Archives: 2018

GOP nominee’s brand markets Chinese parts: AP

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 police reviewing “bait trucks” used to lure thieves

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….

Inside compound where child’s body found: Ammo, toys, assault rifle books

CBS News has gone inside the remote New Mexico compound where officials say 11 children were found living in squalor. The dusty property is littered with shell casings, trash, and toys. Authorities raided the compound last week and arrested five adults on child abuse charges. Prosecutors say the children, ranging in age from one to 15, were malnourished, living without electricity…

Democrats’ hope of taking the House could hit roadblock in Minnesota

WATERVILLE, Minn.— For all the talk of a blue wave sweeping Democrats back into the House majority this fall, their efforts could be thwarted in one of the nation’s bluest states. Voters in the sprawling farm country south of Minneapolis and in the economically struggling Iron Range along the Canadian border give Republicans in those two congressional districts perhaps their…

California’s Holy Fire intensifies, forces thousands to flee homes

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — More than 20,000 people are forced from their homes in Southern California by a dangerous arson wildfire that intensified overnight. The so-called Holy Fire has burned 10,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties, and it’s only 5 percent contained. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for the two counties. Friday morning, crews were battling 12…

Paul Manafort trial day 9: Prosecution hopes to rest its case

The second week of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is drawing to a close Friday. Prosecutors hope this will be the last day they need to make their case to the jury. They have argued Manafort disguised millions in income in offshore accounts, lied to banks and evaded taxes, which allegedly allowed him to purchase a luxurious life. The…

Man accused of offering $500 for ICE agent’s killing

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents detain an immigrant on October 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif. Getty Federal officials arrested a Massachusetts man Thursday after he allegedly tweeted a murder-for-hire solicitation to kill an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent for $500, CBS Boston reports. The man also allegedly made violent threats against Sen. John McCain. Brandon…

Appeals court orders EPA to ban sales of widely-used pesticide

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies’ brains. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to remove chlorpyrifos from sale…

Hit Or Miss Showers and Storms This Weekend

Friday: We’re starting off your Friday with some areas of patchy fog. Once the sun comes up, the fog should begin to mix out. As we go throughout the day Friday, we will see another shot at some showers and storms. Highs Friday should top out in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Overnight lows will bottom out in the…

Tech billionaire Henry Nicholas facing drug trafficking counts

Mugshot of tech billionaire and Broadcom founder Henry Nicholas after his August 7, 2018 arrest on drug trafficking charges in Las Vegas Las Vegas Police Department / CBS Los Angeles LAS VEGAS — Tech billionaire and advocate of crime victims Henry T. Nicholas III is facing drug counts after being arrested along with a woman Tuesday at a Las Vegas…

North Korea blasts “shameless and impertinent behavior” from the U.S.

North Korea called out the U.S.’ “shameless and impertinent behavior,” according to a press release out Thursday via a foreign ministry spokesperson. It also claims that “high-level officials within the U.S. administration are making baseline allegations against and making desperate attempts at intensifying the international sanctions and pressure.” Relations between North Korea and the U.S. remain tense, despite reassurance from…

Columbus Football Hosts Meet The Falcons

WATCH: The Columbus Falcons got the chance to greet its fans. With just a week away from the start of the high school football season fans came out to get an early look at the football teams. Whether that was the pee-wee squad or the high school football squad the meet and greet had it all. Also in attendance, new…

NFL players raise fists, kneel and stay off field during National Anthem

Player demonstrations took place during the national anthem at several early NFL preseason games Thursday night. In Philadelphia, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby raised their fists during the anthem, and defensive end Chris Long placed his arm around Jenkins’ shoulder. Jenkins had stopped his demonstration last December. Defensive end Michael Bennett walked out of the tunnel during…

8/9/18: Red and Blue

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Inmate says “I'm really sorry” before execution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee carried out the execution Thursday of a man condemned for the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl, marking the first time the state has applied the death penalty in nearly a decade. Hours earlier Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution, denying Irick’s request for a stay, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor…

Crocs to close remaining manufacturing facilities

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Police chief's son implicated in brutal attack on stranger

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