Report: China & Nicaragua Canal May Shake Global Trade
The communist nation of China may be about to make a large impact on Central America and global economic trade.
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The communist nation of China may be about to make a large impact on Central America and global economic trade.
As the campaign draws to a close it has become very apparent that Obama will return to the White House and that Harry Reid will lead a Democratic Senate.
The head of Chrysler Group, Sergio Marchionne, has seen his Jeep brand take center stage in the final days of the presidential campaign after the Mitt Romney camp released a deceptive ad claiming the auto bailout would ship jobs overseas.
Auto manufacturing is back in America – especially in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania because President Obama made the politically risky decision to bailout the auto industry after bailing out the banks. It was a decision that worked. Obama was right, Romney was wrong. So Romney is now in full lying mode. He is trying to retroactively re-write the wrongs in his writings.
Yes, it's great that all turned out well for the auto workers, but it is absolutely horrendous to know that the American taxpayers via President Obama's actions could have been left standing for billions of dollars – and still might.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a little problem with facts in a speech before swing-state Ohio voters Thursday night.
Romney won this debate in more ways than one – most impressively due to his dignified style.
Romney's ideas – if presented fresh and enthusiastically hopeful for America's future – can be the final bump he needs to win this election.
It is unprecedented for a presidential candidate to have as many conflicts when it comes to foreign business ties as Mitt Romney.
Dwyane Wade left Nike and the Jordan brand last week and he's set to announce his new shoe deal Wednesday in Beijing with Chinese sportswear company, Li-Ning.
Romney looks to come back from 47% don't pay taxes remarks and attacks on China trade. But Romney has so many vulnerabilities on China it is hard to understand why he would pick this issue.
Mitt Romney and Bain Capital purchased a factory in China that took on the demand from outsourcing from other US companies. So they profited by increasing profits from companies they owned by shipping jobs overseas and they profited from other companies shipping jobs overseas by doing the work that used to be done in cities and towns across America.
For the second time in five years, a Chinese woman won Miss World.
The sounds of the Miami Heat's championship parade still echo in downtown, but the team is already looking to next season as Wednesday, the Heat released the 2012-13 preseason schedule.
Sheldon Adelson, the largest foreign investor in China, has invested tens of millions of dollars in influencing the 2012 election and has vowed to spend $100 million to put his thumb on the scale for Mitt Romney in November.
The Miami Heat are heading to China. Heat management announced Monday that the team would play the Los Angeles Clippers in Beijing on October 11th and in Shanghai on October 14th.
What is to stop a foreign country from funneling money through US businesses or political donors into Super PACs to buy US elections?
Tinkerbelle's ship has come in, along with Mickey's ears and Cinderella's crown, and they'll all be docking at the Port of Jacksonville.
The United States isn't the only country dealing with cannibalism.
Hillary Clinton spoke of the "Freedom to connect" as a new tenet of American diplomacy last year. The Secretary of State made her comments about the importance of freedom on the Internet after social media became a weapon for democracy and fueled the Arab Spring.
President Barack Obama is in the Sunshine State Thursday to promote his new tourism initiative and to get a jump on the Republican presidential candidates who are about to overwhelm the state ahead of January 31.
Using a fake ID to get into bars and nightclubs has always been a rite of passage for underage students. But CBS4 Investigator Stephen Stock says Homeland Security officials are so concerned about the fake IDs being made in China today, that they now consider them a national security threat.
Fans of the Miami Heat will be waiting a long time to see the team play again as the NBA lockout shows no signs of getting worked out. A published report Wednesday said Heat star Dwyane Wade has been offered a spot on a Chinese team.
Former presidential candidate George McGovern said Thursday that he will board a plane Friday bound for Cuba. McGovern, 88, will be visiting Fidel Castro for the first time in almost 17 years.
With each victory in the NBA Playoffs, LeBron James moves closer to adding his first championship ring to his hand. But a championship for LeBron would also add close to $4 billion to his top sponsor, Nike.
Five people, including an 84-year-old woman, were inside the southwest Miami-Dade home when two vehicles collided and crashed into the residence Sunday evening.
With demand for 2026 World Cup tickets skyrocketing, brokers report a spike in scammers targeting desperate buyers on social media.
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven steady innings and the Miami Marlins hit three home runs, snapping their five-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
CBS News Miami's Survive the Season: Hurricane 2026 provides practical guidance on hurricane preparedness, power outages, insurance, safe sheltering and more.
Insurance experts are urging Florida homeowners and renters to secure flood insurance before storms develop, warning that waiting periods can leave properties unprotected.
Five people, including an 84-year-old woman, were inside the southwest Miami-Dade home when two vehicles collided and crashed into the residence Sunday evening.
With demand for 2026 World Cup tickets skyrocketing, brokers report a spike in scammers targeting desperate buyers on social media.
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven steady innings and the Miami Marlins hit three home runs, snapping their five-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
Hurricane preparedness supplies and resources will be distributed at four South Florida locations on June 6 to help families get ready for hurricane season.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Justice Department said it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the program.
Left-wing streamers Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say Britain's government has denied them entry over their criticism of Israel.
U.S. officials sought help from Russia during President Trump's first term to secure the release of journalist Austin Tice, according to Robert O'Brien.
The regulation, described in internal documents obtained by CBS News, would be the latest effort by President Trump's White House to tighten access to the U.S. asylum system.
Senate Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to kill the Trump administration's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.