Former astronaut Bruce McCandless II, a retired Navy captain and son of a Medal of Honor recipient who joined NASA during the buildup to the Apollo program, served as capsule communicator when Neil Armstrong took his historic first step on the moon and later flew in space twice during the […]
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Astronaut in iconic space photo dies
Last Updated Dec 22, 2017 5:39 PM EST Former astronaut Bruce McCandless II, a retired Navy captain and son of a Medal of Honor recipient who joined NASA during the buildup to the Apollo program, served as capsule communicator when Neil Armstrong took his historic first step on the moon […]
Feds bust alleged Christmas Day attack in San Francisco
Last Updated Dec 22, 2017 8:13 PM EST Federal officials say they’ve arrested a man who they say was planning a terror attack on Christmas Day in San Francisco in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), CBS News justice correspondent Paula Reid reports. Everitt Aaron Jameson, […]
Man planned ISIS-inspired Christmas Day attack in San Francisco: FBI
Last Updated Dec 22, 2017 8:13 PM EST Federal officials say they’ve arrested a man who they say was planning a terror attack on Christmas Day in San Francisco in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), CBS News justice correspondent Paula Reid reports. Everitt Aaron Jameson, […]
Migrant workers in Beijing forced out of homes
BEIJING — The city government in Beijing has decided the teeming metropolis has too many people and too many dilapidated homes, so it has begun tearing them down. And the people who lived in them are on their own. Several neighborhoods on the outskirts of Beijing look like war zones. […]
Man with Alzheimer’s still striving to make new music
PORTLAND, Ore. — We may have the perfect Christmas story. It’s about a musical gift that was lost, then found. To welcome us to Portland, Oregon, 68-year-old Steve Goodwin would like to play one of his songs for you. You have no idea how much he would like to play […]
The healing, and persistent, power of kindness
In this season of Christmas, a question… When was the last time you thought about the power of KINDNESS? Our Cover Story is reported by Lee Cowan: The wonderful thing about “It’s a Wonderful Life” is those final few minutes, when George Bailey — after a lifetime of dolling out […]
A hormone is produced every time we do something kind
In this season of Christmas, a question… When was the last time you thought about the power of KINDNESS? Our Cover Story is reported by Lee Cowan: The wonderful thing about “It’s a Wonderful Life” is those final few minutes, when George Bailey — after a lifetime of dolling out […]
9 tax breaks in the new GOP tax bill
Getty Images/iStockphoto Although the Republican tax bill is under fire from Democrats for snubbing the middle class, the 1,000-page document has plenty of tax breaks — if you qualify. Tax experts are combing through the legislation to get a handle on how its new tax brackets and treatments of everything […]
New info about woman accused of killing mom, taking baby
HOUSTON — A Houston woman accused of killing a mother and kidnapping her six-week-old baby told investigators the victim was already dead when she arrived at the home Tuesday, reports CBS affiliate KHOU, citing prosecutors’ statements in court. The murder suspect, 28-year-old Erika Miranda-Alvarez, had recently been pregnant and was […]