Archives: 2018

British police respond to “major incident” in Leicester

British police say they are responding to a “major incident” in Leicester, England. BBC News British police say they are responding to a “major incident” in Leicester, England, an apparent explosion. Police are advising residents to avoid the area. “All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” police said, adding that Carlisle Street and part of Hinckley Road have been…

Florida sheriff faces growing pressure over response to shooting

PARKLAND, Fla. — The Florida sheriff whose department responded to this month’s high school massacre defended his leadership Sunday while insisting that only one of his deputies was on the scene as the gunman killed 14 students and three staff members. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told CNN that investigators are looking into claims that three other deputies were on…

4 dead as severe weather moves through central U.S.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Severe thunderstorms spawned suspected tornadoes and triggered widespread flooding that left at least four people dead in Kentucky and Arkansas. The system that stretched from Texas to the Canadian maritime provinces on Sunday had prompted emergency declarations a day earlier in Missouri, Indiana and Illinois. In Western Kentucky, a 77-year-old man was driving when he apparently underestimated the…

2018 Olympics: Spectacle of Winter Games' Closing Ceremony

A general view of the closing ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 25, 2018. Credit: PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI/REUTERS Flag bearers participate in the Closing Ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 25, 2018. Credit: JORGE SILVA/REUTERS Athletes from North Korea and South Korea are seen during the Closing Ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic…

How to watch CBS SPORTS HQ streaming service

CBS Sports’ Jamie Erdahl and Hakem Dermish discuss sports news. CBS SPORTS HQ CBS Sports launched its long-awaited 24-hour, free streaming service Monday, CBS SPORTS HQ. The digital network will bring fans the latest sports news, highlights and analysis – all in real time. CBS SPORTS HQ will be complementary to CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network programming, and users…

Amazon's huge patent haul

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Magnitude-7.5 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

This image from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the intensity of the earthquake in Porgera, Papua New Guinea, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2018. U.S. Geological Survey PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A large earthquake has struck the middle of Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-7.5 quake hit about 55 miles southwest of Porgera early Monday in…

Man accused of drunkenly riding horse on California freeway

An officer administers a field sobriety test to Luis Perez, who is accused of drunkenly riding his horse on a California freeway. California Highway Patrol LONG BEACH — Authorities say a man accused of riding a horse on a freeway in Southern California was arrested for driving under the influence, CBS Los Angeles reports. The California Highway Patrol says Luis Perez…

2/25: Face the Nation

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3 dead as severe weather moves through central U.S.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Severe thunderstorms spawned suspected tornadoes and triggered widespread flooding that left at least three people dead in Kentucky and Arkansas. The system that stretched from Texas to the Canadian maritime provinces on Sunday had prompted emergency declarations a day earlier in Missouri, Indiana and Illinois. In south central Kentucky, the body of a male was recovered from a…

Nature: Idaho

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Calendar: Week of February 26

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on company's future

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Jim Gaffigan on the slopes

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Jim Gaffigan: Skiing is insane

There’s still time to get in some winter sports. Just ask our Jim Gaffigan:  Because I’m a great father, I took my family skiing last weekend.  Yes, it was expensive.  No, I don’t own an oil company. I’d rather not think about how much it cost me. I just hope some of my children don’t want to go to college. …

Honoring World War II vets before it's too late

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Remembering 1968: “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band”

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The world's best restaurant, reinvented

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The opioid epidemic: Taking Big Pharma to court

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The war on opioids moves to the courtroom

WHO’S TO BLAME for this nation’s opioid crisis? If anyone is qualified to point an accusing finger, it may be the man who led the fight against another scourge years ago. Our Cover Story is reported by Lee Cowan:  “We will bring this industry to their knees right here in Mississippi, and I’m proud of that,” said Mike Moore. When…

China proposes scrapping presidential term limits

BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country’s president, the official news agency said Sunday, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023.  The party’s Central Committee proposed to remove from the constitution the expression that China’s president and vice president “shall serve no more than…

North Korea open to talks with U.S. as Olympics come to a close

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The overtly political 2018 Winter Olympics closed Sunday night very much as they began, with humanity’s finest athletes marching exuberantly across the world stage as three nations with decades of war and suspicion among them shared a VIP box — and a potential path away from conflict.  Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, South Korean…

Trump visit with Mexican president put on hold

Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, in this handout photograph released to Reuters by the Mexico Presidency, February 2, 2018. Mexico Presidency/Handout via HANDOUT / REUTERS WASHINGTON — A tentative plan for President Trump to host his Mexican counterpart in Washington has been put…