The surprising results of the 2016 election have been explained, in part, as a story of economic malaise. But a year after that election, the divergence between red and blue states has only grown — leading some to question whether the booming economy can bring a divided nation back together. […]
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Attack siren blares across Hawaii for first time since Cold War
HONOLULU — A siren blared across Hawaii on Friday for the first time since the end of the Cold War in an effort to prepare tourists and residents for a possible nuclear attack from North Korea. The state is the first to bring back the Cold War-era warning system, Hawaii emergency […]
Not guilty plea in alleged hate crime killing at Kansas bar
OLATHE, Kan. — The man accused in an alleged hate crime at a suburban Kansas City bar that killed one Indian national and left two men wounded has pleaded not guilty. Adam Purinton is charged with first-degree murder in the February shooting in Olathe that killed 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla. He […]
Feds issue arrest warrant for immigrant acquitted of murder
Last Updated Dec 1, 2017 7:34 PM EST DEL RIO, Texas — An amended federal arrest warrant has been released for Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a Mexican man acquitted Thursday in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier, a case that’s sparked national debate over immigration. The […]
McDonald’s tipster to get reward in Tampa slayings case
TAMPA – A McDonald’s employee who turned in the gun belonging to the man charged with killing four people will receive more than $100,000 in reward money, reports CBS affiliate WTSP. Howell Emanuel Donaldson III was arrested Tuesday after he left a bag containing a loaded gun with a co-worker […]
White House hangs red ribbon for World AIDS Day
The White House hung a massive red bow from the front portico to recognize World AIDS Day on Friday, keeping with the annual tradition. “Due to America’s leadership and private sector philanthropy and innovation, we have saved and improved millions of lives and shifted the HIV/AIDS epidemic from crisis toward […]
Tough love from a judge helped heroin addict turn her life around
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — As a drug treatment court judge in Shakopee, Minnesota, the honorable Chris Wilton has seen some pretty desperate cases. But he says none have been more desperate than the heroin addict who first appeared before him in the spring of 2014. Her name is Jennifer Jensen. “Eight […]
Florida State football coach leaving for Texas A&M
Florida State University (FSU) football coach Jimbo Fisher has resigned to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M University, CBS Sports reports. The 52-year-old will leave Florida State prior to Saturday’s regular season finale with University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) after eight seasons with the Seminoles. “Today, Jimbo […]
Sweets from the Ottoman Empire
Holly Williams samples some just-delicious desserts in Turkey: On the shores of the Bosphorus, the strait of water that divides Europe on one bank from Asia on the other, sits Istanbul. It’s now an overcrowded Turkish city of 15 million people … a place where tradition and modernity rub shoulders. […]
Turkish delights: Sweets from the Ottoman Empire
Holly Williams samples some just-delicious desserts in Turkey: On the shores of the Bosphorus, the strait of water that divides Europe on one bank from Asia on the other, sits Istanbul. It’s now an overcrowded Turkish city of 15 million people … a place where tradition and modernity rub shoulders. […]