Andy Warhol’s iconic 1960s painting “White Disaster” sold for $85 million at auction Wednesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York. The 1963 work of art was sold after two minutes and a brief duel between two bidders for a total of $74 million, or $85.4 million with all related costs …
Read More »10 senators, including Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, seek update on safety improvements, prompted by CBS News investigation
Ten United States senators are seeking an update on a series of auto safety improvements called for in the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure bill, which was signed into law one year ago today. The senators’ letter inquires about the status of a total of 10 safety improvements called for in the …
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A former model charged in the beating death of a California doctor whose body was found in a car trunk outside Las Vegas has accepted a plea agreement. CBS affiliate KLAS-TV reported 29-year-old Kelsey Turner will take an Alford plea to second-degree murder, according to court documents. Instead of pleading …
Read More »What to know about carbon monoxide safety before booking an Airbnb or hotel
The recent deaths of six Americans from carbon monoxide poisoning in two separate incidents is putting a spotlight on the risks of staying in a rental home or hotel that might not have the appropriate safety measures in place. Three guests staying at an apartment in Mexico City booked through …
Read More »Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on Nov. 6, 2022
On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta and senior adviser to President BidenGov. Chris Sununu of New HampshireChris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and CBS News cybersecurity expert and analystLaura Meckler, Dr. Scott Gottlieb and …
Read More »In the 5 states without lotteries, a case of Powerball fever
Loretta Williams lives in Alabama but drove to Georgia to buy a lottery ticket for a chance at winning the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. She was one of many Alabama ticket-buyers flooding across state lines Thursday. The third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history has people around the country clamoring for …
Read More »Steve Pankey, ex
A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate was convicted Monday of kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old Colorado girl who went missing nearly 40 years ago. Jurors found Steve Pankey, 71, guilty of felony murder, second-degree kidnapping and false reporting in the disappearance and death of Jonelle Matthews in 1984, the office …
Read More »Capitol Police chief says “today’s political climate” calls for more security for members of Congress
In the wake of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband last week at the couple’s San Francisco home, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement Tuesday that “today’s political climate calls for more resources to provide additional layers of physical security for members of Congress.” “With the …
Read More »As Twitter’s new owner, Musk gets his chance to defeat bots
Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk, who pledged in April to defeat the bot scourge or “die trying!” He later cited bots as a reason to back out of buying the social platform. But now that the billionaire has completed the …
Read More »Surging demand for “inflation
So many investors are rushing online to buy Series I savings bonds and lock in a rate of 9.62% ahead of an October 28 deadline that a U.S. Treasury Department website selling the securities crashed. The bonds are considered a low-risk hedge against inflation. The TreasuryDirect website froze up on Wednesday, while …
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