BROOKLYN, NY -- Zohran Mamdani told reporters on Sunday that the fatal shooting in New York City hours earlier was the latest example of the "scourge of gun violence" in the country's most populous city. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that there were 12 victims, inc...
Palestinians wait to receive free food from a food distribution center in Gaza City, on Aug 2, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] GAZA - One million women and girls are facing mass starvation, violence, and abuse in Gaza, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA s...
The path to Russia-Ukraine peace remains arduous, demanding concerted efforts by the international community, as the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no tangible results and failed to advance a ceasefire, experts said. The two leaders e...
SEOUL -- Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea's former ousted president Yoon Suk-yeol, on Thursday arrived at a special counsel's office to be questioned over corruption allegations involving the presidential couple. A prison van carrying Kim arrived at the office in central Seoul at around 9:53 am lo...
Trader Robert Oswald works on the floor of the New York stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug.14, 2025. AP PhotoRichard Drew NEW YORK AP — Most stocks fell on Wall Street Thursday after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expected. But ga...
Costco will not sell the abortion pill mifepristone at its pharmacy locations, the shopping club told CBS News. The wholesaler said its decision not to sell the prescription medication was based on a "lack of demand from our members and other patients." "They generally have the drug dispensed by t...
A man walks across a street in Anchorage, Alaska, the United States, on Aug. 14, 2025. XinhuaWu Xiaoling In an interview with Fox News Radio, Trump said his meeting with Putin is like "a chess game," adding that he believes Putin is arriving with the intention of making progress toward reaching a d...
KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had discussed expectations for the upcoming US-Russia meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. According to Zelensky's post on Telegram on Thursday, Ukraine and Britain coordinated their positions and exchanged views on the prospe...
The former president said in a virtual meeting their action is inspiring others Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps, cheering on their ef...
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will seek more permanent federal control of the Washington, D.C., police force as he continues his efforts to ramp-up crime enforcement in the nation's capital. Earlier this week, Trump announced his plans to deploy National Guard troops in the natio...
Escalation draws criticisms amid dire humanitarian situation in enclave Palestinian residents set off for safe areas with their belongings following attacks by the Israeli army on the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, on Tuesday. AHMED JIHAD IBRAHIM AL-ARINIGETTY IMAGES The Israeli military sai...
People shop at a retail store in New York, the United States, on Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Michael NagleXinhua In Florissant, a suburb of St. Louis, beauty store co-owner Trinita Rhodes said her shelves tell the story of how tariffs have reshaped prices. Since the United States imposed additional d...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in video calls with a host of European leaders and United States President Donald Trump on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, in the run-up to Trump's face-to-face meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Trump and Putin will meet in Al...
Taylor Swift appeared on the popular "New Heights" podcast alongside her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and opened up about their relationship, buying back the master recordings of her first six albums, Easter eggs and her upcoming album, "The Life of a Showgirl." Swift app...
Waters have receded, ending the flood threat after Alaska's capital city faced record floodwaters Wednesday stemming from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, which released an "outburst flood" that threatened parts of Juneau. "I think we were all very grateful to see the Hesko barriers work,"...