President Trump on Thursday announced he has tapped Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve, a move he said will make sure the Fed stays “vigilant and prepared to respond to changes” in the market. Mr. Trump introduced Powell in the White House Rose Garden, after teasing the press about […]
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Boyfriend of long-missing woman booked on murder charge
SPANISH FORK, Utah – The boyfriend of a woman who went missing 28 years ago has been booked in Utah on a murder charge, reports CBS affiliate KUTV. Michael Ignatius Kufrin was arrested in Illinois in July and charged for the murder of Peggy Sue Case, who went missing in […]
NYC terror attack: Man FBI was seeking speaks out
NEW YORK — The man the FBI said at one point it was seeking as a person of interest in the New York truck attack has condemned the plot and says it was “not from our religion.” The man, Mukhammadzoir Kadirov, has not been detained or arrested. On Wednesday, the […]
GOP tax plan halves mortgage break — starting today
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 3:10 PM EDT Do you count on your mortgage deduction at tax time? If your loan or loans are more than $500,000, you won’t be able to deduct the interest from your federal income taxes under the proposed Republican House bill unveiled today, which cuts the […]
GOP tax plan halves mortgage break — starting now
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 3:10 PM EDT Do you count on your mortgage deduction at tax time? If your loan or loans are more than $500,000, you won’t be able to deduct the interest from your federal income taxes under the proposed Republican House bill unveiled today, which cuts the […]
Up-close look at the da Vinci painting worth $100M
“CBS This Morning” got a rare, up-close look at the last privately-owned painting by Leonardo da Vinci before it heads to auction at Christie’s this weekend in New York City. Alan Wintermute, a senior specialist at Christie’s, joined “CBS This Morning” along with the painting itself to discuss the masterpiece’s […]
Feds reveal what they found in NYC terror suspect’s truck
NEW YORK — The suspect charged in Tuesday’s terrorist attack in lower Manhattan had two cell phones with 90 videos of propaganda about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and 3,800 images related to the terrorist group, prosecutors said. In an affidavit filed in federal court on Wednesday, […]
CIA docs from bin Laden raid suggest Iran-al Qaeda link
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The CIA’s release of documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has again raised questions about Iran’s support of the extremist network leading up to the Sept. 11 terror attacks. U.S. intelligence officials and prosecutors have long said […]
Suspect arrested after fatal shooting at Colo. Walmart
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 12:37 PM EDT THORNTON, Colo. — An arrest has been made in a shooting that left three dead at a Colorado Walmart Wednesday night, police said on Twitter. Police said a man nonchalantly entered the store in Thornton and fired a handgun into a group […]
Mysterious new chamber discovered in Great Pyramid
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 9:56 AM EDT CAIRO — Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs. In an article published […]