Alabama double murder trial delayed after too few jurors show up
J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett disappeared on July 31, 1999. Their bodies were found the next day in the trunk of Beasley's car.
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Woman recants her claims about 1999 slayings of Alabama teens
The defense hoped Rena Crumb's testimony could help clear their client. But then she blurted out: "I lied."
Girl who chewed through restraints was held with bodies of mother, brother
Authorities provided new details about the dead victims, saying they were dismembered and decomposing. The sheriff again called the girl a hero.
Details revealed about victims found after abducted girl's dramatic escape
A man accused of abducting a girl who escaped by chewing her way out of restraints was charged with killing a woman and boy found dismembered inside the residence.
Casey White charged with murder in death of official who helped him escape prison
The indictment alleges White "caused" the death of correctional officer Vicky White.
Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions
The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that gave some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions.
Suspect in shooting of 2 Alabama deputies captured, one deputy dies
The two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen vehicle when he opened fire, striking both of them.
Manhunt on for gunman who shot and wounded 2 deputies in Alabama
One of the wounded deputies is in critical condition.
Supreme Court blocks 2nd mostly Black district in Louisiana for 2022
The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power.
Alabama inmate overpowers deputy, flees in stolen ambulance
A manhunt is underway in central Alabama as police search for 45-year-old Phillip Shane Bradford, who escaped custody on Wednesday.
Three waterspouts seen in Alabama
Three waterspouts were spotted in Mobile Bay, Alabama, on Monday. Kelly Woods, who took footage of them, said the triple waterspouts were "impressive."
Alabama and Georgia runoff recap
The matchups are set for several key races in November's midterm elections. Voters went to the polls in Alabama and Georgia on Tuesday for runoff elections after failing to choose a winner in last month's primaries. CBS News political Director Fin Gomez breaks down what the results mean for each state.
Primary runoffs test Trump's endorsements
Support from former President Donald Trump didn't translate into victory for candidates in Alabama and Georgia primary runoffs on Tuesday. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns takes a closer look at these races and how Trump's endorsements played a part.
Primary preview: Virginia, D.C. mayor, Alabama Senate runoff
Each of the two GOP candidates in Alabama's U.S. Senate primary runoff Tuesday can say they at one point had Trump's endorsement in the race.
Church shooting "hero" subdued gunman, police say; death toll rises to 3
A gunman opened fire inside a suburban Alabama church during a potluck dinner, killing three members.
Alabama police: "Hero" stopped church shooter
Authorities called one man a "hero" after he was able to stop the gunman who opened fire at a church in Vestavia Hills, a Birmingham suburb, on Thursday. They shared updates about their investigation during a press conference Friday morning.
Multiple shot in Alabama church
Two people were killed and a third wounded in a shooting at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Thursday night. A suspect, who hasn't been named, is in custody. Mark Strassmann reports.
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Jan. 6 Committee highlights Pence pressure campaign; Mortgage rates climb to highest in years.
Two shot dead, one wounded in Alabama church
Three people were shot – two fatally -- in a church in a Birmingham, Alabama suburb. A suspect is in custody. The Senate has passed a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the Golden State Warriors are the NBA champions after beating the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. It’s their fourth title in eight years.
2 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at Alabama church; suspect in custody
The suspect entered the church during a group meeting and opened fire, according to authorities.
Former death row inmate on new children's book
In his new book, Anthony Ray Hinton details his journey toward hope after spending decades on death row for a crime he says he didn't commit.
$5,000 given to person for "valuable" info that led to fugitive's arrest
Casey White and jailer Vicky White disappeared from Lauderdale County Detention Facility on April 29, sparking a manhunt that drew international attention.
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota primary results
CBS News projects Kemp will win the nomination, easily defeating Trump-backed Perdue.
Key tests in primaries in several states
Voters in five states are heading to the polls for primaries Tuesday, but the key race to watch is in the battleground state of Georgia, where Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is opposing Trump-endorsed former Sen. David Perdue. There are also critical Republican primaries in Alabama and tests for both progressives and the Bush political dynasty in Texas. Starbucks is closing all its stores in Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. And New York City's last remaining pay phone has been removed. It next heads to a museum.
Bush political dynasty tested in Texas runoff, and other races to watch
In Alabama, former President Trump pulled his endorsement of Rep. Mo Brooks in the Senate race.
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Judge says part of Trump search affidavit could "presumptively be unsealed"
Prosecutors revealed the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents is "in its very early stages."
Former Trump Org. exec pleads guilty to fraud, agrees to testify against company
Weisselberg admitted to receiving more than $1.7 million in off-the-books perks and compensation from the Trump Organization.
DeSantis' election police force announces arrests of 20 for alleged voter fraud
The voters had been convicted for murder or sexual assault, and do not have their voting rights restored, according to Florida law.
Apple warns of serious security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
Apple said the vulnerability would allow a hacker to impersonate a device's owner and subsequently run any software in their name.
Reports of gunfire near White House
Three people were detained but no one was wounded, police say. The area where the shots were heard is near the National Mall and Washington Monument.
