Archives: 2018

Fox host apologizes after guest’s comment about McCain

A Fox Business Network host apologized to Sen. John McCain’s family Thursday after a guest on his show made derisive comments about Sen. John McCain’s time as a prisoner of war. Fox Business Network host Charles Payne apologized for failing to intervene when military analyst Thomas McInerney referred to McCain as “Songbird John.” McInerney made the comments in a conversation…

SpaceX set to launch its first “block 5” Falcon 9

SpaceX was expected to launch around 5:47 p.m. ET, but countdown has been paused to resolve an issue. Today’s launch window closes at 6:20 p.m. ET. You can watch in the player above. F9/Bangabandhu1: The launch window Friday, if it comes to that, opens at 4:14pm EDT and closes at 6:21pm; the forecast is 60 percent go — William Harwood…

Grim development in case of long-missing Wash. girl

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Wash. — Remains found in September 2017 in a remote part of eastern Washington have been identified as Lindsey Baum, a 10-year-old girl who vanished in 2009, the Grays Harbor County sheriff’s office announced Thursday. Baum, who vanished walking back from a friend’s house in McCleary, is one of the region’s most highly publicized missing child cases. …

Hot Weather Continues this Weekend

TONIGHT: Hot and mostly sunny. An isolated downpour is possible in the afternoon, but the vast majority of us stay dry. Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. Chance of rain around 10% or less. Mild and mostly clear overnight. Lows in the low 60s. FRIDAY – WEEKEND: Hot and sunny weather continues. Highs in the low 90s, which will be…

Full transcript: VP Pence on “CBS This Morning”

“Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan sat down early Thursday morning with Vice President Mike Pence for “CBS This Morning.” Hours before, the vice president had been among those at Joint Base Andrews to greet three Americans freed from North Korea: Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak Song, and Tony Kim. In the interview, Pence discussed the upcoming summit between President Trump…

Mom admits to letting blind, autistic son die in field

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Puerto Rico “preparing for a catastrophic event” as hurricane season nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal and local officials said Thursday they are stockpiling food, water, radios and generators in Puerto Rico and demanding rigorous emergency training to prepare the U.S. territory for dealing with any catastrophic storm as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches. In the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Maria, emergency plans have been changed to warn…

Graduation brought to dying mom’s hospital bedside

A mother’s dying wish was fulfilled when she got to see her son graduate high school from her hospital bed. Stephanie Northcott has Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition linked to several types of cancer. It’s the same disease that claimed her daughter’s life in 2010 when she was just 20 years old. Northcott is being treated at Baptist Hospital East…

Town & Country apologizes after Monica Lewinsky says invite was rescinded

  Monica Lewinsky arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP NEW YORK — Town & Country apologized to Monica Lewinsky on Thursday after she said on social media she was disinvited to the magazine’s annual Philanthropy Summit because former President Bill Clinton was attending. “We apologize to Ms. Lewinsky…

This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 13)

Full episodes of “Sunday Morning” are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com and CBS All Access, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. The show also streams on CBSN beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET.  WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE RADIO: “Sunday Morning” is now available to CBS News…

Researchers say breathalyzer flaws may cast doubt on convictions

The source code behind a police breathalyzer widely used in multiple states — and millions of drunk driving arrests — is under fire. It’s the latest case of technology and the real world colliding — one that revolves around source code, calibration of equipment, two researchers and legal maneuvering, state law enforcement agencies, and Draeger, the breathalyzer’s manufacturer. This most…

Crews find body in alligator-infested pond after possible attack

Last Updated May 10, 2018 10:31 AM EDT ORLANDO, Fla. — Crews in central Florida have found a body in an alligator-infested pond where a witness said a teenager yelled “it bit me, it bit me,” before disappearing under water. Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Jeff Williamson said in a Thursday morning email that the marine unit found the body. A…