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27+ min ago (326+ words) November 27, 2025 / 3:24 PM EST / CBS/AFP Homicide detectives in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating the suspected murder of an American man after reportedly going out to try to purchase marijuana. The victim has been identified as Christopher Brown, 43, a builder from Silverthorne, Colorado, according to a local police report. Police were told that Brown had dinner and drinks with friends on Wednesday night in Castara, a small fishing village on the island of Tobago. He then left his friends, telling them he was going to buy marijuana, the police report said. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. local time, officers from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service responded to a report that Brown was found unresponsive in the area, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene." Investigators believe he was stabbed, as they said there were several wounds about his body, and a…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago (42+ words) CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay, who is traveling with Pope Leo XIV in Turkey, surprised the pontiff with a baseball bat formerly owned by Chicago White Sox legend Nellie Fox. CBS News correspondent surprises Pope Leo with White Sox baseball bat gift...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (46+ words) Family members are awaiting answers on their loved ones as more than 200 people remain missing after a massive fire engulfed multiple buildings in Hong Kong. CBS News' Holly Williams reports. Distraught family members await answers as Hong Kong fire rages on and death toll climbs...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago (71+ words) Officials announced that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 and once worked with the U.S. government, including the CIA, is suspected of carrying out a "calculated attack" against two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. CBS News' Nicole Sganga, Nancy Cordes and Sam Vinograd have more. Latest news on Afghan suspect accused of ambushing 2 National Guard members in D.C....

3+ hour, 12+ min ago (70+ words) President Trump weighed in on the shooting in Washington, D.C., where two members of the National Guard were injured. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021, previously worked with the U.S. government, including the CIA, CBS News has learned. Nancy Cordes and Sam Vinograd have more. Trump reacts to National Guard shooting in D.C. as details emerge about Afghan suspect...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago (62+ words) Officials provided an update on the investigation into a shooting in Washington, D.C., where two National Guard members were allegedly targeted by 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal. The suspect faces several charges of assault with intent to kill while armed. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports. 2 National Guard members in critical condition after "ambush" attack linked to Afghan national...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (750+ words) November 27, 2025 / 11:20 AM EST / CBS/AP A shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man taking an early morning swim with her at a national park beach on Australia's east coast Thursday, police said. Experts say a shark rarely attacks more than one person. The attack occurred at Crowdy Bay National Park, which is known for beach camping, fishing spots and hiking tracks 224 miles north of Sydney. Beaches in the area and to the north of the attack were closed to swimmers indefinitely, Police Chief Insp. Timothy Bayly said. Emergency services were called to Kylies Beach following reports that two people in their mid-20s had been bitten by a shark at 6:30 a.m., Bayly said. Bayly declined to detail the injuries or the circumstances of the attack. "At this stage, all I'm prepared to say is they were known to each other and…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago (58+ words) Pope Leo is traveling to Turkey on the first overseas trip of his papacy. While traveling on Thanksgiving, Americans on the papal plane made sure the first U.S.-born pope had some pie and CBS News' Chris Livesay offered special White Sox memorabilia. CBS News' Chris Livesay gives Pope Leo White Sox memorabilia on first papal trip...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago (51+ words) In our weekly series "Mornings Kickoff," we introduce you to the only brother-sister duo currently in the NFL. Trey Smith is a guard for the Kansas City Chiefs and his sister, Ashley, runs the NFL's player engagement program. Meet the only brother-sister duo working in the NFL right now...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago (399+ words) Updated on: November 27, 2025 / 10:01 AM EST / CBS News The first-ever American pope's first trip abroad started off with a distinctly American moment, when Pope Leo XIV was gifted a baseball bat formerly owned by Chicago White Sox legend Nellie Fox. CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay was among the 81 journalists on the papal flight to Turkey who were greeted by the pope during an unannounced stroll through the cabin to greet the Vatican press corps." Many on board continued the long-standing tradition of presenting gifts to the pontiff as a courtesy, but Livesay had a particularly personal gift for the Chicago native: a Louisville Slugger baseball bat that once belonged to Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox " a Chicago White Sox legend whose career coincided with Leo's childhood. When the correspondent pointed out the initials and number on the end of…...