Archives: 2018

Armed vet shot by Fla. officers was facing eviction over dogs

Miami-Dade police responded to reports of an elderly man brandishing a handgun and threatening suicide. Officers fatally shot the 84-year-old veteran. CBS Miami NARANJA, Fla. – An 84-year-old military veteran who had been fighting eviction from his apartment near Miami was fatally shot by at least four Miami-Dade police officers. Police were responding to reports of an elderly man brandishing…

Body of slain UConn prof may have been in home for months

Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi was found beaten to death in his Burlington, Conn. home on Feb. 5, 2018. WFSB BRISTOL, Conn.  — A scientist is charged with fatally beating her husband, a University of Connecticut doctor, and the body may have been left inside their home for months. Neighbors say they hadn’t seen him since last summer, CBS affiliate WFSB reports….

Trump hosts National Sheriffs Association

Last Updated Feb 13, 2018 2:56 PM EST President Trump is holding a roundtable discussion with representatives from the National Sheriffs Association Tuesday, as he continues pushing his tough-on-crime agenda from the White House.  The president’s invitation comes soon after Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday mentioned sheriffs’ “Anglo-American heritage” during remarks he gave to law enforcement officials in Washington,…

Philippine president slammed over threat to shoot rebels in the genitals

In this Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the troops during the 82nd anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Human rights groups say the Philippine president’s recent remarks about troops shooting female communist rebels in the genitals to render them “useless” can encourage sexual…

U.S. Embassy employee dies after climbing mishap in Mexico

Aereal view of the Citlaltepetl volcano or Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America, with 5,636 metres in Veracruz State, Mexico on June 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo ESTRELLA (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images) Alfredo Estrella / AFP/Getty Images MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says a member of…

Some Olympic athletes irked after competing in “dangerous” winds

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Angry snowboarders said the “dangerous” women’s slopestyle final at the Pyeongchang Olympics should have been cancelled after vicious winds caused a string of crashes on Monday. Nearly all the athletes, including American winner Jamie Anderson, tumbled at some point at the frigid Phoenix Park, where strong winds forced Sunday’s qualifiers to be scrapped and also delayed…

Witnesses: Stabbing suspect yelled “I'm going to kill everyone”

MILFORD, Mass. — A man was arraigned in his hospital bed Monday after police say he killed his girlfriend and then stabbed his parents at a Massachusetts restaurant over the weekend, CBS Boston station WBZ-TV reports. Benjamin Walsh, 24, was arrested Saturday night and spent the weekend in a hospital. A not-guilty plea was entered on Walsh’s behalf, and he…

“It's a big deal”: Melting ice accelerates sea level rise

NASA’s Operation IceBridge has collected annual measurements of Antarctic ice to track changes and help predict sea level rise. Chris Larsen/NASA via AP WASHINGTON — Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows. At the current rate, the world’s oceans on average will be at least…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange loses another court battle

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a copy of a U.N. ruling as he makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain, February 5, 2016. REUTERS LONDON — A British judge has decide to quash uphold an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent more than five years evading the law inside…

Eagles Super Bowl TD shouldn't have counted, ex-VP of officials says

Feb 4, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) catches a touchdown pass against the New England Patriots in the second quarter in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports (via Reuters) One of the most dramatic plays of Super Bowl LII shouldn’t have counted, according to former NFL vice president of…

How card companies are changing their style to attract millennials

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Deputy mayor resigns after comparing immigrants to “messy, mean raccoons”

Pictured left to right: Frank Cioppettini, Deputy Mayor Rick Blood, Warren Gisser, Amalia Duarte, and new Mayor Richard P. Diegnan, Jr. On Monday, Blood resigned from his position after comparing immigrants to rabid raccoons on Facebook. Mendham Township MENDHAM TOWNSHP, N.J. — The deputy mayor of a New Jersey town has resigned after comparing immigrants to rabid raccoons on Facebook….

Tillerson urges fractious anti-ISIS coalition to stay focused

KUWAIT CITY — The Trump administration, increasingly concerned that the 74-strong coalition it cobbled together to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is losing sight of the prime objective, pressed its partners on Tuesday to refocus their efforts, overcome rivalries and concentrate on the task at hand: the eradication from Iraq and Syria of the extremist group….

Man arrested in woman's death says victim hired him to kill her

Joseph Lopez  Adams County via CBS Denver DENVER — A man arrested in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Colorado woman told investigators she hired him to kill her, court records said. Joseph McDaniel Lopez, 22, said he responded to a Craigslist ad titled “I want to put a hit on myself,” KMGH-TV reported. Court records say he described how…

American luger Emily Sweeney crashes out of Olympics

Emily Sweeney of the United States competes in her third heat during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Sweeney lost control around Curve 9 and began careening all over the track.  Wong Maye-E / AP PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — American luger Emily Sweeney avoided serious injury in a frightening…

South Koreans protest “illusion of peace” in Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea — Some are calling the Winter Olympics the “Peace Games” for presenting an image of warmer ties between North and South Korea, as athletes from both countries marched under a unified flag in the opening ceremony. The sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un also became the first member of her family to visit the South since…

Eye Opener at 8: White House tries to sell $4.4T budget proposal

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Prince Harry and Meghan shine light on café helping homeless

Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry, react as they are introduced to the handler of a Shetland pony, the mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, during a visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 13, 2018. REUTERS EDINBURGH — Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are making their first official trip to Scotland this morning. The soon-to-be-royal couple’s visit will include a…

Scotland welcomes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

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