Melania Trump's plane unexpectedly turns around
Plane carrying first lady Melania Trump unexpectedly returns to Joint Base Andrews after "minor mechanical issue"
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Melania's plane turns around
About 10 minutes after take-off, a Boeing 757 carrying Melania Trump returned to Joint Base Andrews. The White House said a "minor mechanical issue" prompted the decision to return to the base. CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid has the latest.
First lady's plane returns over "mechanical issue"
First lady Melania Trump was fine, but her plane made a quick return to Andrews Air Force Base Wednesday morning over a "mechanical issue." She was on her way to Philadelphia to visit a neonatal intensive care nursery. Former NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker joins CBSN with more on the mishap.
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Trumps visit areas hit by Michael
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Melania Trump calls Kavanaugh "highly qualified"
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First lady making a statement on Africa trip?
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First lady Melania Trump brings "Be Best" campaign to Malawi school
The first lady sat with children during lessons at a primary school in the capital city Lilongwe
Melania's trip at odds with Trump's policies?
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Melania Trump mending bridges in Africa visit
First lady Melania Trump is learning about a painful part of America's history on her first full day in Africa. She toured a castle that housed slaves awaiting transport across the Atlantic. Mrs. Trump said she will "never forget" the visit. Her first solo foreign trip as first lady will take her to four African countries. Debora Patta reports.
Melania Trump visits ex-slave holding facility in Ghana
Melania Trump will visit 4 African nations on 1st solo trip, and will have to overcome the baggage of her husband's belittling comments about the continent
Melania Trump visits Africa
First lady Melania Trump is visiting Africa this week. She arrived in Ghana on Tuesday before traveling to Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on the trip.
Melania Trump visits Ghana clinic, first lady
First lady Melania Trump shared a private tea with Ghana's first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, after greeting small children at a local clinic.
Melania Trump meets over tea with Ghana's first lady, visits baby clinic
The first ladies exchanged gifts and sat for a private tea for 30 minutes at Ghana's presidential palace on Tuesday
First Lady Melania Trump departs for Africa on first solo trip abroad
Trump will visit Africa on Tuesday in Ghana in the West, followed by stops in Malawi in the South, Kenya in the East and Egypt in the Northeast
Officials deny writing anonymous op-ed
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Melania Trump traveling solo to Africa later this year
It is her first big solo international trip
Melania Trump warns of social media's "destructive" impacts
First lady Melania Trump discussed cyberbullying prevention during the Federal Partners on Bullying Prevention summit in Maryland.
Melania Trump warns of "destructive and harmful" impacts of social media
First lady discussed cyberbullying prevention during the Federal Partners on Bullying Prevention summit
"Fraud tourists" went to Minnesota to make money off state programs, prosecutors say
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Person of interest identified in Brown University shooting, sources say
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House Democrats release 68 more photos from Epstein estate
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A business jet with six people on board crashed while landing at an airport in Statesville, North Carolina, authorities say.
Kennedy Center Board votes to change name to Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.
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Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as Schedule III drug
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Pope Leo taps Bishop Ronald Hicks to succeed Cardinal Dolan
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The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.
Person of interest identified in Brown University shooting, sources say
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.
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House Democrats called for GOP leaders to hold a last-minute vote on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits Thursday.
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Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.
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House Democrats called for GOP leaders to hold a last-minute vote on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits Thursday.
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House Democrats release 68 more photos from Epstein estate
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Trump administration unveils proposals to cut off transgender care for minors
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