Archives: 2018

Elderly suspect sought in apartment complex shooting, police say

Police on the scene of a shooting in Mill Valley, Calif., on Thu., May 3, 2018. CBS San Francisco MILL VALLEY, Calif. — At least two people have been wounded in a shooting at an apartment complex in Mill Valley, according to Marin County sheriff’s deputies. CBS San Francisco writes that police are looking for an elderly suspect who they…

Sen. McCain has harsh words for Trump in emotional new memoir

John McCain writes in his upcoming memoir that he’s “not sure what to make of President Trump’s convictions.” He also said that Mr. Trump’s “reaction to unflattering news stories, calling them ‘fake news’ whether they’re credible or not, is copied by autocrats who want to discredit and control a free press.” NPR published an excerpt and review of the memoir,…

Fire breaks out at chemical plant, prompting evacuations – live updates

Law enforcement agencies are telling residents and business within a 5-mile radius of a Louisiana chemical plant to evacuate as an apparent fire broke out Thursday, CBS affiliate KLFY-TV reports. The station notes that both lanes of Interstate 10 from the Lafayette I-49 exit to Crowley are closed. Videos and pictures submitted to KLFY-TV show massive plumes of smoke that…

Trump no longer denies knowing about Stormy Daniels payment

Last Updated May 3, 2018 6:48 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Trump no longer denies knowledge of a payment made to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about affair she says she had with him years before he became president. Mr. Trump denies the affair. His version of events related to the payment began changing in a late night television appearance by…

Deadly Savannah plane crash highlights increase in military accidents

WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s deadly military plane crash on a Savannah, Georgia, road involved a C-130 cargo plane that was more than 50 years old and on its way to be retired in an aircraft boneyard. Last year, 15 Marines and one sailor were killed when another C-130 experienced what the commandant of the Marine Corps called a mechanical problem and…

Charges: Before crash killed 2 kids, driver was warned not to drive

NEW YORK — A woman who had a seizure behind the wheel of her car which then rolled into a Brooklyn crosswalk, killing the 4-year-old daughter of a Tony Award-winning actress and a 1-year-old boy, was arrested on manslaughter charges Thursday for deaths that prosecutors said should never have happened. Just two months before the March crash, prosecutors said, a medical…

Millions still under severe weather threat as storm winds down in central U.S.

Severe weather moved out of Dallas Thursday afternoon, leaving about 11 million people under a severe weather threat, CBS News weather producer David Parkinson reports. The National Weather Service said strong storms spawned one tornado and possibly four more in Oklahoma, but no injuries or significant damage were reported.  The National Weather Service said Thursday afternoon that a line of…