Archives: 2018

“We can do something”: Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr slams government response to mass shootings

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NPR program host fired over workplace abuse claims

Tom Ashbrook at an event in Boston on June 25, 2014. AP Images BOSTON — The host of one of National Public Radio’s most successful programs has been fired over allegations of workplace abuse. Boston radio station WBUR said Wednesday that “On Point” host Tom Ashbrook was cleared of sexual misconduct but created an abusive environment for staff. He has…

Militia says shooting suspect was member, had “trouble with a girl”

PARKLAND, Fla. — The leader of a white nationalist militia says Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member of his group and participated in paramilitary drills in Tallahassee. On Thursday, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) spoke with Republic of Florida (ROF) leader Jordan Jereb about Cruz’s involvement with the organization.  Jereb told the ADL that Cruz had carpooled “with other…

NBA coach slams government response to mass shootings

Before Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shared strong words about the Florida shooting that left 17 people dead.  CBS News OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has blasted the government’s response to mass shootings in the wake of the massacre that unfolded at a Florida school on Wednesday….

Woman took her dog for a walk; only Tinkerbell came home

STOCKTON, Calif. — The search was continuing late Wednesday for a mother of three who went missing in east Stockton, California, after taking her beloved dog out for a walk. The dog came back, but the woman didn’t, CBS Sacramento reports.  Family members said they haven’t seen Ashley Holloway, 30, since she left her home. They have been canvassing several neighborhoods…

Cops: Grandmother's tip foils school attack plot

Joshua Alexander O’Connor  KIRO EVERETT, Wash. — Authorities arrested a Washington state student suspected in a school shooting plot after his grandmother showed officers plans for an attack. Police in Everett, which is about 30 miles north of Seattle, arrested 18-year-old Joshua Alexander O’Connor on attempted murder and other charges at ACES High School on Tuesday, The Daily Herald reported….

“He died a hero”: Coach hailed for shielding students from gunman

An assistant football coach was shot and killed while apparently shielding students from a gunman during Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a South Florida high school. Aaron Feis, who was also a security guard at the school, is among the first victims to be identified from the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Student Jamie Guttenberg was also…

Why school shootings should be considered a “top” homeland security threat

A former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting rampage. Wednesday’s massacre marks the 18th school shooting just this year. CBS News senior national security analyst Fran Townsend told “CBS This Morning” it’s time we start looking at school shootings as a homeland security threat. She served as…

Special Report: Florida investigators update on deadly school shooting

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on travel investigation

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Should we rethink school shootings as a homeland security threat?

When a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan plowed a truck into a crowd of people in Manhattan in October, killing eight, President Trump’s response to the attack as a matter of homeland security was swift. Within hours, the president decried the attack and attacker as having been carried out by a “sick and deranged person,” implied an affiliation with ISIS, and…

Olympian Gus Kenworthy's journey to champion for LGBT rights

Olympic free skier Gus Kenworthy left the 2014 Sochi Games with a silver medal and a pack of stray dogs he famously rescued. But he was bothered by what he didn’t do at the last Olympics. He didn’t speak out about Russia’s anti-gay policies then, but now he’s living as his authentic self and taking on a new role –…

Corruption scandal brings new president to South Africa

South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa holds up his right hand as he is sworn into office by South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng after being elected by the Members of Parliament at the Parliament in Cape Town, Feb. 15, 2018. Getty JOHANNESBURG — Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday was sworn in as South Africa’s new president after the resignation of…

Vatican tries to ease pressure on pope over sex abuse stance

Pope Francis looks on during a private audience with President of Ecuador Lenin Moreno at the Vatican, Dec. 16, 2017. REUTERS VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis meets frequently with victims of sexual abuse, seeking to defuse a mounting scandal over his unbridled support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their…

Math teacher and students took cover in school shooting

PARKLAND, Fla. — Jim Gard, a math teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, locked himself and several students inside his classroom during a gunman’s deadly rampage. Moments before the chaos, school’s fire alarm went off around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, he recounted.   “Then we got an announcement that said, ‘OK, evacuate the building,’ like 10 seconds later. So…