Tony Dokoupil
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Anchor @cbseveningnews. Author of “The Last Pirate.” Husband to @KatyTurNBC. Father of four.
The Pentagon is moving a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to two U.S. officials. Expeditionary units typically consist of up to 2,500 Marines. on.wsj.com/4sNYxhg
The American military plane that crashed in Iraq was a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. CBS News national security analyst @AaronBMacLean, host of @schoolofwarpod, has more insight on the incident and the aircraft. cbsn.ws/4uGDsqK
Last year, The Atlantic gave me $10K to gamble with. What started as a journalistic gimmick turned into something more... unnerving. My cover story on the online betting boom warping sports, culture, politics, and the psyches of millions of young men: theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tells @Tonydokoupil the city is turning a corner, with murders at a nearly 50-year low and vacant buildings down 25% since 2019. “We are doing all of this together, because Baltimorians believe that we are the greatest comeback story in the country,” he said.
AMERICAN HERO: CW5 Eric Slover receives the Medal of Honor from @POTUS during tonight’s State of the Union Address.
My goodness. I just watched all of this. Extraordinary.
More than 1 million Americans over the age of 65 lived with roommates they aren't related to in 2024 -- a 16% increase from 2019. CBS News' @Elaine_Quijano Quijano spoke to two of them in New York City.
The Dow topped 50,000 for the first time, marking the latest milestone in the “longest postwar U.S. economic expansion,” according to the Wall Street Journal. But a new @CBSNewspoll shows many Americans aren’t feeling the gains: cbsn.ws/4bFYMpg
The White House on Friday removed an election-conspiracy video shared by President Trump on social media that included racist footage depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. A White House official said a staffer "erroneously made the post.” CBS News’ @weijia has more on reactions from GOP lawmakers. cbsn.ws/3OqCBtk
When Detroit bus driver Darrell Beaver saw kids walking to school in the freezing cold, he decided to help – and soon ride requests flooded in. But when the school district stepped in, Beaver had to pause. Now he’s starting a nonprofit and GoFundMe to keep giving kids safe rides.
Sad to say I was also laid off by The Post today. Lucky to have spent 10 years covering HS sports for my hometown paper, writing about hundreds of my neighbors. Thanks to anybody who made time to talk, sent in stats or complained about All-Met selections. Truly, I loved it all.
