DETROIT — The many friends and fans of Aretha Franklin are sending her their best wishes Tuesday night. The legendary singer, who is 76, is gravely ill and in hospice care at her home in Detroit — Franklin’s hometown. The Queen of Soul reigned supreme at where the legendary couple dedicated their show to the legendary singer. Countless celebrities, singers and political figures…
BRISTOL, Vt. — Ethan Sonneborn found a creative way to spend his summer vacation — he’s running for the governor of Vermont. There’s no age requirement and anyone who has lived in the state for four years can run. Ethan has been in the state for 14 years, his entire life. “I thought about what I would need to run a…
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Last Updated Aug 14, 2018 6:47 PM EDT Voters in Vermont could make history Tuesday night in the state’s gubernatorial race. One of the candidates in the Democratic primary to face Republican Gov. Phil Scott is Christine Hallquist, who would become the first transgender gubernatorial nominee if she wins her party’s nomination. “It will be historic for the nation,” she…
HALLSTEAD, Pa. — New thunderstorms across the northeast kept flash flood warnings in New York and Pennsylvania in place Tuesday. It’s been a record wet summer in the region, with more than 20 inches of rain soaking State College, Pennsylvania since June 1. Dramatic video shows the severity of the flooding in upstate New York, as a swollen waterfall pounds…
HARRISBURG, Pa. — After a two-year investigation, a Pennsylvania grand jury Tuesday alleged decades of abuse of children by more than 300 men described as “predator priests.” It relays the accounts of more than 1,000 children, but said there are likely thousands of other victims. The report says church leaders protected the priests in a cover up that went all…
Some believed not enough workers were using the free service. A city spokesman says Baptist will meet with the city’s insurance committee.
The home of “Twilight” heroine Bella Swan is now up for sale in Oregon. Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty The “Twilight” craze was impossible to miss in the mid-2000’s, with young people everywhere obsessing over Stephenie Meyer’s series and later the movies. Now, the story’s fans are grown up, just in time to capture a piece of the story: Bella’s movie…
Federal officials allege Brewer protected an illegal drug dealer for 15 years in exchange for bribes.
An alleged would-be kidnapper in Michigan was no match for a group of girls who fought back and scared him off. Police said Bruce Hipkins, 22, followed four girls after they left a Speedway gas station Friday night in Millington. The girls ranged in school years from sixth to eighth grade. Hipkins allegedly grabbed the youngest girl by the head…
Last Updated Aug 14, 2018 4:17 PM EDT A former Baltimore police officer has been indicted on an assault charge after a viral video showed him repeatedly punching a man, authorities announced Tuesday. A grand jury has indicted Arthur Williams on charges of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and misconduct in office, authorities said. Authorities said an arrest warrant has been…
Carey Dean Moore, 60, appears in a police booking photo released in Lincoln, by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Nebraska, U.S., August 1, 2018. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services via REUTERS LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska has carried out its first execution since 1997 with the lethal injection of Carey Dean Moore, who fatally shot two cab drivers almost four…
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Health officials want to remind everyone to use bug spray when out doors, wear light colored clothing and stay away from areas where mosquitoes are present.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s sons came together and posed for an epic selfie, giving Beatles fans a blast from the past on Monday. Sean Ono Lennon posted photo of him and James McCartney on Instagram –– and followers couldn’t help to point the striking resemblance between them and their legendary dads. Lennon uploaded the picture with the caption: “Peakaboo…”…
The wait is over: “Star Trek: Discovery” has cast its young Spock. Actor Ethan Peck, who starred on the TV adaptation of “10 Things I Hate About You,” will play the role originated by the late Leonard Nimoy for Season 2 of the CBS All Access series, CBS announced Tuesday. Main character Michael Burnham, played by Sonequa Martin-Green, is Spock’s…
The Girl Scouts teach skills such as camping and first aid. But the youth organization may be best known for its cookies, which in January will get a new addition: the Caramel Chocolate Chip cookie. The chewy cookie, featuring caramel and semi-sweet chocolate chips as well as a hint of sea salt, joins classics such as Thin Mints and Samoas….
Last Updated Aug 14, 2018 2:38 PM EDT HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania officials have released a landmark grand jury report that identifies more than 300 “predator priests” who molested children in six dioceses. It also accuses church leaders of taking steps to cover up the abuse. The grand jury says its investigation of clergy sexual abuse identified more than 1,000 child…
Catholic leaders are bracing for the release of a grand jury . The investigation covers the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Greensburg and four others in Pennsylvania. Watch live in the player above as Attorney General Josh Shapiro briefs the press on the findings of the grand jury report. While the 900-page report will contain names and details which have never been released…
Author Michael Arceneaux wants to make people laugh while they think about racism, acceptance and the political divide in America. He explores those issues in his new book, “I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyonce.” The book is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of CBS. Arceneaux told CBSN he…
CBS News August 14, 2018, 2:00 PM How to watch today’s White House press briefing live: Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Time: 2:30 p.m. ET (scheduled) Who: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Online: Watch live stream on CBSN, or in the player above Potential briefing topics: Omarosa arbitration complaint: President Trump’s campaign organization has filed an arbitration complaint against former White House aide Omarosa…
This February 7, 2014, photo shows Tom and Gail Wise with their 1965 Mustang in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Gail Wise, the 76-year-old owner of the first Ford Mustang, kept the car she purchased in her garage for 27 years. Now experts value of the sky blue convertible between $350,000 and $450,000, the Detroit Free Press reports. Wise was only 22…
After releasing a series of damaging recordings of conversations with White House officials and President Trump, former White House staffer and “Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault Newman said she needed to “protect herself” during the 2016 campaign and in the White House because in “Trump world, everyone lies.” “Everyone says one thing one day, and they change their story the next…
President Trump’s campaign organization has filed an arbitration complaint against Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former White House aide who is out with a scathing memoir of her time in the administration. The campaign alleges that Omarosa is in breach of a confidentiality agreement she signed. The claim was filed with the American Arbitration Association in New York City, a firm…