York. “I’m here on the shores of beautiful Lake…
A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump. The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them. …
The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating flash floods in Nepal and along the border with China has risen above 600, with around 3,000 people still missing, as rescue operations entered their fourth day. Poor weather is currently hampering aerial rescue operations for the workers and military personnel who have been working around the clock since…
A federal judge on Friday once again spurned President Trump’s effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president’s bid to move the state court case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential immunity grounds. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said Mr. Trump’s reasons for renewing his request were “neither new…
The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from an employer — or engaging in acts of bestiality. Today, those acts, which are mostly illegal across the country, are no longer automatic deal breakers for applicants to the nation’s top law enforcement agency. In June, the…
President Trump signed an executive order Friday to begin a process of creating a U.S. Space Academy for the use of the U.S. Space Force, NASA and the civilian space flight industry. Mr. Trump announced the new academy at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston during an event awarding the Congressional Space Medal of…
Two men bought tickets to enter Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) before smashing a display case, grabbing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace and walking away, police said Friday. Austrian media said the Van Cleef and Arpels necklace, with 673 precious stones, was worth several million dollars. It is the latest in a series…
