This Morning from CBS News, Feb. 19, 2016
Donald Trump is softening his tone after getting into a war of words with Pope Francis. Trump went at the pontiff after Francis said the GOP front-runner's plan to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico "is not Christian." Last night at a town hall, Trump seemed to back off. This comes with Trump up big in polls in South Carolina a day before the state's key primary.
Hillary Clinton sat down with Scott Pelley in Nevada, where Democrats will hold caucuses Saturday, and offered an explanation for the popularity of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, while asserting there's a solid reason voters will ultimately put her in the White House.
Some African-American pastors in South Carolina are playing the Trump card, even as Trump's campaign targets the state's evangelicals overall in hopes of winning Saturday's primary. CBS News spoke to an African-American pastor there who is one of Trump's biggest advocates.
Delaware's business-friendly laws have long made it the U.S. state of choice for companies wishing to incorporate. But that environment also has turned Delaware into a haven for fraud, money laundering and other kinds of corruption, critics say -- even as other states seek to attract businesses by softening their own oversight.
A Texas couple is being sued for thousands of dollars over a negative review on Yelp of a pet-sitting business. They'd signed a contract barring them from writing any poor reviews of the company. There's similar language in contracts with businesses such as travel agencies and dentists. One U.S. senator says lawsuits like that one are infringing on people's freedoms.
Ever buy something, instantly regret it and want to return it? While some stores give you a hard time, others go the extra mile to work with customers. Here are six that make returning purchases a snap.
The cyberattack that held a Los Angeles hospital's computer system hostage while demanding ransom shows hackers have "upped the ante," experts say. A tactic once used to extort cash from individuals is now being unleashed on a larger scale, with potentially disastrous consequences.
A small region deep in the brain stem might hold a key to understanding how Alzheimer's disease develops. Researchers from the University of Southern California are piecing together the role of the locus coeruleus and how it may affect our ability to fight off dementia.
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