Three inmates indicted in prison killing of Whitey Bulger
Fotios "Freddy" Geas, 55, Paul "Pauly," J. DeCologero, 48 and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder.
U.S. monkeypox cases pass 14,000-mark as Biden promises more vaccine doses
Cases are up over 30% from just a week ago.
Several people killed when two planes collide in midair while trying to land
Three people were on the planes when they collided.
NBC News' Richard Engel announces death of 6-year-old son
Richard Engel and his wife had been open about their 6-year-old's battle with a rare genetic condition.
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Skateboarding Fleetwood Mac TikTok star Nathan Apodaca hits TV screen
He took the nation by storm with "Dreams" and cranberry juice. Now, this Indigenous TikToker is taking his fame to the TV screen.
Partyman: Former DNC Chairman Tom Perez - "The Takeout"
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez joins host Major Garrett to talk about Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections.
Reports of gunfire near White House
Three people were detained but no one was wounded, police say. The area where the shots were heard is near the National Mall and Washington Monument.
California man convicted of 1980s rape-murders of two women
Investigators used genealogy websites to help them solve the cases. Prosecutors called Horace Van Vaultz Jr. a sexually motivated serial killer.
Mom dies after she was struck by lightning in Florida
Her child was also hospitalized because of the strike, but the child's current condition is not clear.
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Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
Apple said the vulnerability would allow a hacker to impersonate a device's owner and subsequently run any software in their name.
Bidding wars send rent prices soaring as home sales decline
"I'd never have expected that there'd be a bidding war for a 12-month lease."
Black farmers say Inflation Reduction Act reneges on promises
"This is just like the 40 acres and a mule," one farmer said. "You get promises, but you never actually get it."
Apple to release iPhone 14 on September 7: Bloomberg
New device expected to have a better camera and longer battery life, while top-of-the-line Pro may have A16 chip.
Smith & Wesson CEO blames politicians, media for gun violence
After declining to appear before Congress, chief executive says weapons maker "will never back down" in firearms debate.
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Partyman: Former DNC Chairman Tom Perez - "The Takeout"
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez joins host Major Garrett to talk about Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections.
DeSantis' election police force announces arrests of 20 for voter fraud
The voters had been convicted for murder or sexual assault, and do not have their voting rights restored, according to Florida law.
Alabama GOP group apologizes after posting KKK imagery on its Facebook page
The Lawrence County Republican Party Facebook page has since been deleted.
Bruce Reinhart unsealed: The magistrate at the center of DOJ's Trump probe
His friends say he remains unfazed by the political vortex swirling around him and the threats he's facing since he approved the FBI's warrant to search Mar-a-Lago last week.
Black farmers say Inflation Reduction Act reneges on promises
"This is just like the 40 acres and a mule," one farmer said. "You get promises, but you never actually get it."
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Rheumatoid arthritis isn't your grandmother's arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis can affect people at any age, but it's still mischaracterized as an "older person's" disease.
U.S. monkeypox cases pass 14,000-mark as Biden promises more vaccine doses
Cases are up over 30% from just a week ago.
Brain-eating amoeba suspected in child's death
Health officials in Nebraska say a child likely died from a brain-eating amoeba. The child may have been infected while swimming in the Elkhorn River near Omaha.
Biden promises 1.8M more monkeypox vaccine doses
The White House says an additional 1.8 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be available starting Monday as the U.S. passed 13,000 cases. Tanya Rivero has the latest.
Nebraska child dies of suspected brain-eating amoeba infection
The organism enters the body through the nose and reaches the brain, typically when swimming or diving in some freshwater sources.
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Zelenskyy holds talks with U.N. chief, Turkish president
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would follow up with Putin, given that most of the matters discussed would require the Kremlin's agreement.
Taking a ride in one of China's fast-growing fleet of robotaxis
Tech giant Baidu has human-monitored self-driving test cars rolling around in 10 cities, and it just got clearance to use some without any human oversight.
Stars Coffee: Starbucks successor opening in Russia
The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store's formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.
CBS News reporter on his journey from Afghanistan to the United States
CBS News tech and politics reporter Musadiq Bidar reflects on his own experiences as a refugee, and what it means to be Afghan-American.
Scientists hope to revive Tasmanian tiger from extinction
The team plans to take stem cells from a living marsupial species with similar DNA, and turn them into "thylacine" cells to "bring back" the extinct species – or a very close approximation of it – using gene-editing technology.
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Anne Heche's death after fiery car crash was accidental, coroner rules
A preliminary report said the actor died from inhalation injury and burns.
Solange Knowles is second Black woman to have score commissioned by N.Y.C. Ballet
Knowles is the third woman, and just the second Black woman, to have a score commissioned by the ballet.
Wingstop owned by rapper Rick Ross fined for labor violations
"Taking accountability is big when you're the biggest," musician tells his followers on social media.
Artists trying to stop Mariah Carey's trademark of "Queen of Christmas"
Darlene Love says she was dubbed the "Queen of Christmas" 29 years ago. Another artist went so far as to take legal action against the trademark.
Michael Bublé on the greatest record of his life
Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bublé joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss his music career, family and tour.
