TOKYO — North Korea released dozens of photos Thursday of the Hwasong-15, a new intercontinental ballistic missile it claims can reach any target in the continental United States. The photo dump, published in the paper and online editions of the ruling party’s official daily, is a gold mine for rocket […]
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U.S. troops get freeze-dried plasma for use on the battlefield
RALEIGH, N.C. — All of the U.S. military’s special operations fighters sent off to warzones and raids now have an essential addition to their first-aid kits: freeze-dried blood plasma. Last month, the Marines Corps’ special ops units became the last of the military branches to begin carrying freeze-dried plasma. The […]
Man accused of stealing $300K Ferrari asks for gas money, gets arrested
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California man suspected of stealing a $300,000 Ferrari was arrested after asking for gas money, authorities said. Santa Ana police arrested Israel Perez Rangel on Nov. 1. He pleaded not guilty to car theft. Authorities say the 458 Spider was brought into a Costa […]
Report: New Al Franken accuser steps forward
An Army veteran has accused Sen. Al Franken of inappropriately touching her more than a decade ago while she was on a military deployment to Kuwait, CNN reports. Stephanie Kemplin, 41, of Maineville, Ohio is the fifth women in the last two weeks to accuse the Minnesota Democrat of sexual […]
Former DOJ Civil Rights head calls Harvard probe “unprecedented”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not answering questions about a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation at Harvard University. CBS News learned earlier this month the DOJ is investigating the role of race in the admission process, to see if Asian-American applicants are held to a higher standard. “The Justice Department’s […]
Top model Ashley Graham calls the term “plus size” divisive to women
Ashley Graham, known throughout the world as a model who has gotten the industry to look at women’s bodies differently, says she doesn’t like the term “plus-size” to describe full-figured women, she tells CBS’ “Sunday Morning,” in an interview with “CBS This Morning” Co-Host Gayle King to be broadcast Dec. […]
Massage parlor sued over sexual assault allegation
Last Updated Nov 30, 2017 10:19 AM EST A massage parlor chain is facing a civil lawsuit from a client in Texas who says she was sexually assaulted by a masseuse in January 2016. Massage Heights, which has franchise locations across the country, is being sued by the alleged victim […]
Autoworkers collaborate to build fellow employee a new limb
Our series A More Perfect Union shows what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we meet coworkers at an auto plant in Anna, Ohio, who combined their unique skills to literally give a team member a hand. Using a combination of old-school […]
Ex-official on “roar” of 223 women from national security community
Only on “CBS This Morning,” we are hearing from two of the women who signed an open letter pushing to stop sexual harassment in the national security community. Two hundred twenty-three female national security professionals signed the letter, claiming they survived sexual misconduct or knew someone who had. “If folks […]
Nikki Haley says N. Korea regime will be “utterly destroyed” if war comes
UNITED NATIONS — After the launch this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley and her counterparts from Japan and the Republic of Korea requested an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting. At the Council meeting late Wednesday, the United States set out a path […]