Tweet CBS Sports’ James Brown sits down with New York Mets All Star third baseman David Wright to discuss the current state of the league, his team, and one of the most emotional family moments of his life. http://www.youtube.com/v/c4SKvAx-0jI?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Read more: Conversations With CBS Sports: David... 

Tweet The congressional supercommittee came up empty in talks to reduce the country’s deficit by $1.2 trillion over ten years. Whit Johnson reports on the latest of the deficit debate. See the original post here: Deficit talks continue to come up empty  Read More →

Tweet Six months after the F-5 tornado hit Joplin, Mo., many children are finding comfort in one little girl’s symbol of hope. Excerpt from: Finding hope in Joplin six months after tornado  Read More →

Tweet Cynthia Bowers reports on the latest of the Republican presidential candidates with the Iowa caucus just 45 days away, and the first-in-the-nation primary closely following. Link: Candidates prepare for Iowa caucus, N.H. primary  Read More →

Tweet Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly have announced the arrest of a man for allegedly plotting to build and detonate bombs. Russ Mitchell reports. View post: Suspect in bomb plot arrested in NYC  Read More →

Tweet Forecasters are eagerly trying to gauge the spirit of the shopping season, which launches the day after Thanksgiving. Russ Mitchell reports. Read the rest here: Black Friday predicted to be biggest ever  Read More →

Tweet Two campus police officers at the University of California at Davis were placed on leave the wake of the pepper-spraying incident that went viral online. Ben Tracy reports. More: UC Davis cops on leave for pepper spray incident  Read More →

Tweet Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and the military in a running battle that left hundreds injured in Cairo. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Read more from the original source: Egyptian protesters clash with police, military  Read More →

Tweet Two men collapsed and died of apparent heart attacks during the 57th annual Philadelphia Marathon. Russ Mitchell reports. Read the original: Two runners die during Philadelphia Marathon  Read More →

Tweet France’s first female finance minister and now the first woman to head the IMF, Christine Lagarde also helps other women rise to power. Link: Lagarde vs. the glass ceiling  Read More →