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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican leaders’ efforts to stop Pennsylvania from using a new congressional district map in midterm elections were dealt a potentially fatal blow Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court and a panel of federal judges both ruled against them. The courts rejected requests to throw out or halt use […]

Last Updated Mar 19, 2018 6:53 PM EDT TEMPE, Ariz. — A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle — an accident that could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology. The crash Sunday night in Tempe […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A 45-year-old man who police say ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl was being held in Miami after he was returned to the U.S. over the weekend. The lawyer for Kevin Esterly‘s wife told CBS News that he has been calling her from jail in […]

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said his dismissal by Attorney General Jeff Sessions just two days before his scheduled retirement on Sunday was part of the Trump administration’s “war on the FBI.” McCabe, who briefly led the agency after Director James Comey was fired, said his dismissal was the latest attack […]

Last Updated Mar 19, 2018 11:46 AM EDT AUSTIN — Federal and local officials in Austin on Monday described a “change” in the methodology of whoever is behind a series of apparently connected blasts in the Texas capital. Austin’s mayor says growing anxieties are “legitimate and real” following the fourth […]

In a series of blistering tweets Saturday, President Donald Trump falsely asserted that the House Intelligence Committee has concluded there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia. Mr. Trump in his tweets lashed out at his perceived foes tied to the Russia investigation and exulted in the firing […]

Last Updated Mar 19, 2018 4:23 PM EDT Facebook (FB) shares fell nearly 7 percent Monday amid controversy over how Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by President Trump’s 2016 campaign, was able to harvest personal data from more than 50 million Facebook users.  The 6.8 percent drop lopped nearly $40 […]

Facebook (FB) shares fell more than 5 percent in early trading amid controversy over how Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by President Trump’s 2016 campaign, was able to harvest personal data from more than 50 million Facebook users.  The stock slid $9.69, or 5.2 percent, to $175.62 shortly after the […]

Since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month, survivors have mobilized the #NeverAgain movement to push for school safety and stronger gun legislation.   Two vocal leaders, David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez, spoke with CBSN Monday to discuss the movement and why they believe they can […]

STRATMOOR, Colo.  – A 2-year-old boy who was reported missing Saturday south of Colorado Springs has died. CBS Denver reports that a statewide Amber Alert was issued Saturday night for Nain Dominguez, who was last seen playing with siblings around 5 p.m. near the Stratmoor Valley Park trailhead on Forest […]