Florida School Shooting Suspect Indicted, Could Face Death Penalty
The shooting massacre is the deadliest school shooting to occur in the U.S. in five years.
Archives: 2018
“Crazy, crazy stuff”: Arctic has warmest winter on record
WASHINGTON — Winter at the top of the world wimped out this year. The Arctic just finished its warmest winter on record. And sea ice hit record lows for this time of year, with plenty of open water where ocean water normally freezes into thick sheets of ice, new U.S. weather data show. Scientists say what’s happening is unprecedented, part…
Anonymous Powerball winner to donate portion of jackpot to charity
A customer shows her purchased Powerball tickets at a convenience store Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / AP CONCORD, N.H. — Lawyers for an anonymous New Hampshire woman who won a $559.7 million Powerball jackpot have announced she is giving some of the winnings to charities that feed hungry children and help girls in the state….
Sheriff: Man With Rifle Storms Into Restaurant, Opens Fire
The suspect is in custody. A name has not been released.
Russian ex-spy, daughter poisoned with nerve agent, police say
British police say they believe a Russian former spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent. Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said Wednesday the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia on Sunday is being treated as attempted murder. He says police believe they were specifically targeted. They are in critical condition in a hospital. Rowley…
Local War Veteran Honored At State Capitol
Lowndes County state senator Chuck Younger authored the resolution to salute the war hero for his service.
The pros and cons of a four-day school week
A nine-day teachers’ strike in West Virginia ended Tuesday when the governor signed a bill for a 5 percent pay raise. Now, teachers in Oklahoma could be the next to go on strike over low wages. Talk of a walkout comes after some schools switched to a four-day school week, with slightly longer hours each day, to try to make up for low pay….
Dad charged with murder after baby found dead on closet shelf
NEWARK, Ohio — Authorities say an Ohio man whose 3-month-old daughter was found dead on a closet shelf in his apartment has been charged with murder, CBS affiliate WBNS reports. A judge in Newark set bond for 25-year-old Ryan Mosholder at $1 million Tuesday. Mosholder appeared at the hearing without an attorney and requested court-appointed counsel, according to the station. …
Researcher: Beloved lion “suffered incredible cruelty” before death
19 Photos Cecil the lion has become a powerful symbol for the plight of African lions since he was killed by a hunter in July 2015. Andrew J. Loveridge (University of Oxford) A researcher who studied a beloved lion who was killed by an American dentist in Zimbabwe claims in a new book that the animal suffered for many hours…
Records shed light on Florida shooting suspect's behavior in jail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jail records released to local news stations shows Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was being held in solitary confinement. The Broward Sheriff’s Office released a report of officers’ observations from Feb. 17 through Feb. 24., which describes Cruz as being cooperative but avoiding eye contact. The report said Cruz “often sits with a blank stare,”…
S.C. Senate votes to allow electric chair in executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Senate has agreed to let authorities use the electric chair to execute condemned prisoners if the state lacks the drugs needed for lethal injections. The Senate voted 26 to 12 Tuesday for the proposal, which now faces one more procedural vote before going to the House. Since 1995, it has been up to inmates…
Jeff Sessions calls out California on immigration failures after announcing lawsuit
Last Updated Mar 7, 2018 11:48 AM EST Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not hold back in Sacramento, California, Wednesday, as he formally announced a lawsuit against the Golden State over its failure to comport with federal laws on immigration. Sessions particularly called outOakland’s mayor, Libby Schaff, after she tipped off an immigrant community to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Cost, Enrollment Levels Cause Jackson To Close 4 Schools
A school district news release says the organization is trying to figure out how the buildings can be used as community assets.
Man Killed In Standoff With Alabama Deputies
Daphne Police Capt. Jud Beedy, a member of the Baldwin County major crimes unit, says authorities are trying to determine if deadly force was justified.
Ohio serial killer may be close to release from prison
TOLEDO, Ohio – One of two brothers who admitted stalking, raping and killing young women during a string of eight murders in the 1980s is close to walking out of prison. A court hearing is scheduled for Thursday. Nathaniel Cook confessed to three murders in all with his older brother, the ringleader who’s serving two life sentences, but he has a good…
Reward rises in CDC worker’s mysterious disappearance
ATLANTA — More than three weeks have passed since a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mysteriously disappeared. Now, a reward for information is up to $15,000. Atlanta police announced the new reward Tuesday as they kept searching for 35-year-old Timothy Cunningham. Crime Stoppers said the money is for information “that points to criminal activity in the disappearance.”…
Italy struggles to help thousands trafficked as sex slaves
ROME — Precious survived a trip across North Africa and two sinking boats before making it to Italy, only to be confronted with the reality facing young Nigerian migrants like her: A “madam” gave her condoms, pantyhose and a G-string, and put her to work. “I had a mattress. It was in the bush,” Precious told The Associated Press recently,…
Triathlete severely injured in attack with blunt saw
In this photo taken Sept, 27, 2015, supplied by B-Active Sports, Mhlengi Gwala competes in an event in Durban, South Africa. AP JOHANNESBURG — Assailants in South Africa attacked a top national triathlete who was cycling to a training session and cut into his legs with a blunt saw, causing severe injuries, an athletic director said Wednesday. Mhlengi Gwala, 27,…
Standoff after several shot, one killed in Ala. restaurant
HURTSBORO, Ala. — Police are responding to a standoff situation at a home in eastern Alabama after multiple people were shot at a restaurant, reports CBS affiliate WRBL. Investigators say the suspect shot several people Wednesday morning at City Grill in Hurtsboro. One died. The suspect then reportedly ran to a nearby home, where a standoff continues. This is a developing…
Police counter claims about Fla. school shooting with “fact check”
PARKLAND, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office is firing back against accusations that the agency failed to act on warning signs involving school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, failed to adequately respond to the shooting, and didn’t properly train their deputies. Late Tuesday, the department published what it called a “Fact Check” to respond to some of the criticism the agency…
Ex-porn star suing Trump wants public to “know the truth,” lawyer says
The lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels says his client should be free to give her account of her relationship with Donald Trump. A lawsuit filed Tuesday says a nondisclosure agreement signed by Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is “legally null and void.” The suit alleges that since Mr. Trump himself never signed the agreement, Daniels should…
Brits have “more information” in case of Russian ex-spy
LONDON — Britain will respond to evidence – not rumor – in the mysterious illness of a former Russian spy and his daughter who were found slumped on a public bench in southern England, the minister responsible for public safety said Wednesday. Amid speculation about who is behind the suspected poisoning, Home Secretary Amber Rudd chaired a meeting of the…
Lawmakers reflect on Selma beyond Bloody Sunday
On this day 53 years ago, peaceful protesters in Selma, Alabama, began a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a demonstration to register black voters. They were met by a line of officers on horseback and foot, with clubs and tear gas ready for confrontation. What unfolded thereafter is now remembered as “Bloody Sunday.” The brutality was broadcast for…
NFL star helps save man's life in hiking accident
Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers runs the ball against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Grant Halverson/Getty Images Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey’s offseason went from ordinary to traumatic when he, his friends, and his brothers — including 49ers wide…