Cairo — Egyptian archaeologists say they’ve uncovered remains and a myriad of artifacts in part of a Greco-Roman cemetery that dates back more than 2,300 years, revealing the evolution of funerary practices over some six centuries and showing the importance of the site itself. Burials discovered at the Tell Kom Aziza site, in the Nile …
Chemours will pay $450 million to settle federal and state charges over its production of “forever chemicals,” harmful substances found in a range of products. The settlement is the first to resolve federal enforcement claims against a company that manufactures polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals. Wilmingon, Delaware-based Chemours, a spinoff of DuPont, makes PFAS for industrial and …
Washington — President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a landmark housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins, saying he will not sign the legislation into law until lawmakers pass an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act. Mr. Trump was set to sign the bill, known as …
Tech stocks tumble again as investors retreat from AI – CBS News Watch CBS News Investors are recoiling from tech stocks again over doubts that AI spending will pay off in the long run. Yahoo Finance’s Brooke DiPalma explains the current state of the global stock market.
The FBI, New York Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District on New York carried out searches across New York City on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into the conduct of current and former members of the NYPD. The searches stemmed from an ongoing probe into the conduct of …
1m ago Iranian negotiator calls deal struck with U.S. a “declaration of America’s defeat” Iran’s chief negotiator called the deal it struck with the U.S. “a declaration of America’s defeat” on Wednesday. “The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave …
Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, has submitted his retirement papers, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, marking the latest high-level officer to leave the military during the second Trump administration. Donahue had earned the ire of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple sources told CBS News. The U.S. Army confirmed in …
South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. “The military secured one North Korean soldier in the central front Tuesday night and relevant authorities are currently investigating the …
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in an effort to get more like-minded political allies in Washington, endorsed three left-of-center candidates in the congressional Democratic primaries covering the city, including two who were running against sitting congressmen. CBS News projected all three — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — will win their …
Peru’s right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori built what may be an unassailable lead on Tuesday as vote counting for the runoff election entered its final stages, official figures showed. With 99.86 percent of ballots tallied, Fujimori held 50.12 percent of vote, a margin of just over 43,000 over her leftist rival Roberto Sanchez, according to …