The death toll climbed to six victims after a volcano erupted on New Zealand's White Island. Nine Americans were there at the time, including a couple from Virginia, who suffered burns. Ramy Inocencio reports.
A wild shootout in the streets of a New Jersey neighborhood has left six dead, including an officer. The gunfight lasted for hours. Don Dahler has the latest.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
The announcement comes as the South Bend mayor faces increasing pressure to open his big-donor fundraisers and to disclose campaign bundlers — supporters who collect large donations from other donors.
Scott Chalkley has a similar phone number to what Google lists as Santa's hotline in Georgia.
It's unclear if these new cases are linked to a more widespread outbreak from romaine
Merriam-Webster announced the pronoun "they" as its 2019 word of the year. The word can be used to refer to one person whose gender identity is nonbinary. The nonbinary use of "they" was added to the definition in September. Searches for "they" on Merriam-Webster's website increased 313% over the last year.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told his Democratic colleagues running for president to prioiritize a potential impeachment trial over campaign activities. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Washington Post national politics reporter Sean Sullivan spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" about the impact an impeachment trial would have on the 2020 race.
In China, there's one camera for every 4.1 people, a report finds. In the U.S., it's one camera for every 4.6.
"This is a sad, sobering moment for our country. This president violated his oath to the American people."
Multiple people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in Jersey City on Tuesday. Police said two suspects were shooting from inside a convenience store. Both suspects were found dead inside the store.
6-year-old Jackson has autism, but he was able to open up around Disney Princess Tiana – adorably asking her to plant a kiss on his cheek.
Both parties want the court to throw out a lawsuit from Charles Kupperman, who abided by White House orders not to testify.
Republican Congressman Mike Conway pressed State Department official David Holmes over his recollection of the phone call between Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Trump, accusing him of "regaling" others with the account. Holmes responded, "Sir, I think it was Gordon Sondland who showed indiscretion by having that conversation over a public line."
Several Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee chose not to ask National Security Council expert Fiona Hill any questions, instead using their time to speak at length about their view of the impeachment proceedings. "Could I actually say something?" Hill said after Rep. Brad Wenstrup finished speaking. "I think that what Dr. Wenstrup said was very powerful, about the importance of overcoming hatred and certainly partisan division," she said. "I think all of us that came here under legal obligation... Читать дальше...
National Security Council expert Fiona Hill testified Thursday that Ambassador Gordon Sondland's reference to an investigation into Burisma, the gas company Hunter Biden once sat on the board of, clearly meant an investigation into the Bidens. Hill said Sondland told her there was a deal in the works for a meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky that was contingent on a Ukrainian investigation into Burisma. "I cut it off immediately there," Hill testified. "Becuase at this point, having heard Mr. Читать дальше...
National Security Council expert Fiona Hill explained during her testimony Thursday that she became frustrated with Ambassador Gordon Sondland because he did not communicate with her or her State Department colleagues about what he was pursuing in Ukraine. Hill said she now understands that Sondland was carrying out a "domestic political errand" at President Trump's orders. "What I was angry about was that he wasn't coordinating with us," Hill said. "Now, I've actually realized, having listened to his deposition... Читать дальше...
National Security Council expert Fiona Hill testified Thursday that there was a "different channel" at work in the State Department with regard to Ukraine. Republican counsel Stephen Castor asked Hill why she did not think U.S. policy towards Ukraine was headed in the right direction when she left her post. Hill said she was concerned about former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch's removal and about what she called "a different channel in operation in relation to Ukraine. ... One that was domestic and political in nature... Читать дальше...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also met with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington Tuesday, saying election meddling won't be tolerated.
In his testimony at the impeachment hearing Thursday, State Department official David Holmes described hearing President Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland discuss the case of rapper A$AP Rocky, who was then jailed in Sweden on assault charges. Holmes says Sondland told the president, "Let him get sentenced, play the racism card, and give him a ticker-tape when he gets home."
State Department official David Holmes confirmed during his testimony Thursday that Ukraine felt pressure from the Trump administration to reopen an investigation into Hunter Biden. Holmes said he believes Ukraine still wanted to appease Trump even after frozen military aid was released. "I think that continues to this day," Holmes said. "I think they're being very careful. They still need us now, going forward."
She also received a $50,000 donation toward an organization she co-founded for women airline pilots.
David Holmes, a U.S. State Department official in Ukraine, described during his testimony on Thursday the call he overheard between Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Trump. According to Holmes, he sat "directly across" from Sondland during the call, and "the president's voice was loud and recognizable." Holmes said he heard Mr. Trump ask Sondland if the Ukrainian president "was gonna do the investigation?" to which he says Sondland responded: "He's gonna do it."
Scientists warn that what happens in the Arctic will not stay in the Arctic.
National Security Council expert Fiona Hill testified on Thursday that former National Security Adviser John Bolton warned top officials, including herself, that President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani would cause trouble for the administration. Hill said Bolton described Giuliani as a "hand grenade that was going to blow everyone up." At the time of this conversation, Hill said, Giuliani was regularly appearing on TV. "(Giuliani) was clearly pushing forward issues and ideas that would probably come back to haunt us," Hill said. Читать дальше...
