BUNIA, Congo (AP) — There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in a camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo. Camp leaders say they tell residents to wash their hands before eating — with soap for the …
Johnny Garcia beat Maureen Galindo in the Democratic primary runoff in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, CBS News projects, after accusations of antisemitic comments by Galindo roiled the race in the final days. Galindo, a sex therapist, finished first in the March primary against Garcia, a former sheriff’s deputy, and two other candidates. But Galindo came …
May 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it had carried out a strike in the Eastern Pacific that killed one man and left two survivors. “Following the engagement, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors. No U.S. military forces were harmed,” …
May 26 (Reuters) – Former Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his biographer in 2016 and 2017. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington D.C., comes ahead of the department’s planned June 15 …
Texas Republicans have selected Texas Rep. Mayes Middleton as their candidate in the race for the state’s next attorney general, following a contentious duel with Chip Roy, CBS News projects. Roy and Middleton criticized each other in the lead-up to Tuesday’s runoff vote, which was triggered after neither Roy nor Middleton earned more than 50% …
May 27 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Wednesday a projectile launched from Lebanon fell in an open area in Israel after sirens sounded in several northern areas, but no injuries were reported. (Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Clarence Fernandez) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald E. Newhouse, president of one of the largest family-controlled publishing companies in the nation and a former board chairman of The Associated Press, died Tuesday. He was 96 and died at his home in New Jersey, his family said. During his career, Newhouse served as president of the Star-Ledger in …
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A federal appeals court is giving former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia in the spring of 2024. The U.S. …
The latest U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat killed one and left two survivors in the eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command said Tuesday night. As with previous strikes, SOUTHCOM alleged on social media that the boat was “operated by Designated Terrorist Organization,” was “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes” and was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” …