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Police questioning 24-year-old in mob boss killing

Reputed mob boss murdered New York police said Sunday they are questioning a 24-year-old male in connection with the shooting death of Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali. In a statement, police said the investigation is still in progress and an arrest…

Why the new military budget is focused on China

Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: "China, China, China." The…

New Zealanders reach out to Muslims in wake of mass shooting

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, with a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood…

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin delete social media accounts

Felicity Huffman deleted her social media accounts Friday, just days after she was among 50 people charged in a widespread college admissions scheme. The other high-profile actress charged, Lori Loughlin, removed her accounts Tuesday. Huffman's parenting website, What the Flicka?,…

L.A. DA to investigate horse deaths at Santa Anita racetrack

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has assigned a team to investigate the recent increase of horse deaths at the Santa Anita Park racetrack, CBS Los Angeles reports. The L.A. County district attorney's office released a statement Friday confirming…

Tennessee Aquarium opens new 'Island Life' exhibit

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "Island Life" is a new exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium that gives a look at different islands and the creatures you'll find there. "I love it. It's so bright and colorful and pretty. They did such…

W.S. Merwin, former U.S. poet laureate, dies at 91

W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, died Friday. He was 91. A Pulitzer Prize winner and…

Jury deadlocked on officer who shot unarmed caretaker

A Florida police officer accused of shooting and wounding a severely autistic man's caretaker, was acquitted on one misdemeanor negligence count Friday and a jury deadlocked on three other charges, including two felonies. A mistrial was declared on those three charges.…

15-year-long oil spill is the longest in U.S. history

Port Eads, La. — In 2004, Hurricane Ivan plowed across the Gulf of Mexico and triggered an oil spill that is still leaking. It's the longest continuous oil spill in American history. Captain Rick Jiannuzzi took CBS News to where…

Jackscrew could hold clues to deadly crash in Ethiopia

Washington — French aviation experts on Friday began work on the heavily damaged black boxes from Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines disaster. The crash site is also providing new clues into what may have claimed 157 lives. Sources told CBS News investigators…

Midwest flooding turns deadly

Fond du Lac, Wis. — Across the Midwest, flooding forced thousands to seek refuge in shelters. Waterlogged highways were closed, and governors proclaimed disaster areas as floodwaters rose to dangerous levels. There was at least one fatality, after a farmer…

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