Michigan State University will pay $500 million to settle claims from survivors of the biggest sex assault case in sports history. More than 300 women sued Michigan State for allegedly ignoring complaints about disgraced former doctor, Larry Nassar. He abused female gymnasts and other athletes for decades, and will be in prison the rest of his life. The details of…
Crews work the scene after a tractor-trailer carrying cows overturned on Interstate 75 near Kennesaw, Georgia, on May 17, 2018. WGCL-TV KENNESAW, Ga. — A tractor-trailer carrying cows overturned on a Georgia interstate early Thursday morning, killing seven cows, CBS affiliate WGCL-TV reports. Police rounded up 12 other cows. It’s unclear what caused the crash. No people were reported injured….
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A Philadelphia man sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for killing his friend is now free. Dontia Patterson was exonerated and released Wednesday following an extraordinary court motion from Philadelphia’s district attorney who asserted the conviction was “an egregious example of police and prosecutorial misconduct.” Dontia Patterson CBS News The case is stirring up controversy between the city’s…
Investigators in suburban Pittsburgh now say the shooting death of a 33-year-old former teacher likely was a “crime of passion.” Rachael DelTondo was shot multiple times in her mother’s driveway on Sunday. Investigators believe she knew the shooter. A family member says DelTondo was returning from getting ice cream with friends on mother’s day. As she was getting out of…
LAS VEGAS — Police documents about the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history included accounts of people who interacted with the gunman in the days before the massacre. According to the documents, one housekeeper at the Mandalay Bay hotel described her discomfort at Stephen Paddock sitting at a table eating soup and staring at her as she cleaned his…
TODAY: Scattered to numerous showers and storms, mainly in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Rain chance around 60%. A few storms could become strong to briefly severe with gusty winds and hail, but there will be no organized severe weather. Overnight, a lingering shower or storm is possible, mainly before midnight, then an isolated lingering…
The Ponder, Texas, home where a mother was wounded and her boyfriend and three children were fatally shot by her ex-husband on May 16, 2018, is seen in an image made from video. CBS DFW PONDER, Texas — Authorities say a man walked into a rural North Texas home and shot his ex-wife’s three children and her boyfriend dead before…
WATCH: East Union’s rally falls short in extra inning against St. Joesph’s, 7-6 in 10 innings in the 2A state championship game. New Hope struggles bringing runners home, losing in a pitching duel to Vancleave, 1-0, in the 4A state championship game. Categories: High School Sports, Local Sports, Sports
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – The names of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were read during the annual Northeast Mississippi Fallen Law Officers’ memorial. Friends and family of fallen law officers, along with officers from various departments filled the event center at the Elvis Presley Birthplace for the ceremony. Debbie Brangenberg was the guest speaker. Her son, Tupelo…
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut police say a man who placed a 3-foot alligator on top of a man in an extortion attempt has been arrested. The Connecticut Post reports that 30-year-old Isaias Garcia, of Garland, Texas, was held on $250,000 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges including kidnapping and threatening. Authorities say a 21-year-old man called his aunt April…
This undated photo provided by US WorldMeds shows Lucemyra. Federal regulators have approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal symptoms from quitting opioids. US WorldMeds via AP TRENTON, N.J. — Federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal from quitting addictive opioids. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expedited approval of Lucemyra to help combat the…
A law enforcement source said in a new report Wednesday that he leaked financial records about President Trump’s longtime attorney Michael Cohen because two key goverment reports on Cohen’s financial activity were missing. One week after Michael Avenatti released financial records indicating Cohen used the same shell company to pay his client Stormy Daniels and receive payments from firms, The…
This man went on a racist tirade because workers at a Fresh Kitchen in New York City were speaking Spanish to customers. He threatened to call ICE on them. Facebook/Emily Serrano A customer at the New York City restaurant Fresh Kitchen was caught on video in a racist tirade threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on some…
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate who insisted he wasn’t involved in a San Antonio “lovers’ lane” killing more than 14 years ago has been executed for the slaying. Juan Edward Castillo received lethal injection Wednesday evening for the fatal shooting and robbery of a 19-year-old man that testimony showed was carried out by Castillo and several friends on a secluded…
In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during a National African American History Month reception hosted by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Is there a doctor on board? How about the surgeon general of the United States?…
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Your air conditioning unit may be working around the clock, and some homeowners may find their units either not cooling as well or not working at all.
Ben Owens signs to continue his football career at Belhaven University, after being a part of two state championships at Starkville High and Starkville Academy.
The Local Emergency Planning Committee meetings happen every 3 months.
President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani says special counsel Robert Mueller believes he cannot indict a sitting president, as Mueller’s team probes Russian election meddling and any ties to Mr. Trump’s associates. The president’s personal attorney told CBS News correspondent Paula Reid that Giuliani suggested to Mueller a sitting president cannot be indicted, and Mueller expressed his uncertainty over that claim….
Mike Slive died Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of 77.
There have been several tractor involved accidents on area roads in the last month.
PAHOA, Hawaii — A massive cloud of ash and toxic steam from the erupting Kilauea volcano now has Hawaii’s Big Island under a “red alert” for aviation. It’s an official warning that air travel in the area could be dangerous. A toxic cloud is billowing 12,000 feet up from the crater, spreading gray dust for miles. As jarring as it…