Foot traffic to popular food and restaurant chains has declined as the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, linked to lettuce from Mexico, grows in scope, and consumers take steps to avoid getting sick. Cases of illness connected to the cyclospora parasite expanded to four more states, bringing the total number of affected states to nine, the U.S. Department…
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS Sports NFL analyst Tony Romo was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in Milwaukee, the county sheriff’s office confirmed. Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. Thursday driving southbound on I-43 near downtown Milwaukee, according to an arrest report. The report said he performed poorly on a field…
Washington — President Trump said Friday that his administration is launching an investigation into the European Union’s trade practices over billions of dollars in fines imposed on the United States’ biggest tech companies. In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said the investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act is beginning “immediately” and…
Washington — The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday that it will reschedule its annual press dinner for July 24 after the initial event was disrupted when a gunman attacked the gathering attended by President Trump, senior administration officials and scores of journalists. Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the association and a CBS…
The Pentagon website that informs the public about the dead and wounded in different military conflicts removed four deaths from the war with Iran this week, showing that 14 service members have died, instead of the 18 who have been killed since the war began in February. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, in a…
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Bronco vehicles because a short circuit in the cars’ engine compartments can create heat or spark, and pose a fire risk. Up to 565,691 Bronco and Bronco Raptor vehicles from the years 2021 to 2026 could be affected, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
President Trump’s newly announced tariffs target 60 economies with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%. They replace Section 122 levies, which expired early Friday morning. The new tariff schedule, announced by the White House Thursday evening, is enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. It places tariffs of up to 12.5% on a…
Security forces have killed four more terrorists during an operation in the Khad Kocha area of Balochistan’s Mastung district, the interior ministry and state broadcaster said on Friday. State broadcaster Radio Pakistan initially reported operation, saying that the terrorists belonged to Fitna-al-Hindustan — a term that the state uses for Balochistan-based groups to highlight India’s…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that durable peace and stability in the region can only be achieved by eliminating the threat of terrorism emanating from neighbouring Afghanistan. “Durable peace, stability and economic development can only be achieved with the eradication of the menace of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil,”…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday settled a jurisdictional dispute by declaring that it could not hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals, and all such pending criminal appeals stood transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC). “This court has no jurisdiction to take cognisance in the NAB cases in terms of…
