U.S. forces boarded another “stateless” vessel linked to Iran, the U.S. military said Thursday. The tanker was interdicted in the Indian Ocean — far from the hotly contested Strait of Hormuz — in the latest seizure that is part of a tit-for-tat series of commercial vessel interdictions by U.S. and Iranian forces. “Overnight, U.S. forces … Read more
Kyiv – Prince Harry, the younger son of Britain’s King Charles, made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Thursday to show his support for the country, which he said is “bravely and successfully defending Europe’s eastern flank.” During an address at the Kyiv Security Forum on Thursday morning, Harry contrasted European support for Ukraine with … Read more
Ecuador’s top court on Wednesday approved the extradition to the United States of a high-ranking lieutenant of the “Los Choneros” gang. Dario Penafiel, known as “Topo,” was arrested in September in Ecuador’s Amazon, where he is believed to have been coordinating illegal mineral extraction. Authorities said Topo had ties to a dissident faction of Colombia’s … Read more
The head of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division on Wednesday directed all U.S. attorneys’ offices to assign a local prosecutor to serve “in place” in support of a Washington-based office created earlier this year, according to a memo obtained by CBS News. In the memo, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said detailing a … Read more
Tuesday marks Day 54 in the war with Iran and a new analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that the conflict is taking a toll on the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile. Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Defense and Security Department at CSIS, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source link
Sen. Thom Tillis on where the U.S. finds itself in war with Iran: “Hard to tell right now” – CBS News Watch CBS News Wednesday marks 53 days since the U.S. launched the war with Iran. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina joins “The Takeout” to discuss the state of the conflict and more. … Read more
Good news, renters, plus a dollop of bad. The typical monthly rent in March was $1,910 per month, up 1.8% from a year ago. That represents the slowest rate of growth in rental costs since December 2020, according to a new Zillow study. “Rents surged after the pandemic due to a sharp increase in demand … Read more
For 152 million Americans, including nearly half of the nation’s children and teens, just breathing air in the places they live can be harmful. According to the American Lung Association’s latest State of the Air report, 44% of the U.S. population reside in areas with unhealthy levels of pollution, including 33 million who are younger … Read more
Nearly half of U.S. kids are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a study by the American Lung Association. Source link
Iran tensions grow as talks stall and U.S. military builds up in the Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News The timing for more talks between the U.S. and Iran is not clear, but American troops continue to build up in the Middle East as fears of more violence grow. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes … Read more