Archives: 2018

Model tells jury Bill Cosby gave her pill and raped her

Last Updated Apr 12, 2018 12:56 PM EDT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. — Model Janice Dickinson is telling a jury that Bill Cosby raped her after giving her a pill he claimed would help her with menstrual cramps.  Dickinson is the fourth accuser to take the witness stand at Cosby’s sex assault retrial in suburban Philadelphia.  She told jurors Thursday she…

Workers renovating century-old department store find mummified monkey

Workers renovating the old Dayton’s department store in downtown Minneapolis have discovered a mystery: the mummified remains of a monkey. CBS Minnesota / Adam Peterson MINNEAPOLIS — Workers renovating the old Dayton’s department store in downtown Minneapolis have discovered a mystery: the mummified remains of a monkey. Crews found the carcass last week in an air duct on the seventh floor…

New NASA video shows the moon in stunning 4K

A screenshot of NASA 4K video showing the moon. NASA Goddard/YouTube Images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) are not only helping planners with future human missions to the moon, but they are also revealing new information about the moon’s evolution and structure. A new NASA video, posted on YouTube, features more than half a dozen locations of interest in stunning 4K resolution,…

Will You Share a Name with a Hurricane in 2018?

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Hurricane season is just around the corner.  In the Atlantic, Hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th, with the peak occurring in early September. Colorado State University regularly releases a report forecasting Hurricane season in the Atlantic.  This year, they predict 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes to occur in the…

Tears, curses in court as killer of mom of two is sentenced

SALT LAKE CITY  – Apologies were offered and tearful expletives were thrown Tuesday during the sentencing of a Utah man convicted of murdering a woman and trying to suffocate her 5-year-old daughter. Jason Black, 27, turned to the parents, sister and husband of the woman he fatally shot in May 2016 before receiving a sentence that could see him in…

Hurricane Names Retired by World Meteorological Organization

ASUNCION, Paraguay (PRESS RELEASE) – Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate are storm names that don’t bear repeating. Due to the extensive damage caused in the United States and Caribbean last year, the World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee has officially retired these names. Storm names are retired if they were so deadly or destructive that the future use of the name…

Rep. Schiff says lawmakers need to learn technology to legislate

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., worries the Facebook you see is different from the one he sees. It’s a feature, not a bug, that Facebook’s computer programs use what they know about you to organize posts, news stories and photos just so. That’s to ensure you’ll spend lots of time on its app or website and then come back for more…

UPenn accused of ignoring student’s cries for help before her suicide

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after a University of Pennsylvania student took her own life, her parents are taking legal action to have the school held accountable. Olivia Kong’s parents say the school ignored their daughter’s cries for help. They hope the lawsuit will honor her memory and evoke change, CBS Philly reports. SEPTA surveillance cameras at 40th Street station —…

“It escalated”: Yankees, Red Sox brawl at Fenway Park

BOSTON — The fuse has officially been lit in the newest chapter of the ramped-up Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. Zim vs. Pedro. A-Rod vs. Varitek. Munson vs. Fisk. And now, Tyler Austin tangling with Joe Kelly. In a matchup between clubs that have long clashed, Austin rushed the mound after being hit by a pitch from the Red Sox reliever, triggering…

Celebrity photographer battles for her life after being hit by car

Sarah Dunn, 44, was struck by a vehicle while walking near her home on April 3, according to her husband, Marcus Doyle. GoFundMe LOS ANGELES – A British photographer who has captured images of some of Hollywood’s best-known actors is battling for her life after being struck by a car in Los Angeles last week. CBS Los Angeles reports that Sarah…

Youth evangelist reportedly arrested on child sex charges

HOOVER, Ala. — An Alabama youth evangelist has been arrested on child sex charges. Media outlets report that police in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover arrested Paul Edward Acton Bowen, 37, of Southside on multiple charges involving a boy between the ages of 12 and 16. Police Capt. Gregg Rector calls the case “disturbing” because of the man’s position with…

Warmer To End Work Week; Storms Saturday.

TODAY: Sunny and warmer, with highs in the low 80s. South winds at 5-15 mph gusting to 25 mph. Lows overnight in the mid 50s. FRIDAY: Increasing cloud cover in the afternoon. Another warm day, with highs in the low 80s. South winds at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph at times. Overnight lows dip into the mid to upper 60s….

Ex-NYC doorman paid to quash Trump tryst rumor?

NEW YORK — Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy Playmate who claimed she’d had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid’s parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of the real estate mogul’s New York City buildings. As it did with the…