Archives: 2018

Nor'easter explodes into “bomb cyclone” — and it's not over yet

WINTHROP, Mass. — A late-winter nor’easter exploded Friday into what weather watchers call a “bomb cyclone,” and it’s not over yet. At least four people have been killed by falling trees — including two boys, 6 and 11 years old. The massive storm is affecting more than 50 million people from the mid-Atlantic to New England. Coastal communities are getting…

Investigation shows the dangers lurking at surgery centers

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Massive nor'easter turns deadly, affects more than 50M people

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HailState Hoops Stays Perfect in SEC Tourney Quarterfinal Victory vs. Kentucky

(Photo Courtesy: Kelly Price, MSU Athletics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2 Mississippi State opened the next chapter of its season on a successful note with an 81-58 victory over Kentucky in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. The top-seeded Bulldogs beat the ninth-seeded Wildcats for a third time this season to…

Media-savvy students reveal what they've sworn off in wake of shooting

PARKLAND, Fl. — When you’re on lockdown, like they were at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, teacher Eric Garner says it’s a little disconcerting having your students videotape you. “I’m like, I don’t know how to feel right now,” he said. I pointed out that’s what he taught them. “I know, I know,” he replied. “They know what they’re doing…

Over 3,000 flights canceled as nor'easter pummels East Coast

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“I felt like he owned me — I did what he told me,” says battered woman charged in execution-style killing

Noriella Santos is a young woman from New York who seemed to have everything going for her. But her life changed when she was charged with second-degree murder in connection with an execution-style slaying. Noriella had an explanation: an abusive boyfriend. Did he make her an unwitting accomplice to murder? CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates a complex tale of…

Texas woman seeks justice in childhood kidnapping, attack

Produced by Stephen A.McCain, Marcelena Spencer, Mead Stone and Gary Winter Many children who are abducted don’t live to tell their stories. Jennifer’s Schuett’s attacker tried to silence her, but she refused to let him. Jennifer is sharing her story in the hope of inspiring other women and girls to use their voices. JENNIFER SCHUETT: The attack was always in…

Police: Man spits on black child, calls him racial slur

Authorities say a man spit on a black child and called him the n-word Monday night at a Hooters restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas. KCTV OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Authorities say a man allegedly spit on a black child and called him a racial slur Monday night at a Hooters restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas. The alleged incident began when…

Fund for Las Vegas victims will pay $275K to families of those killed

Flowers, candles and other items surround the famous Las Vegas sign at a makeshift memorial for victims of a mass shooting Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Las Vegas. Stephen Paddock opened fire on an outdoor country music concert killing dozens and injuring hundreds. John Locher/AP LAS VEGAS — A $31.5 million victims’ fund that started as a GoFundMe effort will…

Fraud convict who had son shoot him gets more prison time

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon developer serving a 10-year prison term in a mortgage-fraud scheme was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four more years because he ordered his teenage son to shoot him in the legs in a failed effort to collect on a disability insurance policy. Shannon Egeland was vice president of development company that orchestrated tens of millions of dollars…

Teacher accused of sexual relationship with teen appears in court

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Police: Man wanted “army of children” to help carry out attacks

Umar Ahmed Haque is seen in this undated custody photograph received via the Metropolitan Police in London on March 2, 2018. Metropolitan Police/Handout via Reuters LONDON — A London man was convicted Friday of trying to recruit children to carry out attacks across the British capital inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. Prosecutors said 25-year-old…

Fla. sheriff on the defensive after shooting draws national scrutiny

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The outspoken Florida sheriff whose deputies responded to the Parkland school shooting usually deals with critics head on. But in recent days, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has been mostly silent. He is taking heat from Republicans and gun rights activists who believe the sheriff is focusing on guns and not accepting responsibility for failing to…

Cops: Teen who shot self at school planned massacre

Parents gather outside Jackson Memorial Middle School in Ohio after police said a student shot himself in the school’s restroom on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. WOIO JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The death of a 13-year-old from Jackson Township has been ruled a suicide, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner, and police said the teen intended to carry out a…

BREAKING: Insell, Ole Miss Mutually Agree to Part Ways

(Photo Courtesy: Ole Miss Athletics) OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI/Ole Miss Athletics) – Ole Miss and head women’s basketball coach Matt Insell have mutually agreed to part ways, it was announced Friday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Ross Bjork. “Coach Insell inherited a very difficult situation in 2013, and we appreciate his focus and hard work over the last five years,”…