Archives: 2018

Aid for besieged civilians delayed as Assad pushes offensive

BEIRUT — A second convoy with desperately needed aid for the besieged rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus was postponed on Thursday because of the violence and a rapidly evolving situation on the ground as Syrian government forces effectively split the eastern Ghouta enclave into two parts. In rapid advances overnight, troops and allied militiamen seized more than half of the…

Hit-and-run crash leaves 3 dead, forces Interstate 5 closure in Wash.

A fatal hit-and-run crash closed Interstate 5 near Lakewood, Wash.  Washington State Patrol LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Authorities say a hit-and-run crash that killed three people has closed all lanes of Interstate 5 southbound and three lanes northbound near Lakewood. The Washington State Patrol says a 23-year-old man was swerving across the southbound lanes when he struck a car at about…

Iraqi court sentences al Qaeda leader’s sister to death

Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who was killed in a joint U.S.-Iraqi military operation in 2010, is seen in a file photo provided by the Iraqi government. HANDOUT BAGHDAD — A Baghdad court has convicted the sister of the former leader of al Qaeda in Iraq who was killed in 2010 and sentenced her to death on…

Judge orders electric shocks to punish uncooperative sex offender

Judge George Gallagher in a Sept. 24, 2014, file photo in Fort Worth, Texas. Rodger Mallison / AP FORT WORTH, Texas — An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man whom a judge, impatient with the defendant’s disruptions, ordered to be jolted several times with 50,000 volts from a shock belt. The 8th Texas Court of Appeals…

NBA takes action over Mark Cuban sexual assault allegations

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, reacts during a game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on Dec. 23, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Watch CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24-hour streaming network offering sports news, highlights and analysis, all accessible for free on connected devices & at cbssports.com/live DALLAS — The NBA is reviewing 2011…

“Radical Inclusion” authors on how to lead in today's world

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International Women’s Day protests amplify feminism in Asia

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British police reveal nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy

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What message does nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy send?

Police officers guard a cordon around a police tent covering the the spot where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found critically ill Sunday following exposure to an “unknown substance” in Salisbury, England, Wednesday, March 7, 2018.  AP SALISBURY, England — British police have revealed the substance used to poison a Russian ex-spy was a nerve…

Trump lawyer obtains restraining order against Stormy Daniels

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Winter storm floods New England neighborhoods

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Eye Opener: Another ferocious nor’easter buries East Coast

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Nor’easter causes widespread power outages

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“Long ways from negotiations” with North Korea, Tillerson says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — While traveling in Africa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson struck a cautious tone Thursday on the prospect of U.S.-North Korean negotiations. The top U.S. diplomat made it clear that massive bilateral breakthroughs were not to happen overnight.  “We are a long ways from negotiations,” Tillerson said. “We need to be very clear-eyed and realistic about it….

Researcher claims “convincing” new evidence in Amelia Earhart mystery

24 Photos American female aviator Amelia Earhart looks trough the cockpit window of her plane in an undated photo taken in the 1930s. Staff/AFP/Getty Images A new forensic analysis indicates that bones found on a remote South Pacific island in 1940 are very likely those of legendary American aviator Amelia Earhart, according to a researcher at the University of Tennessee….

Tillerson: U.S. commitment to Africa “quite clear”

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) speaks during a news conference with African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Moussa Faki (R), of Chad, after their meeting at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 8, 2018. Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The U.S. commitment to Africa “is quite clear,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday in…

Inventor goes on trial for brutal murder on homemade sub

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish inventor Peter Madsen went on trial Thursday accused of tying up and torturing Swedish reporter Kim Wall before he either cut her throat or strangled her during a trip on his private submarine in August. Madsen, 47, is charged with murder, dismemberment and indecent handling of a corpse for the way he disposed of Wall’s body….

MoviePass faces backlash over data collection

MoviePass, a popular movie ticket subscription service, admits it’s looking at ways to gather private information on its more than two million users. Last week, CEO Mitch Lowe said: “We watch how you drive from home to the movies. We watch where you go afterwards….We know all about you.” The company said the comments were meant to be “jovial.” For…

Reeling Northeast starts digging out from 2nd major storm in week

The second major nor’easter in less than a week moved up the East Coast early Thursday, dumping heavy snow and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to New England. The storm is being blamed for at least one death. Some places saw more than 2 feet of snow by late Wednesday. Morris County,…

International Women's Day protests amplify feminism in Asia

MANILA, Philippines — In Manila, they decried the president as a violator of women’s rights. In Seoul, the surging #MeToo movement took to the streets. In India, where endemic violence against women has only recently become part of the public conversation, they marched toward Parliament loudly demanding their rights. It was International Women’s Day on Thursday, and as the day…

Another Freeze Tonight; Storms Return Saturday.

TODAY: Sunny and cool. Breezy at times with winds out of the northwest around 15 miles per hour gusting to 25 miles per hour at times. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures drop below freezing after midnight tonight. Lows around 30. FRIDAY: A few clouds and warmer on Friday. High temperatures return to the 60s. Cloud cover will remain broken through…

U.S. issues travel warning for popular Mexican tourist city

Federal police officers and army soldiers arrive at the dock where an explosion occurred on a ferry in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo state, Mexico on February 21, 2018. An explosion, apparently caused by a mechanical failure, on a ferry that runs between the touristic Playa del Carmen and the island of Cozumel, in the Mexican Caribbean, left three Canadians…