• Fatal Brooklyn lounge shooting reignites NYC mayoral candidate clash over gun violence response
    2025-08-18

    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...

  • One million women, girls in Gaza face mass starvation: UN agency
    2025-08-18

    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...

  • Trump, Putin say Alaska meeting 'constructive'
    2025-08-18

    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...

  • Wife of S. Korea's ex-president Yoon arrives at special counsel's office to be questioned
    2025-08-15

    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...

  • Most US stocks fall after a disappointing inflation update, but Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady
    2025-08-15

    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 says it won't sell mifepristone abortion pill
    2025-08-15

    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...

  • Trump says Alaska meeting with Putin has 25 pct chance of not being successful
    2025-08-15

    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...

  • Zelensky, Starmer discuss expectations for US-Russia meeting
    2025-08-15

    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...

  • Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan
    2025-08-15

    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...

  • As Guard deploys, Trump to seek 'long-term' federal control of DC police
    2025-08-14

    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...

  • Israeli military approves 'main framework' for Gaza offensive
    2025-08-14

    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...

  • Economic Watch: Tariffs start to bite as U.S. consumer prices hike
    2025-08-14

    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...

  • Zelensky, EU leaders share their thoughts with Trump
    2025-08-14

    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 joins Kelce brothers on "New Heights" podcast as she reveals upcoming album art
    2025-08-14

    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...

  • Threat over after Alaska's capital sees record glacier-related flooding as river tops 16.6 feet
    2025-08-14

    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,"...