Flashback 1985: When Ecstasy was legal

Flashback 1985: When Ecstasy was legal


Flashback 1985: When Ecstasy was legal

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 11:00 AM PDT

This "CBS Evening News" report from 1985 looked at the rise of a popular new drug called Ecstasy. In 1985 the drug was unregulated, much to the dismay of the Drug Enforcement Agency. Former...
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LAPD: 1 dead, 4 hurt after multiple shootings

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 07:38 PM PDT

Police in Los Angeles searched for at least one suspect Thursday after shootings at several locations in the Palms neighborhood left one person dead and four others wounded.
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Millennials' saving habits help debunk stereotype

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 04:36 PM PDT

Though sometimes portrayed as moochers living off their parents, young adults are actually saving more money than other age groups. CBS News' Jill Schlesinger shows us how millennials are faring...
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Severe drought forcing Calif. farmers to adapt

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 12:09 AM PDT

Farmers in California are having to change the way they irrigate their crops as the state's drought persists. New wells are being built as fear rises that existing wells will soon dry up. John...
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CDC: E-cig use rises among teens

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 04:11 PM PDT

In 2014, 2.5 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes, according to a CDC report. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the findings.
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Sources: Tulsa reserve deputy's qualifications were falsified

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 04:07 PM PDT

Documents obtained by CBS News show Robert Bates, the 73-year-old reserve sheriff's deputy who shot Eric Harris, had over 400 hours of law enforcement training. But sources close to the sheriff's...
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Inside the dangerous migrant journey to Italy

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 04:06 PM PDT

There has been a dramatic surge of migrants fleeing North Africa and the Middle East by boat in an attempt to reach Italy. The vessels are often left drifting in a journey that's become dangerous...
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DOJ: Ohio man flew to Syria to join terrorists

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:05 AM PDT

Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, was indicted on terror charges Thursday. According to the indictment, Mohamud traveled to Syria with the goal of returning back to America to carry out a terror...
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Gyrocopter flight over Capitol exposed security flaws

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 04:01 PM PDT

In some of the most restricted airspace in the country, Doug Hughes was able to fly his gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Now the stunt is raising questions about a system of detection...
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