Archives: 2018

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper to be released from prison in surprise move

Wanda Barzee (L) looks at her lawyer Scott C. Williams during her forced medication hearing in Judge Judith Atherton’s court February 16, 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Photo by Steve Griffin-Pool/Getty Images SALT LAKE CITY — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart as a teenager from her Salt Lake City bedroom in 2002…

At least 15 men near Ground Zero after 9/11 have breast cancer

As the nation remembers the lives lost during the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, some are working to bring awareness to first responders and others still suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. “We’re only now beginning to understand and witness the long-term effects of that work and the full extent of the sacrifices of all of our first responders,” FBI Director…

Video shows teens robbing gas station after clerk collapses

Two teens are confronted by a store clerk who later collapsed in Auburn, Washington.  Auburn Washington Police Department/Facebook Police in Auburn, Washington, are searching for an adult male and two male teens who they say stole money and merchandise from a gas station clerk who collapsed and suffered a “major medical issue.” The incident was captured on surveillance video, which…

Neil DeGrasse Tyson on realizing astrophysics' role in war

In his latest book, Neil DeGrasse Tyson recalls the first time he really understood the relationship between astrophysics and the military. Chemists made napalm, physicists created the atom bomb and biologists weaponized anthrax, but how astrophysicists figured into modern warfare wasn’t so obvious to him. He wasn’t thrilled. “It was odd, I was at a conference, a space conference, when…

Apple gets tough on tariffs

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Vatican official say sex abuse scandal is church's “own 9/11”

ROME — A top Vatican official said Tuesday the clerical sex abuse scandal is such a game-changing catastrophe for the Catholic Church that he called it the church’s “own 9/11” on the 17th anniversary of the attacks in the U.S. Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, a top aide to both retired Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, told a book presentation Tuesday…

Florence threatens to snarl travel across Mid-Atlantic states

Travelers are bracing for a rough ride as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast, with the storm expected to snarl roadways, air and rail travel as early as Thursday and disruptions forecast to persist through the weekend.  While most airlines have started offering travel waivers to those flying to and from the Southeast, a spokesperson for flight data tracking service…

Hurricane Florence could hit N.C. with punch not seen since 1954

RALEIGH, N.C. — The last time the midsection of the East Coast stared down a hurricane like this, Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were newlyweds. Hurricane Florence could inflict the hardest hurricane punch North Carolina has seen in more than 60 years, with rain and wind of more than 130 mph. More…

Dramatic video shows cop getting shot before her partner kills suspect

A screenshot of a video showing an officer-involved shooting in July.  LAPD NORTH HILLS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Police Department released video Monday of an officer-involved shooting that left the suspect dead and one officer wounded in the leg. The shooting happened during a traffic stop in North Hills, California, on the night of July 27, CBS Los Angeles reports. …

Gayle King wants “transparency” with CBS' probe of Les Moonves

Longtime CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves resigned Sunday after new sexual abuse allegations by seven women were published. Two independent law firms are investigating the claims but the public may never know what CBS is able to discover about his behavior because the company agreed to keep the probe confidential. It’s a notion that “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle…

Pence on 9/11 anniversary: “We will not be intimidated” — live stream

Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense James Mattis are participating in Tuesday’s 17th anniversary of the attacks on September 11th at the Pentagon. The Pentagon was the third site attacked after both towers at the World Trade Center were struck by hijacked commercial jets.   American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the nation’s military headquarters, setting off fires…

Doctor becomes colleagues with nurse who cared for him in NICU

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Eye Opener at 8: CBS may not release Moonves probe findings

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Georgia charter school sends consent forms to parents for spankings

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FBI Director Christopher Wray reflects on changes since 9/11

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Hurricane Florence will be “devastating,” FEMA chief says

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