DAMASCUS, Syria — President Trump may punish the Assad regime for an apparent chemical weapons attack that was carried out against civilians in Syria. While the threat of a U.S. military strike may be on minds there, it’s not showing much. Medical student Khaled al-Anaz, 23, says he hasn’t done […]
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U.S. “looking for the actual evidence” of Syria chemical attack, Mattis says
WASHINGTON — The timeline has changed for a decision on punishing Syria for a suspected chemical weapons attack. The president tweeted on Thursday that an attack “could be very soon or not so soon at all.” Defense Secretary James Mattis left the White House late Thursday afternoon after briefing the […]
A growing problem for Facebook users: Identity scams
Mark Zuckerberg was prepared for questions from Congress about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s (FB) data privacy standards, but he also faced another line of questioning: Why are so many fake profiles of real people popping up on the service? “My pictures have been stolen and used in fake accounts,” Representative […]
Volkswagen CEO out as part of management revamp
FRANKFURT, Germany – Volkswagen replaced CEO Matthias Mueller with core brand head Herbert Diess on Thursday and said it’s creating a new management structure to enable faster decision-making as autonomous and electric cars transform the industry. The German automaker said in a statement that it would group all its brands […]
Frantic 911 calls in accused incest couple murder-suicide
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — 911 calls placed in North Carolina and Connecticut are revealing more details about the events that led up to a multi-state murder-suicide allegedly perpetrated by a man who had a child with his adult biological daughter. The Thursday rampage left all three are dead, along with the […]
Report: Accused incest couple, baby dead in multi-state murder-suicide
Last Updated Apr 12, 2018 5:02 PM EDT NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Police in three states are investigating the apparent murder-suicide deaths of a father and daughter accused of incest, their infant son, and a man reported to be the woman’s adoptive father. Police in Knightdale, N.C. say they responded to […]
Large power outage hits Puerto Rico’s capital, nearby areas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico were left without power on Thursday after another widespread outage, forcing the island’s main public hospital and international airport to switch to backup generators as the U.S. territory struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria. The island’s Electric […]
U.S. examining evidence from suspected chemical attack in Syria
U.S. intelligence continues to report that symptoms related to last weekend’s suspected chemical attack in Syria are consistent with mostly chlorine gas, according to a U.S. government source. CBS News’ national security correspondent David Martin reports that evidence includes blood and urine samples provided by hospitals and medical workers, according […]
5 highest paid female CEOs
Of the top 20 highest paid CEOs, just five were women, according to a recent ranking by pay consultant Equilar. Of course, female chief executives remain the exception in Corporate America: Just 24 women run Fortune 500 companies. That number has actually fallen recently with three high-profile departures: Meg Whitman […]
Closing the gender pay gap
When multi-billion dollar company Salesforce discovered it had a gender pay disparity in 2016, Fortune magazine had ranked the Silicon Valley giant among the best companies to work for in America. Today, the company ranks number one on that list and has bridged the pay gap between its male and […]