Archives: 2018

Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K entrepreneurial program

PHILADELPHIA — Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each Wednesday and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs. The men’s lawyer and Mayor Jim Kenney outlined the agreement to The Associated Press. The arrest of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…