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How roundabouts improve traffic safety
An Indiana city thinks it's found a solution to a number of traffic woes. Kris Van Cleave takes a look at how Carmel, Indiana, is implementing hundreds of roundabouts.
Taking a ride in one of China's fast-growing fleet of robotaxis
Tech giant Baidu has human-monitored self-driving test cars rolling around in 10 cities, and it just got clearance to use some without any human oversight.
Apple to release iPhone 14 on September 7: Bloomberg
New device expected to have a better camera and longer battery life, while top-of-the-line Pro may have A16 chip.
Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy
Employees want parent company Alphabet to strengthen privacy for Google users searching for abortion information.
Popular TikTokers are calling out Amazon's labor practices
Dozens of creators on the video platform want their peers to blacklist the retail giant over its labor practices.
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How roundabouts improve traffic safety
An Indiana city thinks it's found a solution to a number of traffic woes. Kris Van Cleave takes a look at how Carmel, Indiana, is implementing hundreds of roundabouts.
Nebraska child dies of suspected brain-eating amoeba infection
The organism enters the body through the nose and reaches the brain, typically when swimming or diving in some freshwater sources.
China hit with deadly floods and crippling drought all at once
As flash floods leave more than 30 people dead or missing in Qinghai province, heat and drought force car plants to close in Shanghai.
Colorado River allocation cut due to drought
The megadrought in the western U.S. has caused a severe water shortage in the Colorado River. Arizona and Nevada have been issued restrictions on their water usage. The Arizona Republic's Debra Utacia Krol joins CBS News with more on the extreme conditions.
Mystery toxin suspected in huge fish die-off in major European river
"Everything points to a manmade catastrophe," one environmental expert tells CBS News, as 100 tons of dead fish are removed from the Oder River.
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Reports of gunfire near White House
Three people were detained but no one was wounded, police say. The area where the shots were heard is near the National Mall and Washington Monument.
California man convicted of 1980s rape-murders of two women
Investigators used genealogy websites to help them solve the cases. Prosecutors called Horace Van Vaultz Jr. a sexually motivated serial killer.
Three inmates indicted in prison killing of Whitey Bulger
Fotios "Freddy" Geas, 55, Paul "Pauly," J. DeCologero, 48 and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder.
Witness in R. Kelly case gives testimony of frequent underage sex with singer
A woman testified Thursday that the R&B singer had sex with her "hundreds" of times before she turned 18 years old.
Former Trump Org. executive pleads guilty
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty to 15 felony fraud counts in a New York City courtroom Thursday. He was sentenced to 5 months in jail and must repay nearly $2 million and testify in the company's upcoming trial. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green talk with CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe about the breaking news.
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NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will make history in space
Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will serve as mission commander and make history as the first Native American woman in space this fall.
"Cannibal" solar ejection expected to hit Earth this week
The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.
NASA rmoves SLS moon rocket rollout back to launch pad
The maiden flight of the SLS moon rocket is intended to clear the way for the Artemis program's first piloted flight in 2024.
Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids, study says
The Ryugu samples could give clues to the mystery of how oceans appeared on Earth billions of years ago, scientists said.
Meteor's loud boom rattles skies over Salt Lake City and beyond
Even Utah's governor, out for a run, heard the boom, which was caused by what the National Weather Service said was a meteor.
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Rare photos from the 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping
A look inside the truck trailer where 26 abducted school children and their bus driver were buried alive -- and later escaped.
Taliban marks "Victory Day" a year after Afghan takeover
While many Afghans have little to celebrate, the country's Taliban rulers were happy to show off their control of Kabul's streets.
The Circleville letters: You've got hate mail
An anonymous letter writer terrorizes a small town, threatening to expose their rumored dark secrets.
Timeline: The Jonelle Matthews case
Inside the case against Steven Pankey, a former political candidate who was tried for the kidnapping and murder of a Colorado 12-year-old.
The 50 most expensive colleges in America, ranked
These colleges come with a hefty price tag
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Planes collide over Calif.; at least 2 dead
At least two people were killed when two small planes collided in midair. The accident involved two Cessna aircraft that were trying to land at a small airport near Monterey Bay in Northern California. A Mafia hitman is among three men being charged with killing Infamous crime boss turned FBI informant Whitey Bulger. And an elderly woman near Boston accidentally drove into a mall. No one was injured. Police say she was disoriented.
The Uplift: Special finds and a solo flight
A librarian in Oakland creates a collection of items left behind in books. A teen takes a solo flight around the world, hoping to set a record. Plus, our most heartwarming, viral videos.
Watson gets 11-game suspension, $5 million fine
The NFL and the players union reached an agreement Thursday on an 11-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson following sexual misconduct accusations by two dozen women. Watson will also pay a $5 million fine. Bryant McFadden, a football analyst for CBS Sports, joined Jamie Yuccas to discuss.
Parts of Mar-a-Lago search affidavit could be unsealed
A federal judge said he will consider unsealing parts of the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit. The Justice Department has one week to provide a redacted version of the document which authorized the FBI search of former President Trump's Florida estate. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
"Stars Coffee" replaces Starbucks in Russia
People in Russia were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now, a nearly identical operation, "Stars Coffee," is opening in its place.