Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon Facebook via CBS DFW DALLAS — A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder in the strangulation death of a Dallas transgender woman. Jimmy Eugene Johnson II was arrested near Huntsville, Texas. Jimmy Eugene Johnson III CBS DFW He was driving a car seen in surveillance video from the Dallas apartment complex where 26-year-old Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon…
Last Updated May 18, 2018 11:53 AM EDT President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are speaking at a prison reform summit the White House is hosting Friday, as the administration looks to see what changes it might effect. The president started off the summit by expressing his sorrow over a shooting at a Santa Fe, Texas, school that has…
Traffic backed up at the Lincoln Tunnel after two commuter buses collided Friday, May 18, 2018. CBS New York Last Updated May 18, 2018 11:46 AM EDT Two buses collided in the Lincoln Tunnel Friday morning, injuring at least 32 people, the New York City Fire Department confirmed. Officials said most of the injuries appeared to be minor. The accident…
Investigators got a tip the suspects would be dropping off a vehicle at a scrap yard. Deputies waited for the men to arrive and tried to stop them.
NEW YORK — Police say a woman apparently jumped with her 7-year-old son from a window of a boutique hotel in New York City and both died. It’s not clear how high up the pair were at the Gotham Hotel when they fell, but the 46-year-old woman and the boy were found on a lower balcony at about 8:15 a.m….
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 59-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly fired over a dozen rounds from an AK-47 at neighbors after complaining about noise their children were making, reports OregonLive.com. CBS affiliate KOIN reports that the noise dispute between Franklin Laine Tomes and upstairs neighbors had been ongoing. According to an affidavit, the dispute sparked a verbal argument…
Sen. John McCain ends a documentary about his life by sending the message that Washington is not giving the American people the government they deserve. The Arizona Republican also makes clear he is doing everything he can to fight the brain cancer that has stricken him. He says he loves life and wants to stick around forever but also believes…
The Santa Fe school district issued an alert Friday morning saying Santa Fe High School has been placed on lockdown.
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. – Investigators are trying to untangle the series of events leading up to the murder of 33-year old teacher Rachael DelTondo of Aliquippa. But CBS Pittsburgh reports the investigation is being complicated by the fact that certain events leading up to her murder occurred nearly three years ago, and the chief investigating agency, the Aliquippa Police Department, was…
The White House is joining in on the viral debate over whether people hear the names “Laurel” or “Yanny” in a much-shared audio clip. The White House on Thursday released a video via Twitter featuring various members of the staff weighing in. President Trump retweeted that video. Senior adviser Ivanka Trump says, “So clearly Laurel.” Strategic-communications director Mercedes Schlapp says,…
Republican leaders have discussed scheduling House votes on two immigration bills, two GOP lawmakers said Thursday, a move they hope would resolve an internal battle over an issue that threatens to worsen party divisions as the election season heats up. Under the still-evolving idea, one bill would resemble legislation strongly backed by conservatives that would curb legal immigration and open…
President Trump tweeted about a “Spy in the Trump Campaign” early Friday morning, citing a claim made by a Fox Business Network host. It marks the second time in two days that Mr. Trump has suggested federal law enforcement might have placed a spy on his presidential campaign. “‘Apparently the DOJ put a Spy in the Trump Campaign,’” the president…
A West Wing aide’s morbid remark about gravely ill Sen. John McCain has not yielded widespread White House soul-searching. Instead, it has led to a push to fire those responsible for leaking that story and others that have bedeviled President Trump’s administration. Nearly a week after Kelly Sadler dismissed McCain’s opinion on Trump’s CIA nominee during a closed-door meeting by…
NEW YORK — A lawyer who was caught on video ranting against Spanish-speaking restaurant workers has been kicked out of his office space and faces a complaint from two elected officials. The lawyer’s brief tirade prompted the officials to send a letter on Thursday to a disciplinary committee that oversees lawyers in the state. The power of the internet also…
Tom Magee was severely beaten in an apparent dispute over a parking spot. CBS Los Angeles MAR VISTA, Calif. — A former pro wrestler was beaten severely in front of his Mar Vista home Tuesday and neighbors said it all apparently began over a parking dispute. CBS Los Angeles reports as many as six young men beat Tom Magee, who will…
Angenette Marie Welk’s mugshot Marion County Sheriff’s Office A Florida woman flashed a wide smile in her mugshot – despite driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a mother and injured her daughter, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. CBS affiliate WKMG reports that Angenette Marie Welk may face a DUI manslaughter charge after the accident in Marion County…
A man identified as the suspect in a shootout with police at Trump National Doral Miami golf club is wheeled out of an ambulance at a Miami, Florida hospital, early on May 18, 2018. CBS Police responding overnight to a call of an active shooter at President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Doral, Florida, engaged in a shootout with a…
Officials say the bus driver in the deadly school bus crash in New Jersey made an illegal turn before colliding with a dump truck on Thursday. It happened on Interstate 80 near Mount Olive. A student and teacher were killed, and 43 other people on the bus were hospitalized. One child is in a medically induced coma. The East Brook…
Mr. Grissett was found in Tuscaloosa.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar delivers remarks about drug prices with President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House, May 11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Getty WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion…
TODAY: Scattered showers and storms, particularly in the afternoon and evening. Some storms will have heavy downpours and frequent lightning. Rain chance around 40%. Highs in the mid 80s. Overnight lows in the mid 60s. WEEKEND: Partly sunny, with scattered afternoon showers and storms. Rain chance around 30%. Highs in the low 90s. Lows in the upper 60s. NEXT WEEK: The wet pattern…
PUNA, Hawaii — A new fissure cracked open Thursday on the Island of Hawai’i and others “reactivated” with new flows of oozing black lava, as noxious gas and ash became biggest immediate problem for residents around the Kilauea volcano. Hawaii County Civil Defense officials confirmed late Thursday afternoon local time that the 21st fissure had opened in the Leilani Estates,…
Bulldogs score six unanswered runs to clinch SEC Tournament berth.
Rebels set new program mark for regular-season wins with 41.