Archives: 2018

Small plane makes emergency landing on highway

A small plane landed n a Washington state highway on April 21, 2018. Twitter / wspd5pio A small plane made an emergency landing Saturday on SR-14, a state highway in Washington. An unknown power failure forced the pilot to land on the highway around 4:50 p.m. near the Columbia Way on-ramp, CBS Portland affiliate KOIN reports.  Washington State Patrol spokesman…

Full day preschool can lead to higher test scores

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“Jazz Fest” kicks off next Friday

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Is driving while high safe?

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Eric Greitens hit with felony charge

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Former presidents, first ladies honor Barbara Bush

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North Korea suspends nuclear testing

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Chicago White Sox pitcher has brain hemorrhage during game

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 was in stable but critical condition Saturday, a day after suffering a brain hemorrhage while in the dugout during a game. Farquhar passed…

Roberta Flack leaves Harlem awards show after feeling ill

Roberta Flack attends the Black Girls Rock! Awards at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Roberta Flack was under observation at a Manhattan hospital Saturday after suddenly feeling ill before her appearance at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The 81-year-old Grammy award-winner was taken to Harlem Hospital in an…

A Few Strong Storms on Sunday

SATURDAY NIGHT: A few storms will pop up late, but any evening plans won’t be a problem at all.  Look for lows in the low 60s and upper 50s with increasing clouds.  By morning, we’ll expect some showers and storms across the area. SUNDAY:  Widespread showers and storms will occur through the day.  Showers and a few storms will be a expected…

Teacher asks 8th-grade students to list positives of slavery

SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio charter school has apologized after a teacher asked students in an eighth grade American history class to list the positive and negative aspects of slavery.  The teacher at Great Hearts Monte Vista who distributed a worksheet titled “The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View” has been placed on leave. Aaron Kindel, the superintendent of Great…

Verne Troyer dies at 49

Verne Troyer attends the world premiere of “BOO! A Madea Halloween” on Oct. 17, 2016, in Los Angeles. John Salangsang/Invision/AP Verne Troyer, best known for his role in the “Austin Powers” movies, died Saturday, his family said in a statement. He was 49. “It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today,” the…

Trump denies report that he privately calls Rod Rosenstein “Mr. Peepers”

President Trump tweeted Saturday to defend himself from a Washington Post report claiming, among other things, that he privately calls Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein “Mr. Peepers,” an old television character. Mr. Trump also denied that he calls Attorney General Jeff Sessions “Mr. Magoo,” another old television character. Mr. Trump did not respond to the more substantive focus of the…

At least one arrested at neo-Nazi rally in Georgia

Couter protesters arrive at a scheduled neo-Nazi rally in Georgia on Saturday, April 21, 2018. Adam Harding/WGCL At least one person was arrested Saturday at a scheduled neo-Nazi rally in Newnan, Georgia, CBS affiliate WGCL reports. Authorities in the town of about 37,000 people had braced for the possibility of violence at the annual rally, which celebrates Adolf Hitler’s birthday. Nearly…

Trump considers pardon of first black champion boxer

President Trump on Saturday tweeted that he’s considering a “full pardon” for the late Jack Johnson, the world’s first black champion boxer, at the prompting of Sylvester Stallone. Stallone is the American actor who has played Rocky Balboa in the popular “Rocky” movie series.  Johnson, who died in 1946, was convicted by an all-white jury in Chicago in 1913 of…

Suspected Florida school shooter makes first court appearance

OCALA, Fla. — A gunman who carried a shotgun in a guitar case and opened fire at a Florida high school has been denied bond during his first court appearance. A handcuffed Sky Bouche appeared Saturday before Judge Willard Pope via video conference at the Marion County Jail. The Ocala Star-Banner reports a second court date was set for next…

Who is Aleksandr Kogan?

Aleksandr Kogan — who spoke to “60 Minutes” in an interview airing Sunday — is the app developer at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal. The social media giant announced last month that it was suspending the University of Cambridge professor for violating its policies in 2015. Kogan served as a director of Global Science Research (GSR) where he…