Archives: 2018

Meet the group of Girl Scouts behind a new Colorado law

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Man reported cooperating with Mueller probe once charged over alleged child porn

FILE image of George Nader Screenshot, via C-SPAN Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 11:40 AM EST George Nader, the top Arab Emirates adviser reportedly cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, was charged in 1985 with importing obscene material, according to court documents first obtained and reported by The Atlantic. CBS News subsequently obtained the indictment.  The New York Times…

Actor under sexual abuse probe found dead

In this July 31, 2013, photo, South Korean actor Jo Min-ki poses during an event to promote his TV drama in Seoul, South Korea.  Kim In-chul / AP SEOUL, South Korea — A veteran South Korean actor who was under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of his students was found dead Friday. Police and fire officials confirmed that Jo Min-ki,…

Baldwin seeks best path to keep Senate seat

Sen. Tammy Baldwin was back home in Wisconsin, talking about guns, health care and other issues before a politically minded luncheon crowd, when one of her Republican challengers rose to confront her. Why, state Sen. Leah Vukmir wondered, had Baldwin voted against the GOP tax overhaul that cut taxes for the middle class? Without a hint of irritation at the…

Sen. Rubio expects Gov. Rick Scott to sign Florida gun control bill

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New evidence in murder of famed hairdresser Fabio Semintilli

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Female firefighter to lead troubled Forest Service

A female wildland firefighter has been tapped by the Trump administration to steady the U.S. Forest Service as it reels from allegations of sexual misconduct and struggles to change its male-dominated culture. Vickie Christiansen was appointed interim chief of the 35,000-employee agency late Thursday. The move came roughly 24 hours after former Chief Tony Tooke abruptly retired following revelations of…

U.S. warning over Mexican resort town draws mixed reaction

The State Department abruptly closed the U.S. Consulate in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and is prohibiting all U.S. government employees from traveling to the popular resort town. Government sources tell CBS News the measures were taken because of a “real crime threat” connected to warring drug cartels. A security alert is now in effect for all Americans considering travel to…

These are the possible pitfalls awaiting a Trump-Kim meeting

So President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are planning a summit. What could possibly go wrong? The two countries haven’t had significant, high-level talks in years and, as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders emphasized, a meeting between the two leaders themselves could be the fastest way to turn around what has become an increasingly dangerous…

Is a Goldman Sachs era ending at the White House?

Has President Donald Trump’s romance with the Goldman Sachs crowd gone cold? Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is only the latest Goldman figure to head for the White House exits, suggesting the influence of the oh-so-establishment banking powerhouse has been overwhelmed by the more nationalistic voices in the West Wing. Cohn, Goldman’s former president, announced his resignation this week after…

Police arrest California teen accused of posing as deputy

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NRA gave $7.3 million to schools, AP analysis finds

The National Rifle Association has given more than $7 million in grants to hundreds of U.S. schools in recent years, according to an Associated Press analysis, but few have shown any indication that they’ll follow the lead of businesses that are cutting ties with the group following last month’s massacre at a Florida high school. Florida’s Broward County school district…

U.K. military called in to help after attack on Russian ex-spy

LONDON — About 180 British military personnel are being sent to the scene of a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy in southern England. Investigators are working to determine the source of the chemical. The military specialists will help remove contaminated items from the middle of the city of Salisbury, where Sergei Skripal, a Russian double agent, and his…

“Monster” cougar captured by biologists in Washington

Washington state wildlife biologists caught and tagged a 197-pound cougar.  Brian Kerston SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state wildlife biologists have caught and tagged a 197-pound cougar. CBS affiliate KREM reports that the biologists tagged the massive cat on Monday north of Chewelah. State carnivore research scientist Brian Kertson called the cat a “monster.” He said it’s so muscular that the…

Drug cartel violence triggers security alert for Mexican resort town

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Ex-officer charged with assault for allegedly beating jaywalker

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British military deployed to scene of nerve agent attack

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Ex-officer charged with assault for allegedly beating jaywalker

A former police officer in North Carolina was arrested and is facing assault charges after body camera video appears to show him beating a man for jaywalking. Footage showing then-officer Chris Hickman allegedly hitting and tasing Johnnie Jermaine Rush was leaked to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Hickman’s arrest comes two months after he resigned from the Asheville Police Department and more…

Audio reveals moments after gunman opened fire at Stoneman Douglas

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How North Korea would benefit from a meeting with President Trump

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What led to Trump’s shocking decision to meet with Kim Jong Un?

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Trump formalizes steel and aluminum tariffs, exempts Canada and Mexico

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North Korea is dangling denuclearization — should Trump buy it?

In a jaw-dropping announcement Thursday night, South Korea’s national security adviser said President Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and that the North is “committed” to denuclearization. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the planned meeting though a time and place have yet to be decided. South Korea’s foreign minister says his president,…