Fewer than half of the 41 million potentially explosive air bag inflators made by Japanese company Takata have been replaced in the several years since the largest auto-safety recall in U.S. history. Some Honda employees are going door-to-door knocking, hunting for roughly 100,000 cars with the most dangerous defective Takata air […]
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Southern California wildfires still smoldering after hellish week
BONSALL, California — In southern California, blowtorch winds have died down, but deadly fires are still spreading. President Trump has declared a state of emergency, clearing the way for additional federal aid. The six major fires have burned more than 140,000 acres — an area larger than Chicago. More than 500 […]
CBS News Poll: American attitudes toward gun violence
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School approaches, one third of Americans – and women in particular – say the level of gun violence in the United States today is a crisis, and most call […]
American attitudes toward gun violence documented in new poll
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School approaches, one third of Americans – and women in particular – say the level of gun violence in the United States today is a crisis, and most call […]
Judd Apatow: Sexual harassment revelations will involve “enormous” amount of people
Hollywood filmmaker, comic and writer Judd Apatow, an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual harassment, believes ongoing revelations will eventually involve an “enormous” amount of people, he tells Tracy Smith in an interview for CBS ‘ “Sunday Morning,” to be broadcast Dec. 10. Apatow, the force behind such box office […]
Bonded by friendship, preschool “twins” swear they “share the same soul”
MIAMI — Miami preschoolers Jia Sarnicola and Zuri Copeland say they are not best friends. They say they’re closer than that — closer than even mere sisters. In fact, Jia and Zuri truly believe they’re twins. “They will tell you that they are twins, and they have a long list […]
After many months — and tens of millions — SpaceX regains key asset
More than a year after a spectacular preflight explosion that destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite payload, SpaceX has rebuilt, strengthened and modernized its heavily damaged launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is on track to resume flights from launch complex 40 next week, officials said Friday. John […]
Ed Sheeran breached royal protocol when meeting Prince Charles
Ed Sheeran became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on Thursday, but he made a royal faux pas during the Investiture ceremony: Sheeran touched Prince Charles’ arm when he received the honor at Buckingham Palace in London. The singer was awarded his MBE for services to […]
Officials reveal how high school gunman entered school
AZTEC, N.M. — Authorities say a 21-year-old gunman killed two students at a New Mexico high school Thursday in a planned attack after disguising himself as a student to gain access to the building.San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen told reporters Friday that 21-year-old William Atchison of the small town […]
California fire damage to homes is less random than it seems
Faith Kearns is an academic coordinator for the California Institute for Water Resources at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In the midst of the many wildfire emergencies that have faced California this year, it can often seem that the way houses burn, or don’t, is random. The […]