Archives: 2018

Ash cloud from volcano prompts red alert in Hawaii

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…

2-year-old drummer bounces to his own beat

NEW YORK — Playtime for 2-year-old Lennox Howard Noble almost always involves a beat and his binky. His mother, 34-year-old Shintara Noble, is a hairstylist and gospel singer, and says her son’s musical influence came early. “When he was a year and half, he would come to work with me and he would take my crochet needles and he would…

Trump's financial disclosure form shows reimbursement to Michael Cohen

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Wylie: Bannon wanted “weapons” to fight a “culture war” at Cambridge Analytica

Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower from Cambridge Analytica who provided multiple reports about how the London-based data firm misused Facebook data of as many as 87 million people during the 2016 election, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as part of a congressional probe into data privacy and security. The revelations have since forced the social media titan and…

Prosecutors: 10 “tortured” kids waterboarded, shot with crossbow

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — California prosecutors say 10 children rescued from a filthy, abusive home were subjected to “waterboarding,” shot with crossbows and had scalding water poured on them. Solano County prosecutors included the details in a motion to increase the bail of Ina Rogers, who was charged with nine counts of felony child abuse Wednesday.  She has not entered a plea….

High school basketball star was actually 25-year-old man

DALLAS — The new guard playing for the Hillcrest High School basketball team in Dallas turned a lot of heads this past season. Rashun Richardson would sometimes drop 30 points or more in a game. He led his basketball team to the playoffs this winter, and earned the district offensive player of the year award. Sidney Gilstrap-Portley Dallas County Sheriff…

Shrapnel from exploding vape pen killed Florida man

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An exploding vape pen hurled fragments into a Florida man’s head, killing him and starting a fire that burned most of his body, an autopsy report said. The Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner’s autopsy report released Tuesday confirms the vape pen was responsible for the May 5 death of Tallmadge D’Elia, 38, in St. Petersburg. Such accidents aren’t unheard…

“It’s bone-chilling”: Family releases video of school bus driver allegedly abusing autistic 8-year-old

  A California family has released video of a school bus driver abusing their autistic 8-year-old daughter. Liberty Law Disturbing video of a school bus driver appear to verbally and physically abuse a girl with autism as she wails has been released by the girl’s parents and lawyers. Kim Klopson, 64, of Vacaville, California, is now facing criminal child abuse…

Trump suggests “obstruction of justice” probe for Oakland mayor — live updates

Last Updated May 16, 2018 4:02 PM EDT President Trump on Wednesday encouraged the Justice Department to investigate Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf for “obstruction of justice,” after she tipped off immigrant communities about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweep. Mr. Trump made the comments in a California “sanctuary state” roundtable at the White House, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions feet…

San Antonio lovers’ lane killer scheduled to die Wednesday

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The lure of drugs and sex was too enticing to ignore for a San Antonio rapper with a reputation for carrying a lot of cash and wearing flashy jewelry. What 19-year-old Tommy Garcia Jr. didn’t know was the proposition to take a woman he knew to a San Antonio “lovers’ lane” was a setup for an ambush…

U.S. states with the most active volcanoes

Twelve states in the U.S. have active volcanoes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s data. Here’s the list, from the fewest to the most volcanoes. Volcanoes don’t always come in the form of mountains. Scientists also look at volcanic fields across the West where lava flows have been found, including in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, where a “supervolcano” could…

Woman diagnosed with cancer at 17 defies odds, graduates college

Ashanti and Kenita Pitts started Claflin University together in 2010. However, their dream of walking across the stage together began to fade as Ashanti fought cancer. Kenita Pitts In 2010, Ashanti Pitts was a normal 17-year-old who dreamed of graduating from high school and going to college. She had her sights set on attending Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina….

Video shows deadly encounter between gunman, officers he “ambushed”

A man identified by police as 51-year-old Barry Freeman can be seen preparing to fire an AR-15 rifle at police officers during a May 11 incident in Evansville, Indiana, in which he and a neighbor were killed. CBS affiliate WTTV EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Dramatic surveillance footage released by police in Evansville, Indiana show a nearly hour-long encounter between officers and a…

Efforts to rescue woman, baby off Georgia coast turn tragic

Aleisha Rankin and Gregory Grant are seen in photos obtained by CBS affiliate WJAX-TV. BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Efforts to rescue a woman struggling in the ocean while holding a toddler off Georgia’s coast turned tragic after a man trying to help the woman was swept underwater and drowned, police said Monday. The woman also died after being pulled to shore….