Man sentenced for bringing weapons to D.C. on January 6 – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge sentenced an Alabama man to one of the stiffest sentences so far in the Capitol riot prosecutions. Lonnie Coffman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for bringing a “small armory” […]
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1950 Census data released to public
1950 Census data released to public – CBS News Watch CBS News The 1950 Census, which provides a vivid snapshot of post-war America, is now online. Federal law required that this Census information be kept private for 72 years. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser […]
Biden’s sister on relationship with president
Biden’s sister on relationship with president – CBS News Watch CBS News Few people have more insight into President Biden than his sister, Valerie Biden Owens. Norah O’Donnell sat down with the “first sister” to talk about the advice she gives the president and more for “CBS Sunday Morning.” View […]
Oldest active National Park ranger retires at 100
Oldest active National Park ranger retires at 100 – CBS News Watch CBS News The nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger has hung up her hat. Betty Reid Soskin retired Thursday, about 6 months after celebrating her 100th birthday. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser […]
Russians possibly received “significant doses” of radiation at Chernobyl plant
Russian troops who had occupied the nuclear power station at Chernobyl may have been exposed to “significant doses” of radiation, Ukraine’s state energy company Energoatom said Friday. The company said it could not determine the degree of radiation exposure the troops may have had, but there were unconfirmed reports that […]
Jobless rate dips to 3.6% as U.S. employers add 431,000 jobs
Despite snarled supply chains and a war in Europe, the U.S. job market powered on in March, with robust hiring pulling the unemployment rate close to its pre-pandemic level. Payrolls grew by 431,000 last month, driven by increased hiring in leisure and hospitality as well as professional and business services, […]
12-year-old fatally shot in New York City as violent crime spikes nationwide
A 12-year-old boy was killed when he and his family were caught in the crossfire between two other cars on Thursday night in Brooklyn. “To have a young boy shot, and when you look at the video, it’s horrific how it happened,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. “We’re […]
9 more people indicted in gun trafficking case involving 3 U.S. soldiers
Twelve people are facing charges for allegedly supplying scores of guns to Chicago gangs, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Among those accused of conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes are three U.S. soldiers. Unsealed Wednesday, the 21-count superseding indictment names Blaise Smith, 29; Rahaeem Johnson 24; Bryant Larkin, 33; […]
Census records from 1950 being released: “Genealogy heaven”
It was the first census after World War II. The baby boom had begun. The Great Migration of Black residents from the Jim Crow South to places like Detroit and Chicago was in full swing. And some industrial cities reached their peak populations before Americans started moving to the suburbs. […]
A Navy sailor’s love song landed him the girl and, decades later, an album
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania — It’s been 61 years of wedded bliss for Mort and Susan Block. But the couple says their meant-to-be almost never was. Not because of Mort — he knew he wanted to marry Susan from day one. “It was just like that – it was instant for […]