In this season of shorter days and longer nights we probably need the sight of flowers more than ever. Perfect timing for Ben Tracy’s “Postcard From Tokyo”: The mornings begin shrouded in fog and surrounded by color. Yellow, red, pink … a forest of flowers begins to grow. The Tokyo […]
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One small step for Lego, one giant leap for womankind?
Sally Ride made history back in 1983, when she became the first American woman to travel into outer space. Now, Ride and three other women who were NASA pioneers are being honored with their own Lego likenesses. The “Women of NASA” Lego set went on sale this week, and quickly […]
The essential Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates pulls no punches in his writings about race relations in America. This morning, he discusses the fine print with our Martha Teichner: It’s not all that often that a guy who writes about race can sell out a 3,000-seat theater … on a weeknight, especially. But […]
Trump visits Pearl Harbor ahead of Asia trip
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — President Trump paid a solemn visit Friday to Pearl Harbor and its memorial to the USS Arizona, a hallowed place he said he had read about, discussed and studied but had never visited until just before opening his first official visit to Asia, the […]
Paul Newman’s record-breaking watch
Serena Altschul tells us all about a watch that was once “Newman’s Own”: A little over a week ago, at the Phillips Auction House in New York City, a trove of 50 wristwatches was up for sale. But the star of the show — with its own special room, and […]
Woman, ex-member of FLDS, running for mayor of Utah town once defined by polygamy
HILDALE, Utah — In a place where political contests are virtually unknown, the campaign signs offer the latest hint that a polygamous group is losing its grip on this remote red rock community straddling the Utah-Arizona border. “For Hildale mayor vote Donia,” reads one sign featuring Donia Jessop, a candidate […]
The tricky math of Obamacare premium hikes
Premium prices for health care policies sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces were finally made public just before open enrollment started on Nov. 1. As shown in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, the numbers offer a revealing look into some surprising trends and some important points consumers need […]
Soldier in Niger ambush may have been captured
CBS News has learned one of the four American soldiers killed in the ambush in Niger may have been kidnapped by Islamic militants who opened fire on a group of U.S. and Nigerien troops in early October. The Pentagon has not said how Sgt. La David Johnson became separated from the […]
U.S. soldier in Niger may have been captured by Islamic militants
CBS News has learned one of the four American soldiers killed in the ambush in Niger may have been kidnapped by Islamic militants who opened fire on a group of U.S. and Nigerien troops in early October. The Pentagon has not said how Sgt. La David Johnson became separated from the […]
NYPD investigating actress’ rape claims against Weinstein
NEW YORK — New York City police are moving closer to an arrest of movie producer Harvey Weinstein. They say rape allegations made by an actress are credible — and they are putting together evidence for a judge to issue a warrant, CBS News’ Jericka Duncan reports. “We have an […]