Archives: 2018

Emergency landing may have been caused by smoking passenger

SAN FRANCISCO — A Southwest passenger breaking an FAA regulation Wednesday afternoon may have led to an emergency landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), according to authorities. CBS San Francisco reports the flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) diverted to SJC after reports of a fire onboard. Airport officials said Southwest Flight 1250 from San Francisco to…

41 finalists advance in 2018 National Spelling Bee competition

OXON HILL, Md. — Forty-one spellers have advanced to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee out of a field of 516, by far the biggest in the 93-year history of the competition. The finalists were announced Wednesday after two days of onstage spelling during which nearly 200 spellers were eliminated for getting words wrong. Scores on a written spelling…

Trump tweets about meeting with Kim Kardashian West at the White House

Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump at the White House Wednesday about sentencing and prison reform, Mr. Trump confirmed in a tweet Wednesday night. The White House had offered few details about her visit. “Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing,” Mr. Trump tweeted. Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform…

USGS volcano warning involves unlikely food item

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is very serious about updating the public on the activity and spreading danger of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, but it’s not afraid to field some goofy questions, too. Twitter user Jay Furr got in touch with the USGS volcano crew to ask the pressing question, “Is it safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents?” Furr has been thinking this one through,…

Man suffering heart attack on flight saved by passengers

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New guidelines for colon cancer screenings

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Man reunited with fellow passengers who saved his life on flight

DETROIT — It’s a moment that warms Jerry Drouillard’s heart — a chance to say thank you to the strangers who kept that very same heart beating. Just eight weeks ago, Drouillard boarded his Spirit Airlines flight from Detroit to Orlando after finishing his final round of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. “I said, ‘Oh great, I made the flight,…

White House won’t say why Trump hasn’t fired Sessions

WASHINGTON — The president tweeted Wednesday morning that he wished he had picked someone other than Jeff Sessions as his attorney general. He cited Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy’s comments on “CBS This Morning.” “If I were the president and I picked someone to be the country’s chief law enforcement officer, and they told me later, ‘Oh, by the way I’m not…

How to watch NYC’s Manhattanhenge

   A view of the ‘Manhattanhenge’ sunset from Hunters Point South Park, July 11, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. ‘Manhattanhenge’ occurs when the setting sun aligns with the city’s street grid. Getty New York City residents get to witness a special kind of sunset known as “Manhattanhenge” this week. During the phenomenon, which occurs just a…

Official apologizes for cryptic emergency alert

Within hours of the alert going out Tuesday night, some shelves at a supermarket in Salem were seen empty. CBS affiliate KOIN SALEM, Ore. — The head of Oregon’s emergency management agency has apologized after a cryptic emergency alert was forced out to cellphones Tuesday night in and around Oregon’s capital city. The alert displayed the words “Civil Emergency” and…

Video shows officers tackle, punch North Carolina man

Dashcam video from April 3, 2018 shows North Carolina state troopers and officers from other agencies surround Kyron Hinton before at least one officer appears to punch him. Two  troopers and a deputy were charged with assault in May 2018. CBS affiliate WNCN RALEIGH, N.C. — Newly released law enforcement video shows officers tackling and punching a man in an…