May 6 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that its ties and its international and defense partnerships were a “purely sovereign matter,” rejecting an earlier statement by Iran saying that Abu Dhabi’s cooperation with the U.S. threatened Iran’s security and national interests. The UAE’s foreign ministry said the Gulf country reserves its …
HAVANA, May 6 (Reuters) – Cuba’s top officials blasted a growing litany of U.S. statements and threats of military action against the Caribbean island, calling them dangerous and an international crime alongside an ongoing U.S. oil blockade that has vastly restricted fuel shipments amid a devastating energy crisis. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez characterized the …
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Over 600 military personnel from multiple countries are searching for two U.S. soldiers who went missing in Morocco during U.S.-African military exercises, scouring underwater caves and the Atlantic coast, authorities said Wednesday. As the search entered its fifth day, the African Lion military drills neared their end. The two U.S. Army …
The interest earnings on a $150,000 CD account will stack up in just a few months. CHRIS_ROGERS/Chris Rogers/Getty Images If you have $150,000 saved right now, many would advise against putting it into a certificate of deposit (CD) account. Rates on these accounts are fixedmeaning that you’ll need to sacrifice access to your money to …
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive and erstwhile presidential hopeful, won the Republican primary for governor of Ohio on Tuesday and now faces a November general election contest against Democrat Amy Acton, a physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health. The Midwestern state last elected a …
NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers ‘ second-round series against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. The 76ers added their center to the injury report hours before trying to even the Eastern Conference semifinals. Embiid struggled …
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get enriched uranium from Iran, as the two countries struggle to reach an agreement on ending the Gulf war. “We’re going to get it,” Trump told a reporter as he left a White House event. One of Trump’s central objectives in …
Ted Turner, who died on Wednesday at age 87, was a global media titan. Amol Sharma, a financial editor for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News with more insight.
President Trump said the U.S. was pausing Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz for a short period as the shaky ceasefire with Iran holds. Mark F. Cancian, a senior adviser for the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins with more.
Some passengers could face 2-month quarantine after hantavirus cruise ship outbreak – CBS News Watch CBS News The World Health Organization is commenting on what’s next for the cruise ship passengers impacted by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. CBS News’ Tom Hanson reports.