CP SEOUL, March 25 (Reuters) – South Korean police on Wednesday took into custody an alleged “drug lord” accused of running a narcotics ring in the country from a Phillipines prison, officials said on Wednesday. Park Wang-yeol, who was serving a 60-year term for triple homicide, was flown to South Korea on Wednesday on temporary extradition, …
Hubert Davis appeared to be the right coach to be North Carolina’s bridge from Dean Smith to Roy Williams and into the future. Instead, that run lasted just five years. North Carolina has parted ways with Davis, announcing Tuesday night that it had made “a leadership change” to end Davis’ tenure as successor to retired …
Video: Hawaii reels from worst flooding in 20 years – CBS News Watch CBS News Hawaii residents continued recovery efforts on Tuesday after the worst flooding in 20 years battered the islands this month.
Early this week, Senate Republicans and the president appeared to be edging closer to a framework to ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which is now in its second month — but a breakthrough has remained out of reach. CBS News contacted all 532 House and Senate offices (there are three House vacancies) about …
NEW YORK (AP) — It took less than a minute for a routine landing to spiral into a deadly crash Sunday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. But the collision between an Air Canada flight and a fire truck crossing the runway was the culmination of a series of events that began much earlier. The Associated …
SYDNEY, March 25 (Reuters) – Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began a one-day strike on Wednesday, the first walkout in 20 years, over pay and working conditions, disrupting live news coverage at the public broadcaster. Live programming was diverted to content from the UK broadcaster BBC when the strike began at 11:00 …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Emily Gregory won a Florida special election on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to Mar-a-Lago, the West Palm Beach estate that President Donald Trump counts as his residence. The Republican president had endorsed Gregory’s rival, Jon Maples. In a social media post Monday, he urged voters to turn out, …
CANBERRA, March 25 (Reuters) – Australia will “no doubt” have an element of a floor price in its strategic reserve for critical minerals, Resources Minister Madeleine King said on Wednesday, as the resources rich nation looks to cement its role as a key supplier to its allies. “We are developing a strategic reserve. And that …
Law enforcement officials on Tuesday said they are taking steps to monitor and counter threats to Jewish and Muslim communities nationwide since the onset of war in the Middle East, multiple hate crimes and an attempted terror attack prompted increased security measures at places of worship and investigations into extremist activity. As the FBI conducts …
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Flacco has agreed to terms to return to the Cincinnati Bengals, where he will serve as a backup for Joe Burrow. Flacco was dealt to the Bengals from the Cleveland Browns in October and made six starts for Cincinnati while Burrow was out with a toe injury. The 41-year-old Flacco played …