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Tina Brown has always been a disrupter. Brown, who is credited with turning Vanity Fair magazine into what it is today, was kicked out of three high schools.    “That was what was so great about my father. He was so proud of having a disrupter as a daughter. He […]

For the past two years, 19-year-old Noah Robinson has been living on his own. He said he left his unstable home life behind and never looked back. He was determined to make a better life for himself. Six months ago, Robinson started working at Glastender Inc., a family-owned business that […]

“CBS This Morning” is partnering with digital media company Refinery 29 for a new series about millennials called My Generation. Millennials — the generation  born between the early 1980s and mid-90s — outnumber the Baby Boomers and Generation X. They are an increasingly influential force in American society and are making their mark […]

Mattel has unveiled the newest Barbie doll in it’s “Sheroes” collection, modeled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. The doll wears a fencing outfit and hijab — a first for Barbie.  Mattel has unveiled a new Barbie doll modeled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.  Mattel Muhammad and model Ashley Graham revealed […]

LONDON — If Russia has a legitimate complaint about U.S. forces letting ISIS militants slip through the closing net and escape their territory in Syria, it appears to have undermined its own argument by laying out the charges with bogus “evidence.” Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Tuesday alleged in various […]

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who plunged the country into crisis with his surprise resignation during a trip to Saudi Arabia, says he will return home in the next two days.  In his first tweet in more than a week, Hariri told his followers that he is OK, […]

Three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting were allowed to return home Tuesday, officials said. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement that the players were flying back to Los Angeles. Scott didn’t identify the players, but CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports they’ve been […]

Some of the coolest gifts on the shelves this year have security flaws that leave them vulnerable to hacking and could put children at risk. Consumer safety group Which? researched connected toys for 12 months, and found vulnerabilities in the Furby Connect, I-Que Intelligent Robot, CloudPets and Toy-fi Teddy. It found that […]

ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor on Monday suspended a sheriff who faces charges including sexual battery after a drug search at a high school earlier this year.  In an executive order, Gov. Nathan Deal suspended Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby pending the final outcome of his case or the expiration of […]

DALLAS — A 26-year-old Uber driver said a prosecutor hit him, belittled him and threatened him during a ride, CBS station KTVT reports. Jody Warner worked as a prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office until Monday. The incident that led to her dismissal happened on Friday after Shaun […]