Last Updated Dec 11, 2017 7:18 AM EST JERUSALEM — All eyes were on the Palestinian territories Monday morning, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, after the militant group Hamas warned more violence was to come following President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. As […]
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Mom slain in Hawaii home, daughter found tied up
HONOLULU — A man and woman remained in custody after they were arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a Hawaii vacation rental home. Family of the woman identified her as Telma Boinville, 51, who moved to Hawaii from Brazil in the 1990s. Honolulu Police Deputy Chief John McCarthy […]
Turnout key in too-close-to-call Alabama Senate race
Alabama’s Senate candidates are making final campaign pushes before tomorrow’s special election. Republican Roy Moore gave a rare sit-down interview over the weekend. Democrat Doug Jones rallied his supporters, campaigning with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. The politically deep-red state has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in […]
Cadets speak out on sexual assault, retaliation at Air Force Academy
In a six-month investigation you’ll see only on “CBS This Morning,” we traveled to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to investigate sexual assault in the military. The academy is where America’s best and brightest go to become commissioned officers in the Air Force. But more than […]
Pit bull’s torture sparks push for tougher laws against animal abuse
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Animal lovers, rescuers and pet owners placed flowers beneath a portrait of Ollie the pit bull Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood, CBS Miami reports. More than a 100 mourners, many weeping, attended a memorial service for the dog, whose story of torture and death went […]
Man rescued with rope from sinking car in Massachusetts
WINCHENDON, Mass. — The Winchendon Fire Department is applauding the efforts of multiple departments and a witness for helping to save a man after his car ended up in a pond, CBS Boston reports. A witness called 911 to report a car that drove off Spring Street and into Hunts […]
The governor who’s castigating the president on climate change
Our country is divided between red states and blue states, a division that has intensified since the election of President Donald Trump. And some of the blue states are intensifying their resistance to the president. Most prominently, California, the country’s bluest and most populous state, led by Governor Jerry Brown. […]
Why Donald Sutherland?
This week’s 60 Minutes profile of Donald Sutherland was not originally Anderson Cooper’s idea. The story was suggested to him by longtime 60 Minutes producer Michael Gavshon. “When Michael Gavshon said to me, ‘What do you think about Donald Sutherland?’ I was like, ‘Honestly … I just haven’t given him […]
How sexual assault cases are handled at the U.S. Air Force Academy
During a six-month investigation, CBS News interviewed dozens of sources and reviewed hundreds of pages of Defense Department and Air Force Academy documents. CBS News spoke with more than a dozen cadets, and four of them agreed to speak on camera to share their stories with Norah O’Donnell. Two cadets […]
U.K. snow disrupts air and road travel
LONDON — Snow caused travel disruptions across central England and northern Wales on Sunday, grounding flights, shutting down roads and triggering traffic accidents. Birmingham, London Stansted and London Luton airports briefly suspended flights as runways were cleared. The airports advised passengers to contact their airlines to check the status of […]