Last Updated Jan 17, 2018 6:46 PM EST GREENSBORO, N.C. — The ice and snow storm that blanketed the South is now blamed for at least five deaths. The storm is making travel dangerous, if not impossible. More than 1,700 flights have been cancelled and tens of thousands of homes […]
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FBI agents visited Bannon’s house
FBI agents visited the home of former chief Trump strategist Steve Bannon last week, a source familiar with the situation has confirmed to CBS News. CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan reports FBI agents made a trip to Bannon’s home last week, in what became […]
EPA chief Scott Pruitt defends industry ties
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CBS News that a partnership with “industry” is necessary in order for the agency to protect the environment. “This paradigm that says we have to choose industry over the environment or the environment over industry is the old way of thinking,” Pruitt told […]
EPA chief: Industry is necessary partner
To see more of Major Garrett’s interview with Scott Pruitt, watch “CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor” tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CBS News that a partnership with “industry” is necessary in order for the agency to protect the environment. “This paradigm that […]
Dylan Farrow details her sexual assault allegations against Woody Allen
Watch Part II of the report on “CBS This Morning” at 8:15 a.m. ET. Only on “CBS This Morning,” Dylan Farrow is speaking candidly for the first time on television about her sexual assault allegations against her adoptive father, actor and director Woody Allen. At the age of seven, Farrow told […]
What you need to know about the meteor that caused seismic shock over Michigan
The meteor that lit up the night sky over southeast Michigan and shook the ground Tuesday night did not actually cause an earthquake, researchers say. In fact, meteors do not cause earthquakes to rupture along a fault, according to William Yeck, a research geophysicist at the United States Geological Survey’s […]
Dow closes above 26,000 for first time
The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 26,000 points for the first time on Wednesday. The nation’s oldest stock index rose 1.25 percent to close at 26,115. The Dow hit the 25,000 mark just over two weeks ago, making this the fastest-even thousand-point gain for the index. The Dow hit […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. slides off road, hits tree in snowy weather
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is warning North Carolina drivers not to venture out into a snowstorm after he slid off the road and hit a tree. Earnhardt said on his Twitter account Wednesday that he had just used his winch to help a sedan out of a ditch in […]
McConnell: Trump indecision delaying immigration deal
Last Updated Jan 17, 2018 4:58 PM EST Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday seemed to admit that President Trump has not yet clearly indicated what needs to be in an immigration bill that he would sign. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes asked the Kentucky Republican how the GOP leadership’s […]
McConnell says Senate will consider immigration deal “as soon as we figure out” what Trump wants
Last Updated Jan 17, 2018 4:58 PM EST Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday seemed to admit that President Trump has not yet clearly indicated what needs to be in an immigration bill that he would sign. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes asked the Kentucky Republican how the GOP leadership’s […]