Archives: 2018

Justice Dept. invites Nunes to briefing on classified info he demanded

Department of Justice officials have invited House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, as well as fellow top Republican on the committee Rep. Trey Gowdy, to a briefing Thursday on the classified information Nunes demanded in a subpoena last week, CBS News correspondent Paula Reid reports.  The exact nature of the information Nunes requested is unclear. Tension between the DOJ…

Girl jumps from car during carjacking

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You can golf with a goat caddie here

At Silvies Valley Ranch in Oregon, you can hire a goat to be your caddie.  Courtesy: Seamus Golf At one golf resort in Oregon, players will be allowed to swing and putt with a new breed of caddie. Slivies Valley Ranch in Seneca have enlisted goats to carry clubs, tees and drinks on its “fun, care-free” seven-hole course set to…

Explosive eruptions, “ballistic rocks” possible from Kilauea volcano

The potential for “explosive eruptions” from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in the coming weeks is rising, raising the prospect of pebble-sized projectiles being sprayed several miles from the fissures, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The warning was issued Wednesday. The USGS also says that nearby towns could be dusted with volcanic ash. “Steam-driven explosions at volcanoes typically provide…

Mother admits allowing blind, autistic son to die in field

Kimberly (left) and Austin Lightwine CBS affiliate KOLR BOLIVAR, Mo. — A 43-year-old Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to letting her blind, autistic son die in a southwest Missouri field. Kimberly Lightwine of Polk County pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 19-year-old son. The Springfield News-Leader reports Lightwine could spend about four months in prison and will enter…

3 freed Americans on way home from N. Korea

President Trump announced early Wednesday morning on Twitter that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on his way back to the U.S. from North Korea with three Americans who had been released from prison by the isolated totalitarian state. Mr. Trump had hinted over the past week that the three men would soon be released, but only Tuesday did he…

Dallas Woolfolk Leaves the Ole Miss Baseball Program

(Image courtesy: Ole Miss Athletics) OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss junior Dallas Woolfolk, a reliever for the Rebel baseball team throughout the past three seasons, has decided to step away from the program effective immediately. “Over the past three years, it has been an honor to be a member of the Ole Miss baseball team,” Woolfolk said. “As much as I…

Police called on black Yale student sleeping on couch

HARTFORD, Conn. — A white graduate student at Yale called police on a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in a common area of their campus residence — an episode that a dean said shows the need for efforts to make the Ivy League university a more inclusive place. Lolade Siyonbola posted two videos of Monday’s encounter on her…

Why Trump’s Plan B on Iran nuclear deal may be “very risky”

After President Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. would be leaving the Iran nuclear deal, fulfilling a longtime campaign promise, Iran’s supreme leader called the president’s decision “a mistake.” Critics say the withdrawal leaves the U.S. with no Plan B on Iran. CBS News national security analyst and former acting CIA director Michael Morell told “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday there…

Sarah Sanders declines to comment on claims about Michael Cohen payments

Last Updated May 9, 2018 5:02 PM EDT White House press secretary Sarah Sanders fielded a range of foreign and domestic policy questions from reporters Wednesday afternoon — but offered little new information. She declined to extensively address questions about alleged payments from major companies to longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen, referring questions to the president’s personal legal team.  “As…

The Summer Heat is On!

TONIGHT: Look for lows in the low 60s.  Not too bad overnight but it will start to feel just a touch sticky as moisture returns.  Expect mostly clear skies and light sound winds. THURSDAY: High temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. Variably cloudy, with an isolated downpour possible in the afternoon.  Overnight lows in the low 60s.  It will start…

Parents upset after kids shown guns on school trip

A group of fifth grade students from St. George, South Carolina, were offered a tour this week of the middle school they will be attending next year. The tour took an unexpected detour when teachers invited the owner of a gun armory to show off some rifles. Belinda Guice, who joined her son on the trip, was outraged when the…

Cops: Girls, 10 and 11, plotted via text to kill classmate

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police in Prince William County, Virginia, say two young girls have been charged with conspiracy to commit a felony for an alleged plot to kill another student at their school, reports CBS affiliate WUSA. Police say the 10- and 11-year-old suspects exchanged text messages, plotting to kill another 11-year-old student. A concerned parent notified the school…

Water rescue underway after possible gator attack on 15-year-old

The retention pond where crews are searching for a missing 15-year-old. WKMG ORLANDO, Fla. — A water rescue is underway in a pond in Orange County, Florida, after a possible alligator attack on a teen, CBS affiliate WKMG reports. A source told the station that rescue crews are looking into the possibility an alligator pulled the 15-year-old underwater. Video shot from…

U.S. indicts ex-CIA officer suspected of passing info to China

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted an ex-CIA case officer suspected of passing information to Chinese intelligence agents. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53, a resident of Hong Kong, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to aid a foreign government. He also was charged with two counts of unlawfully retaining documents…