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Forbes releases list of world’s 100 most powerful women
Forbes released its most recent list of the world’s 100 most powerful women Wednesday morning. “CBS This Morning” says the report includes eight heads of state and 24 CEOs. Number one is Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor. Number two is Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. Number three is Melinda Gates, while ...
Obama Honors Carole King at White House Concert
U.S. President Barack Obama awarded singer-songwriter Carole King the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday (May 22) night at the White House. King is the first female to be handed the award since the prize was first conceived in 2007. Obama pointed to her 400 compositions that have been ...
Oklahoma Tornado: The Student's Tale
This is all that remains of the school in Oklahoma where nine-year-old Garret Hunnan was a student. Briarwood elementary was one of the casualties of the massive tornado that brought devastation to the town of Moore. Garret's unlikely to forget the moment the powerful twister hit.
ShowBiz Minute: Shelton, King, Lopez
Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show; Obama honors Carole King at White House concert; Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores. (May 23)
AP Top Stories May 23 A
Here's the latest news for Thursday, May 23rd: Funerals begin after deadly Oklahoma tornado; Obama delivers national security speech today; Poor building materials to blame for Bangladesh disaster; LeBron James carries Miami heat to victor...
Twitter rolls out two-step verification to curb hacking
Twitter is hoping their two-step verification system will protect users from the kind of cyber attacks they've seen in the past year.
Weiner Launches Bid to Become NYC Mayor
In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. (May 22)
Oklahoma Survivors, Heroes Survey Damage
Just two days after a deadly EF5 tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma many survivors and heroes are returning to their beloved community. (May 22)
Clegg and PM Say Coalition Will Last
David Cameron and Nick Clegg promise that the coalition will continue up until polling day in the 2015 general election.
In Baltimore, Obama Makes Pitch to Middle Class
Barack Obama visited a Baltimore factory to send a message about the need for middle class job creation.
Mugabe Signs Zimbabwe Constitution Into Law
A historic day for Zimbabwe as a new constitution is signed into law. It replaces a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule, and paves the way for elections later this year. President Robert Mugabe officiated the document. The constitution, approved in a March referendum, clips ...
IRS Official Refuses to Answer Questions at Scandal Hearing
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but asserted her constitutional right not to answer questions. "I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws," ...
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Immigration Reform
The vote paves the way for a full Senate debate in early June.
Okla. City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the community Wednesday. (May 22)
Garcetti Elected Los Angeles Mayor Over Greuel
Los Angeles has elected its next mayor: City Councilman Eric Garcetti, a Latino who will also become the city's first Jewish leader when he takes office. (May 22)
Eric Garcetti Wins 2013 LA Mayoral Election
Eric Garcetti will be Los Angeles' next mayor. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, with 100 percent of the votes counted, Garcetti had received 54 percent of the vote, making him L.A.'s first elected Jewish mayor.
Opinion: Worse Than Watergate
Best of the Web Today columnist James Taranto on the deeper meaning of the Obama scandals. Photo: Getty Images
4 Schools Saved From Chopping Block
A new report says four Chicago Public Schools are being pulled off the proposed closings list. The Sun-Times says schools Chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett will withdraw her recommendations to shut down the following elementary schools: Marcus Garvey and Mahalia Jackson on the South Side. Leif Ericson on the West Side. George ...
Former Rep. Weiner Running for New York Mayor
Former House Member Anthony Weiner announced his bid for Mayor of New York, in a video released on You Tube Tuesday night. Weiner is trying to make a political comeback, two years after he resigned after posting raunchy pictures on Twitter....
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