Author: Benjamin Hughes

Holiday music with Darren Criss: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Holiday music with Darren Criss: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Benjamin Hughes

Holiday music with Darren Criss: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – CBS News Watch CBS News Darren Criss, the beloved star of television’s “Glee,” and the Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” helps “Sunday Morning” celebrate Christmas with a performance of the Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane standard, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” View CBS News

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Why drone hysteria has taken off

Why drone hysteria has taken off

Benjamin Hughes

Dating back a month now, you’ve either seen them in the sky, or you’ve seen them on the news: Drones seem to be everywhere. By all accounts, alleged drone sightings are multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in just the past few weeks alone. But of those 5,000, only a hundred or so have

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Why drone hysteria has taken off

Why drone hysteria has taken off

Benjamin Hughes

Why drone hysteria has taken off – CBS News Watch CBS News By most accounts, alleged drone sightings have been multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in just the past few weeks. But experts say the majority of reports about unusual lights in the sky are probably anything but drones. Correspondent Tom Hanson reports.

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2 U.S. Navy pilots eject safely after fighter jet shot down over Red Sea by likely "friendly fire," officials say

2 U.S. Navy pilots eject safely after fighter jet shot down over Red Sea by likely “friendly fire,” officials say

Benjamin Hughes

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident. The incident came as the U.S. military conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, though the U.S. military’s Central Command

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Mark Burnett, "The Apprentice" creator, tapped by Trump as special envoy to the U.K.

Mark Burnett, “The Apprentice” creator, tapped by Trump as special envoy to the U.K.

Benjamin Hughes

Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce President-elect Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect to the newly-created post of special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like “Survivor” and “The Voice,” but

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