A childhood injury left Alonzo Clemons with severe brain damage; unable to read, write or do math, he can nonetheless create beautiful sculptures with his bare hands. CBS News Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a savant in the 1988 film “Rain Man.” Susan Spencer introduces us to several real-life savants (Originally broadcast on…
George Widener’s art is awash with numbers, dates and days – a sign of his uncanny ability to identify the day of the week any date falls on, in the past or the future. CBS News Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a savant in the 1988 film “Rainman.” Susan Spencer introduces us to…
The lawsuit says the suspect was at the wheel whenever his truck crashed into a postal service truck Donna Brooks was driving.
After Ione Kuhner was diagnosed with Early-onset Alzheimer’s, she started painting, demonstrating a remarkable trait among some dementia patients who suddenly exhibit new talents. CBS News Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a savant in the 1988 film “Rainman.” Susan Spencer introduces us to several real-life savants (Originally broadcast on March 18, 2018): Ione…
THURSDAY NIGHT: Isolated showers and storms are possible during the evening. Fairly quiet conditions are expected overnight with lows in the 70s. Some patchy fog is possible. FRIDAY: We could start off with a few areas of patchy fog Friday morning. As we move later into the morning, areas of fog will mix out, leaving us with clear conditions. Scattered…
The Indians captured the whole “Deal or No Deal” game and reveal on camera and shared it on Twitter.
Arizona’s primary on Aug. 28 will narrow down a race for retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat. Flake has been a vocal critic of President Trump, and support for the president will likely impact the Republican primary. “The supposed Republican nominee, Martha McSally, has not said who she supported in the presidential election, but since then, she’s kind of cozied…
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution Thursday afternoon affirming that “the press is not the enemy of the people.” President Trump has repeatedly declared that the “fake news” media is the “enemy of the people.” The resolution, introduced by Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, passed without objection by a voice vote. “Resolved, that the Senate affirms that the press…
Many people claim (and many others question) the existence of ESP — Extra Sensory Perception. Erin Moriarty of “48 Hours” has gone searching for answers (Originally broadcast March 18, 2018): In the 1970s, a handsome ex-Israeli army paratrooper popularized extrasensory perception, or ESP. Uri Geller claimed he could bend spoons with his mind, see inside sealed containers, and even read…
The peak season for West Nile runs through September. So far there have been no West Nile deaths this year.
TRURO, Mass. — A shark attacked and seriously injured a swimmer at a Cape Cod beach Wednesday afternoon, CBS Boston reports. The 61-year-old man suffered puncture wounds to his hip and torso. The victim reported he was bitten while standing in water approximately 30 yards offshore at Longnook Beach. Two recent graduates of Boston College’s nursing school first rushed to…
Last Updated Aug 16, 2018 12:37 PM EDT FREDERICK, Colo. — Officials in Colorado say they have recovered a body after the husband of a missing, pregnant Colorado woman was arrested in connection with her disappearance and that of their two young daughters. Chris Watts is facing three charges each of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, reports CBS Denver. CBS Denver reports…
Clay Chandler, a spokesman for Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, says he will issue a call for a session to begin Aug. 23.
Last Updated Aug 16, 2018 12:01 PM EDT President Trump is speaking to reporters at the White House during a Cabinet meeting at the White House Thursday, in his first public remarks since revoking the security clearance of former CIA director and vocal Trump critic John Brennan. The president began the Cabinet meeting by acknowledging the passing of singer Aretha…
Our series, A More Perfect Union, aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, CBS News’ Anna Werner introduces a group of families from five states across the country with a common bond. They all met in Austin, Texas, for an untraditional family reunion. The Tyk’s from Texas and…
How to account for a “stroke of genius”? How is it that lightbulb-like flashes of inspiration seem to have touched only a handful of people down through the centuries? That’s the question Mo Rocca explores in our Cover Story (originally broadcast on March 18, 2018): Albert Einstein, Madame Curie, and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died this past March –…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Researchers in southwest Florida think they’ve found a solution to the red tides that have killed millions of sea animals, CBS Miami reports. Scientists from Mote Marin Laboratory are testing a system in a canal near Fort Myers. Two pumps installed on the canal mix water with ozone, which removes toxins. The system, which can process…
gofundme.com/daquawn-bruce-road-to-recovery An intern for South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott was shot by a stray bullet in Chicago just after completing his internship with the Senator’s office, according to Roll Call. The outlet reports that 23-year old DaQuawn Bruce is currently recovering in physical therapy. Scott’s office said in a statement to CBS News that the Senator visited Bruce at…
The singer’s career took off when she recorded her 1967 hit “Respect,” which won two Grammy Awards.
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrive to detain a group of Central American asylum seekers near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. The group of women and children had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and were detained before being sent to a processing center for possible separation. Getty UNITED NATIONS — A new report from…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Daryl Weathers remembers trying to pull men from the sea off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands after a U.S. Navy destroyer hit a mine left by the Japanese following the only World War II battle fought on North American soil. The explosion, which ripped the stern off the USS Abner Read, also covered many of the men in oil,…
First on “CBS This Morning,” gymnasts and Olympic gold medalists Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian are coming forward with their stories of sexual abuse by former U.S. national team doctor, Larry Nassar. Nassar is serving up to 235 years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing athletes in his care for decades. “It was almost like a…
After over an hour and a half of instructions from Judge T.S. Ellis, a jury, comprised of 12 men and women, now begin deliberations on Thursday in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. It’s unclear how long it will take for them to consider and vote on the 18 charges against Manafort. CBS News’ Paula Reid…
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