Swim team keeps USA ahead in Olympic medal count
Olympic swimmers Lilly King, Katie Ledecky, and Michael Phelps are helping Team USA dominate in the 2016 Olympics. CBS News’ Ben Tracy is in Rio de Janeiro with the latest.
Swimmers help lead Team USA to top medal count at Olympics
Team USA begins day four of the Rio games after winning several more medals. The U.S. leads all countries with 19 overall medals, including five gold. Ben Tracy reports with a roundup of some of Monday’s victories.
Ohio Republicans aim to rename state park after Donald Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A GOP-backed bill introduced Monday would change the name of an Ohio state park to honor former President Donald Trump. The bill primarily sponsored by freshman state Rep. Mike Loychik to rename Mosquito Lake State Park to Donald …
CN looks to break up KCS-CP merger with rival bid
[caption caption="Canadian National’s unsolicited bid for Kansas City Southern could trigger a bidding war with Canadian Pacific. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Canadian National Railway on Tuesday made an unsolicited bid to ac…
Chad rebels vow to take capital after president killed
The circumstances of Idriss Deby Itno’s death remain unclear.
On Basketball: Stephen Curry shooting his way into history
Never. That’s the last time the NBA saw a shooting stretch like the one Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has assembled over the past few weeks. It’s been 45 years since the last instance of an NBA MVP being selected from a team that wasn’t at…
Cologne upsets Leipzig 2-1 giving Bayern chance to pull away
BERLIN (AP) — Cologne captain Jonas Hector scored twice for Cologne to upset Leipzig 2-1 and boost its chances of Bundesliga survival on Tuesday. Second-place Leipzig’s defeat gives Bayern Munich a chance to move 10 points clear with a win over Bayer L…
FTC warns companies over “the sale or use of … racially biased algorithms”, which could violate federal laws, including the fair credit acts FCRA and ECOA (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)
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FTC warns companies over “the sale or use of … racially biased algorithms”, which could violate federal laws, including the fair credit acts FCRA and ECOA — In a blog post this week, the Fede…
A look at Olympic “cupping” and athletes’ pain
After Michael Phelps won his 23rd Olympic medal, the bruises all over his arms grabbed the attention of many in the audience. They’re from “cupping,” a treatment meant to alleviate muscle soreness. Ben Tracy explains how it works.