Archives: 2018

Strong winds and tornadoes wreak havoc in the Midwest

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“Significant” breach may have put patients at risk

DENVER — An “infection control breach” at a Denver hospital may have put some surgery patients at risk for surgical site infections or hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV, according to officials. Porter Adventist Hospital is notifying people who had spine or orthopedic surgery there between July 21, 2016, and Feb. 20 of this year, the Colorado Department of Public Health…

Richard Schwartz Opens Tupelo Office

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A well known attorney opens an office in Northeast Mississippi. Richard Schwartz is a personal injury attorney known for his commercials and slogan, “One call, that’s all.” He says a heavy case load from clients in North Mississippi led to the opening of the Tupelo office on East Main Street. Schwartz says the location in Tupelo is…

“Zombie-like” raccoons spark concern in Ohio

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2 men save driver from fiery crash near Chicago

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Patriots star reports possible threat of school shooting

Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots answers questions during a Super Bowl LI media availability on Jan. 31, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Getty BOSTON — In the age of the internet, it can be very difficult to tell how serious someone’s comments might be. But after a recent threat to “shoot up” a school was posted under one of…

Surveillance image eyed amid search for missing Hart kids

MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities are investigating whether a surveillance video from a store in Fort Bragg, California, shows a Washington state mother the day before her family’s SUV was found at the bottom off a cliff along the Pacific Coast at a scenic viewpoint. Mendocino County Sheriff Lt. Shannon Barney told The Oregonian/OregonLive Tuesday the woman in the video taken from…

What today’s movements can learn from Martin Luther King Jr.

More than three million people have visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture since it opened nearly two years ago. One of the many stories the museum tells is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last visit to Memphis, where he was assassinated 50 years ago. Lonnie Bunch, the museum’s director, joined “CBS This Morning” to discuss…

Media coverage of Trump’s “sh*****e” remarks prompted 162 FCC complaints

President Trump’s description of “sh*thole countries,” prompted 162 complaints to the FCC about news coverage of it, according to public records obtained by CBS News through a Freedom of Information Act Request. “It’s extraordinarily high,” says Tom Hollihan, a professor at the University of Southern California who studies political communication. Most of the complaints submitted online and by phone from January 11…

“Heroic” bystanders save driver from burning car

A quick-thinking good Samaritan saved the life of a young driver after his car burst into flames following a single-car crash in a Chicago suburb last month. Police on Wednesday released dash-cam video showing Jose Martinez, 58, pulling an unidentified 34-year-old man from the burning vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, on March 31. Martinez ran from his home across the street when…

Watch: MLK remembrance event in Memphis

New National Civil Rights Museum exhibit National Civil Rights Museum The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis opened a new exhibit today entitled “MLK50: A Legacy Remembered.” The exhibit reflects on the 50 years since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, featuring a collection of documents, rare photographs, FBI files and other items. According the the museum, the exhibit…

6 officers cleared in controversial death of man during arrest

Reginald Thomas is seen in a photo obtained by CBS Los Angeles. PASADENA, Calif. — Six Pasadena police officers will not face any charges in the controversial 2016 death of an armed, mentally unstable man who died during an arrest, sparking community protests, CBS Los Angeles reports. Following an extensive investigation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office cleared the six…

Trump’s new economic adviser says it's possible China tariffs won't happen

Last Updated Apr 4, 2018 12:43 PM EDT President Trump’s new top economic adviser told reporters outside the White House Wednesday it’s possible the new tariffs announced on China won’t actually go into effect.  White House Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow claimed the president is ultimately in favor of free trade, despite the president’s arguably protectionist positions. Last month, the…

2 killed after small plane crash in Daytona Beach

Two people died in a plane crash in Florida WKMG DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two people are dead after a small plane crashed after taking off from a Florida airport. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said the plane crashed Wednesday morning after taking off from Daytona Beach International Airport. According to CBS affiliate WKMG-TV, the two people who died were…

How Walter Cronkite covered MLK’s assassination

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the balcony of the old Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was shot dead 50 years ago today. King, an iconic pastor who led non-violent protests against racial inequality in the civil rights movement, later died at a hospital. He was 39. That night, Walter Cronkite — then-anchor of the…