11 hours ago
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing, and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.
Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain, but he did not make it to base camp even though his client did. The pair were among the last climbers on the mountain as the climbing season came to an end and the route was dismantled.
Dawa was located by a cleaning crew Thursday morning as he was crawling down the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above base camp, said Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions, which was coordinating the search.
He was quickly carried down to safety and given food and water. A rescue helicopter flew him to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, where his wife and daughter, who had already begun funeral rituals for him, were waiting.
"We first heard that he was still alive on the local news and from a person we know who called with the news that ... he is being brought down," his wife, Damu Sherpa, said.
Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain, but he did not make it to base camp even though his client did. The pair were among the last climbers on the mountain as the climbing season came to an end and the route was dismantled.
Dawa was located by a cleaning crew Thursday morning as he was crawling down the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above base camp, said Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions, which was coordinating the search.
He was quickly carried down to safety and given food and water. A rescue helicopter flew him to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, where his wife and daughter, who had already begun funeral rituals for him, were waiting.
"We first heard that he was still alive on the local news and from a person we know who called with the news that ... he is being brought down," his wife, Damu Sherpa, said.
19 hours ago
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stayed silent on Monday as comedian Kathy Griffin accused her city's police force of being part of "White nationalism."
During an Instagram Live event, Griffin spoke to Bass about what she believed were unfair attacks against the incumbent mayor.
"I really think that a lot of the adversity comes your way because you're a Black woman," Griffin said, adding that the Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles Police Department "can be hostile" against her.
Karen Bass Grilled Over Broken Homelessness Promise, Blames Bureaucracy For Slowed Progress
Bass smirked at the comment while Griffin continued.
During an Instagram Live event, Griffin spoke to Bass about what she believed were unfair attacks against the incumbent mayor.
"I really think that a lot of the adversity comes your way because you're a Black woman," Griffin said, adding that the Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles Police Department "can be hostile" against her.
Karen Bass Grilled Over Broken Homelessness Promise, Blames Bureaucracy For Slowed Progress
Bass smirked at the comment while Griffin continued.
1 day ago
JOHANNESBURG/MAPUTO, June 2 (Reuters) - Mozambique said five of its citizens died in anti-immigration violence in the South African town of Mossel Bay over the weekend in the latest flare-up of xenophobic attacks.
South African police said on Tuesday that the bodies of two Mozambican men were found on Saturday morning with ****** ault injuries, and that a South African teenager was also found dead with stab wounds in a separate incident on Sunday.
Xenophobic attacks are a recurring issue in South Africa, where immigrants are often blamed for economic problems such as high unemployment.
Police did not apportion blame for the violence in Mossel Bay, in the Western Cape province, but said it started on Friday when about 55 shacks were set on fire in an informal settlement.
"Police deployments remain on high alert in the area in efforts to restore calm and order," the police statement said, adding that no arrests had yet been made for the murders.
South African police said on Tuesday that the bodies of two Mozambican men were found on Saturday morning with ****** ault injuries, and that a South African teenager was also found dead with stab wounds in a separate incident on Sunday.
Xenophobic attacks are a recurring issue in South Africa, where immigrants are often blamed for economic problems such as high unemployment.
Police did not apportion blame for the violence in Mossel Bay, in the Western Cape province, but said it started on Friday when about 55 shacks were set on fire in an informal settlement.
"Police deployments remain on high alert in the area in efforts to restore calm and order," the police statement said, adding that no arrests had yet been made for the murders.
2 days ago
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday there has been no change in U.S. policy on Taiwan and that Washington wants to see the status quo preserved.
"The most important thing to understand is we want to see the status quo preserved as-is at this moment. That's our policy, that's what we've said, that's what we continue to say," Rubio said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
"It's a very ... delicate relationship to balance, but our policy on Taiwan is not changing," Rubio said.
Last month's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing led to some concern in Taipei about the U.S. commitment to help the democratically ruled island defend itself.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, Simon Lewis and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Franklin Paul)
"The most important thing to understand is we want to see the status quo preserved as-is at this moment. That's our policy, that's what we've said, that's what we continue to say," Rubio said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
"It's a very ... delicate relationship to balance, but our policy on Taiwan is not changing," Rubio said.
