WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid a number of scandals. President Trump said on Twitter he accepted Pruitt’s resignation and announced that Pruitt’s deputy at the EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will serve as acting administrator starting Monday. Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, was confirmed as Pruitt’s No. 2 in April despite complaints from Democrats that…
The crash happened on Highway 51 at Hardy Road, closing the highway while troopers investigated.
The scene near a Dallas gas station here police say a woman shot a man trying to steal her car with her kids inside CBS DFW DALLAS – A suspected carjacker is in the hospital after a North Texas woman shot him as he tried to take off in her SUV with her two young children in the backseat, reports…
The second tropical depression of this year’s hurricane season has formed over the central Atlantic, CBS Miami reports. CBS Miami MIAMI — The second tropical depression of this year’s hurricane season has strengthened into a tropical storm, CBS Miami reports. At 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the system in the central Atlantic to Tropical Storm Beryl. CBS…
Two college students from Saudi Arabia drowned in Massachusetts after rushing into a river to rescue children, officials said. The incident occurred on June 29 when two small children were struggling to stay afloat in the Chicopee River in Wilbraham, according to the Hampden County District Attorney office. Theeb Alyami, 27, and Jaser Daham Alrakah, 25, exchange students from Saudi…
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency who was key to implementing President Trump’s conservative agenda but came under intense scrutiny for a series of questionable ethical decisions, resigned Thursday afternoon. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Categories: National, US & World News
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar: On Monday, President Trump is set to nominate a Supreme Court justice to replace retiring justice Anthony Kennedy. Tuesday sees a visit by the newly-married Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Ireland, their first official royal trip abroad. Wednesday is World Population Day, established by the…
A screen capture of aerial footage shows people outside the Johns Hopkins Medicine campus in Baltimore after the possible release of tuberculosis in an internal bridge between two buildings on July 5, 2018. WJZ-TV Last Updated Jul 5, 2018 3:15 PM EDT A “small amount of tuberculosis” may have been released in an internal bridge between two research buildings…
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the government will meet court deadlines — with the help of DNA testing — to reunite children who were separated from their undocumented parents by immigration authorities. But reunited families may well remain in the custody of immigration authorities. Azar told reporters on Thursday that officials have identified “under 3,000” children potentially…
Ed Schultz attends election coverage at NEP Studios on Feb. 3, 2016, in New York City. John Lamparski/Getty Images for Hulu Veteran broadcaster Ed Schultz, who hosted a show on MSNBC for several years, has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 64. Schultz hosted “The Ed Show” on MSNBC between 2009 and 2015. In 2016, he started working…
There won’t be a baby panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., any time soon. It turns out Mei Xiang, one of the zoo’s giant pandas, is not pregnant, despite showing signs for the last few months, the zoo says. Scientists at the zoo have determined Mei Xiang was experiencing a “pseudopregnancy,” or false pregnancy, during the past few…
NEW YORK — A Fourth of July protester who scaled the base of the Statue of Liberty in what prosecutors call a “dangerous stunt” will face a judge in New York. Therese Patricia Okoumou is charged with trespassing, interference with government agency functions, and disorderly conduct. Charges allege Okoumou refused to come down during a tense three-hour standoff, endangering her own life…
Police there believe the shooting victim, Jevontay Carr, 24, and the above suspects tried to stop motorists by pretending to have a broken down vehicle.
GUINDA, Calif. — Cooler weather did little to diminish a massive blaze in Northern California that is threatening more than 1,400 buildings, according to fire officials. The fire burning northwest of Sacramento grew overnight to 134 square miles (347 square kilometers), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Thursday. But CalFire said crews gained some ground and increased containment to…
The World Trade Organization said uncertainty about a possible trade war is already dragging down the world economy. The WTO issued the warning just before new U.S. tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports go into effect at midnight Thursday. China said it will not “fire the first shot,” but will impose tariffs on American goods immediately if the U.S….
NEW YORK — Starbucks says an employee in Philadelphia has been fired after allegedly mocking a customer with a stutter. The coffee chain says the behavior did not reflect the experience customers should have and the employee is no longer with Starbucks. Tan Lekwijit posted Sunday on Facebook that his friend Sam stuttered when giving his name. Lekwijit said the…
The second tropical depression of this year’s hurricane season has formed over the central Atlantic, CBS Miami reports. CBS Miami MIAMI — The second tropical depression of this year’s hurricane season has formed over the central Atlantic, CBS Miami reports. At 11 a.m. Thursday, the center of the system was about 1385 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles. The…
As of 10:41 a.m. Thursday Morning, the National Weather Service and Hardin County officials confirm one person passed away from the storms at the park.
A lobster fishing boat heads out to sea in the Gulf of Maine. AP A Canadian fisherman’s association is reporting that U.S. Border Patrol agents have stopped and questioned multiple Canadian fishermen in waters that are the subject of an ongoing territorial dispute. Canadian officials are investigating reports about two vessels specifically, stopped on June 24 and 25, where…
Police Sgt. Jake Tompkins says police have a lot of questions, and they’re hoping forensics will point investigators in the right direction.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested a mayor and two former government employees on charges of public corruption. FBI spokesman Carlos Osorio told The Associated Press on Thursday that the mayor of the southwest town of Sabana Grande is accused of misappropriating public funds related to the island’s Department of Education. He said that…
COVER STORY: Introverts and the “Quiet Revolution”Susan Cain, author of the bestseller “QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” is leading a “Quiet Revolution,” debunking myths about those who are quiet, compared to outgoing extroverts who appear to have all the advantages in today’s “culture of personality.” Faith Salie talks with Cain, and with a…
Silicon Valley insiders admit our phones are designed to be addictive. Nearly one in 10 Americans checks their phone every three minutes while on vacation, and some use their phone more than 300 times a day. On “CBS This Morning” Thursday, David Pogue, a tech columnist for Yahoo Finance, offered some advice on setting boundaries for checking your phone while…
Crews work the scene after a 16-year-old girl fell from Rainbow Falls in Transylvania County, North Carolina, on July 4, 2018. WSPA-TV LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. — A 16-year-old girl died at a North Carolina waterfall on the Fourth of July. CBS affiliate WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina, reported the girl fell from Rainbow Falls in Transylvania County around noon….