There is still a place where you can walk freely across an international border, no questions asked. The only protest is the squeaking floorboards near the well-worn boundary line painted on the floor. This is the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a Victorian palace to art, culture and education that actually has dual citizenship,…
Our commentary is from former New York Times columnist Charles Blow, on a disappearing staple of communities everywhere: Local news is in crisis. By some estimates, more than 3,200 print newspapers have vanished since 2005. According to the nonprofit Rebuild Local News, the number of newsroom employees has declined 60 percent since 2000 – a…
Many undocumented immigrants across the United States say they are too afraid to attend church, after President Trump, on his first day in office, ended an old policy of designating places of worship as sensitive locations that were off-limits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Priests and pastors at congregations across the country tell CBS…
A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident, told CBS News on Sunday that the windscreen of the flight that was en route Thursday from Denver to Los…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Professors JerI Seidman of the University of Virginia, Leila Hudson of the University of Arizona, and Miki Turner of the University of Southern California…
Sam Rivers, the bass player for the metal band Limp Bizkit, has died, the band said on social media. He was 48. The band said Rivers died on Saturday but did not disclose where he died or the circumstances. They described him as “pure magic” and “the soul in the sound.” “From the first note…
Washington — Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, said Sunday that lawmakers could resolve the shutdown stalemate and reopen the government as soon as this week, urging Republicans to come to the negotiating table on health care subsidies. “We should be able to wrap this up this week, if they will sit down and have…
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Frozen meals served to students across the United States as part of federally-funded school breakfast and lunch programs may be contaminated with listeria and have been recalled, officials announced on Saturday. The recall applied to approximately 91,585 pounds of prepackaged breakfast burritos and wraps, manufactured by the California company M.C.I. Foods between Sept. 17 and…
Washington — President Trump called Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” on Sunday and pledged to end U.S. aid to the South American country, following the leader’s criticism of U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Mr. Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro in a post on Truth Social of “encouraging the massive…