Top House Democrats — including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) — are pressuring Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, to step down, two senior Democratic aides confirmed to CBS News. Conyers, 88, is facing a congressional investigation into sexual harassment allegations. He said he would step aside as […]
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Twin endangered tiger cubs being hand-raised at Pittsburgh Zoo
PITTSBURGH — Two rare tiger cubs are being hand-raised at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium after their mother didn’t bond with them. Zoo keepers showed off the twin male and female Amur cubs Tuesday, CBS Pittsburgh reports. They were born Sept. 25. “These Amur tiger cubs are precious to all […]
YouTube cracks down on disturbing videos of children
SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of thousands of disturbing videos of young children have been posted online, not in some dark corner of the internet, but on YouTube. The website is finally cracking down. It was a bottom-line decision. Under pressure from advertisers, YouTube — owned by Google — removed more […]
Even the Fed is worried about the “Goldilocks” market
Smell that? It’s euphoria in the air. US equities surged higher on Tuesday, posting their best one-day gain since September despite a ballistic missile launch by North Korea and an apparent breakdown in bipartisan budget talks. Bank stocks rallied sharply, thanks to the GOP’s tax overhaul getting through the Senate […]
“She’s my everything”: Mom pleads for missing toddler’s return
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The mother of a North Carolina toddler who vanished over the weekend issued an emotional plea for the child’s return as federal, state and local authorities continued the search. Kristy Woods said she woke up Monday morning and realized her 3-year-old-daughter Mariah was missing from her bedroom in […]
Commentary: Trump’s “Pocahontas” comment wasn’t a racial slur
I was a Boston radio talk host in 2012 when the Elizabeth Warren/Native American heritage story broke, and I had the perfect nickname for her: “Faux-cahontas.” I knew it was perfect because it stuck. Mocking Elizabeth Warren for her unsubstantiated claims of minority status has been a staple of the […]
Reality TV star-turned-politician campaigns for Russia’s top job
MOSCOW — A reality TV star-turned-politician is challenging the establishment — this time, in Russia. Ksenia Sobchak is already unofficially campaigning for Russia’s top job. She spoke on Tuesday at a student rally in St. Petersburg. Sobchak may be a new face in national politics, but she’s been a Russian […]
Bitcoin: How high could it go?
When Saxo Bank forecast last December that Bitcoin’s price would surpass $2,000 in 2017, it may have seemed like a stretch given that the digital currency’s value at the time was under $1,000. Now, with Bitcoin surging, the same analyst who made the earlier forecast has a new prediction: The […]
New York Giants to bench Eli Manning on Sunday
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are changing quarterbacks for first time in more than 13 years. Yes, Eli Manning is not going to start. The Giants announced on Tuesday that Geno Smith will start in place of Manning when the Giants (2-9) face the Raiders in Oakland […]
NYC terror attack suspect enters plea in federal court
NEW YORK — The man charged in the deadly Halloween terror attack in lower Manhattan pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday, CBS New York reports. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, is accused of driving a rented pickup truck down a bicycle path, killing eight people and injuring a dozen others. Saipov […]