U.S. military shoots down Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure and derision from lawmakers

The U.S. government said it would do better to communicate between agencies after the military reportedly used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas on Thursday. Some Democratic members of Congress, including the ranking members of the House Homeland Security and Transportation committees, called the incident another example of … Read more

New details on shootout involving U.S. speedboat off Cuba coast

American citizens were on board a stolen speedboat that entered Cuban waters, and at least one American was one of four people killed by Cuba’s coast guard after the occupants of the boat allegedly opened fire on the Cuban military, the White House confirmed to CBS News. Cristian Benavides has more. Source link

American citizen among victims in Cuba boat shooting, U.S. officials say

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Man killed on speedboat off Cuba lived in U.S. for 20 years and had “obsessive” quest for Cuba’s freedom, brother says

The brother of one of the men who was killed after taking a U.S.-registered speedboat into Cuban waters and allegedly opening fire on the country’s border patrol said his sibling was fixated on overthrowing Cuba’s government.    Misael Ortega Casanova, brother of Michael Ortega Casanova, told The Associated Press that his brother had fallen into an … Read more

FedEx vows to pass any tariff refunds it gets from the U.S. on to customers

FedEx is pledging to return any tariff costs it charged to customers if the Trump administration refunds the delivery company for the levies.  “If refunds are issued to FedEx, we will issue refunds to the shippers and consumers who originally bore those charges,” FedEx said in a statement on Thursday. “When that will happen and the … Read more

Cuba says it will defend itself against any ‘aggression’ amid deadly U.S. boat clash

Cuba vowed to defend itself against “terrorist and mercenary aggression” as more information emerged about the U.S.-based Cuban men accused by the government of “foiled armed infiltration.” Cuba said its military killed four men and captured six others who were injured after they entered Cuban waters aboard a Florida-registered boat near the island nation’s northeastern … Read more

U.S. men’s hockey players regret locker room laughter at Trump’s joke about women’s team

Fellow Boston Bruin and Team USA player Charlie McAvoy apologized for the behavior, saying on Thursday he is “certainly sorry for how we responded to it in that moment.” “If you know the men’s team and you know the relationships that we have, the amount of time that we’ve spent with the women’s team and … Read more