U.S. Power-Plant Pollution Rose Sharply in 2025
The increase was a rare uptick in an otherwise long-term downward trend, partly because of more coal being burned to generate electricity. Source link
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Can the U.S. and Iran reach a nuclear deal to avert a war?
With President Trump’s threat to attack Iran looming over the discussions, American and Iranian negotiators sat down again in Switzerland Thursday, separately, for another round of talks brokered by Oman, focusing on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Iran says it does not have and will not build a nuclear weapon, and Mr. Trump has said … Read more
U.S. and Iran hold new talks as Trump raises pressure for nuclear deal
The United States and Iran were meeting in Geneva on Thursday for talks aimed at a diplomatic resolution to their long-running nuclear dispute, as President Donald Trump pressures Tehran with the threat of military action. The talks — a third round of indirect negotiations — had begun as of early Thursday morning, Iran’s semi-official Fars … Read more
Trump said Iran will ‘soon’ have missiles able to hit the U.S. A 2025 intel report said it will take 10 years.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed to offer another rationale for possible military action against Iran, saying it was working to develop missiles that could “soon” be able to strike the U.S. “They’ve already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re working to build … Read more
Maduro’s lawyer says U.S. blocking Venezuelan government from paying ousted leader’s legal fees
The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s defense against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially interferes with his constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer says. Attorney Barry Pollack told a Manhattan federal judge in an email dated Feb. 20 that … Read more
U.S. women’s hockey star reiterates team missed State of the Union over logistical challenges, not Trump joke
Minneapolis — A member of the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team indicated to CBS News on Tuesday that her team’s absence from President Trump’s State of the Union address was due to logistical challenges and not the controversy surrounding a joke Mr. Trump made while on a video call with the U.S. men’s … Read more
U.S. hockey teams navigate viral controversy after winning gold
For the first time in history, both the men and women’s USA hockey teams took home Olympic gold. As Jonah Kaplan reports, they had very different homecomings. Source link
Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers
More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries. Source link
4 killed aboard U.S. speedboat that entered Cuban waters and opened fire, Cuba says
4 killed aboard U.S. speedboat that entered Cuban waters and opened fire, Cuba says – CBS News Watch CBS News Cuba says its coast guard killed four people who entered Cuban waters on a Florida speedboat and opened fire. Cristian Benavides has more. Source link
Cuba says four killed after U.S. boat violates territorial waters
Cuban officials said a U.S. registered speedboat violated their territorial waters, kicking off an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people on the vessel were killed. Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior posted the statement on X. U.S. officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A commander of the Cuban … Read more