The language used Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he announced a new raft of sanctions against Iran was apocalyptic. The measures are part of the Trump administration’s plan to use economic pressure to force Iran to capitulate, to bring an end to the nearly six-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The…
Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, the father of a U.S. Navy sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, after the service member called the arrest “heartbreaking,” his family told CBS News. Aviles Roa, a native of Nicaragua, was arrested by federal immigration officials on Saturday, according to the…
Dolly Parton, one of the most groundbreaking and successful musicians in the history of country music, with a hitmaking career that spanned six decades and launched her into TV and movie stardom, has died, her family announced Tuesday. She was 80. Since breaking onto the country music scene with her 1967 debut “Hello, I’m Dolly,”…
Israel announced on Monday it had recovered the wreckage of the Altalena, an arms-smuggling boat whose sinking by the Israeli military just after the state’s founding in 1948 exposed divisions that persist today. The Altalena had set sail from France loaded with weapons packed for the Irgun, the militant Zionist force that conducted attacks against…
Callaway Golf CEO Chip Brewer on Tuesday apologized for an advertisement that sparked an online backlash for its depiction of a male golfer shoving a female golfer to the ground when she attempts to use his driver. The online video ad, which was released online and has since been pulled, sparked criticism for depicting violence…
United Airlines said on Tuesday that it will add 10 international routes starting in 2027, extending the carrier’s flight network to new destinations in Europe and Asia. The route expansion is the largest in the airline’s history, according to United. “We’ve been adding a lot of new cities each year in the past several…
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years, the state health department announced Tuesday. The two people who died were not vaccinated against the virus, and the deaths occurred in Lancaster County. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen are speaking in a news conference about the measles…
Kyiv — Russia’s former Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Fedorov warned Monday that factories in Britain producing drones for Ukraine could be targeted by “semi-military” or “unknown” forces in response to the U.K.’s expanding military support for Kyiv. Fedorov told the BBC’s Newsnight show on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was under pressure from public opinion…
Canada on Tuesday announced that it is imposing tariffs of up to 50% on about $20 billion of U.S. imports, aiming to match the Trump administration’s recently announced import duties on Canadian imports. “Today, I’m announcing Canada will match the U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar, up to 50% on $27.6 billion of imports from the…
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s effort to toss out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence. In a 67-page decision, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in the Southern District of New York denied Maxwell’s petition for relief, writing that she failed to make a substantial showing that…
