In our ongoing series, A More Perfect Union, we highlight how what connects us as Americans is deeper than what divides us. Sports, like football, are often great unifiers, transcending race, religion, and nationality. At Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the Bison football team is tackling lessons beyond the field. […]
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Inside ICE’s controversial crackdown on MS-13
First on “CBS This Morning,” we’re getting rare access to Operation Matador, a joint law enforcement effort led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations team, to crackdown on MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, and other trans-national gangs. Federal officials will announce Thursday a breakthrough in the […]
Baltimore homicide detective shot, left fighting for life
BALTIMORE — A homicide detective with the Baltimore police force was shot in the head Wednesday while working in a troubled area of the city grappling with high crime rates. Outside the hospital where the gravely wounded 18-year veteran was fighting for his life, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said a […]
Police: Baltimore detective shot in head; manhunt underway
BALTIMORE — A homicide detective with the Baltimore police force was shot in the head Wednesday while working in a troubled area of the city grappling with high crime rates. Outside the hospital where the gravely wounded 18-year veteran was fighting for his life, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said a […]
500-year-old da Vinci fetches record sum at auction
Last Updated Nov 15, 2017 8:29 PM EST NEW YORK — A 500-year-old da Vinci painting once belonged to a king who died on the chopping block. On Wednesday, it fetched a king’s ransom — on the auction block. It sold for $450 million late Wednesday — which included the […]
500-year-old da Vinci painting sells for record $450M
Last Updated Nov 15, 2017 8:29 PM EST NEW YORK — A 500-year-old da Vinci painting once belonged to a king who died on the chopping block. On Wednesday, it fetched a king’s ransom — on the auction block. It sold for $450 million late Wednesday — which included the […]
Roy Moore’s attorney disputes accuser’s yearbook note
Last Updated Nov 15, 2017 8:09 PM EST An attorney for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore went before the cameras Wednesday evening to defend his client on the sexual misconduct allegations against him. Flanked by campaign chairman Bill Armistead, Moore’s attorney Phillip L. Jauregui disputed what he called “serious, serious […]
Firefighters battle 5-alarm fire in St. Louis
Last Updated Nov 15, 2017 10:39 PM EST A five-alarm fire burned for much of the day and into the night at a warehouse in St. Louis where at least 80 firefighters responded to battle the flames. At least four people — including two firefighters — were rushed to the […]
U.S. monitoring “fluid” situation in Zimbabwe
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it has no knowledge of any citizens being injured or arrested in Zimbabwe one day after it appeared the military had taken over the capital and the state broadcaster. A State Department official told CBS News they are monitoring the situation, which remains “fluid,” […]
House Republicans set to pass massive tax cuts
House Republicans are set to pass a massive package of corporate and individual tax cuts on Thursday. On Wednesday, Democrats were fuming when Republicans in the Senate put out their own tax plan, which would repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate. The mandate requires most Americans to have health insurance or pay a […]