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After gulping the traditional swig of milk and dumping the rest over his head Sunday, the winner of the closest race in Indy 500 history started making the winner’s rounds. He spent two hours answering questions in his fire suit before heading to another photo shoot. Then there was a short celebratory night before hitting …
The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send their champions to Washington. After a long run at a convention center in suburban Maryland, the bee returns to the nation’s capital this year at Constitution Hall, a few blocks from the White House. Another …
John Bernard Arnold III knew loss before he knew much else. His mom died when he was young, and he grew up in foster care before serving in World War II for the Navy. His great love in life was making people laugh; he was a passionate magician who never married or had any children. …
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: The Washington Post says Congress should cut off Trump’s “weaponization” fund The Trump administration’s creation of a $1.776 billion fund of taxpayer money under the president’s control to pay favored individuals outside the judicial process is drawing bipartisan condemnation. “From all outward appearances, this doesn’t …
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Suarez’s surprising win Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching the total of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports. For a team with three full-time Cup drivers and only 175 employees, that’s saying something. But that doesn’t mean the team is satisfied. “Yes, …
Massive explosion threat from California chemical leak “eliminated” for now, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials say the risk of a massive explosion has been “eliminated” for California after a chemical leak in Orange County. CBS News Los Angeles’ Tina Patel reports.
There appears to be progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran, but the process toward a peace deal may still take some time. CBS News’ Aaron MacLean has more insight.
Watch: Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump delivered remarks on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery after paying his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. CBS News’ Nikole Killion reports.
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is holed up in an undisclosed location with little access to the outside world, U.S. officials tell CBS News. This comes as news of some progress in peace talks emerges. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports.
MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) – A Spanish national in quarantine in a Madrid military hospital, who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month, has tested positive of hantavirus, Spain’s Health Ministry said on Monday. It is the second positive case among the 14 Spanish nationals who were evacuated to the Spanish …