Archives: 2018

Orrin Hatch pokes fun at Google after search engine says he’s dead

  Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. Orrin Hatch may be retiring, but he wants the nation — and Google, in particular — to know he’s still kicking. The 84-year-old Utah Republican and his team poked a little bit of fun at the search engine after it erroneously declared he died more than 10 months ago. Late Monday,…

The safest (and most dangerous) travel destinations

Mexico’s homicide rate is high, 15.7 for every 100,000 residents. The U.S. State Department recommends visitors exercise increased caution, and advises Americans not to visit the states of Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas due to high crime. Still, the country is the most traveled to by American tourists.  Categories: National, US & World News

How a Denver mom is taking a stand for lemonade

For Jennifer Knowles and her three boys, it was a family enterprise: selling lemonade and giving all the proceeds to help children in poverty. “We were just right over here at the park right across the street from our house,” Knowles told CBS News’ Barry Peterson. “I wanted to teach my kids two important lessons of entrepreneurship and charity, lifelong…

Ivanka Trump fashion brand shutting down

Last Updated Jul 24, 2018 2:54 PM EDT Ivanka Trump’s namesake fashion company is shutting down, citing challenges to growth. The four-year-old company has faced headwinds since its founder, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, formally stepped away from her role to become a senior White House adviser. It was an early target of the “Grab your wallet” campaign…

Meet a master craftsman who forges historical documents for the big screen

Props are an integral part of movie-making. Whether they’re lightsabers in “Star Wars,” Indiana Jones’ whips, Yorick’s skull in “Hamlet” or the famed book of secrets in “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” props can become as iconic as a film’s character. One prop designer, Ross MacDonald, was a printer and illustrator when a call from filmmaker John Hughes changed his…

Woman almost loses leg after infection she blames on salon

  A North Carolina woman is warning others against callus scrapers used during pedicures, which she said almost caused her to lose her leg. Tracy Lynn Martinez A North Carolina woman is warning others about a salon procedure that she says almost caused her to lose a leg. Tracy Lynn Martinez said after getting a pedicure at a local salon,…

Police warn against “super dangerous” dance challenge

  A social media challenge started by internet personality Shiggy has taken a dangerous turn — not only are people dancing to Drake’s “In My Feelings,” they’re jumping out of cars to it. Instagram/@theshiggyshow/@marinjayden/@hassanghoneim The “In My Feelings” challenge took social media by storm this month, with thousands of people recording themselves dancing to rapper Drake’s new hit song. The…

Dying man testifies he was drenched in Roundup weed killer twice

A former Northern California school groundskeeper who is suing the manufacturer of the weed-killer Roundup over his terminal cancer testified on Monday that he was accidentally drenched in the herbicide twice, CBS San Francisco station KPIX-TV reports. Roundup’s manufacturer, Monsanto, has denied Dewayne “Lee” Johnson’s claim that the company’s product causes cancer. Johnson, 46, said he sprayed 150 gallons of…

Board recommends Cosby be found sexually violent predator

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A representative from the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board is recommending Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator. The Montgomery County District Attorney requested a hearing on the report Tuesday so a judge can decide if Cosby will be classified as a sexually violent predator. No date had been set for the hearing as of early…

Campaign aims to preserve more than 5,500 Titanic treasures

  This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a porthole from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy. a subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc.,AP Photo/RMS Titanic Ever since the Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic on a frigid April evening in…

Trump speaks to VFW in Kansas City

Last Updated Jul 24, 2018 11:43 AM EDT President Trump is addressing Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, as he continues to face criticism over his domestic and foreign policies in Washington. Mr. Trump continues to defend his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the escalating trade war with foreign countries, even as he warns Iran…

Trader Joe’s worker was killed by officer’s bullet, LAPD says

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore says a store worker killed in a gunbattle before a suspect took hostages in a supermarket was hit by an officer’s bullet. Moore told reporters Tuesday the suspect fired at officers Saturday after crashing a car outside the market and the officers returned fire. Moore says the suspect, 28-year-old Gene Evin Atkins,…

Temps near 120 degrees in Southwest as Texas reports record highs

Temperatures in some Central Texas cities set all-time record highs Monday as summer settled deep in the heart of the state. The National Weather Service said Waco reached 114 degrees around 5 p.m., beating the city’s previous all-time record of 112 degrees set Aug. 11, 1969. Burnet, in the Texas Hill Country, reached 110 degrees, matching its all-time high set…

Wrongfully convicted man faces challenges of newfound freedom

More than 2,000 inmates in the U.S. have been exonerated and released from prison since 1989. On May 15, David Robinson joined them and walked out of a Missouri prison. Robinson had been given a life sentence, but the Missouri Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction. So what happens when wrongly-convicted man goes home after nearly two decades in prison?…