Last month's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing led to some concern in Taipei about the U.S. commitment to help the democratically ruled island defend itself.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, Simon Lewis and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Franklin Paul)
2 days ago
Greg Hughes, CEO of Jim Beam owner Suntory Global Spirits, shares his view on the state of the spirits market as more Americans join the ranks of the sober-curious, inflation prompts some steady drinkers to cut back, and weight-loss drugs become mainstream.
3 days ago
June 1 (Reuters) - Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket during a test firing of its engines last week will "take some serious time" to repair, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNBC on Monday.
A 2028 time frame was "within the realm" of possibility, he said in an interview at CNBC's CEO Council Summit, the network reported.
The powerful two-stage vehicle erupted in a colossal fireball while bolted to the launch tower on Thursday during what was supposed to have been a routine static "hot-fire" test in preparation for its fourth flight to orbit since January 2025.
The mishap came at a critical time for the Blue Origin rocket and Amazon satellite ventures of billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is seeking to compete on a more equal footing with Elon Musk's ******* eX, the world's leading private ******* e launch service.
Company and industry sources said over the weekend that the explosion had left the launch pad "practically destroyed" and in need of repairs that engineers expect will disrupt operations for at least six months.
A 2028 time frame was "within the realm" of possibility, he said in an interview at CNBC's CEO Council Summit, the network reported.
The powerful two-stage vehicle erupted in a colossal fireball while bolted to the launch tower on Thursday during what was supposed to have been a routine static "hot-fire" test in preparation for its fourth flight to orbit since January 2025.
The mishap came at a critical time for the Blue Origin rocket and Amazon satellite ventures of billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is seeking to compete on a more equal footing with Elon Musk's ******* eX, the world's leading private ******* e launch service.
Company and industry sources said over the weekend that the explosion had left the launch pad "practically destroyed" and in need of repairs that engineers expect will disrupt operations for at least six months.
3 days ago
A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts on May 30, and video and audio clips shared online captured the fireball and massive boom it caused.
NASA confirmed through satellite images that the meteor broke apart at an altitude of about 40 miles over northeastern Massachusetts at 2:06 p.m. ET.
The agency said in a statement on X that the meteor released energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT explosives, causing a loud noise in the area. The pieces of the meteor landed in Cape Cod Bay, NASA also said.
People as far south as Rhode Island and Cape Cod reported feeling it on the ground, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Here's a look at videos capturing the sights and sounds of the meteor.
NASA confirmed through satellite images that the meteor broke apart at an altitude of about 40 miles over northeastern Massachusetts at 2:06 p.m. ET.
The agency said in a statement on X that the meteor released energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT explosives, causing a loud noise in the area. The pieces of the meteor landed in Cape Cod Bay, NASA also said.
People as far south as Rhode Island and Cape Cod reported feeling it on the ground, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Here's a look at videos capturing the sights and sounds of the meteor.
3 days ago
It’s a slogan that’s long encapsulated the unique ability of Hugo Chávez's fiercely nationalistic revolution to stay in power in Venezuela for 27 years: “United, we will win!”
The young, the old, ruling party leaders and propagandists alike shout it at official events, street demonstrations and on state television, pumping their fists to show loyalty to the self-described socialist government — and its traditional antipathy toward the United States. Even when confronted with overwhelming truths that defy such bravado, the diverse coalition of military, ideological and opportunistic hangers-on has acted in lockstep.
But cracks in that unity have emerged after the stunning U.S. military operation that captured then- President Nicolás Maduro in January. Longtime loyalists are airing disagreements with the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and even discussing publicly rumors that an insider’s betrayal helped the U.S. depose Maduro.
Rodríguez, has done away with some of Chávez’s policies, complied with U.S. demands and shuffled the government to her liking, removing ministers, pushing legislation through the National ******* embly to overhaul the nation's oil industry and releasing political prisoners.
Supporters of Chavismo are making their disapproval known. Many criticize the warming relationship between Rodríguez’s government and the White House, whose occupant, regardless of party, Chavismo has historically seen as its main adversary.
The young, the old, ruling party leaders and propagandists alike shout it at official events, street demonstrations and on state television, pumping their fists to show loyalty to the self-described socialist government — and its traditional antipathy toward the United States. Even when confronted with overwhelming truths that defy such bravado, the diverse coalition of military, ideological and opportunistic hangers-on has acted in lockstep.
