CPD officer suspended, questioned by West Point Police
A Columbus city spokesman says the officer was not on-duty during the arrest.
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Jennifer Hart was drunk when she drove family off cliff, authorities say
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities say a woman who drove off California cliff last month in an SUV carrying her wife and children was drunk. California Patrol Capt. Bruce Carpenter said Friday that toxicology tests found Jennifer Hart had an alcohol level of .102. California drivers are considered drunk with a level of 0.08 or higher. Carpenter said toxicology tests also…
Gearing up to succeed
Our very own Victoria Bailey attended a pep rally today to help fire the students up
Man allegedly shot at black teen who asked for directions
Jeffrey Zeigler Oakland County Sheriff’s Office ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — A retired, white Detroit firefighter is charged with assault with intent to murder after a shot was fired at a black teen who police say knocked on the door of the man’s suburban Detroit home to ask directions to school. Jeffrey Zeigler, 53, was arraigned Friday. He was arrested Thursday…
Press Release: Probable cause found in social media threat hearing
OXFORD, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – US Attorney William C. Lamar and Christopher Freeze, Special Agent in Charge at the FBI announced today that Nathan Caleb Brown, age 19, of Desoto County, Mississippi, appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Roy Percy at the Federal Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi pursuant to a Criminal Complaint and Arrest Warrant charging him with transmitting…
Diving into the unknown, student athlete proves the merits of hard work
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — They were the bad news bears of swimming. In fact, coach Alex Weidemann of Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas, says you can’t overstate their underachievement. “Our goal every meet was to finish the race. Get across the pool,” Alex said. “Really, we measured our success on not getting disqualified.” Because that was the standard, four years…
Can money buy happiness?
It’s one of life’s eternal questions: Can money buy happiness? Susan Spencer went searching for answers… In 2000, fresh out of college, Cristian Hinojosa took a juicy job as an investment banker, getting paid big bucks. “You’re making six figures at 21 years old,” he said. “You have a car service at your disposal. You’re flying all over the world.”…
State Department: We have proof Syria was behind gas attack
The U.S. State Department said Friday that it has proof that Syria was behind the alleged gas attack that left more than 40 civilians dead in Douma last week. Heather Nauert, a department spokesperson, said officials are still trying to determine what kind of chemical was used in the attack. She said there was a “very high-level of confidence” that…
Wyoming inmates transferred to Mississippi facility
The inmates went to the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, Mississippi.
Parolee arrested in November killing of Philly art student
PHILADELPHIA — The man who was arrested for the November murder of a Philadelphia art student was previously arrested in California on an attempted murder charge, reports CBS Philly. Philadelphia police announced Thursday that David Grier, 22, is accused of killing 21-year-old Kierra Johnson last November. Johnson was an honor student at Hussian School of Art. Her body was discovered by…
Navy’s Blue Angels to fly at Alabama air show this weekend
This weekend’s performance will be the Blue Angels’ fifth in Alabama since 2009, and its first since 2015.
White House press briefing — April 13, 2018
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is briefing reporters Friday, after the Department of Justice Inspector General issued a scathing report on fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, and after President Trump blasted fired FBI Director James Comey. Follow along for updates. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Categories: National, US & World News
Inspector General report on fired McCabe claims he “lacked candor”
Last Updated Apr 13, 2018 2:57 PM EDT The long-anticipated Department of Justice Inspector General report critical of fired FBI Director Andrew McCabe is expected to be released Friday afternoon. It claims that McCabe “lacked candor” on multiple occasions in conversations with federal investigators, according to a copy of the report obtained by CBS News. McCabe was fired by Attorney…
Frantic 911 calls in accused incest couple murder-suicide
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — 911 calls placed in North Carolina and Connecticut are revealing more details about the events that led up to a multi-state murder-suicide allegedly perpetrated by a man who had a child with his adult biological daughter. The Thursday rampage left all three are dead, along with the woman’s adoptive father. Police in Knightdale, N.C. say they responded…
Pontotoc Woman Jailed On False Pretense Charge
OXFORD (WCBI) – A Pontotoc woman is jailed after she forgets the check part of self checkout. HILLMAN Oxford Police say back in February 42 year old Tina Hillman went through the self serve line of the Oxford Wal Mart and did not ring up more than $2,100 in goods. She fled the store before Walk Mart security…
On stand, Bill Cosby's chief accuser says she wants justice
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Bill Cosby’s chief accuser took the witness stand Friday at his sexual assault retrial, declaring for a second jury that he knocked her out her with three blue pills and then sexually assaulted her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. “I was weak. I was limp, and I just could not fight him off,” said Andrea Constand,…
Childhood Holocaust survivors reunite 76 years later
LOS ANGELES — When Alice Gerstel bid an emotional farewell to her family’s closest friends in October 1941, she was hopeful she’d see “Little Simon” Gronowski again. And she did — 76 years later and half a world away from where they were separated in Brussels. Gerstel and her Jewish family had hidden in the Gronowskis’ home for nearly two…
Trump pardons “Scooter” Libby, former Dick Cheney adviser
Former White House aide I. Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, arrives at federal court in Washington, Thursday, June 14, 2007. AP President Trump has officially pardoned in full I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney who was convicted in 2007 of perjury and obstruction of justice in a CIA leak case. Libby was convicted in relation to…
Dallas Cowboys release star wide receiver after eight seasons
Dez Bryant #88 of the Dallas Cowboys walks off the field after their 20-17 win over the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 17, 2017 in Oakland, California. Lachlan Cunningham / Getty The Dallas Cowboys released star wide receiver Dez Bryant on Friday after eight seasons with the team. Jerry Jones, the team’s general…
Matt Black's “Geography of Poverty”
Corner store in Modesto, California, 2014. Modesto has a population of 201,165, and 20.8% live below the poverty level. Michelle Miller asked, “So, how do you capture all of that in a picture?” “Well, I’m trying to focus very much on the lived experience of people, not poverty in an objectified sense,” Black replied. “So, it can be very small…
Police kill man wanted for slaying of Fla. trombone player
SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — Pennsylvania authorities say a man wanted for gunning down a Florida trombone player as she left orchestra practice has been killed after he pulled a gun on officers trying to make a traffic stop. State police say troopers tried to stop Steven Brooks late Thursday for erratic driving in South Strabane, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh….
School district eyes bullying policy after 12-year-old kills himself
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Andy Leach was a silly 12-year-old boy with a contagious smile before relentless bullying pushed him to kill himself, his father says. “Everybody really enjoyed to be around Andy,” and he had much to look forward to – he loved being a Boy Scout and hoped to play saxophone in the high school band, Matthew Leach told…
Photographer Matt Black on documenting poverty
Michelle Miller is our guide through a gallery of images of everyday Americans, including one photographer’s portfolio of poverty: When photographer Matt Black looks out at America, he often doesn’t like what he sees: “It bothers me, yes, because I feel, like, clichés about lifting yourself up by the bootstraps? Well, what happens when you don’t have any bootstraps to…
Former coal lobbyist confirmed as No. 2 official at EPA
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed a former coal industry lobbyist as the second-highest official at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting him next in line to run the agency if embattled administrator Scott Pruitt is forced out or resigns. Senators approved Andrew Wheeler as the agency’s deputy administrator despite complaints from Democrats that Wheeler helped lead a fight by…