BANGKOK — A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in a crucial sea battle, has been discovered by an expedition funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The expedition team announced that the wreckage […]
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Eye Opener: Former Trump aide goes on a wild media blitz
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Forbes unveils its 2018 list of the world’s billionaires
Forbes magazine is revealing its annual list of billionaires. The magazine highlights the more than 2,200 billionaires around the world who hold a combined net worth of $9.1 trillion. At No. 5 is Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, with an estimated $71 billion. No. 4 is chairman and CEO of luxury goods […]
South Korea: Kim Jong Un says he could give up nukes
Last Updated Mar 6, 2018 7:24 AM EST SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea had agreed to impose a moratorium on tests of nuclear weapons and missiles if it holds talks with the United States. South Korea’s presidential national security director said Tuesday that North […]
New info on ex-Russian spy hospitalized in U.K.
Last Updated Mar 6, 2018 9:33 AM EST SALISBURY, England — British authorities are trying to figure out what sickened a former Russian spy who’s now fighting for his life, and counter terrorism police have taken over the investigation. Sergei Skripal is a former Russian army colonel and spy who […]
What’s life like for kids mining cobalt for our gadgets?
CBS News’ investigation of child labor in African cobalt mines revealed the shocking fact that tens of thousands of children are still growing up without a childhood. On Monday we showed you how most of the mineral used to make batteries is unearthed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many […]
Ex-Trump aide in apparent reversal on Mueller grand jury subpoena
WASHINGTON — A former Trump campaign aide spent much of the day Monday promising to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, even throwing down the challenge to “arrest me,” then backed off his defiance by saying he would probably cooperate in the end. In an interview Monday night […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 boosts Spanish satellite into orbit
Lighting up the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket marking the program’s 50th flight thundered away from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday, shattering the overnight calm with a crackling roar as it boosted a Spanish communications satellite toward orbit in the California rocket builder’s fifth flight so far this year. […]
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg apparently changes tune, says he’ll likely cooperate in Mueller probe
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Wreckage not last ship to bring slaves to U.S., investigation finds
MOBILE, Ala. — Investigators have determined that an old wooden wreck found on the Alabama Gulf Coast isn’t the last slave ship to land in the United States, the Alabama Historical Commission said Monday. A statement released by the state agency said the ship remains found north of Mobile are too […]