Washington — A bipartisan group of six senators, including the two from Ohio, introduced rail safety legislation Wednesday aimed at preventing future derailments following the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, that sparked serious health and environmental concerns for the area’s residents. Called the Railway Safety Act of 2023, …
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Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month as stubborn inflation and anxiety over a potentially slowing economy weighed on Americans. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipped to 102.9 in February, from a reading of 106 in January. The business research group’s present situation index …
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Washington — Federal prosecutors have asked the chief judge in Washington, D.C.’s federal court to compel former Vice President Mike Pence to comply with a grand jury subpoena and testify as a witness in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the …
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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh denied killing his wife and son but admitted lying to investigators about when he last saw them alive as he took the stand in his own defense Thursday. Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie, 52, and …
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Advertisers bet big that viewers were turning to the Super Bowl for a comforting escape, and delivered a series of advertisements that relied on familiar celebrity faces, light humor and plenty of cuddly dogs. This wasn’t a year for edgy humor or experimentation. After the global pandemic, with economic uncertainty …
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A 15-year-old boy was killed in a stabbing at a high school in St. Paul, Minnesota, police said Friday. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of carrying out the killing, a police spokesman announced late Friday afternoon. Both teens were students at Harding High School, St. Paul police Sgt. Mike …
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Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest was found guilty by a southwest Washington jury for slaying 17-year-old Martha Morrison of Portland, Oregon, nearly 50 years ago. After about 90 minutes of deliberation Wednesday, the Clark County jury found Forrest guilty of first-degree murder, CBS affiliate KOIN-TV reported. Morrison’s remains were discovered …
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, who served as White House press secretary in the Trump administration, will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a joint announcement Thursday. The selection of the opposite party’s …
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Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday on the original “The Addams Family” — the classic 1960s sitcom — died Saturday. She was 64. Loring’s agent, Chris Carbaugh of C and V Promotions, confirmed to CBS News in a statement that Loring died on Saturday “surrounded by her family. Lisa was a …
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“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — (R) California Sen. Mark Warner — (D) Virginia, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Sen. Marco Rubio — (R) Florida, Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairma Former Rep. Val Demings — (D) Florida How to watch “Face the Nation” Date: Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 TV: “Face the …
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