The words BORROWED TIME are anything but a meaningless phrase for the woman you’re about to meet — they’re the words she says have defined her life, never more so than now. Our Cover Story is reported by Tracy Smith: When Julie Yip-Williams found out she was dying of cancer, […]
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Wolf hybrid kills 8-day-old baby lying in bassinet
JONESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia sheriff said an 8-day-old baby has died after being mauled by the family’s wolf-dog hybrid. Lee County Sheriff Gary Parsons told CBS affiliate WJHL-TV that deputies were told a three-year-old wolf hybrid attacked and mauled the girl while she lay in a bassinet. The sheriff […]
Bannon to French far-right: Wear racism allegations as “badge of honor”
Steve Bannon may have fallen from President Trump’s graces for now, but on Saturday, he was the darling of France’s far right movement. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s former chief strategist whom the president praised before he excoriated him at the beginning of January, found his nationalist, populist and “anti-globalist” message in […]
U.S. updates travel alert for tourist city in Mexico amid “security threat”
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has narrowed its travel warning for the Caribbean city of Playa del Carmen amid what it calls an unspecified “ongoing security threat” just as the spring holiday season is kicking into high gear. The revised restrictions now say U.S. government employees must […]
Joan Baez: On record, and on canvas
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” was a big hit for Joan Baez back in 1971. A legend by anyone’s reckoning, she’s now approaching a turning point in her life and career, as she tells our John Blackstone: After nearly six decades as the reigning queen of folk music, […]
Remembering Tower Records founder Russ Solomon
In a time when music couldn’t be streamed or downloaded, Tower Records stood above its competition. With late-night hours, knowledgeable employees and huge inventories, it was a go-to place for serious music fans. The chain was founded in 1941 by Russ Solomon who started selling used jukebox records out of […]
DOJ takes regulatory step towards bump stock ban
The Trump administration announced Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks, likely setting the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the trigger devices remain on the market. The move was expected after President Trump ordered the Justice Department to […]
Nightclub stunt involving horse, bikini-clad woman sparks outcry, probe
Last Updated Mar 10, 2018 3:41 PM EST MIAMI BEACH – A Miami Beach club has lost its license and a criminal case may come from a stunt involving a horse. At the Mokai club late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, a horse carrying a man and a woman […]
Sessions says prosecutors won’t pursue “small” pot cases
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged U.S. authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday. Federal law enforcement lacks the resources […]
Remembering 1968: How an upstart primary challenge ended a presidency
The year 1968 brought a startling development almost every month — and the month of March was no exception. “CBS This Morning”‘ co-host John Dickerson takes us back: Fred Harris described 1968 as “really a horrible year for the country.” Joseph Califano said, “It was a hell of a year.” […]