Archives: 2018

Creating art with Legos is key to young man's growth and success

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New details emerge in Russian meddling investigation

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How easy is it to buy an AR-15, the gun believed to be used by Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz?

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Gun control rally held near Parkland school shooting

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Retiring GOP lawmakers share their frustrations, concerns over future of Congress

Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) appears on Face The Nation on July 30th, 2017 Chris Usher Dozens of members of the House and Senate have announced their upcoming departure from Congress after the 2018 midterm elections. They leave behind frustrations, concerns and hopes for their respective deliberative bodies, things they hope will change even after they leave.  “Face the Nation” sat…

How to watch the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Donovan Mitchell dunks during the 2018 Mountain Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Game at Staples Center on February 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian / Getty NBA All-Star Weekend is underway in Los Angeles and one of the most exciting events takes place Saturday night: the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Some of the world’s highest flying athletes will take the…

Rain Chances Continue, Another Warm Up This Week

TONIGHT: Showers will continue through the early evening hours but will begin to clear out by midnight. Overnight, skies will remain cloudy and it will remain somewhat humid. Temperatures will drop into the low 40s. SUNDAY: A few showers may linger but otherwise we stay fairly dry and cloudy. Some clouds may begin to clear by early evening. Temperatures will be in…

State investigated after Fa. school shooting suspect cut himself

PARKLAND, Fla. — Florida’s child welfare agency investigated the suspect in a school shooting that killed 17 people after he cut himself in a video but found him stable, according to state records. The Miami Herald obtained records from Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) and reported Saturday that Nikolas Cruz posted a video on Snapchat showing him cutting his…

From Florida, Trump tweets what he sees as vindication in Russian indictment

President Trump did not appear before the press or public Saturday while at his club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, after spending Friday evening visiting victims, family members and law enforcement officials affected by the deadly school shooting in Parkland. White House aides told Bloomberg the president would not be golfing out of respect for the victims. Funerals for some…

Anti-gun rally held in Fort Lauderdale in wake of shooting school — live stream

An anti-gun rally is being held in Fort Lauderdale Saturday afternoon in the wake of Wednesday’s deadly school shooting.  At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, Florida, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger bubbled over at the senselessness of the attack and at the widespread availability of guns.  During a funeral Friday for 18-year-old Meadow Pollack,…

2 women slashed in face in separate attacks in Manhattan

NEW YORK — Two women were slashed in the face Friday on New York City’s Lower East Side, located in the borough of Manhattan, CBS New York reports. Police sources said they were separate, random attacks. In the first incident, a 60-year-old woman was slashed shortly before 2 p.m. at Rivington and Suffolk streets. She had to have 10 stitches. A few…

Shooting suspect will plead guilty if death penalty is off the table: public defender

PARKLAND, Fla. — The gunman accused of killing 17 people inside a Florida high school will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table, Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein confirmed Saturday. Finkelstein is representing Nikolas Cruz, who is being held without bail on 17 counts of premeditated murder. Authorities have not described any specific motive, except…

Inside the booming, billion-dollar business of esports

At the Agganis Arena in Boston, fans got to their feet to root for their favorite team – even though the athletes never left their seats. The competitors are professional gamers who were vying for a $1 million prize. The game? Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Thousands packed in to see the drama, including 16-year-old Jessie Wilkerson and 15-year-old Aiden Thumser who…

Best of the 2018 Winter Olympics: Week 2

Triple world champion Elise Christie of Britain, who was a favorite for the gold, cries as she is stretchered off the ice after crashing in the Women’s 1500m Semifinals, at Gangneung Ice Arena, Gangneung, South Korea, February 17, 2018.  There was no immediate word of her condition, but her boyfriend told the BBC that Christie hoped to compete in the…

Winter Olympics: Full TV schedule, USA medal count

One week down, one to go at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. Will the United States add to its medal haul on Saturday after getting defeated on Friday? Check out the full 2018 Winter Olympics TV schedule below. CBS Sports has you covered with an overview of what to watch and how to watch or stream it from the Pyeongchang Winter…

13 killed in helicopter crash after Mexico earthquake

MEXICO CITY — A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at…

McMaster says it's “time for all nations” to hold Syrian regime accountable

White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster, speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Saturday, called on “all nations” to hold the Syrian regime and related entities accountable for their actions, citing chemical weapons attacks on the Syrian people. “Public accounts and photos clearly show that Assad’s chemical weapons use is continuing,” McMaster told the attendees. “It is time…

Earthquake rattles parts of U.K.

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake affected parts of England and Wales on Saturday, the BBC reports. Shaking was reported across south Wales, as well as the south west of England and the Midlands.  Events of that magnitude only occur in the United Kingdom every 2-3 years, according to the British Geological Survey.   “There has been a minor earthquake throughout South Wales….no…

Director Ryan Coogler on his message with “Black Panther”

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West Virginia gov. declares State of Emergency for all counties

A frontloader works after a mudslide from heavy rainfall briefly shut down Route 60 outside of Cedar Grove, W.V., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP West Virginia Governor Jim Justin declared a State of Emergency for all counties in the state on Saturday following heavy rainfall that triggered statewide flooding. The State Emergency Operations Center was…