Archives: 2018

Famed evangelist Billy Graham dead at 99

The Rev. Billy Graham, whose sermons were broadcast in churches around the country, has died, a spokesman confirmed to CBS News. He was 99. In the summer of 2005, Graham preached at what he called his “Final Crusade.” Graham said: “Deep inside we need something else. And that something else can be brought about by Jesus.” “When I touch the…

Six people affected by gun violence on the future of guns in America

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Rights group urges U.S. to confront Bahrain as activist jailed

A file photo shows King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain. Getty DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison over tweets alleging prison torture in his country and misconduct in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, despite wide international criticism of his trial. Nabeel Rajab’s sentencing marks the…

From Texas to Great Lakes, millions under flood warnings

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Civilians “waiting for death” as Assad decimates rebel enclave

Syria’s government-run media call reports of an ongoing deadly assault on civilians “lies and deceptions.” But graphic video from the besieged eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus shows the reality of an ever-escalating civil war that has civilians trapped in the middle of what’s been described as a bloodbath. Government airstrikes continue to pummel what’s left of the rebel-held towns of…

Eye Opener: Trump voices support for stricter gun control measures

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“Run, hide, fight”: University video shows how to survive active shooter

A new video released by the California State University system offer tips on how to survive an active shooter situation, including confronting the shooter. CBS Los Angeles/YouTube NORTHRIDGE, Calif.  — “Run, hide, fight” — those are the keys to survival in an active shooter situation, according to a new video released Tuesday across the California State University system. As CBS…

Mom of Pulse nightclub victim “numb” to news of other mass shootings

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Florida students set to press gun control case in state capital

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Students who survived the Florida school shooting prepared to flood the Capitol Wednesday pushing to ban the assault-style rifle used to kill 17 people, vowing to make changes in the November election if they can’t persuade lawmakers to change laws before their legislative session ends. About 100 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students arrived at a Tallahassee…

New details offer clues about how border patrol agent died

President Trump promised in November to bring the killers of border patrol agent Rogelio Martinez to justice and used his death to renew calls for a wall on the Mexico border. The FBI poured its resources into the investigation, conducting more than 650 interviews and 26 searches. While the president and others used agent Martinez’s death to make a political…

Ex-Netanyahu confidant reportedly turns state witness against him

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during an inauguration ceremony for a fortified emergency room at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, southern Israel, February 20, 2018. REUTERS JERUSALEM — Israeli media reported Wednesday that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants has turned state witness and will incriminate him in corruption allegations, the latest in…

NBA's Dallas Mavericks rocked by sexual harassment allegations

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have hired outside counsel to investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct by former team president Terdema Ussery. The allegations came in a Sports Illustrated report that described a hostile workplace for women. Ussery was accused of making sexually suggestive remarks to several women. He spent 18 years with the team before going to the sports apparel…

Officer, suspect, woman dead after Alabama standoff

Police cruisers at Mobile, Alabama home during standoff that led to deaths of officer and suspect; woman;’s body was also connected to case, police said WKRG-TV Last Updated Feb 21, 2018 4:36 AM EST MOBILE, Alabama — A Mobile police officer was shot late Tuesday and rushed to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he died, reports the…

Rain And Storms Today. (UPDATED 11:20 AM).

TODAY: A very slow moving cold front pushes through and eventually stalls over the area. This front will trigger numerous showers and storms through the day. High temperatures will range from the low 60s to low 80s today due to the front. An isolated strong or severe storm cannot be ruled out this afternoon or tonight, mainly along and south of…

Mass shooting plot for SoCal high school thwarted

WHITTIER, Calif. — Authorities say they’ve thwarted a student’s plot for a mass shooting at a Southern California high school. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that a security guard at El Camino High School in Whittier overhead a “disgruntled student” threaten to open fire on the school on Friday, just two days after 17 people were gunned…