“CBS This Morning” is partnering with digital media company Refinery 29 for a new series about millennials called My Generation. Millennials — the generation born between the early 1980s and mid-90s — outnumber the Baby Boomers and Generation X. They are an increasingly influential force in American society and are making their mark […]
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First hijab-wearing Barbie based on Olympic fencer
Mattel has unveiled the newest Barbie doll in it’s “Sheroes” collection, modeled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. The doll wears a fencing outfit and hijab — a first for Barbie. Mattel has unveiled a new Barbie doll modeled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. Mattel Muhammad and model Ashley Graham revealed […]
Russia offers bogus “evidence” that U.S. is helping ISIS
LONDON — If Russia has a legitimate complaint about U.S. forces letting ISIS militants slip through the closing net and escape their territory in Syria, it appears to have undermined its own argument by laying out the charges with bogus “evidence.” Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Tuesday alleged in various […]
Lebanese leader breaks silence as mystery surrounds resignation
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who plunged the country into crisis with his surprise resignation during a trip to Saudi Arabia, says he will return home in the next two days. In his first tweet in more than a week, Hariri told his followers that he is OK, […]
UCLA basketball players detained in China get good news
Three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting were allowed to return home Tuesday, officials said. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement that the players were flying back to Los Angeles. Scott didn’t identify the players, but CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports they’ve been […]
Smart toys have big security flaws, consumer group finds
Some of the coolest gifts on the shelves this year have security flaws that leave them vulnerable to hacking and could put children at risk. Consumer safety group Which? researched connected toys for 12 months, and found vulnerabilities in the Furby Connect, I-Que Intelligent Robot, CloudPets and Toy-fi Teddy. It found that […]
Sheriff facing sexual battery charges over school search suspended
ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor on Monday suspended a sheriff who faces charges including sexual battery after a drug search at a high school earlier this year. In an executive order, Gov. Nathan Deal suspended Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby pending the final outcome of his case or the expiration of […]
“You’re so stupid”: Prosecutor’s Uber outburst caught on tape
DALLAS — A 26-year-old Uber driver said a prosecutor hit him, belittled him and threatened him during a ride, CBS station KTVT reports. Jody Warner worked as a prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office until Monday. The incident that led to her dismissal happened on Friday after Shaun […]
Red Sox legend Bobby Doerr dies at 99
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Bobby Doerr, the Hall of Fame second baseman dubbed the “Silent Captain” of the Boston Red Sox by longtime teammate and life-long friend Ted Williams, has died. He was 99. Doerr died Monday, the Red Sox said Tuesday in a statement. The Red Sox said Doerr […]
Despair as death toll jumps after massive Iran quake
SARPOL-E-ZAHAB, Iran — Rescuers on Tuesday used backhoes and heavy equipment to dig through the debris of buildings toppled by a powerful earthquake on the border between Iran and Iraq, with weeping women crying out to God as aid workers found new bodies. Iran’s state-run news agency said Tuesday that […]