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Last Updated Dec 7, 2017 9:17 AM EST Bitcoin reached a record price of more than $15,000, with the virtual currency surging more than $3,000 in 36 hours. That places the value of the entire crytocurrency market at more than $400 billion, according to Coinmarketcap.com. At the same time, a […]

Last Updated Dec 7, 2017 9:28 AM EST BOSTON — General Electric Co. (GE) will cut 12,000 jobs in its power division as alternative energy supplants demand for coal and other fossil fuels. The company said Thursday that the cuts to both office and production jobs will help “right-size” GE […]

California is considering whether an allegedly dangerous chemical found in common paint strippers should be taken off the market. Health authorities there say dozens of people have died from exposure to methylene chloride, which can kill in minutes if inhaled. It’s especially dangerous in enclosed spaces. The Environmental Protection Agency […]

AGRA, India — Authorities in India are trying to figure out how workers will scale the Taj Mahal’s majestic but delicate dome as they complete the first thorough cleaning of the World Heritage site since it was built 369 years ago. Work on the mausoleum’s minarets and walls is almost […]

Last Updated Dec 7, 2017 5:27 AM EST VENTURA, Calif. — Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region’s fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, […]

Last Updated Dec 7, 2017 8:57 AM EST VENTURA, Calif. — Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region’s fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, […]

On Friday morning, we’ll introduce you to a new series called “Profiles in Service” in which we talk to people who dedicate their lives to helping others. In the first installment, “CBS This Morning” co-host Norah O’Donnell visits the United States Military Academy at West Point to speak with Simone […]

Multiple wildfires are burning out of control Wednesday night across Southern California. One is in the heart of Los Angeles. For much of the day, a major stretch of a major highway, the 405, was shut down. The fires are being fueled by the notorious Santa Ana winds, which are […]

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Americans are hitting the road in recreational vehicles (RVs). Sales this year top half a million dollars — the highest in nearly four decades.  Part of northern Indiana is the birthplace for 85 percent of all the motor coaches in this country. And they can’t seem to […]

Multiple wildfires are burning out of control Wednesday night across Southern California. One is in the heart of Los Angeles. For much of the day, a major stretch of a major highway, the 405, was shut down. The fires are being fueled by the notorious Santa Ana winds, which are […]