DUBLIN — An Irish citizen recently acquitted after four years of being imprisoned in Egypt says he saw dozens of cellmates become radicalized and adopt views of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during his brutal captivity in overcrowded jails. Ibrahim Halawa, 21, was arrested after security forces […]
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Leaders ramp up climate fight, with “momentum” from Trump
PARIS — More than 50 world leaders are joining bankers, energy magnates and others Tuesday in Paris for a summit that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will give new momentum to the fight against global warming — despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate accord. Sean Penn, Arnold […]
Charles Jenkins, U.S. Army deserter to N. Korea, dies
TOKYO — Charles Jenkins, a U.S Army deserter to North Korea who married a Japanese abductee and lived in Japan after their release, has died. He was 77. Jenkins was found collapsed outside his home in Sado, northern Japan, on Monday and rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead, […]
Former Air Force Academy official alleges sexual assault cover-ups
In a six-month investigation, CBS News looked into the way sexual assault cases are handled by the United States Air Force Academy. On Monday, current and former cadets shared their stories. In the second part of our investigation, Teresa Beasley, the academy’s former top official on sexual assault prevention and […]
Banker appeals sentence in torture, murder of sex workers
HONG KONG — A British banker sentenced to life in prison for the gruesome slayings of two Indonesian women appeared in a Hong Kong court on Tuesday to appeal his conviction. Lawyers for Rurik Jutting made their case in the semiautonomous Chinese city’s Court of Appeal, arguing that the trial […]
Boy in viral bullying video speaks out as mom faces backlash
An east Tennessee middle-schooler is speaking out after an emotional Facebook video about being bullied. In the widely-shared video, Keaton Jones describes how fellow students poured milk on him and stuffed food in his clothes. Support in the form of comforting messages flooded in for the student over the weekend. […]
Live updates: Alabama Senate race
Watch here for live Alabama Senate special election results and exit polls Republican Roy Moore, the embattled former chief justice on the state’s supreme court, and Democrat Doug Jones, a widely respected former U.S. attorney, are running for Jeff Sessions’ old Senate seat today in a special election that’s being […]
CBS News calls Ala. Senate race for Doug Jones
Watch here for live Alabama Senate special election results and exit polls Democrat Doug Jones, a widely respected former U.S. attorney, has narrowly defeated Republican Roy Moore, the embattled former chief justice, in Alabama’s special Senate election. That makes Jones the first Democrat to be elected to the United States […]
CBS News calls Alabama Senate race for Doug Jones
Watch here for live Alabama Senate special election results and exit polls Democrat Doug Jones, a widely respected former U.S. attorney, has narrowly defeated Republican Roy Moore, the embattled former chief justice, in Alabama’s special Senate election. That makes Jones the first Democrat to be elected to the United States […]
Live results: Alabama Senate race and exit polls
Watch here for live Alabama Senate special election results and exit polls Republican Roy Moore, the embattled former chief justice on the state’s supreme court, and Democrat Doug Jones, a widely respected former U.S. attorney, are running for Jeff Sessions’ old Senate seat today in a special election that’s being […]