Southwest plane with cracked window makes emergency landing
Southwest Airlines said the crew decided to land in Cleveland “for maintenance review of one of the multiple layers of a window plane.”
Archives: 2018
Historians respond to Kanye West's slavery comments
History experts and professors have taken to social media to share their knowledge of slavery in America. The wave of historians discussing the topic comes after rapper Kanye West made controversial comments about slavery on TMZ. West joined TMZ for a sit-down interview Tuesday. The 40-year-old rapper touched on his love for President Trump, his recent tweets, and one point said…
Teen accepted to 113 colleges, awarded $4.5M in scholarships
17-year-old Jasmine Harrison was accepted into 113 colleges, with a combined total of $4.5M in merit-based scholarships. WFMY Receiving an acceptance letter to college can be one of the most exciting moments of a teen’s life. And one 17-year-old in Greensboro, North Carolina just experienced that moment 113 times. Jasmine Harrison will graduate from high school on May 24th with…
Pence hails pardoned Joe Arpaio as “champion” of the “rule of law”
Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is probably best known for his conviction for contempt of court after he ignored an order to end traffic patrols targeting immigrants in what the court determined amounted to racial profiling, and for President Trump’s pardon of that conviction. He’s also known for running a Maricopa County jail where inmates died after they were put…
Food Network dubs biscuits as Mississippi’s ‘must try’ food
From the Atlantic, across the Great Plains and on to the Pacific, the way we cook, present and eat our food differs greatly.
Drummer John “Jab’o” Starks of James Brown band dies
Rolling Stone magazine has ranked the Starks-Stubblefield combination among the greatest drummers of all time.
UMMC to drop top Blue Cross & Blue Shield insurance
Insurance for Mississippi public and school employees, covered by a Blue Cross-administered plan, won’t be affected.
Utility pole toppled after car crash in Lowndes County
Traffic was stopped on the highway as crews made repairs to the lines.
Trump says he will eventually “get involved” with “rigged system”
President Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he eventually “will have no choice but to use the powers granted to the presidency and get involved” in the “rigged system.” Mr. Trump’s rather vague comments seemed to be directed at the Justice Department, and how it hasn’t met every demand from conservative Republicans to hand over documents. “They don’t want to turn…
Officials reveal what sparked Arizona blaze that has burned 30 buildings
The Tinder Fire in Arizona has burned more than 11,400 acres. CBS affiliate KPHO HAPPY JACK, Ariz. — An illegal campfire sparked a wildfire in north-central Arizona that has burned thousands of acres, prompted evacuations and threatened about 1,000 homes, officials said Tuesday. The campfire was abandoned but never should have been set in the first place due to fire…
Teaching kids to take online privacy seriously – before it’s too late
For most kids, receiving their first cellphone doesn’t come with a set of instructions on how to protect their privacy. Some experts say the riskiest time to give a child a cellphone is in middle school, but new data from Common Sense Media released early to CBS News says 84 percent of kids have smartphones by 13 or 14 years…
Kansas hit with first tornadoes of the year
CONCORDIA, Kan. — Multiple tornadoes have been reported across central and northern Kansas, but most of the damage is minor. The Wichita Eagle reports that the largest tornado included multiple vortexes and hit in a rural area south of Concordia in the north-central part of the state. Video shows the tornado taking shape and moving across the countryside. National…
With girls entering the ranks, Boy Scouts unveil new name
Since the early 1970s, the Boy Scouts have lost two-thirds of their annual membership — some four million boys.
Penguins player breaks jaw in testy playoff loss to Capitals
Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson (43) falls over the boards after colliding with Pittsburgh Penguins’ Zach Aston-Reese (46) during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL second-round hockey playoff series in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Aston-Reese suffered a broken jaw and will miss the rest of the playoffs. The Capitals won 4-3. Gene J. Puskar / AP PITTSBURGH…
Showdown escalates between Mueller, Trump lawyers
There are new signs that relations are very tense between President Trump and the special counsel in the Russia investigation. According to the Washington Post, Robert Mueller has told the president’s lawyers that Mr. Trump might be subpoenaed if he doesn’t agree to answer investigators’ questions. After 19 indictments it doesn’t look like the Russia investigation will end without Mueller…
2 Holmes County boys found safe, alert cancelled
The boys are 6 and 7 years old.
Workplace crush turns deadly at San Francisco airport
San Mateo County prosecutors said 31-year-old Kevin Prasad spent months trying to persuade his co-worker Thandel Seinn to dump her boyfriend and date him. They say Prasad followed the couple home from the airport April 25 and shot the boyfriend, 31-year-old Mark Mangaccat, several times at close range. CBS San Francisco DALY CITY – A Daly City woman who lost…
Sharpton turns up heat on police involved in Waffle House arrest
MOBILE, Ala. — Rev. Al Sharpton attended a town hall in Alabama to show support for a black woman whose contentious arrest at a Waffle House sparked anger when the video went viral online. CBS Mobile, Alabma affiliate WKRG-TV reports hundreds attended the meeting at Bethel AME church there to show support for Chikesia Clemons. Police in Saraland, Alabama, say…
Hunting tornadoes from the sky: Inside NOAA’s “flying laboratory”
“That’s where we’re making a difference here…..Minutes, seconds count.”
New video shows missing father’s final moments on pier
Grainy clips from a security camera at the last moments Michael VanZandt was seen alive. CBS Los Angeles HERMOSA BEACH — Out for a night at the Hermosa Beach Pier. He walked into the dark and vanished. CBS Los Angeles reports there is a major new effort to help find the Iraq War veteran and father of three. CBS Los…
Fire crews put out late night Starkville house fire
The cause of the fire is unclear at this time but the case is still under investigation.
Exonerated man on Golden State Killer’s possible role in cold case
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — California police are investigating whether the suspected Golden State Killer is responsible for a double-murder that sent an innocent man to prison. Rhonda Wicht and her 4-year-old son, Donald, were killed in their apartment in 1978. Her ex-boyfriend, Craig Coley, was exonerated last year after nearly four decades in prison. DNA proved 70-year-old Coley was not…
Yale is latest to rescind honorary degree from Bill Cosby
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale is rescinding the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby, joining numerous other universities in revoking honors following the comedian’s sexual assault conviction. Yale announced Tuesday that the university’s board of trustees had voted to rescind the honorary degree it awarded Cosby in 2003. The school says it’s committed to both “the elimination of sexual misconduct…
Rain Returns This Weekend
TODAY: Mostly sunny and warm. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. South wind at 5-15 mph. Clear and mild overnight. Lows in the low 60s. THURSDAY: Another warm day. Highs in the upper 80s under mostly sunny skies, with overnight lows in the low 60s. FRI/SAT/SUN: More unsettled weather rounds out our week. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible,…