Mara Schumann photographs a plume of smoke from the Ferguson Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Noah Berger / AP LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Yosemite Valley will reopen to visitors on Tuesday, 14 days after it was closed due to impacts from the Ferguson fire, Yosemite National Park announced Friday. The scenic valley and other areas…
Typical early August weather is on track for Saturday and Sunday.
The man accused of setting a Southern California forest fire appeared in a jailhouse courtroom Friday and made several outbursts, claiming that his life was being threatened. Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, is charged with arson and other crimes in connection with the Holy Fire. A court commissioner postponed Clark’s arraignment until Aug. 17. When the commissioner ordered bail to…
The 58 year old Oakland man is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and extortion and bribery under color of official right.
The Democratic National Committee on Friday officially served its lawsuit to WikiLeaks via Twitter, employing a rare method to serve its suit to the elusive group that has thus far been unresponsive. As CBS News first reported last month, the DNC filed a motion with a federal court in Manhattan requesting permission to serve its complaint to WikiLeaks on Twitter,…
Last Updated Aug 10, 2018 2:07 PM EDT Onetime Roger Stone aide Andrew Miller chose not to show up before the special counsel grand jury Friday so that he would be held in contempt of court and appeal to a higher court, his lawyer told reporters. The grand jury is connected to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election…
This still taken from surveillance footage shows the reconnaissance mission that left one U.S. Air Force member killed in 2002. Department of Defense The U.S. Air Force has released aerial footage of Tech Sgt. John Chapman’s final moments in 2002 as he fought against al Qaeda militants in Afghanistan. Chapman, 36, voluntarily returned to Takur Ghar mountain in an…
A groom who just tied the knot and was taking wedding photos on Orange Beach in Alabama jumped in the ocean to save a boy from a riptide. Kirsty O’Connor / AP Zac and Cindy Edwards had just tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Orange Beach in Alabama on Sunday, when the mood drastically changed. “We had the…
Marchers in this weekend’s Unite the Right 2 white nationalist rally may have a harder time getting a ride or a room. Uber, Lyft and Airbnb are allowing drivers and hosts to deny service to potential customers who participate in the rally in Washington, D.C. Each company issued statements this week that did not directly denounce Unite the Right marchers…
Jeff Fager, the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” has told staff he will return to work full-time on Monday, as an investigation continues into alleged sexual misconduct and an abusive culture at the show. He came into the office on Friday and addressed the “60 Minutes” staff, according to multiple sources. Fager told them of his plans to return next…
A Pennsylvania dad says he fought off a tenacious, rabid beaver that attacked him and his daughter while they were kayaking Dan Wherley Dan Wherley and his 7-year-old daughter Layla were kayaking in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, when their trip took a dark turn. A large beaver attacked their kayak and put up quite a fight, according to the…
NEW YORK — A rising college basketball coaching star was accused of throwing a punch that killed a New York City tourist who had apparently mistaken the coach for an Uber driver. Wake Forest University assistant coach Jamill Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge. Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo around 1:15 a.m. last Sunday in…
Newly declassified cables describing waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation” techniques applied to suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri while CIA Director Gina Haspel was known to have run the agency’s black site in Thailand have been released by the National Security Archive, a research institute at George Washington University, in Washington D.C. Names, dates and other details are redacted from…
Los Alamos National Laboratory is the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to some of the country’s most dangerous secrets. Following a series of embarrassing security lapses and thefts, former police chiefs Glenn Walp and Steve Doran were brought in to review and bolster security at the facility in 2002. But almost immediately, it was clear that things were…
President Trump renewed his attacks on NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, claiming they don’t know what they’re protesting. Mr. Trump took to Twitter Friday to say from his New Jersey golf course that “most of them are unable to define” what they’re demonstrating against. Instead, the president tweeted players should “Be happy, be cool!” The president’s tweet…
COVER STORY: Robotic exoskeletons – Helping paraplegics walk againThe FDA and VA have approved the life-changing devices, but many paraplegics who could benefit from robotic exoskeletons – devices that enable them to stand and walk – are finding huge hurdles to actually access them. Lee Cowan reports. For more info: ALMANAC: Guinness Book of RecordsAugust 12, 1925…
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are bringing their On the Run II tour to Columbia, South Carolina, and officials are expecting they will bring traffic too, so they’re closing some schools early the day of the show. AP Students in the Columbia, South Carolina, area will get a half day on August 21 but it’s not for a holiday — it’s because…
New research shows people living in Colorado, Virginia and Arizona take the most vacation time from work. The advocacy group “Project: Time Off” finds last year, Americans used around 17 vacation days, which is the most since 2010. But 52 percent of workers still report leaving unused vacation days by the end of the year. New York Times contributing science…
Last Updated Aug 10, 2018 10:52 AM EDT President Trump’s announcement Friday morning that he has authorized the doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports coming from Turkey came in a tweet that noted, “Our relations with Turkey are not good at this time!” He did not offer an explanation for the tariff hike, which raises the tariffs to 20 percent…
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A suspicious package that fell from the sky over New Jersey caused some alarm because it contained a note that mentioned President Donald Trump. South Brunswick police say the package, attached to a parachute, was making a hissing sound and included a note that said: “NASA Atmospheric Research Instrument NOT A BOMB!” If this lands near…
The U.S. Senate may award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women portrayed in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures.” The Daily Press reported Wednesday that the award would go to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, and posthumously to Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. The women crunched numbers at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton during the early days of the U.S….
Kristin Davis, also known as the “Manhattan Madam,” was expected to testify before a grand jury Friday in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. Her spokeswoman confirmed that Davis testified before the grand jury, according to the Wall Street Journal. Davis, known for running a high-end prostitution ring a decade ago, has close ties to longtime Trump ally Roger Stone. She…
INDIANAPOLIS — The off-road accessory was shipped in a box emblazoned with the logo of an auto parts brand owned by Mike Braun, a multimillionaire businessman who often rails against foreign outsourcing in his bid to become Indiana’s next senator. The words “Made in China” were stamped across the packaging. Braun frequently criticizes his opponent, vulnerable red-state Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly,…
CHICAGO — Chicago police say they’re reviewing a controversial sting operation, amid growing criticism their approach entraps poor minorities. Cell phone video shows officers leaving behind a so-called “bait truck” in the city’s south side, filled with expensive name-brand shoes. Police say boxes of guns have been stolen from containers in rail yards, leading to more guns on the streets….