Video of 4 men burned to death by suspected gangmasters highlights abuse of migrant workers in Italy

Labeled a “massacre” by authorities, video showing four migrant workers being burned alive at a gas station is driving a growing reckoning over the exploitation of foreign laborers by criminal gangs in Italy. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Broadcast this week by Italian media and … Read more

Legendary 130-year-old wine, hidden by suspected Nazi sympathizers, unveiled after decades under castle floor

Eight bottles of a legendary French wine that survived World War II and decades of communist rule hidden under a Czech castle floor have been lovingly restored by the chateau that produced them some 130 years ago. The bottles of Chateau d’Yquem — one of the world’s most expensive, highly prized sweet white wines — are … Read more

WHO scales back number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo, but frontline medics say major challenges remain

The United Nations’ World Health Organization significantly scaled back on Tuesday the number of suspected Ebola cases in central Africa, lowering it to 116 from more than 900, with 330 total cases confirmed. The WHO said that as of May 31, there were 116 suspected cases of the deadly virus registered in Democratic Republic of … Read more

Iowa gunman suspected of killing 6 family members then himself

Authorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people who they believe were killed by a relative who took his own life when confronted by police Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Police were called Monday to a home in Muscatine, about 50 … Read more

South Carolina store owner acquitted of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen wrongly suspected of shoplifting

A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. Chikei Rick Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia, but maintained he acted to defend his son. The killing sent … Read more

Suspected World War II bomb explodes in Indonesia, killing 5 people

A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom on Sunday afternoon, emitting a ball of flames followed by a thick … Read more

Search underway for man suspected of killing Virginia sheriff’s deputy

HILLSVILLE, Va. — A sheriff’s deputy in Virginia died Friday after a man shot at deputies conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a request from a family member to do a welfare check. A man at the home opened … Read more

Trump administration targeting lawyers suspected of asylum fraud

The Trump administration is cracking down on immigration lawyers suspected of improperly filing asylum claims for their clients. In a memo dated Tuesday, the top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security called on ICE lawyers to increase enforcement. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the exclusive. Source link

New ebola infections in Uganda as Congo passes 900 suspected cases

Ugandan health authorities reported two new Ebola cases Monday, bringing the number of infections there to seven after the number of suspected cases in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo surpassed 900. All the cases are linked to the Congo outbreak, which appears to have started several days or weeks before authorities in that … Read more