Archives: 2018

DNC files motion to serve lawsuit against WikiLeaks via Twitter

Three months after filing a lawsuit against the Trump campaign, the Russian government and WikiLeaks that alleges a massive conspiracy to tilt the 2016 election in President Trump’s favor, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has so far been unsuccessful in its attempts to serve WikiLeaks. So the DNC is trying a new tactic to serve its complaint to the website…

White House rejects Russian proposal for Ukrainian referendum

The Trump administration is not considering a Russian proposal that would allow the fate of eastern Ukraine to be decided by a referendum, CBS News’ Margaret Brennan reports. Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, revealed Friday that President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had discussed the possibility of a referendum on separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine’s future during their Helsinki…

MMA fighter catches would-be burglar, takes him down

MMA fighter Sergio Hernandez Jr. put a would-be thief in a headlock  Marco Garay A suspected burglar trying to break into a house in San Diego found himself in a chokehold when the homeowner’s son, an MMA fighter, chased him down and pinned him to the ground.  Sergio Hernandez Jr. says he spotted a strange man on his father’s property…

Video shows waitress body-slam man who groped her

A waitress was seen on surveillance video body-slamming a man who groped her Vinnie VanGo-Go’s Emelia Holden, a 21-year-old college student and waitress, is winning praise on social media after video surfaced showing her forcefully defending herself against a man who groped her. The incident occurred on June 30 when Holden was at work at Vinnie VanGo-Go’s, a pizzeria in…

Kill or be killed? Ex-teacher shoots, kills ex-NYPD officer in her home

Produced by Sarah Prior, Lourdes Aguiar and Alicia Tejada    Patrick Gilhuley, a retired NYPD officer and former celebrity bodyguard, placed a series of frantic calls to his daughter Jennifer Gilhuley on March 3, 2014. He was at the Mount Olive, N.J. home of his on-again, off-again girlfriend, schoolteacher Virginia Vertetis. Within minutes of those calls, Patrick was dead. “I…

“Our superhero”: Toddler calls mom when dad has stroke

When mother and nurse Devon McCabe was at work one day, she received a terrifying and heart-wrenching call from her 3-year-old daughter, Molly. It turned out her husband had suffered a stroke, and doctors say the actions of their toddler saved his life, Devon tells CBS News. On July 3, the family from Winchester, Virignia, was having what Devon calls…

Pompeo, Haley step up pressure to support Trump's talks on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he and President Trump remain “upbeat about the prospects of denuclearization of North Korea” and that “progress is happening.” On what the U.S. needs to see happen going forward, Pompeo said, laughing, “It is really pretty straightforward.” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Mr. Trump and South…

Jeanine Pirro says Whoopi Goldberg treated her “like a dog”

  Jeanine Pirro of FOX News makes remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, February 23, 2017. Mike Theiler / AFP/Getty Images Fox News host Jeanine Pirro said her argument with “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg was no less fierce off camera. Pirro, who was a guest on “The View” on Thursday, claimed Goldberg kicked…

Ohio State says 100 ex-students report sexual misconduct by doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician at the center of an ongoing investigation, the university said on Friday. Over 200 former students and university employees have been interviewed by independent investigators reviewing allegations against Richard Strauss involving male athletes from 14 sports as…