Archives: 2018

Dog found 1,100 miles away from home reunited with family

Strangers more than 1,000 miles away from a lost dog’s home helped him find his way back. A husky named Sinatra slipped out the front door of his family’s home in Brooklyn, New York, 18 months ago. The 5-year-old dog somehow ended up all the way down in Florida. Jim Axelrod reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Domestic abuse survivors reframe the conversation

A United Nations study out this week finds domestic violence is one of the most common killers of women around the world. About 50,000 women were killed in 2017 by an intimate partner or relative. On average, that means about 137 women were killed every day by family members. Alex Wagner spoke with five abuse survivors to discuss the complexities…

Behind GM’s decision to restructure and “invest in the future”

GM could lay off up to 14,000 workers, including 15 percent of salaried employees. The auto giant will stop production at five of its factories in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, and Ontario, Canada. It’s also discontinuing luxury and compact sedans that had sluggish sales. Fortune magazine senior editor-at-large Leigh Gallagher joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the layoffs. Categories: National, US…

Utah woman kills ex’s girlfriend in front of kids, police say

A Utah woman shot and killed her ex-husband’s girlfriend in front of the former couple’s children, police said in jail documents released Monday. Chelsea Cook, 32, came to her former husband’s suburban Salt Lake City apartment to deliver cold medicine to one of their 3-year-old twins Sunday night, police said. Categories: National, US & World News

American hopes to claim World Chess Championship title

A tense, international stalemate in the world of chess could end with the first American world champion since Bobby Fischer in the early 1970s. Fabiano Caruana, who was born in Miami and raised in Brooklyn, is taking on world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Mark Phillips reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Family speaks out on Maryland student’s adenovirus-related death

The parents of a University of Maryland student who died after contracting the adenovirus are speaking out about conditions on campus. Freshman Olivia Paregol died last week after complaining about flu-like symptoms. Jericka Duncan spoke to the parents about what they think contributed to her death. Categories: National, US & World News

Chinese researcher faces criticism after claiming 1st gene-edited babies

Chinese medical officials say they are investigating the scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically-edited babies. He Jiankui says the twin sisters were born with immunity to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. He claims he altered their DNA in a lab using a gene-editing technique called CRISPR. Dr. Tara Narula reports on why other scientists find…