Archives: 2018

Ex-NY Assembly Speaker found guilty in corruption retrial

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrives to the courthouse in New York, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who led the Assembly for 20 years, is accused of taking more than $4 million in bribes and kickbacks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AP NEW YORK — A jury found former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver guilty on all…

Steubenville rape convict removed from sex offender list

In this Sept. 14, 2017, file photo, Ma’lik Richmond, center, of Steubenville, Ohio, and his attorney Susan Stone, left, walk out of U.S. District Court in Youngstown, Ohio. AP Photo/Dake Kang, File COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge on Friday ordered that an ex-Ohio high school football player convicted of rape be removed from the state’s sex offender registry for juveniles….

Record Heat this Weekend

TONIGHT: Mild overnight with lows in the mid to low 60s.  We’ll keep it a clear sky, and it will feel refreshing compared to the heat of the day. THIS WEEKEND: It will be the hottest weekend of 2018 yet, as we stay sunny and dry.  Old record highs will fall in many locations as the heat bakes our area.  Highs…

Notebooks with classified info found at ex-CIA contractor’s home

  A man walks across the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building at the CIA headquarters Feb. 19, 2009, in McLean, Virginia. Alex Wong/Getty Images ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA contractor pleaded guilty Friday to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials. Federal prosecutors in Alexandria, Virginia, said the 53-year-old Reynaldo…

Pompeo: U.S. willing to help North Korea economy if it gives up nukes

WASHINGTON — The United States is willing to help North Korea with its economy if the North gets rid of its nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. Pompeo held a joint news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha the day after he returned from Pyongyang with three American detainees released by North Korea. Pompeo said the…

Cops: Naked man makes bomb threat, prompts airport evacuation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Police used a Taser on a naked man who prompted an evacuation at a Florida airport after allegedly claiming he had planted a bomb, reports CBS affiliate WKMG. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said that authorities received a call about a naked man running around the terminal at Daytona Beach International Airport early Friday morning. More…

Dentist who ran over cheating husband released from prison

Clara Harris leaves prison KHOU HOUSTON — Clara Harris, the Texas dentist who ran over her cheating husband in 2002, was released from prison Friday morning, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. Harris smiled as she was met by friends waiting to pick her up at the Crain Unit in Gatesville, Texas. Harris was sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter in the…

Watch: Boston Dynamics robot runs and jumps like a human

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot Boston Dynamics BOSTON — It seems like Boston Dynamics robots get more human-like every day. The latest creations, named Atlas, is seen in a recent video performing a test. It runs through a grassy field and even senses when it is approaching an object, CBS Boston reports. At one point, the robot detects it is coming…

Settlement reached in LAPD shooting of homeless black man

FILE – This March 2, 2015 file photo shows a pedestrian walks past flowers and candles placed on a sidewalk near where Charly Keunang a homeless man was shot and killed by police in the Skid Row section of downtown Los Angeles. An oversight panel is deliberating whether Los Angeles police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a…

Pack of dogs pose for world's cutest selfie

Every once in a while, someone snaps a selfie that echoes throughout the social media world. There was astronaut Barry Wilmore’s epic selfie in space. There was Vice President Biden’s inaugural bromance selfie with President Obama on his brand spanking new Instagram account.  And of course, when Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Academy Awards in 2014, there was the star-studded Oscars selfie…

Ivy League student strips down to her underwear while presenting thesis

Cornell University student Letitia Chai removes her shirt while livestreaming her thesis presentation on May 5, 2018. A student at Cornell University stripped down to her underwear while livestreaming her senior thesis presentation last weekend. Letitia Chai removed her shirt and shorts in protest after her professor allegedly questioned her attire during a practice run of her presentation a few…

Feds: Mom headed one of Minn.’s biggest meth trafficking cells

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors allege a 25-year-old Minnesota woman is the leader of one of the biggest methamphetamine trafficking cells in the state. Macrina Perez is “adamant about fighting” the allegations, according to Gary Wolf, her attorney. Wolf successfully lobbied against federal detention and Perez may get early release under GPS monitoring while awaiting trial, the Star Tribune reported. “If she’s…

White House briefing today — live updates

After another week filled with international and domestic policy developments, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is fielding questions from reporters on Friday. It’s the first briefing since the New York Times first reported Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told colleagues she was on the brink of resigning, after Mr. Trump reportedly berated her in front of colleagues. The White…

Trump says he has confidence in Scott Pruitt

Last Updated May 11, 2018 12:43 PM EDT President Trump hosted a roundtable with auto CEOs at the White House Friday, as the administration looks to roll back environmental regulations for automobiles. During the meeting, with embattled Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt in the room, a reporter asked if Mr. Trump still has confidence in him. “Yes, I do,…

1 infant dead, twin hospitalized after being left in SUV

One of the infants left in this SUV in Virginia died  WTVR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A 6-month-old child is dead and a twin sibling is in critical condition after being found unresponsive inside of a SUV Thursday afternoon, reports CBS affiliate WTVR. Police said around 2:29 p.m., officers responded to a report that two children were found unresponsive in…