Americans are more comfortable with women as executives than politicians
Americans say they’re more comfortable with a woman in the boardroom than in the White House, according to a recent survey Categories: National, US & World News
Archives: 2018
Efforts to recover American’s body on remote island called “incredibly dangerous”
Group that works to protect tribal people urges Indian authorities to abandon efforts to recover John Allen Chau’s body Categories: National, US & World News
Employee shot dead in Pennsylvania municipal building
Pennsylvania State Police say a man was taken into custody without incident Categories: National, US & World News
3 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan
American military says 3 other service members and a contractor wounded in the roadside bombing near the city of Ghazni Categories: National, US & World News
Colorblind sheriff’s deputy gets life-changing gift
Samantha Freese says her long-time colleague Jeff Dishmon is like a grandfather to her, so she wanted to give him a special gift Categories: National, US & World News
Migrant mother falls off border fence, impaled in front of her children
“Entering our country illegally, particularly over our walls is not only dangerous, but also very foolish,” San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodney Scott said Categories: National, US & World News
Dad who lived in North Carolina church loses bid to avoid deportation
U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield and David Price announce that Samuel Oliver-Bruno’s petition for deferred deportation was denied Categories: National, US & World News
Story behind photo of mom and children running away from tear gas
The photographer took the picture of a mother and her two daughters running away from a smoking tear gas canister on Sunday near the U.S.-Mexico border is sharing the story behind the photo. Mireya Villarreal spoke to Kim Kyung-Hoon. Categories: National, US & World News
Facebook engineer warned in 2014 of Russian intrusion, lawmaker says
A Facebook engineer discovered in October 2014 that “an entity with Russian IP addresses” was harvesting vast troves of information, a British official revealed Categories: National, US & World News
Mississippi Republicans say they’ll vote for Hyde-Smith, albeit reluctantly
“I’m voting for Smith, I just think she’s the less of the two evils,” says one Republican voter Categories: National, US & World News
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…
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke cleared in Utah monument probe
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke cleared of wrongdoing following a complaint that he redrew the boundaries of a national monument in Utah to benefit a political ally Categories: National, US & World News
“This is it”: Video shows tourist clinging for life onto hang glider
Chris Gursky’s harness was not properly attached when he, pilot launched themselves off 4,000-foot mountain ledge Categories: National, US & World News
More health insurers refusing to pay ER bills
Anthem is among those denying claims for ER visits it says are “inappropriate,” leaving patients with huge bills Categories: National, US & World News
GM layoff announcement sparks outrage – and stock increase
The cuts will affect 15 percent of the company’s white-collar workers and many high-paying factory jobs Categories: National, US & World News
Eye Opener at 8: Trump defends tear gas use against migrants
A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Subscribe to get the Eye Opener delivered straight to your inbox. Categories: National, US & World News
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…
Survivors reframe the conversation around domestic violence
A United Nations study out this week finds domestic violence is one of the most common killers of women around the world Categories: National, US & World News
Tourist clings for life, dangling from flying hang glider
A nerve-wracking video shows a tourist clinging for life onto a hang glider in Switzerland. Chris Gursky’s harness was not properly attached when he and a pilot launched themselves off a 4,000-foot mountain ledge. It was his first hang gliding flight. Categories: National, US & World News
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…