Supercenter Swindlers Strike Across Northeast Mississippi
The M.O. seems to be the same across the board. Walk in, distract the clerks, snatch the money and go.
Archives: 2018
Students walk out to support teacher suspended over Fla. shooting comments
Students at New Jersey’s Cherry Hill High School East stage a walkout to support a teacher suspended for comments about the Florida school shooting. CBS Philadelphia CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Hundreds of students walked out of class Tuesday morning to support a teacher who was placed an administrative leave for his comments on the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida,…
Patton Oswalt honors late wife Michelle McNamara's book
Comedian Patton Oswalt is honoring the work of his late wife, Michelle McNamara. She was a true crime author who wrote for her blog, TrueCrimeDiary.com and Los Angeles Magazine. She was also working on a book about the Golden State Killer when she died in her sleep in April of 2016. After McNamara’s death, Oswalt made it his mission to…
Teacher Gun Carry Possible Through Revised Bill
Just this morning, members of a Senate Judiciary Committee made changes to House Bill 1083.
How people in an RV park hope to save a rare species
A type of ostrich facing extinction in Africa is getting a boost from volunteers half a world away in an RV storage park, CBS SF Bay Area reports. CBS SF Bay Area/Team Niger NOVATO, Calif. — A type of ostrich facing extinction in Africa is getting a boost from volunteers half a world away in an RV storage park in…
Charges dropped against men in 1992 “Satanic” killing
Jeffery Dewayne Clark and Garr Keith Hardin WLKY BRANDENBURG, Ky. — A Kentucky judge dismissed murder charges Monday against two men for a 1990s killing that authorities at the time described as “satanic.” The conviction had rested in part on the visual comparison of a single strand of hair that defense attorneys fought to have tested for 18 years. Garr…
6 clues that could help prevent school shootings
Jeff Daniels is a professor of counseling at West Virginia University. While President Donald Trump has not shied away from offering suggestions on how to prevent school shootings – including one controversial idea to arm teachers – what often gets overlooked in the conversation is research on the subject that has already been done. This research includes one major study of…
Parts of statue of famous pharaoh discovered in Egypt
CAIRO — Egypt says archaeologists have discovered parts of a statue of one of its most famous pharaohs in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday the head and chest of the statue of Ramses II were found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during a project to protect the site from groundwater. Ramses II, also known…
Dubai officials release final conclusion on how iconic actress died
Indian Bollywood film actress Sridevi presents a creation during the India International Jewellery Week 2014 in Mumbai on July 16, 2014. STR/AFP/Getty DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai investigators on Tuesday closed the case into the death last weekend of Indian movie icon Sridevi, calling it an accidental drowning. The 54-year-old Sridevi, who was known by only one name, drowned…
Cheeseburger Casserole
Every once in a while, a good burger on the grill is just what you need! But, when it’s raining, who wants to go outside! This cheeseburger casserole will hit just the spot! Put it on top of your favorite fries or mix it in with tater tots! Even with a few veggies, it’s got a little extra healthiness to…
LAPD officers get 25 years for on-duty sex assaults
LOS ANGELES — Two veteran Los Angeles police officers who sexually assaulted women while on duty have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison. James Nichols, 46, and Luis Valenzuela, 45, entered no contest pleas Monday as they were set to stand trial on charges of rape and forced oral copulation. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office says the…
Anti-Semitic incidents spike 57 percent in 2017, report says
The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two decades, according to data it released Tuesday. The New York City-based organization found 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents last year — up from 1,267 in 2016. That’s the highest total…
Fifth victim of Grand Canyon helicopter crash dies
LAS VEGAS — Nevada authorities say a British tourist who was pulled from the wreckage of a fiery helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon has died from her injuries, bringing the total number of deaths from the crash up to five. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg has confirmed that 29-year-old Ellie Milward Udall died Sunday at University Medical Center. Milward…
Syrian women, girls, forced to pay for aid with “sexual services”
Some of the millions of women and girls displaced from their homes by the raging seven-year civil war in Syria have been forced to pay for desperately aid with sex, a United Nations report has revealed. In its “Voices from Syria 2018” report, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said it found examples of local distributors working for major international…
Former stripper seeks pardon, using same argument as embattled governor
ST. LOUIS — A man convicted of invasion of privacy 19 years ago is asking Gov. Eric Greitens for a pardon, using the same argument that Greitens’ lawyers are using in the effort to dismiss the governor’s own felony indictment. In 1999, Paul Henreid was convicted of invasion of privacy in St. Louis for secretly filming sex partners. Henreid’s attorney,…
A closer look at West Virginia's rare teacher walkout
West Virginia’s teachers are refusing to go to school for a fourth day Tuesday in protest of pay that is among the lowest in the nation. Such statewide strikes are unusual but not unprecedented; West Virginia teachers last walked out in 1990. Most teacher labor disputes start and end at the district level, where teacher salaries are more typically set….
New details revealed about school shooting suspect's background
PARKLAND, Fla. — The suspect in the mass shooting at a Florida high school refused to let the school district continue providing him with mental health services after he turned 18, and the superintendent of schools said federal law kept officials from doing anything about it. Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie told the Sun Sentinel, “You can’t make someone do…
NFL player accused of mocking teenager on Snapchat
Sean Davis #28 of the Pittsburgh Steelers stands on the field prior to the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Patrick Smith / Getty Images PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania family has filed a cyberbullying lawsuit on behalf of their teenage son against Pittsburgh Steelers safety Sean Davis, according…
Iowa governor on “holistic” view on gun control, U.S. News' best state
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Rep. Steve Scalise on meeting with Florida school shooting survivors
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Chinese leader's bid to rule indefinitely sparks rare public backlash
BEIJING — In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman have penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. Their impassioned statements on a popular messaging app were circulated widely after the ruling Communist Party announced a proposal Sunday to amend…
Demi Lovato brings Florida school shooting survivors on stage
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Are smartphones eavesdropping and targeting us with ads?
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Eye Opener at 8: Flooding in Kentucky
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