Japan’s major international gateway and one of the world’s busiest airports, Narita, was built on farmland expropriated amid violent conflict over 50 years ago. One farmer has refused to leave, forcing the airport to scale back its originally planned five runways to two, affecting hundreds of millions of passengers. Lucy Craft spoke to the farmer, Takao Shito. Source Read More »
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Rhiannon Giddens on her first album of original songs and winning a Pulitzer Prize
Rhiannon Giddens is already a Grammy winner, a Pulitzer Prize winner and a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, but now the prolific artist has reached another career first. Giddens tells CBS News’ Anthony Mason about her first album of all original songs, “You’re The One,” which was more than a decade in the making. Source Read More »
Family desperate after L.A.-area woman kidnapped from car during shooting
They’re hoping for the return of Andrea Vasquez, the 19-year-old who was abducted during the shooting. Source Read More »
Man dies trying to rescue estranged wife, son from New Hampshire river
Vincent Parr’s death marked the third drowning in New Hampshire in a week. Source Read More »
5 dead after Moscow sewers flood during tour that may have been illegal
Several tour operators offer trips into the vast tunnels of the capital’s sewer system, some of which were built in the 19th century. Source Read More »
Feds resist cities’ requests on migrants over legal, border concerns
The Biden administration has been reluctant to grant migrants in New York and other cities legal status due to concerns about lawsuits and a spike in border crossings, sources told CBS News. Source Read More »
L.A. mayor denounces Texas sending bus of migrants as Hilary approached
Karen Bass said it was “evil” to send a bus filled with migrants to the city as Tropical Storm Hilary was heading L.A.’s way. Source Read More »
Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100-meter title at world championships
Two summers ago after Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, Richardson’s road to the Tokyo Games was roadblocked by a positive test for marijuana. Source Read More »
Fewer Americans expecting recession now — CBS News analysis
The largest drop in pessimism about the economy since summer 2022 has come from Republicans. Source Read More »
Partial blackout at L.A. hospital prompts evacuation of some patients
Firefighters were forced to carry some down stairs because elevators weren’t working in one building at White Memorial. Source Read More »