Archives: 2018

Couple arrested after 3 kids found living in filthy desert shack

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — A Joshua Tree couple is being held on child-cruelty charges after officials found three children living in a plywood shack. CBS Los Angeles reports the couple was identified as 51-year-old Mona Kirk and 73-year-old Daniel Panico. The children were described as 14, 13 and 11 years of age. Authorities went to the property just after 11…

Colleagues defend Ryan Seacrest amid sexual misconduct allegations

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There are more surgery centers than hospitals in the U.S. – but are they safe?

A joint investigation by USA Today Network and Kaiser Health News highlights the dangerous conditions that have apparently led to many deaths in facilities known as surgery centers across the U.S. The report takes an in-depth look at operations performed at these non-hospital facilities and found more than 260 patients have died after surgery center procedures since 2013.    There was…

Eye Opener: Massive storms batter the East and West

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Russia claims arsenal of nuclear weapons can reach anywhere

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First male athlete sues Larry Nassar over alleged sexual abuse

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Possibility of trade war a “big fear” among economists

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First male athlete sues disgraced doctor over alleged sexual abuse

Last Updated Mar 2, 2018 7:38 AM EST Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman is suing the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics for their alleged role in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case. In the lawsuit, she claims both organizations could have done more to stop the former doctor’s abuse.  More than 260 women and girls have accused Nassar of…

White House ends week with mixed signals on major policy issues

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Could Putin's nuclear weapons claims spark an arms race?

Russian president Vladimir Putin announced Thursday a new generation of nuclear weapons in a saber-rattling speech, raising concerns about a Cold War-style arms race. Putin’s threats came in his annual state of the nation address and in both language and tone recalled the chilliest days of the Cold War.  The showpiece was a new missile that was nuclear powered, he…

Huge blast kills little girl in Kabul, leaves other kids wounded

People gather at the site of a suspected suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2018. REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan — A large explosion in the eastern part of Afghanistan’s capital city on Friday morning killed at least one person, a young girl, and wounded 15, Afghan officials said. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said the blast…

Major Nor'easter revs up over East Coast

A major Nor’easter started to slam the East Coast Friday with heavy rain, some heavy snow, strong winds and the prospect of severe coastal flooding. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson says a swath of 40 mph gusts was stretching from the Carolinas to Maine. Gusts for the morning commute could hit 50 mph in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. By…

Police probe Netanyahu in corruption case ahead of D.C. visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, Feb. 25, 2018. REUTERS JERUSALEM — Israeli police were questioning Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving the country’s telecom giant on Friday, casting a shadow on the prime minister’s upcoming visit to Washington. Television…

Lots of Sunshine This Weekend

FRIDAY: Plenty of sunshine is in the forecast today.  We’ll see a range of highs from the upper 50s close to the Tennessee Border with the low 60s in the Golden Triangle.  Look for light north winds through the day up to 10 mph at times. FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear, calm, and cool conditions settle in. We expect lows in the mid to…

Bodies of 3 children, 1 woman found in Mass. house, police say

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Ole Miss Eliminated from SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amber Smith had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists and No. 14 Missouri beat Mississippi 59-50 in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday night. Sophie Cunningham added all 11 of her points in the second half and sixth-seeded Missouri advanced the quarterfinals to face No. 3 seed Georgia on Friday night. During…

3/1/18: Red and Blue

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3/1: CBS Evening News

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Several bodies found inside home, police say

Last Updated Mar 1, 2018 9:53 PM EST WEST BROOKFIELD, Mass — Several bodies were found at a home in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, police said. The bodies appear to be of four children and one adult woman, sources tell CBS Boston. Sources say police were called to the home for a well-being check and made the discovery. It also appears that there…

Ex-school bus driver convicted in crash that killed 6 children

Johnthony Walker seen in court Thu., March 1, 2018. WDEF-TV CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A former Tennessee school bus driver was found guilty Thursday of six counts of criminally negligent homicide in a wreck that killed six children. A Hamilton County Criminal Court jury convicted Johnthony Walker of lesser charges in the Nov. 21, 2016, crash in Chattanooga. He had been charged…