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 […]
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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 […]
Cops: Missing New Jersey mom was likely abducted
PATERSON, N.J. — Family and police are searching for a 24-year-old single mom who disappeared from a parking lot on Tuesday night, reports CBS New York. Paterson police told the station that it appears likely Shanaya Coley was abducted. The station reports that a neighbor called 911 to report witnessing […]
Want to bet on bitcoin? Be prepared to lose all
Bitcoin just made the Winklevoss twins paper billionaires. Might it do the same for you? Last Thursday, the explosively appreciating cryptocurrency briefly rose past $19,000 — from below $1,000 at the start of the year. On Friday, bitcoin traded around $16,000, according to Coinmarketcap.com. With bitcoin’s price chart looking a lot more like […]
The divine creations of Michelangelo
MICHELANGELO is revered as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. And as Martha Teichner now shows us, for the next two months you won’t have to go to Italy to see some of his finest work: Who hasn’t seen “The Creation of Adam”? It’s right in the middle […]
House Intel investigates Trump Jr. email involving hacked documents
Last Updated Dec 8, 2017 3:54 PM EST Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the email was dated Sept. 4, 2016, instead of Sept. 14, 2016. The information was erroneously confirmed by a source, who subsequently sent the actual email to CBS News confirming the Sept. […]
Disturbing video shows man begging in fatal police shooting
MESA — Police in Mesa, Arizona released disturbing body camera video on Thursday hours after a former officer was acquitted of a murder charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man. The verdict cleared Philip Brailsford, 27, of criminal liability in the 2016 death of Daniel Shaver, of Granbury, […]
17 stories that defined 2017
Look back on the biggest stories of the year on CBSN‘s “2017 Unsubscribe,” Thursday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m. ET. As each year comes to an end, news outlets across the globe inevitably look back on the months that have passed and reflect on the stories that most impacted our […]
Paralyzed in Vegas shooting, man learns how to live life again
Michael Caster was one of the hundreds of people hurt when a gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas earlier this year. CBS News’ Adriana Diaz met Caster just two days after the massacre and has been following his progress ever since. Caster was shot in […]