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OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Just 18 months after declaring his opposition to banning assault weapons, Nebraska Democrat Brad Ashford has changed his mind. The former one-term congressman, now trying to win back an Omaha-area seat he lost in 2016, used to consider it futile to push for a ban while […]

Last Updated Apr 7, 2018 12:26 PM EDT BERLIN — Authorities say a van crashed into a crowd Saturday outside a popular bar in the German city of Muenster, killing three people and injuring 20 others. The driver of the vehicle shot and killed himself after the crash, local police […]

PITTSBURGH — Part of Route 30 has collapsed in East Pittsburgh, damaging an apartment building. All other apartment buildings have been evacuated, CBS Pittsburgh reports. One resident of the apartment that collapsed told the station she was evacuated from the apartment to a hotel on Friday. Another resident said all […]

Tina Fey won plenty of laughs by playing Sarah Palin next to Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton on “Saturday Night Live” back in 2008. Now, Tina Fey is the off-stage force behind the new musical “Mean Girls,” opening tonight on Broadway. How she brought her original hit movie to the Great […]

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has requested and received documents related to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s renting of a condo room connected to a Washington lobbyist, CBS News’ chief White House correspondent Major Garrett has confirmed.  The committee, led by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, has […]

New York City’s storied Chelsea Hotel isn’t famous for its rooms, but for the people who slept inside them. The gritty, sometimes sketchy, establishment housed everyone from writer Mark Twain to painter Jackson Pollock and musician Jimi Hendrix.  Next week, some remarkable artifacts from the Chelsea’s heyday are going up […]

A 13-year old boy exploring an abandoned building in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park fell some 25 feet into the city’s sewer system last Sunday when a wooden plank gave way. The boy was saved about 12 hours later by dedicated rescue crews and some remarkable new technology. A grateful Jesse […]

Last Updated Apr 7, 2018 2:14 PM EDT Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican who was under congressional investigation for sexual harassment allegations, resigned abruptly from Congress on Friday afternoon. Now, the question still remains: will he repay the $84,000 in taxpayer funds used to settle a sexual harassment claim from […]

BERLIN — Authorities say a van crashed into a crowd Saturday outside a popular bar in the German city of Muenster, killing two people and injuring 20 others. The driver of the vehicle shot and killed himself after the crash, local police said. Six of the injured are listed in […]

Last Updated Apr 7, 2018 11:59 AM EDT BERLIN — Police in the western German city of Muenster say a vehicle has crashed into a crowd there, killing several people and injuring others. The spokesperson for the local police in Muenster said a minivan crashed into a group of people in […]