China said Saturday that it would boost purchases of American goods and services and work to reduce the trade deficit, though it did not commit to a specific dollar amount. The announcement came in a joint statement from the United States and China following trade negotiations this week. “There was a consensus on taking effective measures to substantially reduce the…
A file image of a mountain lion. Getty/iStockphoto NORTH BEND, Wash. — Authorities say one person was killed and another injured in a cougar attack in North Bend, Washington, CBS affiliate KIRO-TV reports. The two victims were mountain biking in the area when the incident took place around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, officials said. First responders said they found the deceased…
Justify, ridden by jockey Mike Smith crosses the finish line to win the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Rob Carr / Getty The 143rd Preakness Stakes gets underway Saturday in Baltimore, Maryland — and Kentucky Derby winner Justify is the favorite to win the second leg of the Triple…
The chaos among House Republicans this past week on immigration shows just how problematic and risky the issue is for a party that badly needs unity heading into the elections in November that will decide control of Congress. GOP leaders thought they had found a way by Friday morning to make the party’s warring conservative and moderate wings happy on…
NEW YORK — An online campaign was created in the wake of a lawyer’s tirade against Spanish-speaking workers, with a single aim: sending a mariachi band to perform outside his Upper West Side home. Attorney Aaron Schlossberg has come under fire for a video that shows him ranting against Spanish-speaking employees at Fresh Kitchen in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday. As the…
Americans in rural areas, and cities, feel misunderstood, and that people in other community types don’t share their values. And even those in rural communities don’t have warm feelings about Trump Categories: National, US & World News
Bill Russell at the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. Ronald Martinez / Getty NBA legend Bill Russell was hospitalized overnight for dehydration but was released Saturday, Boston Celtics public relations director Heather Walker tells CBS News. Russell, 84, was kept overnight as a precaution to make sure everything was OK, she said. TMZ reported that Russell was rushed to the hospital…
Last Updated May 19, 2018 1:39 PM EDT LYNCHBURG, Va.— Former President Jimmy Carter started his commencement address at Liberty University in Virginia with a gentle jab at President Trump. Carter’s speech Saturday came a year after Mr. Trump spoke to Liberty graduates. Carter began by noting the crowd was even bigger than 2017. Carter said, “I don’t know if…
A fire that broke out at the Kuraray America Eval in Pasadena, Texas. KHOU-TV PASADENA, Texas — At least 17 were hurt in a fire and explosion Saturday at a chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reports, citing authorities. The victims suffered burns and topical injuries, and some were injured when they were fleeing the facility, authorities said. There…
Like every good royal wedding, it was all about the hats, the dresses and the posh tails for guests who attended the May 19 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor. Oprah Winfrey sported a wide-brim hat, and Amal Clooney wore a mustard-colored Stella McCartney dress with a matching fascinator. In this picture, British singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham…
NEW YORK — From pubgoers in pajamas to merrymakers in finery at a posh hotel, Americans cheered and teared up Saturday as they watched Meghan Markle marry Prince Harry in a royal wedding with trans-Atlantic resonance. If the U.K. and the U.S. have long enjoyed a “special relationship,” this gave it a whole new meaning. “It was a real-life fairy…
Last Updated May 19, 2018 11:01 AM EDT First lady Melania Trump returned to the White House Saturday morning after a five-day stay in the hospital, according to the first lady’s communications director, Stephanie Grisham. The first lady was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday for an embolization procedure to treat a kidney condition. Grisham said she…
A whale in the Oakland harbor. CBS SF Bay Area OAKLAND, Calif. — Two dead whales were found in different parts of the San Francisco Bay Area Friday, leading to speculation as to what might be causing the marine mammals’ deaths, CBS SF Bay Area reports. A large dead whale washed up Friday in the Oakland Estuary just a few…
Last Updated May 19, 2018 10:39 AM EDT The FBI used a retired American professor as an informant to interact with Trump campaign officials while the bureau looked into possible ties between Russia and members of the campaign, according to new reports in The New York Times and The Washington Post. The informant’s identity is not disclosed by the publications….
NEW YORK — He is the Republican Party’s most powerful political weapon. Yet as the GOP fights to defend its delicate House and Senate majorities, President Trump is not welcome everywhere. Some Republican candidates fear that the unscripted and relatively unpopular president could do more harm than good should he campaign on their behalf. Leading party strategists want Trump to focus…
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SANTA FE, Texas — Only weeks ago, a dozen students from Santa Fe High School in Texas offered support for survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting by participating in a nationwide walkout seeking stricter gun control. On Friday, it was Parkland students who declared their solidarity with teens in Santa Fe after a 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and…
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PAHOA, Hawaii — Fast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes Friday in a rural subdivision below Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, forcing at least four people to be evacuated by county and National Guard helicopters. Hawaii County Civil Defense said police, firefighters and National Guard troops were securing the area of the Big Island and stopping people from entering….
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