Boat strike survivors were trying to climb back on before follow-up attack, source says

Two people who survived the U.S. military’s early September strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel were attempting to climb back onto the boat before it was hit a second time, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. The survivors allegedly tried to salvage some of the drugs, according to the source.

Senators Push to Designate Russia a Terrorist State Amid Allegations of Mass Child Kidnapping, Brainwashing

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) (C) during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A bipartisan congressional effort to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism received a renewed push during a Dec. 3 Senate hearing on allegations that Moscow is kidnapping and brainwashing tens of thousands of

Senators Call on Designating Russia a Terrorist State Amid Allegations of Mass Child Kidnapping, Brainwashing

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) (C) during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A bipartisan congressional effort to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism received a renewed push during a Dec. 3 Senate hearing on allegations that Moscow is kidnapping and brainwashing tens of thousands of

Trump Pardons Oak View Group Cofounder in Texas Arena Bid-Rigging Case

Tim Leiweke (R) chats with Jon Bon Jovi as MLSE Chairman Larry Tanenbaum listens during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 30, 2013. AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn President Donald Trump has pardoned Tim Leiweke, the cofounder and former

What to know about Minnesota fraud allegations, as Trump levels attacks on Walz

A series of multimillion-dollar alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota has drawn the Trump administration’s attention in recent weeks, vaulting an issue that has brewed in state politics for years into the national conversation. President Trump has attacked Democratic Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” and

Maduro Says Call With Trump Points to a ‘Respectful Dialogue’ Between Countries

President Nicolás Maduro at a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 15, 2025. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Dec. 3 that he and U.S. President Donald Trump had a “respectful and cordial” phone call roughly 10 days ago, suggesting the discussion could lead to diplomacy. “If this call means steps

Maduro Says Call With Trump Points to a ‘Respectful Dialogue Between Our Countries’

President Nicolas Maduro at a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 15, 2025. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Dec. 3 that he and U.S. President Donald Trump had a “respectful and cordial” phone call roughly 10 days ago, suggesting the discussion could lead to diplomacy. “If this call means steps