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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, Dem Cal Cunningham are NC Senate picks

RALEIGH, N.C. - Former Democratic state lawmaker Cal Cunningham, the primary candidate favoured by his party's leaders in the U.S. Senate, advanced Tuesday to a general election challenge against GOP ...

Mar 03, 2020

In NC, Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest win primaries

RALEIGH, N.C. - Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina won his party's primary Tuesday and will face Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in the November general election, seeking a second term. It's ...

Mar 03, 2020

Democrats: Judge extends Tennessee voting in storm-hit area

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A judge has extended voting hours in a Nashville-area county after four Democratic presidential candidates sued to keep Super Tuesday polls open after tornado damage there, a Democrat...

Mar 03, 2020

Trump says he spoke to Taliban leader, had 'good talk'

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he talked with a Taliban leader, days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement that calls for the full withdrawal of U.S. troop...

Mar 03, 2020

Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

SEATTLE - Tensions over how to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's abi...

Mar 03, 2020

Political programming dominates the week in television

NEW YORK - For the second straight week, politics was the dominant force in prime-time television. CBS News' coverage of the Democratic presidential debate from South Carolina last week was easily the...

Mar 03, 2020

Police: 3 die in plane crash on I-55 in central Illinois

LINCOLN, Ill. - Three people died Tuesday morning when a small plane crashed and burst into flames on Interstate 55 in central Illinois, state police said. Mindy Carroll of the Illinois State Police s...

Mar 03, 2020

Here's what happens to the votes for candidates who drop out

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The abrupt departures of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar from the Democratic presidential race on the eve of Super Tuesday primaries could be frustrating for the millions of people w...

Mar 03, 2020

UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium

VIENNA - Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium since November in violation of its deal with world powers and is refusing to answer questions about three possible undeclared nuclear...

Mar 03, 2020

Tornadoes devastate Tennessee, killing at least 19 people

NASHVILLE - Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 19 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroy...

Mar 03, 2020