SUNRISE, Fla. — Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have begun their 400-mile trip to the state’s capital to pressure lawmakers on gun control. Roughly 100 students boarded three buses on Tuesday and will be making their case Wednesday once they arrive in Tallahassee. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz, who’s traveling aboard one of the buses,…
RALEIGH, N.C. — A white man accused of shooting an unarmed black man after calling 911 and reporting “hoodlums” said he thought the loud, armed people in the street were friends of his own drug-taking son until he expressed fear about the unfamiliar crowd. A tearful Chad Copley, 40, testified at his murder trial that he was defending his family by…
The victim was found shot inside of a pick-up that was parked in the driveway.
The U.S. Army is awarding its Medal of Heroism to three Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets killed in last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, an Army spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Alaina Petty, Peter Wang and Martin Duque were all students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the deadly attack unfolded. The Army awards the Medal of Heroism…
The popular botanical drug kratom is already under fire from U.S. health officials as an addictive opioid, and now new reports are linking its use with salmonella poisoning. In a news release issued Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that, along with several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it is “investigating a multistate…
If all money were available, the plan could spend more than $1 billion through 2023, including $150 million in borrowing this year.
Olivier Rochon of Canada crashes during the men’s freestyle skiing aerials final during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 18, 2018. Credit: Clive Mason / Getty Images Viktor Knoch of Hungary crashes out during the men’s short track speed skating 500m heats at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 20, 2018. Credit:…
The wife also states Gladney has been diagnosed with dementia.
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Zoo is mourning the loss of one its beloved polar bears: Coldilocks, who was the oldest polar bear in the country, CBS Philadelphia reports. The zoo announced Tuesday that Coldilocks was euthanized due to a serious decline in her health. She was 37. “Making the decision to euthanize an animal is never easy, especially one as beloved…
Booneville police say Leach is now in the Prentiss County jail.
Mobile home fire in Lowndes County appears to be electrical.
Drivers deal with flooding in St. Joseph County, Indiana CBS News CHICAGO — A storm system stretching from Texas to the Great Lakes states with risks of flooding, freezing rain and snow is causing fatal accidents and forcing schools to close.The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories Tuesday for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York, February 20, 2018. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling for an international peace conference by mid-2018 with key goals of full U.N. membership for the state of Palestine and a timeframe for resolving all issues…
Olympic athletes defy gravity and impress audiences around the world, but many struggle financially on the road to those Games. Some athletes in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics used online crowdfunding to pay for expenses while training for the Games or even to help get loved ones to South Korea. While there is a small group of athletes who get rich…
The dumbo hatchling shortly after leaving the egg capsule, which is barely two centimeters long. Timothy M. Shank, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass. — Newly released video shows the first moments of life for one of the ocean’s most mysterious creatures. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod say that while they were exploring underwater mountains…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man who said his wife disappeared at sea when their boat collided with an unknown object near the Bahamas has been charged with murder. An FBI affidavit released Tuesday says that 41-year-old Lewis Bennett is charged with second-degree murder in the May 2017 disappearance of 41-year-old Isabella Hellman of Delray Beach, Florida. Bennett holds dual British and…
University of Louisville interim President Dr. Greg Postel speaks to the media during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. Timothy D. Easley / AP LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville must vacate its 2013 men’s basketball title following an NCAA appeals panel’s decision to uphold sanctions against the men’s program in the sex scandal case. The Cardinals will…
TULSA, Okla. – A 63-year-old Oklahoma man convicted of murder and a hate crime in the fatal shooting of his Lebanese neighbor was sentenced Tuesday morning to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A judge upheld all jury recommendations, plus 11 years and 6 months and $22,000 in fines, CBS affiliate KOTV reports. Stanley Vernon Majors was convicted…
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STARKVILLE (WCBI) – A Starkville man is free on a $100,000 bond on attempted kidnapping charges. ARNOLD Starkville Police say 45 year old John B Arnold Junior was arrested February 16th on the charge. Investigators are nor releasing details on the crime right now but say it appears to be an isolated incident. Categories: Local News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected two challenges by guns rights groups to California laws regulating firearms’ sales. The justices did not comment on leaving in place two rulings by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In one case, the appeals court said California could require people to wait 10 days to buy a gun, even…
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — The parents of a North Carolina girl who was missing for years before her father led them to her skeletal remains in 2016 will be charged with murder, reports CBS affiliate WBTV. A grand jury on Monday indicted Sandy and Casey Parsons on charges of first-degree murder, felony child abuse, felony concealment of death and felony obstruction…
SAN ANTONIO — Police are still searching for the masked man who shot five people outside a popular San Antonio restaurant Sunday night, reports CBS affiliate KENS. Diners who were inside the restaurant at the time described the frightening scene. “We had literally just sat down, and everybody was like, ‘get down!’” said one woman, who wished to remain anonymous. She…
UM RELEASE OXFORD, Miss. – For the fifth straight year, the University of Mississippi has been named among the nation’s best values in higher education. The editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine placed UM on its “Top 100 Values in Public Colleges” list for 2018. The university was ranked No. 75, a jump of 13 spots from the 2017 list. It is…