Monday is set to break shopping records, becoming America’s largest-ever online shopping day. Some $6.6 billion in sales will be generated, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks 80 percent of online shopping activity. By 10 a.m. Monday, $840 million had already been spent online, Adobe said — a jump of […]
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Late father’s final letter to daughter goes viral
Bailey Sellers’ dad, Michael, died from pancreatic cancer when she was just 16 years old, but that hasn’t stopped him from surprising her with a birthday message every year since. For the past five years, Sellers’ has received a beautiful bouquet of flowers on her birthday. And each year, the […]
Protesters call for charges against officer who killed teen
HARTFORD, Conn. — Protesters on Monday called for criminal charges against a Connecticut police officer who killed an unarmed 15-year-old boy and for the release of surveillance and other video that shows the May shooting. Demonstrators sought to bring attention to the fatal shooting of Jayson Negron by Bridgeport rookie officer […]
U.S. vessel arriving in area of missing submarine search
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina says a U.S. undersea rescue module is arriving to an area in the South Atlantic where an Argentine submarine went missing 12 days ago with 44 crew members on board. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said Monday that a Norwegian ship carrying the U.S. Navy’s underwater […]
Luxury hotel wants to dump Trump name
WASHINGTON – Owners of the Trump International Hotel in Panama are working to strip President Donald Trump’s name from the 70-story building and fire the hotel management company run by Trump’s family. The property once paid at least $32 million to associate with Trump. The uprising by Panama hotel owners […]
Grandma’s Thanksgiving text mix-up turns into tradition for teen
What started as a Thanksgiving text mix-up has turned into an annual tradition for Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench. Their unusual friendship was sparked just over a year ago when Hinton got a text from his supposed “grandma” inviting him to Thanksgiving dinner. The skeptical teen knew there had to be some […]
North Charleston police officer Michael Slager uses “Jeff Sessions” defense
A week before sentencing, CBS News has obtained a memorandum submitted to the court by the attorneys representing former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager. In their argument for a lighter sentence the defense attorneys, Andy Savage and Donald McCune, say Slager did not lie about his conduct that day […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle open up on relationship
Newly engaged couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed new details on their relationship in an interview with the BBC from Kensington Palace. Harry, fifth in line for the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, palace officials announced Monday, confirming months of rumors. The couple revealed […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal details on proposal
Newly engaged couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed new details on their relationship in an interview with the BBC from Kensington Palace. Harry, fifth in line for the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, palace officials announced Monday, confirming months of rumors. The couple revealed […]
Franken makes statement amid sexual misconduct allegations
Last Updated Nov 27, 2017 1:26 PM EST Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, is expected to make a statement and take questions from reporters outside of his office at 1:00 p.m. ET Monday. This comes as several women have accused him of sexual misconduct. In one of his first interviews since […]