Archives: 2018

PETA billboard in Maryland urges people to stop eating crabs

Animals rights group PETA put up a billboard near seafood restaurants in Maryland as part of a nationwide campaign to get seafood off people’s plates.  CBS Baltimore Crabs are friends, not food. Or at least that’s the message of a billboard that recently went up in Baltimore urging Marylanders to skip the popular local delicacy and go vegan, CBS Baltimore…

Hadiya Pendleton's family: “We got justice”

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Trump responds to Sessions speaking out: “Come on Jeff”

President Trump publicly pressured Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “look into all of the corruption” of his adversaries Friday morning, after Sessions issued a rare statement Thursday saying the Justice Department will “not be improperly influenced by political considerations.” Sessions’ statement Thursday appeared to be a direct response to Mr. Trump’s claim on Fox & Friends Thursday that Sessions “never…

Mollie Tibbetts' suspected killer acted normally during search, coworker says

During the five-week search for slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts her accused killer reported to the dairy farm where he worked every day, acting normally, according to one of his co-workers who asked us to conceal her identity. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lived nearby, was charged with her murder earlier this week. A preliminary…

Former Playboy model found strangled inside her home

ARDMORE, Pa. — A former Playboy model was found strangled inside her residence on Wednesday night, CBS Philadelphia reports. Lower Merion Township Police were called to check on the welfare of a 36-year-old woman on the 100 block of Sibley Avenue around 9:15 p.m. when they found her body in the bedroom. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office determined the cause…

Illegally-grown marijuana is ravaging our national forests

Some of America’s most pristine forests are under assault by illegal marijuana cultivation that is ravaging the environment. Federal narcotics agents destroyed more than 1.4 million marijuana plants last year, according to the U.S. Forestry Service, and thousands of pounds of trash and numerous toxic chemicals were also removed.    It’s so rugged in the San Bernardino National Forest that…

Idaho family says cyanide trap injured their son, killed their dog

The U.S. government is blaming an Idaho family after a federal worker placed an M-44 cyanide trap near the family’s home that allegedly injured a teen. Mark and Theresa Mansfield are suing the government for more than $150,000. They say the trap near their home injured their son, Canyon, and killed their dog. “Every parent wants their child to be…

Hurricane Lane on “perilously close” track to Hawaii

Hospitals prepare for surge in patients Hawaii’s hospitals prepared for a surge in patients as Lane neared, CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB reports. The director of Hawaii’s Department of Health told KGMB that having enough hospital space in case of a huge influx is a major challenge. “Basically, our health care system is very fragile in that respect. Our hospitals are…

TODAY: A little bit warmer, with highs in the upper 80s to around 90°, and a touch more humid, bringing the heat index back into the low 90s. Still, today won’t be unpleasantly warm. Mostly sunny and dry through the day. Temps will be in the low to mid 80s for the football games this evening. Overnight lows in the…

8/23: CBS Evening News

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Slow-moving Hurricane Lane threatens prolonged heavy rainfall on Hawaii

HONOLULU — Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a Category 3 Thursday, but the storm’s slow motion threatened Hawaii with days of rain. Parts of the Big Island were soaked with more than a foot of rain Thursday.  Forecasters say Lane’s current track has the storm coming “perilously close” the main Hawaiian Islands Thursday into Friday as a hurricane. In addition…

Mom says cops were called when 8-year-old daughter walked dog alone

  A Wilmette, Illinois mom was investigated for letting her 8-year-old walk the family dog alone. CBS Chicago A Chicago-area mother is saying she is being “mom-shamed” when someone in her neighborhood called the police when her 8-year-old daughter was walking the family dog by herself. “I think it’s a crazy waste of resources,” the girl’s mother, Corey Widen, told…

Blind veteran makes daring journey from California to Hawaii

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Fort Worth officers save woman threatening to jump of bridge

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