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Arizona special election results are in — live updates

Republican Debbie Lesko has won the U.S. House election in Arizona, keeping the seat in GOP control, according to The Associated Press. Tuesday night’s special election in Arizona’s 8th congressional district determined whether Republicans would keep the seat vacated by former Rep. Trent Franks, the Republican who resigned last year after he was accused of harassment. Tuesday night, former state…

Tensions rise as Puerto Rico residents lack basic services

45 Photos Victor Vazquez, employee of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), during repair work on power lines affected by Hurricane Maria on April 18, 2018, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Getty SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Senate has ordered government agencies to explain why tens of thousands of people in rural areas remain without power or appropriate…

Trumps host first state dinner

Last Updated Apr 24, 2018 7:42 PM EDT President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are hosting their first State Dinner Tuesday night at the White House, with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron as the guests of honor. Other guests included high-profile names in business and government. The state dinner follows two days of meetings between Mr….

Trump promised to back up embattled Ronny Jackson

President Trump promised to back up Ronny Jackson, his embattled nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, in an Oval Office meeting Tuesday, according to two senior administration sources directly involved in the process. Jackson said he wanted to get a chance to defend himself in public — meaning, in a hearing. Jackson is accused of improperly dispensing drugs,…

Toronto van rampage highlights importance of street safety

WASHINGTON — New details are coming to light about the suspect in Monday’s deadly van rampage in Toronto. Alek Minassian posted a cryptic message on Facebook just before the attack, praising an American mass murderer. Minassian was arrested without incident, after pointing what turned out to be a cellphone at an officer. He now faces 10 counts of murder. Law enforcement…

Husband of Southwest Airlines victims breaks his silence

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair. Nearly a thousand people attended the evening service for Jennifer Riordan — a beloved member of the community, a wife and mother of two. Now for the first time, Jennifer’s husband Michael is speaking…

Even jaywalking faces scrutiny under China’s social credit system

BEIJING — In some of China’s largest cities, a high tech effort is underway to bust low level offenders — jaywalkers. Cameras record them going through intersections, zero in on their face, and then publicly shame them on nearby video screens. It’s all part of the Chinese government’s new social credit system where people’s daily behavior is monitored and rated….

Jackson allegations come from 20 military sources, senator says

Last Updated Apr 24, 2018 6:22 PM EDT The allegations against Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson — President Trump’s pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs — stem from 20 active duty and former military members, the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee told NPR Tuesday. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and Nancy Cordes first reported Democrats were…

“Real Indian” running against Elizabeth Warren defends “Fake Indian” sign

A bus parked outside Shiva Ayyadurai’s campaign headquarters in Cambridge calls into question Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claims of Native American heritage.   Shiva Ayyadurai U.S. Senate campaign In Massachusetts, there is an independent candidate named Shiva Ayyadurai hoping to challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for her seat in the United States Senate. His campaign website calls him the “personification…

Exotic tick species arrives in U.S., could carry virus

HUNTERDON COUNTY, N.J. – A tiny parasite could become a big problem this year in New Jersey. It’s an exotic tick that’s never been seen before in the United States. It was first spotted on a sheep in Hunterdon County, and efforts to wipe it out have failed, CBS New York reports. New Jersey has always been home to different species…