Archives: 2018

Latest death shines light on Rocky Mountain spotted fever

MADISON, Wis. — Health officials are confirming Wisconsin’s first documented death from Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The state Department of Health Services announced Tuesday the tick-borne disease has killed a woman from La Crosse County. Jo Foellimi, a La Crosse County public health nurse, says the woman got a tick bite while camping in western Wisconsin in early May. The…

Police shed light on cop who resigned after Puerto Rico flag shirt dispute

CBS News’ Erin Donaghue and David Begnaud contributed to this report.   Authorities have shed light on a police officer who resigned this week amid an investigation into his response to a woman who said she was being harassed in a Chicago forest preserve for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag. Arnold Randall, general superintendent of the Forest Preserve…

Stormy Daniels arrested while performing at Ohio strip club

Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, her attorney said early Thursday. While Daniels was performing Wednesday night at Sirens, a strip club in Columbus, some patrons touched her in a “non-sexual” way, her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, told The Associated Press. Just…

Trey Gowdy vs. Peter Strzok

In a testy hearing full of heated exchanges, perhaps the most memorable — at least, in the early hours of what is sure to be an emotionally charged, all-day hearing — was one between former FBI Agent Peter Strzok and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy. It went on for 15 minutes. Strzok is on Capitol Hill…

Man wrongly named a suspect in Dallas rampage sues police department

Mark Hughes takes part in an interview at his attorney’s office July 9, 2016, in Dallas. AP Photo/Eric Gay DALLAS — A man wrongly identified by Dallas police as a suspect in the 2016 fatal shooting of five officers has sued the city and its police department. The federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges Dallas police detained Mark Hughes and his…

First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported for 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)- You may not have heard much about it this year, but Mississippi residents are still at risk of catching West Nile Virus. On Thursday, the State Health Department confirmed the first human case of 2018. The reported case is out of Hinds County. In 2017, Mississippi had 63 West Nile Virus cases, and two deaths. The first…

J.J. Watt donates $10K to fallen firefighter's family

J.J. Watt made a $10,000 contribution to firefighter Corey Barr’s family after he died battling a fire on Tuesday.  Elsa / Getty Images Houston Texans star J.J. Watt quietly pledged $10,000 to the family of a Wisconsin firefighter who died in a building explosion earlier this week. Cory Barr, a 15-year veteran and captain at the Sun Prairie Fire Department,…

Smoking ban in public housing takes effect at end of July

Smoking in public housing across the U.S. is about to get snuffed out. A nationwide ban on smoking in public housing facilities will take effect at the end of July, nearly two years after the rule was passed. Starting July 31, U.S. Housing and Urban Development will prohibit the use of cigarettes, cigars and pipes in all public housing units…

Video shows man on raft attempting to smuggle people into U.S.

ROMA, Texas — As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to curb illegal immigration, attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border are continuing. A CBS News crew witnessed one of those attempts on Wednesday as a man in a raft tried to smuggle two people into the U.S. Their crossing, near Roma, Texas, was less than 100 yards from a port of…

Ex-Ohio State athletes recall “gauntlet of sexual deviancy”

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was no secret that a team doctor now being investigated for sexually abusing male athletes decades ago at Ohio State University liked to linger in the showers alongside those athletes. But he wasn’t the only one leering at young men inside the campus recreation center where many teams practiced and university employees exercised. Wrestlers from that…

Police officer becomes unlikely father figure for young man

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Officer becomes young man's unlikely father figure

Our series “A More Perfect Union” aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we meet a police officer and a young man whose unlikely bond led that young man down an unexpected path. For Daniel Rodriguez, it could have all turned out differently. At an early age, lessons…

FBI agent testifies on anti-Trump bias — live updates

What did the IG report find? DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz told lawmakers last month that as a result of the report’s findings, the FBI found two additional FBI agents beyond Strzok and Page as well as one attorney that exposed political bias during the investigation. While employees have a right to a political opinion, “their job is to check…

Soybean farmers on shaky ground as U.S.-China trade war escalates

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Surge in wearable health tech prompts privacy concerns

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Eye Opener at 8: Papa John's founder resigns after using racial slur

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After getting “new information,” U.S. reopens probe of Emmett Till's lynching

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. The Justice Department told Congress in a report in March it is reinvestigating Till’s slaying in Money, Mississippi, in 1955 after…

Sporting goods store chain fires manager NRA calls “hero”

Academy Sports store in Tallahassee, Florida WCTV TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A store manager who tackled a customer as he ran out of the store with a stolen gun and ammunition has been fired by Academy Sports, reports the CBS affiliate here, WCTV. Dean Crouch worked at the Academy Sports store in Tallahassee. The National Rifle Association says Crouch is a…

Trump says NATO allies have agreed to increase defense spending

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