But cracks in that unity have emerged after the stunning U.S. military operation that captured then- President Nicolás Maduro in January. Longtime loyalists are airing disagreements with the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and even discussing publicly rumors that an insider’s betrayal helped the U.S. depose Maduro.
Rodríguez, has done away with some of Chávez’s policies, complied with U.S. demands and shuffled the government to her liking, removing ministers, pushing legislation through the National ******* embly to overhaul the nation's oil industry and releasing political prisoners.
Supporters of Chavismo are making their disapproval known. Many criticize the warming relationship between Rodríguez’s government and the White House, whose occupant, regardless of party, Chavismo has historically seen as its main adversary.
3 days ago
President Trump attacked the federal judge who blocked his plan to close the Kennedy Center for a two-year renovation in a Truth Social post Saturday, one day after the judge ordered the president's name removed from the building.
In a 94-page opinion issued Friday on what would have been President John F. Kennedy's 109th birthday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sided with Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board. Cooper, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, found that the Trump-stacked board overstepped its authority when it voted in December 2025 to rebrand the institution as the "Trump Kennedy Center" and again in March when it approved a closure set to begin around the Fourth of July.
"The Kennedy Center's organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board's unilateral say-so," Cooper wrote. "Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it."
Cooper gave the administration 14 days to remove Trump's name from the building's facade, the website and official materials. He did not bar repair work from continuing and said the board could try again to close the venue if it followed the proper process.
In a Saturday morning post, Trump called Cooper "a Barack Hussein Obama Judge" and accused him of standing in the way of a "magnificent" rebuild that he said would have replaced rotting beams, decades-old HVAC equipment and damaged marble. The president also attacked Cooper's wife, attorney Amy Jeffress, claiming she is "totally wired into the Left System" and represents "a Conflict of Interest" that should have forced Cooper to step aside.
In a 94-page opinion issued Friday on what would have been President John F. Kennedy's 109th birthday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sided with Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board. Cooper, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, found that the Trump-stacked board overstepped its authority when it voted in December 2025 to rebrand the institution as the "Trump Kennedy Center" and again in March when it approved a closure set to begin around the Fourth of July.
"The Kennedy Center's organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board's unilateral say-so," Cooper wrote. "Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it."
Cooper gave the administration 14 days to remove Trump's name from the building's facade, the website and official materials. He did not bar repair work from continuing and said the board could try again to close the venue if it followed the proper process.
In a Saturday morning post, Trump called Cooper "a Barack Hussein Obama Judge" and accused him of standing in the way of a "magnificent" rebuild that he said would have replaced rotting beams, decades-old HVAC equipment and damaged marble. The president also attacked Cooper's wife, attorney Amy Jeffress, claiming she is "totally wired into the Left System" and represents "a Conflict of Interest" that should have forced Cooper to step aside.
4 days ago
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv on Sunday launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. It has also denied Moscow’s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a large-scale fire. It claimed the refinery has been supplying Moscow’s war effort.
The refinery belongs to Russia’s state oil enterprise, Rosneft. Local Russian Gov. Roman Busargin said Ukrainian drones had damaged civilian infrastructure, but did not give details. Astra, an independent Russian news channel, said an oil refinery was on fire in the city of Saratov.
Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia’s oil and gas facilities in recent months, arguing the energy sector funds and directly fuels Moscow’s more than four-year invasion.
“Tonight, our soldiers applied Ukraine’s long-range sanctions against an oil refinery in Saratov, Russia — approximately 700 kilometers (435 miles) from the front line. A significant achievement,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media on Sunday.
Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a large-scale fire. It claimed the refinery has been supplying Moscow’s war effort.
The refinery belongs to Russia’s state oil enterprise, Rosneft. Local Russian Gov. Roman Busargin said Ukrainian drones had damaged civilian infrastructure, but did not give details. Astra, an independent Russian news channel, said an oil refinery was on fire in the city of Saratov.
Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia’s oil and gas facilities in recent months, arguing the energy sector funds and directly fuels Moscow’s more than four-year invasion.
“Tonight, our soldiers applied Ukraine’s long-range sanctions against an oil refinery in Saratov, Russia — approximately 700 kilometers (435 miles) from the front line. A significant achievement,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media on Sunday.
