Navy names sailors missing after Pacific plane crash

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The U.S. Navy on Saturday identified three airmen still missing three days after a transport plane carrying them to an aircraft carrier went down in the Pacific Ocean. On Thursday the Navy ended the search for three men, now identified as Lt. Steven Combs of Florida, Airman Matthew Chialastri of […]

Clearing the air about COPD

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Just how common is COPD? And just how disheartening and confusing can a diagnosis be? These are questions our Senior Contributor Ted Koppel has been grappling with for very many years, and very close to home, as he’ll be telling us in our Cover Story:  Everything I tell you this […]

Retailers have high hopes for holiday sales

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NEW YORK —  On this Black Friday, retailers have high hopes for the holiday shopping season. One hundred and sixty-four million Americans are expected to shop online or in stores this weekend, up from 154 million last year. There was the usual frenzy, but in some places, Black Friday was relatively […]

From nuclear missile silo to Airbnb rental

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ESKRIDGE, KANSAS — A Cold War-era missile silo in rural northeast Kansas that housed a nuclear warhead 65 years ago and was later converted into an underground mansion is now finding a new lease on life as an Airbnb location. The Subterra Castle Airbnb opened for business about six months […]

High schooler makes sure nobody eats lunch alone

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BOCA RATON, Fla. — When the lunch bell rings at Boca Raton High School in Florida, 3,400 kids spill into the courtyard and split into their social groups.  But not everyone gets included. As we first reported in March, here at Boca High and at schools across the country, someone […]

MoMA fashion exhibit explores transformative pieces

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New York’s Museum of Modern Art is asking a thought-provoking question about fashion: Is fashion actually modern?   “CBS This Morning” toured a new exhibit where a century of fashionable clothing and accessories are celebrated for their contribution to art and design. You might be surprised to learn how many […]