When the journey of the MV Odyssey luxury cruise ship came to a sudden end earlier this week in Cambodia, giving residents on the ship just hours to disembark, it marked the culmination of several attempts over a period of about three months to save the unique voyage.  According to accounts from multiple sources familiar…
Wendy Mayo knows firsthand how expensive and time-consuming caring for an aging parent can be. The 44-year-old Connecticut resident and her two siblings help look after their mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease and requires around-the-clock supervision. The siblings split the cost of care, which includes employing a professional caregiver, paying their mother’s rent, and spending…
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday after hiking borrowing costs in September to clamp down on inflation. The central bank left the federal funds rate at a target range of 3.75% to 4%, keeping it unchanged after raising rates last month for the first time in three years. In a statement, the…
Only two weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has been given the medical green light to embark on an ambitious 12-day tour of South America next month. “Based on his current clinical status, as well as the instrumental and laboratory tests performed, there are no contraindications that would prevent him from…
Sioux City, Iowa — President Trump is set to rally Thursday with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost Republican candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party — prompting modest pushback from the very candidates he’s supporting. Hinson, who is running for Iowa’s open Senate seat, initially pledged…
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country’s Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. “Egypt will…
The Spanish singer RosalÃa continued to defy convention with her fourth album, “Lux,” recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, which contains lyrics in 14 languages, telling the stories of female saints and mystics through history. The self-described perfectionist who spent two years on “Lux” talks with correspondent Seth Doane about her mix of classical, opera…
New York’s Metropolitan Opera House seemed a fitting setting to chat with the Spanish pop artist RosalÃa after the global tour for her latest album, “Lux” (which is Latin for light). “I really like how concentrated the energy is in spaces like this,” she said. This superstar knows about energy and performing. Her song “Berghain,”…
In an hour-long town hall hosted by CBS News, Vice President JD Vance argued the Trump administration’s handling of the economy and Iran strategy will pay dividends in the future. He was also pressed on the Trump administration’s controversial immigration tactics, widespread discontent about the cost of living and his own political future during “Things…
Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances. Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks and other objects at officers in the…
