Archives: 2018

Does hand sanitizer give people a false sense of security?

A file image of a person using hand sanitizer.  Elena Elisseeva NEW YORK — The sound of hand sanitizer dispensing is music to Molly McGarry’s ears. “It’s quick and easy to clean your hands,” she says. Hand sanitizer sales are up 37 percent over last year, and millions of people use it multiple times a day, CBS New York’s Dana Tyler…

Weapons and gear of the DMZ: South Korea's last defense

On either side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the approximately 150-mile-long, 2.4-mile-wide strip separating North Korea and South Korea, lie armies, weapons and other markers of war.  At the observation post in Paju, a city situated just south of the world-watched 38th parallel, a South Korean solider stands. South Korea and its volatile neighbor have never officially ended the Korean…

Florida passes bill to ban marriage of anyone under 17

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A woman who was 11 when she was forced to marry her rapist has worked for six years to ban child marriages in Florida. On Friday, she was hailed as a hero after the Legislature passed a bill prohibiting marriage for anyone under 17.  State lawmakers have repeatedly cited Sherry Johnson as an inspiration to change the…

Trump will attend Summit of the Americas meeting in Peru

Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 3:59 PM EST President Trump will attend the Summit of the Americas regional meeting of Western Hemisphere leaders in Peru in April, the Associated Press first reported and the White House later confirmed.  The event is scheduled to take place in Peru’s capital city, Lima. Leaders around Latin America have been watching closely for any…

Lawmakers urge caution on Trump talks with Kim Jong Un

After the announcement Thursday night that President Trump has agreed to meet by May with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over denuclearization, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are urging Mr. Trump to proceed with caution. Senate Foreign Relation Committee Members Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, James Risch, R-Idaho, Marco Rubio, R-Florida, Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, and Todd Young, R-Indiana co-signed a letter to…

Fla. governor signs school safety bill in wake of Parkland shooting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a school safety bill passed by the Legislature in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month that killed 17 people. The bill signed Friday falls short of what many of the shooting’s survivors advocated for. It raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21,…

Seahawks to release All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman

Richard Sherman, No. 25 of the Seattle Seahawks, reacts after a play against the Carolina Panthers during the 2015 NFC Divisional Playoff game at CenturyLink Field on January 10, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. On Friday, the Seahawks announced they are cutting ties with Sherman. Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks are cutting ties with star cornerback Richard Sherman,…

Police: Girl, 13, robs boy, 12, at gunpoint in Virginia

HAMPTON, Va. — A 13-year-old Virginia girl is accused of robbing a 12-year-old boy at gunpoint. The Daily Press cites a release from Hampton police that says the girl pulled out a gun and demanded the boy’s cellphone on Wednesday afternoon, fleeing after she obtained it. The boy told police he knew the girl. Cpl. Ashley Jenrette said in the release that…

Fire official: Gunman takes hostages at Calif. VA home

Veterans Home of California in Yountville CBS SF Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 9:56 AM EST YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at a veterans home in California. Police closed access to the large veterans home in Yountville after a man with a gun was reported on the grounds. The California…

197-pound “monster” cougar captured by biologists

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Student hailed as hero in shooting back in intensive care

Sheriff Scott Israel visits Anthony Borges, 15, who was shot five times in the Parkland, Fla. school shooting Broward Sheriff PARKLAND, Fla. – A student hailed as a hero from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. continues to fight for his life, reports CBS Miami. Fifteen-year-old Anthony Borges was hit with five bullets from the gunman’s…

Italians line up for free cash promised by political party

Euro banknotes are seen in a 2014 file photo. Reuters/Dado Ruvic Dozens of Italians have been queuing at tax offices to claim money promised by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in the weekend election — even though the party is not yet in power. A key election pledge of the 5-Star Movement (M5S) was to provide a universal basic income for…

ACLU accuses U.S. of separating immigrant families

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families seeking asylum. The lawsuit follows action the ACLU took in the case of a Congolese woman and her 7-year-old daughter, who the group said was taken from her mother “screaming and crying” and placed in a Chicago facility….

Man who went for paternity test with ex accused of killing her

Antwaun Ware, left, and Jamine Dunbar Maricopa County/KPHO PHOENIX – A man whose ex-girlfriend wanted him to take a paternity test is charged with her murder after allegedly admitting he killed her and set her body on fire. Antwaun Ware is held on $1 million bond in the death of 21-year-old Jasmine Dunbar. According to the police report in the…