Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took first place in the first-ever Republican presidential primary straw poll at the Illinois State Fair Thursday. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports from Springfield.
Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, a belatedly-recognized pioneer in the civil disobedience movement, died Aug. 10 at her daughter's home in Gloucester, Va. She was 90.
LAS VEGAS —— Bernard Shaw, the veteran journalist who retired as CNN anchor in 2000, struck out at unnamed media owners who are "sabotaging the public good" with their "profit fixations," and, as he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award Aug.
The execution-style murder of three young people and serious wounding of another in Newark, N.J. highlight the rampant violence in predominantly Black jurisdictions of the country.
MARION - The naysayers said it wouldn't sell. They said Independent League baseball was an inferior brand of baseball that people wouldn't enjoy watching, much less pay to see.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY - As the week progresses, more details are unfolding about the alleged altercation involving a 24-year-old Herrin man and local law enforcement personnel.
JACKSON COUNTY - More than 300 years of prison sentences have been handed down by the United States Attorney's Office in Benton since January 2006 as a result of the Jackson County Project Safe Neighborhoods, a county detective said Wednesday.
DU QUOIN - Eighteen-year-old Tyler Setzekorn said it best - literally - when he talked Wednesday about working in his uncle and aunt's independently owned icehouse - Good Times Ice Co.
A federal judge on Thursday gave a tentative green light to premium grocer Whole Foods Market Inc.'s plan to buy rival Wild Oats Markets Inc., rejecting arguments the deal would stifle competition and lead to higher prices.
The Air Force system that keeps 30 navigation satellites from bumping into each other, and makes sure banks have exactly the right time, is being upgraded.
An energy market report says expansion of a natural gas pipeline from the Rockies to Ohio will likely boost profits for gas companies and prices for area consumers.
A truck driver probably fell asleep before his tractor-trailer rig crashed and exploded, killing two people and shutting down Interstate 70 for hours, police said Thursday.
Traffic on Front Street in Tyler will be moving a little slower than usual. A sinkhole that swallowed a car yesterday has forced TxDOT to close the eastbound lane. The car has been removed, but TxDOT says it will take
It's been described as unbelievable. The support one East Texas football team has received after losing a star player. Seventeen-year-old Chapel Hill senior offensive lineman, Derek Timms died while on his way to practice Tuesday afternoon. The football coach spoke
