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 […]
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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 […]
Both sides rally voters in final push before big Senate vote in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Facing voters at last after the year’s most bitter U.S. campaign, Alabama Republican Roy Moore cast himself Monday as the victim of a national barrage of unjust allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers. Rival Doug Jones, hoping to become the state’s first Democratic senator in two decades, declared […]
Dueling rallies on eve of big Senate vote in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Facing voters at last after the year’s most bitter U.S. campaign, Alabama Republican Roy Moore cast himself Monday as the victim of a national barrage of unjust allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers. Rival Doug Jones, hoping to become the state’s first Democratic senator in two decades, declared […]
Meet the Port Authority officers who arrested NYC terror attack suspect
NEW YORK — A group of Port Authority police officers are being hailed as heroes after they apprehended a man suspected of detonating a crude improvised device underground near the Port Authority Bus Terminal during the morning rush. The homemade bomb prematurely exploded around 7:19 a.m. Monday in a pedestrian […]
Delivering joy on basketball courts in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — In basketball, it would be hard to find anyone better at passing the ball than Michael Gibson. But Gibson isn’t typically in the business of bringing people joy. “I serve legal complaints and subpoenas all over the city of Philadelphia, so nobody’s a hundred percent happy with me,” Gibson […]
Police try to trace steps of suspect in NYC attack
WASHINGTON — Police are checking 6,000 security cameras in an effort to trace the suspect’s steps after an explosion in a crowded subway corridor near the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday morning. The explosion left at least five people injured. CBS News homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues has been working his sources […]
SEC to investors: Beware when buying cryptocurrencies
The top U.S. securities cop has a message for people eager to cash in on the white-hot market for digital currencies: Watch out. So-called cryptocurrenices are increasingly in the spotlight, with Bitcoin prices soaring nearly 1,600 percent this year. Trading in Bitcoin futures contracts started this weekend on the Chicago […]
Cryptocurrency craze draws SEC’s attention
Last Updated Dec 12, 2017 1:51 PM EST Online traffic to the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s website is surging, mirroring the growing public interest in bitcoin and the digital currency’s skyrocketing price. The price of January bitcoin futures, which the exchange started trading this weekend, fell $245, or 1.3 percent, […]
Macron says it was “aggressive” for U.S. to leave Paris climate accord
PARIS — “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor had an extended conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron Monday on a number of issues including terrorism, the future of Jerusalem, and more. Glor began with the One Planet Summit, which was organized by Macron to focus on climate change following President Trump’s […]