Last Updated May 5, 2018 1:57 PM EDT President Trump is pushing the benefits of the GOP tax overhaul at a roundtable with business leaders in Cleveland Saturday, as Republicans attempt to use the law to catapult their way to victory in the midterms this fall. But staying on-message may prove a challenge for the White House. “Remember, you have…
OLATHE, Kan. — A Kansas man who opened fire last year in a suburban Kansas City bar, killing an immigrant from India in what federal prosecutors have called a hate crime, was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Adam Purinton, 52, was sentenced for premeditated first-degree murder in the Feb. 22, 2017, death of Srinivas Kuchibhotla. The shooting stirred fears…
This Oct. 9, 2017, image shows a makeshift memorial for victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas. John Locher / AP A new report released by the FBI says there were 30 active shooter situations in 2017, which is more than any year previously recorded. The bureau defines an active shooter situation as one or more individuals “actively engaged…
In the last year Mitch Landrieu has built a national profile that many political observers think could lead to a presidential run. But as the New Orleans mayor approaches the end of his eight-year tenure in office, he told CBS News contributor Jamie Wax that he hopes to stay out of politics. “People say, well, you know, you’re a rising…
The estate of David and Peggy Rockefeller, which includes pieces by Picasso, Monet and Matisse, goes up for auction at Christie’s in New York next week. It’s expected to be the highest grossing single-owner auction in history, prompting some to call it “the sale of the century.” David and Peggy Rockefeller’s four homes were filled with masterpieces. “We never bought…
Two key FBI aides who worked closely with fired former FBI Director James Comey have left the FBI, according to The New York Times. One of the officials, according to the Times, is Lisa Page, who had worked on the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server, and — for a time — special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election…
Signs for company Cambridge Analytica in the lobby of the building in which they are based on March 21, 2018 in London, England. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office has ordered Cambridge Analytica to release all the personal information and data it has on an American voter, opening the way for as many as 240 million U.S….
WASHINGTON — Amid rising tensions with Russia, the Pentagon on Friday announced the official launch of a new naval command that will bolster the U.S. and NATO presence in the Atlantic Ocean. Outlines of the plan were approved at the February meeting of NATO defense ministers, as part of a broader effort to insure the security of the sea lanes…
At least three people are dead after severe weather swept across the upper Midwest and Canada Friday. It’s the latest bout of severe storms after a quiet start to the spring, CBS News’ Vladimir Duthiers reports. Powerful winds toppled trees, peeled back rooftops and sent boxes flying across an airport runway in Toronto, and wind gusts of more than 60…
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PAHOA, Hawaii — The southern part of Hawaii’s Big Island has been jolted by strong earthquakes, sputtering lava and toxic gas as magma shifted underneath a restless Kilauea volcano. The trifecta of natural threats forced residents to evacuate and prompted the closure of parks and college campuses on Friday. Police have blocked access to communities where lava is flowing, CBS News’…
SEATTLE — Albert Pujols was going to get a toast in the clubhouse regardless. Still, he wanted to make sure his 3,000th hit came after a win. “I was really excited, but at the same time you still have a game you need to play and you still need to focus to win that game,” Pujols said. “That’s what I…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina bats found every gap there was to find at Founders Park as No. 3 Ole Miss baseball fell 13-5 in Game 1 on the road. Ryan Olenek homered in the first inning to extend his SEC-best hit streak to 21 games and sprayed the ball all around the park, going 4-for-5 with three RBI…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Those screams you hear? They’re the collective sounds of primal anguish after reading a Florida woman’s account of waking up with a palmetto bug in her ear. (That’s the polite name for a flying cockroach, for those of you not acquainted with the reviled Sunshine State insects.) Katie Holley’s gruesome experience happened in the early morning…
JACKSON, Ga. –The state of Georgia executed a man on Friday for the killing of an off-duty prison guard who offered him a ride 22 years ago. Robert Earl Butts Jr., 40, was declared dead by a prison warden at 9:58 p.m. after the compounded barbiturate pentobarbital was injected into his body. Butts kept his eyes closed throughout the process….
Governor Phil Bryant has said he will call a special session if lawmakers can agree on a funding plan.
Presley says pastors with questions can call his office at 1-800-637-7722.
