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Police search for motive as suspect in “American Idol” executive’s killing is due in court – CBS News Watch CBS News The suspect arrested in the killings of an “American Idol” executive and her husband is due in court on Thursday. Police say Robin Kaye, the music supervisor for American Idol, and her husband were…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he thinks China will soon sentence people to death for fentanyl manufacturing and distribution, as he offered fresh optimism about the prospects of a deal with Beijing on illicit drugs. The drug trade has joined a range of economic and security issues as a major flashpoint in…
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar ‘s military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began in late 2023. Nawnghkio, which sits on a…
Patients requiring Covid-19 oral antiviral drugs from private doctors in Hong Kong will have to pay about HK$7,000 (US$892) for a course of treatment, with the government saying it will stop providing the medication for free as the pandemic has subsided. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that the provision of free drugs…
NPR CEO warns of impact from potential public broadcasting cuts – CBS News Watch CBS News The Senate approved major cuts in federal spending overnight that includes foreign aid and public broadcasting, now sending it back to the House. The package eliminates $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS….
The U.S.-China semiconductor policy reversal of 2025 has sent shockwaves through global markets, reshaping the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and redefining the calculus of international trade. At the heart of this shift lies a strategic recalibration by the Trump administration, which reversed its April 2025 export restrictions on advanced AI chips, allowing Nvidia…
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government’s disaster agency said on Thursday. Torrential rain has poured almost without pause across parts of Punjab province since Wednesday morning, causing urban flooding…
Only a few years ago, the Biden administration declared export controls a “new strategic asset” to help the US maintain “as large a lead as possible” over China in advanced technology. President Donald Trump is now upending that approach. Source link
Before the Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass a rescissions package that includes major cuts to public broadcasting, National Public Radio President and CEO Katherine Maher warned, “defunding this is a real risk to the public safety of the country.” “Public media, public radio, public television, are a critical part of the emergency response…
For more than three decades, LeeAnne Maxfield ran the state liquor store in Delta, Utah and served everyone from regulars to tourists. But this summer, her store went dark. The date above the counter reads June 21, 2004 and offers a reminder of the legal drinking age. Now June 21 holds new weight: June 21,…