Archives: 2018

Migrant families face uncertain future at border

“CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King with Sister Norma Pimentel (center) and Cristina Melgar (right) Lazarus Baptiste/CBS News At the detention center in McAllen, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, hundreds of people are awaiting federal prosecution after being charged with crossing the border illegally. There are many families, including children separated from their mothers and fathers. Some parents may go…

Reunited migrant families face uncertain future at Texas shelter

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Separated migrant families held in cages at Texas detention facility

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Migrant children housed in tent cities at U.S.-Mexico border

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Border patrol official on “zero tolerance”: “We created this situation by not doing anything”

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Eye Opener: Congress prepares for immigration showdown

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Propane-laden train derails, sparking fire and forcing evacuation

PRINCETON, Ind. — A freight train derailed and several train cars caught fire in southwest Indiana, forcing a mandatory evacuation. The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that the train derailed on Sunday evening about 2,100 feet west of a trailer park along U.S. 41 in Princeton. The department says several 911 calls came in reporting the derailment…

“Jeopardy!” winner faces prison for snooping on her colleagues' emails

In this Oct. 2012 photo, Stephanie Jass of Tecumseh, Mich., poses at Adrian College in Adrian, Mich. The former “Jeopardy!” winner has been charged with illegally accessing co-workers’ email accounts at a small Michigan college. Mike Dickie/The Daily Telegram via AP ADRIAN, Mich. — A seven-time “Jeopardy!” winner who taught history at a small Michigan college faces up to five…

U.N. rights chief: Migrant family separations “unconscionable”

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief is blasting the Trump administration over its new policies separating migrant children from their parents after entering the United States from Mexico, saying they’ve affected nearly 2,000 kids in the last six weeks and put them at risk of “serious health consequences.” The High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an immediate…

Deputy sexually abused undocumented immigrant girl, 4, sheriff says

Jose Nunez in undated photo KENS-TV An off-duty Bexar County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been arrested on a felony charge involving sexual assault of a child, reports CBS San Antonio affiliate KENS-TV. Jose Nunez, 47, is a detention deputy who’s been with the department ten years. Sheriff Javier Salazar says the victim’s mother is an undocumented immigrant, and the suspect…

No Change To Summer Pattern.

TODAY & TUESDAY: Highs in the low 90s with heat index values near or at 100°. Partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers and storms in the afternoon. Rain chance around 20%. Muggy and mild overnight, with lows in the low 70s. WED/THU/FRI: Highs around 90°, with slightly better chances for showers and thunderstorms. Heat index values will still approach triple digits….

World Cup: Scores and recaps from Tuesday's matches

If one thing is certain about the 2018 FIFA World Cup, it’s unpredictable. World champion Germany fell to Mexico Sunday. Brazil and Argentina both failed to collect three points. In a controvertial match, Brazil played Switzerland to a 1-1- draw while underdog Icland held their own against Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentine squad. It’s time for Group A…

Gunman wounds 2, is fatally shot by bystander at Walmart store

Scene outside Tumwater, Washington Walmart on June 17, 2018 KIRO-TV TUMWATER, Wash. — A gunman wounded a teenager during a carjacking and shot a man during a carjacking attempt Sunday before being killed by a bystander outside a Washington state Walmart, reports CBS Seattle affiliate KIRO-TV. The Walmart is in Tumwater, some 65 miles south of Seattle. Tumwater police say…

Laura Bush: Taking kids from parents at border is “cruel,” “immoral”

Former first lady Laura Bush criticized the Trump administration over the practice of separating undocumented migrant families, taking children from their parents at the border. “I live in a border state,” Bush wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that was posted Sunday evening. “I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It…

Student dies while hiking in Russia, officials at University of Texas say

AUSTIN — A Texas Tech University student participating in a University of Texas study program in Russia died in a fall, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. University of Texas officials say Elmer Arrieta, a graduate student at Texas Tech’s College of Architecture, has been killed while hiking on Olkhon Island in Eastern Siberia. “It’s with heavy hearts that we remember Elmer…

Thousands protest Trump admin's family separation policy

TORNILLO, Texas — A newly-opened “tent city” along the Texas border is now at the center of the national immigration debate. The camp is housing teenage boys who illegally entered the United States — unaccompanied by an adult. They’re being moved there to make room at shelters for a growing number of migrant children who were separated from their parents…