Archives: 2018

California to become first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial

California will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial and replace it with a still murky risk-assessment system under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown’s signature gives the state’s judicial council broad authority to reshape pretrial detention policies ahead of the new law’s October 2019 start date. Based on the council’s framework, each…

Eye Opener: Former Texas police officer found guilty of murder

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Historic primary election victories in Florida and Arizona

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Trump overstates his job performance ratings: Fact Check

U.S. President Trump delivers remarks at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., August 24, 2018. LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS President Donald Trump is exaggerating the numbers when citing his overall job approval ratings. In a tweet Sunday, Trump boasted of poll numbers that showed 52 percent of all Americans approved of his performance in office, in…

2 workers die in 6-story fall near Disney World; 3rd hangs on

Scene of construction accident near Disney World in which 2 workers fell 6-plus stories to their deaths after scaffolding collapse early on August 29, 2018; 3rd worker managed to hang on, and survived, authorities say WKMG-TV LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Two workers died early Wednesday when they fell more than six stories from a hotel under construction near Disney World,…

Cody Wilson speaks out on selling blueprints for 3D-printed guns after court order

The founder of a company that distributes designs for untraceable 3D-printed guns is selling blueprints through his website after a federal judge blocked him from posting the instructions for free. On Monday, the judge ordered Cody Wilson and his company, Defense Distributed, to remove the blueprints from the internet. Wilson said he hasn’t violated that ruling. He is now charging…

Puerto Rico's governor admits mistakes, in wake of new death toll

A new report nearly one year after Hurricane Maria shows the storm is officially the most deadly U.S. natural disaster in the last century. Puerto Rico’s government requested an independent review by George Washington University, which found Maria killed an estimated 2,975 people – more than 46 times the original official death toll of 64. For months, there’s been speculation…

Cape Cod shark attack victim: I punched it in gills to escape

BOSTON — The man bitten by a shark off Cape Cod this month said on Tuesday he escaped by punching the powerful predator in the gills after it clamped down on his leg. In his first interview since the Aug. 15 attack, William Lytton said he’d been swimming in about “8 to 10 feet” of water off Truro, Massachusetts, when…

Better Rain Chances Thursday.

TODAY: Another typical late summer day across the area. Starting off sunny, with clouds building in the morning hours becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms develop in the afternoon and early evening. Chance of rain around 30%. High temperatures will climb into the low 90s, with a heat index in the upper 90s and low…

Officials detonate unexploded mine floating in Puget Sound

A close look at the ordnance floating in the Puget Sound on Tue., Aug. 28, 2018. KIRO-TV An unexploded ordnance was seen floating in the Puget Sound in Washington state Tuesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. With assistant from the U.S. Navy, they carried out a controlled explosion of the object in the evening hours. The Coast Guard said…

Officials detonate unexploded mine floating in Pugent Sound

A close look at the ordnance floating in the Pugent Sound on Tue., Aug. 28, 2018. KIRO-TV An unexploded ordnance was seen floating in the Pugent Sound in Washington state Tuesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. With assistant from the U.S. Navy, they carried out a controlled explosion of the object in the evening hours. The Coast Guard said…

4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California near Los Angeles

An earthquake struck Southern California on evening of Tue., Aug. 28, 2018. United States Geological Survey A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California around 7:33 p.m. local time Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake was centered about three miles north of La Verne, California, in the…

Remains found in fish tank at home of missing man in San Francisco

This undated photo shows Brian Egg, who has been reported missing for weeks, as they seek the public’s help in locating him. San Francisco police said Tue., Aug. 28, 2018, that they found human remains in a fish tank inside Egg’s home on Aug. 17. Investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy and identification of the body. San Francisco…

8/28: CBS Evening News

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California lawmakers vote to abandon fossil-fuel electricity

Last Updated Aug 28, 2018 9:17 PM EDT California’s assembly has voted to move the state’s electricity completely off fossil fuels. The state assembly on Tuesday passed S.B. 100, a proposal to transition California to 100 percent emissions-free electricity sources by 2045. Amid heavy lobbying from environmentalists and other groups, the bill passed, 43 to 32. The vote comes on…

What's $100 really worth in your city?

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