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After a year of planning and 50 years of diplomatic sour notes, jazz musicians from Cuba got the chance to serenade an American audience in Chicago. Dean Reynolds has their story.
One year after the U.S. began restoring relations with Cuba, a group of young jazz musicians fulfilled a lifelong dream of performing on American soil. During a performance at the Chicago Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University last month, the jazz orchestra took a moment to celebrate the music onstage.
Hours after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized for the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald, hundreds of demonstrators clogged the city's streets Wednesday and called for Emanuel to step down. Dean Reynolds reports on how weeks of protests are exposing the mayor's vulnerable side.
Protesters demand Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel resign, Trump denies he's a bigot, and more stories you're clicking on.
In his first court appearance since his arrest on charges in the mass shooting at a Colo. Planned Parenthood facility, Robert Lewis Dear made a stunning admission; Researchers at Cornell University have found a new way to make puppies: in vitro fertilization
Not satisfied with a police officer's indictment in the fatal shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald or the resignation of Police Supertintendent Gary McCarthy, Chicago protestors turned their focus to Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Dean Reynolds reports from Chicago.
Donald Trump defends his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., Republicans and Democrats condemn Trump's anti-Muslim policy, and more of the stories you're clicking on.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stood firm Tuesday on his proposal to block Muslims from entering the U.S.; at a concert that was postponed after the Paris attacks last month, U2 had a special guest and a special message for the terrorists responsible for the shootings
Video was released Tuesday of Chicago police tasing a man in a jail cell in December of 2012. The man later died. The video has prompted another investigation of the department's use of force. Dean Reynolds has more.
A day after President Obama urged the nation not to discriminate against American Muslims, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a shutdown of Muslims entering the United States; President Obama paid homage to a few of the country's treasured talents Sunday night, including George Lucas and Carole King
A Chicago police officer was not charged for killing an armed suspect during a chase on Monday, the same day the entire police force became the focus of a Justice Department investigation. Dean Reynolds reports.
The Justice Department's wide-ranging probe comes amid allegations of a cover-up in the shooting death of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald. It forced the police chief to resign. Dean Reynolds reports on a spreading scandal that has shaken public trust in the cops.
As authorities continue to search the crime scene in San Bernardino, California, new details are emerging about Tashfeen Malik; fourteen people were killed when a pair of armed attackers stormed a holiday party inside a state office building in San Bernardino, California.
Forced prostitution is a multibillion-dollar-a-year industry that can be found in just about any American city. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sex trafficking is a family business handed down through generations, but the daughter of an ex-pimp is walking the streets trying to make a change and save victims of sex trafficking. Marlie Hall reports.
The Illinois attorney general is asking the Justice Department to investigate the Chicago police department. Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was forced to resign Tuesday following the release of a dash cam video showing black teenager Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by a white officer. The officer is being charged with murder. Dean Reynolds reports.
Pentagon deploying additional special ops forces to fight ISIS, Chicago's police superintendent fired, and more of the stories you're clicking on.
The suspected shooter at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs made his first court appearance; jury selection began in trial of one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddy Gray; and the Chicago cop charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald posts $1.5M bail. Former federal prosecutor Doug Burns discussed the potential legal defenses for the accused gunmen.
American consumers, start your engines. This weekend kicks off the holiday shopping season. Jill Schlesinger has some advice on what can help and what shoppers should avoid.
A gunman opened fire and later barricaded himself in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. Police officers exchanged fire with the suspect, who possibly had "devices" with him; a most unlikely friendship added another chapter recently when a pair of young brothers met back up with a WWII vet who served on a battleship they've become enamored with
Demonstrators blocked storefronts and urged people not to shop as they protested the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer, Jason Van Dyke. The shooting happened 13 months ago, but the officer wasn't charged until this week. Michelle Miller has more.
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Police have made an arrest in connection to the execution-style killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in Chicago's South Side. CBSN's Contessa Brewer reports
Protesters in Chicago blocked traffic and confronted police in a tense night of demonstrations. Some destroyed part of the Chicago Christmas tree. The protests are in reaction to a graphic video showing an officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. It happened last year, but the video was made public Tuesday, hours after the officer was charged with first-degree murder. CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning" to discuss the case.
As millions of Americans take to the roads and the skies to get to their Thanksgiving destinations, President Obama offered assurance they wouldn't need to worry about an attack from ISIS; A physical therapist in New York's public school system is using the talents he learned as a carpenter to help some of his students
Two new videos have emerged of the fatal shooting of a Chicago teen by indicted police officer Jason Van Dyke. In one of the videos, police are seen standing around as the teen is dying. Dean Reynolds has more.
President Trump's Justice Department has brought criminal charges against James Comey, indicting him on two counts, though a federal grand jury rejected one count.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed numerous generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia next week.
The National Archives admitted a technician had erred in releasing Rep. Mikie Sherill's "entire record."
President Trump announced a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical drugs, a 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture and a 25% tariff on heavy trucks.
Democratic leaders dismissed the White House's recent threat that a government shutdown could spur large-scale layoffs of the federal workforce as "intimidation."
President Trump said Thursday he will not let Israel annex the West Bank, an idea that has circulated among some hardliners in Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that paves the way for a deal brokered by his administration to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.
The Trump administration announced in July that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seated capacity for 650 people will be constructed in the White House's East Wing.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said evidence showed that Joshua Jahn had been planning the attack for some time and acted alone.