ACLU Of MS Responds To Denial Of Request For Starkville Pride Parade
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Israeli intelligence unit claims responsibility for foiling ISIS plot
WASHINGTON — CBS News learned details Wednesday of an ISIS plot to blow up a passenger jet last year. The attack never happened because Israeli cyber spies broke it up. Australian police raided several homes in summer 2017 linked to the plot and the arrests followed. On Wednesday, Israeli investigators, in a rare description of an intelligence operation, said the elite 8200…
Trump hosts emotional listening session after Parkland shooting
A White House listening session President Trump hosted Wednesday with students and families affected by the Parkland school shooting, as well as families affected by past school shootings, was brimming with emotion, as parents spoke of their lost children, and students fought off tears remembering their lost siblings and friends. “It should have been one school shooting and we should…
Special Report: President Trump meets with parents, students and teachers in wake of the Parkland school shooting
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Stepmother who reported Kansas boy missing arrested
WICHITA — The 26-year-old stepmother of a Kansas boy missing since Saturday has been arrested on two counts of child endangerment, Wichita police announced Wednesday. Police say they received a call at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday to report five-year-old Lucas Hernandez was lost in southeast Wichita. When officers arrived, Lucas’ stepmother said he was last seen at about 3 p.m….
Commissioner Of Higher Education To Retire
The IHL Board is expected to begin the search for Boyce’s successor soon.
Wet, Warm, & Unsettled Weather Continues
Unseasonably warm air will continue through Saturday
Bill To Lower Penalties For Pot Possession Clears Committee
The House Judiciary Committee voted down a nearly identical bill by Rep. Patricia Todd of Birmingham.
Gov. to decide fate of killer forgiven by his father, who survived deadly attack on family
HOUSTON — The fate of a convicted Texas killer was in Gov. Greg Abbott’s hands Wednesday after the state parole board recommended sparing the prisoner’s life at the urging of his father, who survived the attack. Thomas “Bart” Whitaker is scheduled for lethal injection Thursday for arranging the fatal shootings of his mother and brother at their suburban Houston home…
Phone Scam Alert In Starkville
Police say the calls come from this number, (662)-661-3585.
Former Tupelo Mayor Passes Away
(TUPELO) WCBI – Former Tupelo Mayor Ed Neelly has died. Neely was elected mayor in 2005 and served one term in office before deciding not to run for a second term. NEELLY(Courtesy City of Tupelo) Current Mayor Jason Shelton says Tupelo’s current strength can be traced back to Neely. “As Mayor, Mr. Neelly was a good steward of the All-America…
Weaponizing social media: The Rohingya crisis
Watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, “Weaponizing Social Media: The Rohingya Crisis,” on CBSN Tuesday, February 27, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. In the sprawling refugee camp that’s sprung up in recent months to house hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution and death in Myanmar, one of the busiest spots is an electronics repair…
“Technology is like a bomb”: Social media weaponized in Rohingya crisis
Watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, “Weaponizing Social Media: The Rohingya Crisis,” on CBSN Monday, February 26, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. The utopian dream of internet and social media pioneers — the idea that connecting millions of people in cyberspace would make the world a better place — has run into a darker reality as…
Self-styled doomsday “prophet” pleads guilty to child rape
CEDAR CITY, Utah — A self-styled prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday is pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges after Utah police raided his group’s remote desert compound. Samuel W. Shaffer, aka Frederick Schaeffer, faces at least 25 years in prison after agreeing to the Wednesday plea deal in…
Reports of injuries in ferry explosion in Mexico
An image shared on Twitter of the damaged ferry. Twitter/@PedroKanche Eighteen people were injured, local officials said, after reports of a ferry explosion Wednesday in Mexico. Three Canadians and 15 Mexicans were hurt, according to the officials. Local media reported the explosion took place on a ferry at the pier of Playa del Carmen, a popular resort town on Mexico’s…
Dozens of girls missing after extremists attack Nigerian village
The number of schoolchildren missing from a Nigeria village is disputed by parents. Yobe State Government via BBC News MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Authorities in northern Nigeria say as many as 50 girls remain missing several days after an attack on a village by Boko Haram extremists. Many of the girls at a local boarding school were whisked to safety when the…
Racy texts, topless photo, dubious cash transfer shadow House candidates
PHOENIX — Two former Republican Arizona lawmakers who are leading candidates to fill a vacant U.S. House seat are embroiled in controversy as Tuesday’s special primary election looms. Former state Sen. Steve Montenegro reportedly received racy text messages from a Senate staffer who isn’t his wife. Former state Sen. Debbie Lesko is under fire for transferring $50,000 from her old…
U.S. Women Win First-Ever Cross-Country Olympic Gold Medal
Diggins screamed as she crossed the finish line, setting off a huge celebration for the red, white and blue.
Twitter responds to claims of lost followers, lockouts
Conservative and far-right Twitter users were furious Wednesday about the loss of thousands of followers, with influencers and partisans particularly inflamed by what they perceived to be a targeted action by the social platform, CNET reported. Some users also claimed they were locked out of their accounts. But in a statement provided to CBS News, the social media giant said…
Neurologist on probation for assaulting patients charged anew
NEW YORK – A neurologist who pleaded guilty last year to assaulting women at a Philadelphia clinic was arrested Tuesday on charges he repeatedly raped a patient in New York City. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani was taken into custody and will be arraigned in New York on multiple counts of rape and other sex crimes, police said. The former patient, Hillary…
New details emerge about fatal crash involving GOP train
CROZET, Va. — Witnesses told investigators that a garbage truck struck by a train carrying Republican congressmen through rural Virginia entered the railroad crossing after the safety gates had come down, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Wednesday. The report on the Jan. 31 crash said the probable cause of the accident has not yet…
Network fires producer after actress' rape allegation
Karla Souza arrives at the EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 in Santa Monica, Calif. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s largest television network said Wednesday it has severed ties with independent producer Gustavo Loza after actress Karla Souza said she was raped early in her career by a producer she did not…
Former Deputy’s Alleged Blunder Leads To Youth Gun Investigation
The deputy in connection resigned from the agency just a day before being arrested for a misdemeanor domestic violence charge earlier this month.
Child Abuse Arrest Made In Lowndes County
Last week, investigators sent out a press release asking for the public’s help to find Gilmore.