Child thwarts abduction attempt in Alton, suspect wanted

ALTON, Ill. – Police credit a child’s quick-thinking actions for preventing an attempted abduction earlier this week in Alton. The Alton Police Department accuses Michael J. Roberts, 44, of attempting to lure the child into his vehicle on Tuesday. As of Thursday, he remains at large. Investigators say, according to a phone call from a […]

How Louisiana is recovering after Francine slammed state

Monique Blanco Boulet, the mayor-president of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, joins CBS News to discuss the region’s lingering safety concerns after Francine moved further north to Mississippi. Francine hit Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane but weakened to a tropical depression by Thursday morning.

Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane

Hurricane Francine made landfall Wednesday in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, pummeling the southern part of the state with heavy rain and winds up to 100 miles per hour. After making landfall, now Tropical Storm Francine is moving north, leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

How a Haitian migrant community in Ohio has become a political focus

Springfield, Ohio, a community where thousands from Haiti have settled in recent years, has become a political focus after former President Donald Trump repeated a baseless conspiracy theory during Tuesday’s debate. Most of the migrants have temporary protected status and work permits. They have been blamed for stealing jobs by some, while others see their […]

Senate expected to hold Steward Health CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in contempt

For nearly two years, the CBS News investigative unit has documented how private equity and other investor groups have siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from community hospitals with devastating consequences. The CEO of one of those hospital companies, Steward Health Care, has been subpoenaed to testify Thursday on Capitol Hill. However, the attorney for […]

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