Archives: 2018

Steph Curry on his injury, NBA’s response to Stephon Clark shooting

NEW YORK — Two-time NBA champion Stephen Curry is making his presence felt — even as he recovers from a knee injury that has him sidelined as the regular season winds down. In the wake of the police shooting of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, Curry is speaking out about how athletes can bring about change. He recently spoke with CBS Sports’ Bill…

Proposal would limit when Calif. police can shoot guns

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Several lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police last month proposed Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restrict when officers can open fire. The legislation would change the standard from using “reasonable force” to “necessary force.” That means officers would be allowed to shoot only…

Trump, alongside Baltic leaders, talks Syria, Mexico

President Trump, taking questions from reporters Tuesday in a joint White House press conference with the leaders of the Baltic States, reiterated his intent to pull U.S. forces out of Syria — and send U.S. troops to the southern border with Mexico. Moments earlier Tuesday, Mr. Trump blasted Mexico over the North American Free Trade Agreement, praised Mexico’s own immigration…

Rogue cellphone-tracking devices detected in D.C.

For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages. The use of what are known as cellphone-site simulators by foreign powers has long been a concern, but American intelligence and law…

“Nightmare bacteria” a growing threat in the U.S.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria is pictured in this medical illustration provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reuters/CDC In recent years, antibiotic resistance has risen to dangerous levels and has become a growing public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million Americans become infected with germs resistant to antibiotics…

Warrant: Mom admits she had baby smoke pot in viral video

The 10-second clip shows the hand of an adult off-screen holding what appears to be a cigarillo to the child’s lips.  WNCN RALEIGH, N.C. — A search warrant says a North Carolina mother confessed to letting her 1-year-old child smoke pot in a social media video that went viral. The warrant released Monday allows police to take pictures of the…

Bullied boy bonds with rescue cat who shares his differences

7-year-old Madden Humphreys holds Moon, the rescue cat his family just adopted, who shares the same two health conditions as his little boy. @MaddenAndMoon via Instagram Seven-year-old Madden Humphreys was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, as well as a condition known as complete heterochromia iridum, which means his eyes are two different colors. While his cleft lip…

Grindr to stop sharing users' HIV status with third-party companies

NEW YORK — Grindr, the gay dating app, will stop sharing its users’ HIV status with third-party analytics companies. Chief security officer Bryce Case told BuzzFeed News on Monday it decided to stop sharing information with Localytics to alleviate people’s fears. and had already stopped sharing it with Apptimize. The two companies were paid to test and monitor how the…

Detroit teen’s shooting death livestreamed on Instagram

DETROIT — Authorities say two 18-year-olds in Detroit were live on Instagram showing money and a gun when one of them shot the other in the back of the head, killing him. Police say the teen who fired the gun Monday night told investigators that he accidentally put his finger on the trigger and that the rifle discharged. He was taken…

Newspaper carrier stumbles upon man’s dead body

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Police say a newspaper carrier in Maine stumbled upon a man’s dead, nude body in the middle of a street. The Portland Press Herald reports the body was found in Scarborough early Sunday. Police Chief Robby Moulton says the man was in his 60s and was only wearing socks and slippers.  The man died of a heart…

Could medical marijuana help curb the opioid crisis?

Medical marijuana could help quell the ongoing opioid epidemic, a pair of new studies contends. Opioid prescriptions tend to decrease in U.S. states that adopt medical marijuana laws or legalize recreational use of pot, two different research teams have concluded. The studies couldn’t prove cause and effect. But one study found that opioids dispensed through Medicare’s prescription drug plan decreased…

It’s easy to buy opioids on the so-called darknet, FBI says

WASHINGTON — His moniker was “DARKKING22,” and authorities say he offered a cornucopia of illicit drugs through the click of a mouse. But it was his ads on a hidden website for pure fentanyl, the powerful painkiller driving a record number of overdose deaths across the U.S., that caught FBI agents’ attention. They bought some, and days later it arrived…

2 firefighters killed when planes collide at Indiana airport

WRTV images show the crash scene on Monday, April 2, 2018. WRTV MARION, Ind. — Two planes collided at a small Indiana airport Monday evening, killing two firefighters, the Grant County coroner told CBS affiliate WTTV. Officials identified the victims as Kyle M. Hibst and David Wittkamper, both 31-years-old from Elwood. They had served as volunteer firefighters at the Pipe Creek…

Police bodycam video shows rescue from burning car

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Bill Cosby trial judge delivers defense 2 big victories

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial gave his legal defense a huge boost Tuesday, ruling his lawyers can call a witness who says the accuser talked about framing a celebrity before she went to police in 2005 with allegations about the comedian. Judge Steven O’Neill also helped the defense case by ruling that jurors can hear…

Prosecutors seek death penalty in murder of transgender teen

Last Updated Apr 3, 2018 10:59 AM EDT HOUSTON, Mo. — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for one of the suspects in the slaying of a transgender teenager in rural southern Missouri. Court records show plans requesting the sentence for Andrew Vrba were filed Monday. Vrba, 18, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Ally Steinfeld….

Trump reassures Scott Pruitt in phone call

Embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt received some words of encouragement Monday night from his boss, President Trump. The president phoned Pruitt and told him to keep his head up and to keep fighting. The message from the top: We have your back, CBS News Jacqueline Alemany reports, citing an administration official. On Tuesday morning, White House chief of staff John…