Last Updated Mar 19, 2018 8:58 PM EDT Reports over the weekend said Facebook mishandled data from more than 50 million users, allowing Cambridge Analytica — a consulting firm once employed by the Trump campaign — to gain access to it. The revelations that have panicked Facebook executives and spooked its […]
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Trump focuses on law enforcement side of opioid rollout
Donald Trump visited Manchester Community College on Monday to discuss measures the administration will take to combat the opioid crisis including a call for drug traffickers to face the death penalty in cases of fatal opioid overdoses. “If we don’t get tough on the drug dealers we’re wasting our time, […]
Trump focuses on law enforcement in rolling out opioid-fighting plan
Donald Trump visited Manchester Community College on Monday to discuss measures the administration will take to combat the opioid crisis including a call for drug traffickers to face the death penalty in cases of fatal opioid overdoses. “If we don’t get tough on the drug dealers we’re wasting our time, […]
Austin bomber “taunting” law enforcement, police say
Last Updated Mar 19, 2018 7:00 PM EDT AUSTIN, Texas — Police say a fourth bomb exploded Sunday night after two men on bicycles hit a trip wire near a fence where it was located. It was the first time this type of method was used in the string of explosions […]
Body of missing college freshman found in Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Police officials in Bermuda are confirming that they have found the body of missing U.S. student Mark Dombroski. Acting Assistant Commissioner James Howard of the Bermuda Police Services declined to provide certain details, including how authorities believe he may have died during a visit to the British […]
Trump adds to legal team in Russia probe
Last Updated Mar 19, 2018 7:18 PM EDT President Trump is hiring Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. attorney, to be part of his legal team representing him in the Russia probe being led by special counsel Robert Mueller, CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reported Monday. Trump attorney […]
Mississippi gov signs bill imposing nation’s toughest abortion ban
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s governor has signed the nation’s tightest abortion restrictions into law. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1510 on Monday afternoon. It becomes law immediately and bans most abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation. Bryant has frequently said he wants Mississippi to be the “safest place in […]
Facebook’s fight against the phrase “data breach”
Amid the fallout over the revelation that a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, obtained personal data from more than 50 million Facebook users without their permission, Facebook and some of its executives objected to the use of the phrase “data breach” to describe the controversy. Nicholas Thompson, a CBS News […]
Commentary: Yes, Republicans are in trouble
Are Democrats reading too much into Conor Lamb’s upset victory in last week’s special election? That’s certainly the GOP spin. To hear them tell it, Lamb basically ran as a conservative. And his opponent, Rick Saccone, was just a lousy candidate. Plus, it will be hard for Democrats to replicate […]
Kroger to stop selling guns of all kinds
After recently imposing restrictions on the sale of firearms, ammunition and assault rifle-themed publications, Kroger (KR) has decided to stop selling guns altogether. The nation’s biggest supermarket chain on Monday said it it would phase out all sales of firearms and ammunition at its 132 Fred Meyer stores, which are located […]