SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man who alleges in a new lawsuit that a McDonald’s employee spiked his drink with a heroin substitute said he had just seated his three young boys on the couch with their happy meals when he took a drink from his Diet Coke while he read work emails on his computer. Trevor Walker said…
After more than 60 years, service members presumed killed in the Korean War arrived on U.S. soil Wednesday, their flag-draped caskets slowly filling a military hangar in Honolulu, Hawaii. But the government lab with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), which accounts for Americans lost in conflict, faces a challenge, reports CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers. There was only one…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Over the weekend, Anthony Shannon was caught on surveillance camera grabbing “Miss Helen,” a 16-inch-long horn shark, from the San Antonio Aquarium and taking off with her in a baby stroller. He spoke with CBS San Antonio affiliate KENS-TV about the incident. “After everything happened, I told everything,” the 38 year old said. “I was honest…
BROOKLYN, Iowa — Authorities in western Missouri said they responded to reports of a possible sighting of a 20-year-old Iowa college student who went missing two weeks ago. Sgt. Joe Kantola, with the Kearney, Missouri, Police Department told KMBC that officers responded at a truck stop at Interstate 35 and Missouri 92 Highway after someone reported seeing who they believe…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A first-term Republican state representative resigned Wednesday after an ex-girlfriend claimed that he posted nude photos of her on a fake social media account under her name. Rep. Nick Sauer of Lake Barrington tendered a letter of resignation Wednesday afternoon to the House clerk’s office. CBS Chicago reports the freshman lawmaker—a member of the House Sexual Harassment…
Court hearings will resume Thursday in lawsuits against radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Several families from the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre are suing Jones for defamation over his claims the school shooting was a hoax. A man who Jones’ website misidentified as the gunman in the Parkland school shooting has also filed a defamation suit against him. Jones’…
LOS ANGELES — The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism will temporarily suspend the use of the media center’s name: The Julie Chen/Leslie Moonves and CBS Media Center. In a statement Wednesday, Dean Willow Bay says, “In recognition of the sensitivities surrounding recent allegations against Mr. Moonves, he and Ms. Chen have requested that USC Annenberg temporarily suspend use of…
TODAY: Below average temperatures across the area. Highs in the upper 80s, with a heat index around 90°. A few isolated to widely scattered downpours this afternoon, mainly along and southeast of the Natchez Trace corridor. Chance of rain around 30%. Drying off in the overnight hours, with lows in the upper 60s. FRIDAY: Upper 80s for highs with scattered…
Scene at Mercy Hospital Southwest in Bakersfield, California late on August 1, 2018 during lockdown due to possible active shooter KBAK-TV BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Mercy Hospital Southwest has been placed on lockdown and police have swarmed the grounds amid unconfirmed reports of an active shooter, reports the CBS affiliate here, KBAK-TV. Police Lt. Matthew Hilliard told the station officers haven’t…
All week the community is taking donations that can be made at Renasant Bank.
New Hope kicks off its season at home against Forest.
Mississippi State will be saying “Ciao” to Italy next week as the Bulldog women’s basketball team tours the country and plays three games over a 10-day period.
Lowndes County Sheriff Mike Arledge says the body was found in a wooded area along Sand Road.
Leslie Moonves, Chairman and CEO, CBS Corporation, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 3, 2017. Reuters CBS Corporation’s board of directors said Wednesday night that it had selected two law firms to conduct the investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by CEO Les Moonves. Moonves will have no role in the investigation and…
A family member tells WCBI, not only did the family lose Shayla and Serenity, but also the unborn baby Shayla was carrying.
River was found in a cage by a woman taking out her dog. Officials say if she hadn’t found him — he would have drowned. Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office A New Jersey woman who rescued a one-year-old pit bull from drowning in crate is now planning to adopt the dog, now named River. Jenniffer Vaz was starting her day by…
Last Updated Aug 1, 2018 7:40 PM EDT Vice President Mike Pence is receiving the remains of presumed U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War at a ceremony in Hawaii Wednesday night. The remains were returned from North Korea, one of President Trump’s requests. “We don’t know who will come off these planes today. But we do know they are…
Ohio State University put coach Urban Meyer on leave on Wednesday while it investigates allegations the football coach knew about a 2015 domestic violence incident involving a former assistant years before the assistant was fired last week. Meyer will be on paid administrative leave and Ryan Day will serve as acting head football coach, the university said. In a statement,…
For the second year in a row, July in California’s Death Valley National Park snagged the award for the “hottest month ever.” Congratulations to this national treasure that is truly an unstoppable inferno. The finding was first reported in Forbes magazine Tuesday, in an article by Brian Brettschneider, a climate scientist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The World Meteorological Organization has…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. Meanwhile, CPD hopes cameras will help them nab the alleged robbers.
More than two dozen jobs are now on the way to Northeast Mississippi.
The siblings went on their first date together and got engaged at the same time. Nikos Frazier /Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP Two sets of Michigan twins will tie the knot this weekend, after falling in love with each other–together. The couples shared their first date, engagement and also plan to share their post-marriage home. Identical twins Kassie and Krissie…
The concerned citizens group says they plan to have a community meeting soon to get more input from residents about the issues.
SALINAS, Calif. — Clark Kent may be Superman, but a 10-year-old boy who shares his name has the powers of Aquaman. At the Far West International Swimming Championship Sunday, Clark Kent Apuada placed first in all seven events he swam in. But in the 100 meter butterfly, he broke a record set by Olympian Michael Phelps at the same meet back in…