Sen. Doug Jones, the first Democrat to represent Alabama in the Senate in 25 years, urged his congressional colleagues to "put some teeth back" in the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, saying he believes Republican lawmakers across the country…
New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the chairman of House Judiciary Committee, said will issue requests for documents to dozens of individuals as part of his committee's investigation into President Trump, who he said he believes obstructed justice. "It's very…
The theater of the summit almost overshadowed the seriousness of the issues. On the streets of Hanoi, T-shirts with quirky images of President Trump and Kim Jong Un were sold as souvenirs. A local bar served up a kimchi-flavored beer…
Melita Kimbrough's father Benjamin Costoso Perez died in early July 2018. His body is still inside a refrigerator in the backlog-ridden morgue in Puerto Rico's capital. For about seven months, Kimbrough, who lives in Nevada, has been trying to claim her…
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said the House Intelligence Committee is investigating President Trump's pursuit of a Trump Tower in Moscow and potential money laundering by the Trump Organization on behalf of Russia. "The Moscow Trump Tower deal, for…
I was on a crowded bus recently, standing because I'd just surrendered my seat. I'm not tooting my horn – you don't get extra credit for doing what's right. The only real joy in giving up your seat is lording…
In the new movie "Saint Judy," the true story of a crusading immigration lawyer who used the courts to help make it easier for women to seek asylum, Golden Globe-nominated actress Michelle Monaghan – who has steamed up the screen…
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar: On Monday pretrial hearings begin in a Nantucket, Massachusetts courtroom in actor Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial. Accused of groping an 18-year-old, Spacey isn't required to attend. Tuesday…
The force of nuclear weapons has to be seen to be believed. Now, thanks to a project headed by Gregg Spriggs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the public can see the destructive power of atomic blasts as never…
White House national security adviser John Bolton said North Korea should provide a "full explanation" of what exactly transpired in the case of American student Otto Warmbier, who died after being released from North Korean captivity. "The president's been very…
This cheesy story takes place in the cheesiest state in the union, Wisconsin, and it begins in the town of Thorp, where you can't miss the Penterman Farm. Marieke and Rolf Penterman's dream farm is where their five children run…
On March 3, 1882, one-hundred-and-thirty-seven years ago today, the founding father of financial hijinks, Charles Ponzi, was born in Parma, Italy. Ponzi emigrated to the United States in 1903. He arrived in Boston at age 21 with $2.50 in his…
President Trump walked away from his second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Vietnam without a firm agreement in hand, failing to secure a deal to get the North to give up its nuclear program. But John…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — College basketball teams are trying to get fans to keep coming to games in the age of smartphones by making those phones an integral part of the experience. That’s evident every time cellphones in the stands…
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — In a slashing speech packed with braggadocio and grievance, President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as the party of “the socialist nightmare,” relitigated his crowd sizes back to the inauguration and took on “sick,” ″lunatic” and…
In 2015, a team of "48 Hours" producers were filming in Charleston, South Carolina, on another case when they met a mother who told them a story they couldn't stop thinking about – a mystery that has haunted the small…
A massive alligator was found in southwest Georgia last weekend and due to its size, the viral images of the giant gator initially generated speculation online as to whether the animal was actually real. Brent Howze, a Wildlife Biologist with…
The West Virginia GOP chairwoman said Saturday that the party does not condone an anti-Muslim poster that was displayed at the state's Capitol during a Republican event that linked U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The poster…
Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, in a $50 million defamation lawsuit, citing a piece she wrote for The Washington Post about domestic abuse. The suit said Depp has suffered financial losses because of the accusations, including…
The two Sacramento police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark will not face charges, authorities announced Saturday. Clark, 22, was shot last year while holding a cellphone that police mistook for a gun. Police pursued Clark as a vandalism suspect…
Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in New Jersey won a massive jackpot. The lottery announced Saturday that a $267 million winning ticket was sold in the Garden State, CBS New York reported. Lottery officials announced the ticket was…
On the same day the New England Patriots won the AFC championship in January, Florida officials allege team owner Robert Kraft visited a South Florida massage parlor and paid for sex acts. According to court documents released this week, he…
Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland were all pulled over by police for a routine traffic stop. All are dead. In an effort to curb racial profiling, North Carolina became the first state to demand the collection and release…
A newly released video shows an altercation between San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer and his wife that ends with her on the ground, screaming for help. The video, published by TMZ, was recorded by a bystander in a public…