Archives: 2018

Melissa McCarthy crashes Aguilera’s “Carpool Karaoke”

  Christina Aguilera performs with Melissa McCarthy on “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018.” CBS Melissa McCarthy made sure Christina Aguilera wasn’t the only diva on James Corden’s annual “Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special” — the comedian crashed Aguilera’s ride along with Corden on Monday’s episode. The segment started out with Aguilera and Corden singing her 2002 hit…

George H.W. Bush's socks gifted by man with Down syndrome

Former President George H.W. Bush honored his late wife, Barbara Bush, in a subtle, yet beautiful way during her private funeral on Saturday — all thanks to a young entrepreneur with Down syndrome. The 41st president, who has a known affinity for fancy footwear, wore socks adorned with colorful books — a nod to the former first lady’s commitment to…

Black woman golfer: It was like we had “targets on our backs”

YORK, Pa. — One of five black women golfers who were told to leave a Pennsylvania club said Tuesday it felt like they were playing “with targets on our backs.” Representatives of the Grandview Golf Club in York told the group at the second hole they were playing too slowly Saturday, said Sandra Harrison. After the ninth hole, about an…

Trump brushes off Macron’s suit in Oval Office

Last Updated Apr 24, 2018 1:47 PM EDT President Trump stopped in the middle Oval Office comments alongside French President Emmanuel Macron to brush what Mr. Trump said was a “little piece of dandruff” off Macron’s suit. “We have a very special relationship, in fact I’ll get that little piece of dandruff off,” the president said, according to pool reporters…

Melania Trump’s hat has the internet comparing her to Beyonce

  First lady Melania Trump listens as French President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks during a state arrival ceremony at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump April 24, 2018. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images On Tuesday evening, President Trump hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for the first formal state dinner of his administration. This morning, the president and first…

Ronan Farrow explores decline of U.S. diplomacy in “War on Peace”

Rex Tillerson’s controversial and relatively short-lived tenure as secretary of state is only part of the story in America’s shifting foreign policy. In the new book, “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence,” journalist Ronan Farrow interviews every living former secretary of state, exploring the long-term decline of the State Department and what he…

DA details “horrific” last days of girls abducted in 1999

Ashley Freeman, left, and Lauria Bible VINITA, Okla. — Authorities in Oklahoma say a 66-year-old man has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of two then-teenage girls who remain missing. District Attorney Matt Ballard said Monday that Ronnie Dean Busick of Wichita is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping…

White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar talking to family after surgery

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 31, 2018. Orlin Wagner / AP CHICAGO — White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar is talking to his doctors and family after surgery over the weekend to address a ruptured aneurysm that occurred during Friday night’s…

Bond revoked for Waffle House shooting suspect

NASHVILLE — A judge has revoked the $2 million bond that had been set for Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking, prosecutors confirm to CBS affiliate WTVF. The move came after community outcry over the bond set Monday for the suspect, who is accused of killing four people and wounding four others in a shooting rampage at the Nashville-area restaurant…

Dad charged after remains in suitcase ID’d as missing toddler

    23-month-old Te’Myah Layauna Plummer and her father Travis Plummer WTVR JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A Virginia man whose toddler daughter’s body was found in a suitcase next to train tracks in New Jersey earlier this month is now facing charges. Hudson County prosecutors say 37-year-old Travis Plummer, of Richmond, is charged with desecrating the human remains of 23-month old…

George H.W. Bush hospitalized following wife’s funeral

Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Sunday after contracting an infection, according to a statement from his office Monday evening. The 41st president of the United States is 93 years old. “President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday after contracting an infection that spread to his blood,” a statement from family spokesman…