Five people, including two children, were rescued this week in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff, authorities said. Another four remained missing. Villagers rescued the group Sunday off Fanning Island in Kiribati, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported, after they had drifted an estimated 3,355 miles…
The Trump administration intends to push for new labels on seafood sold at grocery stores to give consumers a better idea of where products originated, two U.S. officials told CBS News. However, the “U.S. Caught Seafood” label, proposed by the Food and Drug Administration, wouldn’t be mandatory. President Trump was expected to mention seafood during…
Smoke billowed on Sunday at an oil export terminal and depot in St. Petersburg, which was set ablaze after Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia. It was one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. At least one person was killed, and five others were wounded in the attack in St. Petersburg,…
For U.S. consumers, soaring oil prices due to the Iran war don’t just mean pain at the pump — the impact is also likely to be felt by shoppers both in stores and online. Global oil prices have jumped more than 40% since the conflict effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway in…
The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Hosted by Jane Pauley COVER STORY: Letting go: Why holding onto grudges can be damagingStudies have shown that people who hold…
A fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Rhode Island on New Year’s Day in 2019 with three men aboard has likely been located, an oceanic protection nonprofit said Tuesday. The investigation also found humans remains believed to belong to one of the two fishermen who died in the wreck. The F/V Mistress…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday, arguing Latin American cartels would “eat these countries alive” if left unchecked. Hours later, the U.S. military confirmed it conducted another deadly strike in the Caribbean Sea. Hailing a new generation of conservative leaders emerging across…
Manila, Philippines — A fire that burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines left dozens of people missing Thursday and killed at least five. So far, 43 people have been rescued, Coast Guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said. An intense and widespread search was on for the unaccounted for. The ferry MV…
The United States military intercepted and sank a vessel that was allegedly being used to support at-sea drug trafficking by the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Choneros, officials said on Wednesday. It came after a similar operation on Friday that destroyed another vessel linked to the gang, one of Ecuador’s main drug trafficking and extortion groups….
Two fishermen who used a cooler to survive at sea for days were found alive and rescued on Wednesday, the Mexican navy said. The fishermen, 53 and 32, last communicated with their fishing cooperative on Aug.14. At the time, they were aboard a ship called the Camaronera. The staff of the cooperative sent out a…
