China has warned that a proposed ban on TikTok would “come back to bite” the US, ahead of a congressional vote that could lead to the app being banned. The bill in the House of Representatives would force the Chinese-owned app to sever ties with China or become unavailable in the US. US officials have […]
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Retirement in U.S. means working into your 70’s
Retirement in America increasingly means working into old age, with most seniors unable to support themselves on Social Security and savings alone, according to noted retirement expert Teresa Ghilarducci. The reason: The nation’s retirement system has left behind the bottom 90% of workers, Ghilarducci told CBS MoneyWatch in discussing her new book, “Work, Retire, Repeat: […]
Czech Pres hints at ‘Boots on ground’ in Ukraine
There is nothing to prevent NATO from deploying its troops on Ukrainian soil to act in training and assistance roles, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel has said, as a thorny debate over alliance limitations regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine develops. Pavel—a former general who previously served as the chair of the NATO Military Committee—spoke […]
Transcript reveals more issues with Joe’s memory
A transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated the president’s handling of classified information, has revealed more about the 81-year-old president’s memory. The new details, which were revealed ahead of Hur’s Tuesday testimony on Capitol Hill, come a month after Biden fiercely attacked the special counsel for allegedly […]
Biden spends $30 million on new ad blitz
President Biden is launching the first salvos of the general election campaign with a $30 million ad blitz and a tour of battleground states in March, as Nikki Haley’s departure from the race all but ensures he’ll be facing former President Donald Trump this fall. His campaign announced the six-week advertising campaign Friday, with a […]
1/3 of US Prison population geriatric by 2030
When Andre Gay went to state prison in Pennsylvania in 1972, he was just 16 years old, sentenced to life without parole for murder and aggravated robbery. “I was a kid when I came to jail,” he says, “so I was basically a blank slate.” Gay learned from the older men there, whom he called […]
Passenger jet veers off course as pilots fall asleep
A Batik Air Indonesia pilot and his second-in-command are accused of allowing the flight they were operating to veer off course as they both took a snooze in the cockpit midflight, Indonesian officials said in a report. The Jan. 25 flight, BTK6723, was carrying 153 passengers from Halu Oleo Airport in Kendari to Soekarno-Hatta International […]
U.S. Army ship departs for Gaza to build Pier
A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to increase aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are going hungry. The new push for aid […]
Will the National Guard keep NY subways safe?
The millions of people who crowd into New York City’s busiest subway stations every day have recently encountered a sight reminiscent of a frightening, bygone era: National Guard troops with long guns patrolling platforms and checking bags. After 9/11 and at moments of high alert in the years since, New York deployed soldiers in the […]
Sen. says GOP using Laken for ‘cheap political points’
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Sunday accused Republicans of using the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley to “score cheap political” points after she was invoked during President Biden’s State of the Union address. “I can tell you as a pastor who has done hundreds of eulogies, and presided over all kinds of funerals, there is […]
U.S. Prepper culture diversifies & grows
Brook Morgan surveyed booths at the “Survival & Prepper Show” in Colorado that were stocked with boxes of ammunition, mounds of trauma medical kits, and every type of knife imaginable.A self-described “30-year-old lesbian from Indiana,” Morgan is one of a new breed of Americans getting ready to survive political upheaval and natural catastrophes, a pursuit […]
Parachute fails & 5 people killed in Gaza airdrop
Officials from Gaza’s Hamas-run Ministry of Health and an eye witness told CBS News that five people were killed Friday by an aid airdrop package when at least one parachute failed to properly deploy and a parcel fell on them. The people were in the Al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza, and the incident occurred […]