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Thaw in North-South Korea relations causes backlash

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FBI warns of online romance scams: “These are experts”

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the FBI is warning of online dating scams. The bureau received more than 15,000 reports linked to romance scams last year with more than half of those complaints involving losses of money. Over the past three years, those scams cost Americans up to $210 million.  Debby Montgomery Johnson signed up for an online dating…

Applebee's fires 3, apologizes after racial profiling allegation

The Applebee’s restaurant in Independence Center mall in Independence, Missouri KCTV INDEPENDENCE, MO — A St. Louis woman claims she was racially profiled at an Independence Applebee’s when, she says, she and a friend were accused of leaving without paying their bill during a previous visit. Alexis Brison posted a video of the incident on Facebook on Saturday, reports CBS Kansas…

Woman says she lost more than $1 million in online dating scam

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How the flu is impacting businesses' bottom line

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Undocumented father of five granted temporary stay

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Scandal tainted S. African leader “recalled” by own party

South Africa’s President and ANC president Jacob Zuma attends the party’s three-day National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Pretoria, in this March 18, 2016 file photo. REUTERS Last Updated Feb 13, 2018 7:51 AM EST JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling party said Tuesday that it had decided President Jacob Zuma must leave office. South African media and an expert close…

This flu season could cost businesses billions

The deadly flu epidemic is taking a toll on the nation’s workforce. More than 17,000 flu-related hospitalizations have been reported in the U.S. since October. Federal health officials are urging those sick with the flu to stay home from work or school and while that recommendation is critical to helping prevent the flu’s spread, it’s estimated to cost businesses across…

Why do so many top White House officials lack full security clearances?

Neither the White House nor the FBI is taking responsibility in the backlog of more than 700,000 security clearances. One investigator told CBS News that the White House security clearance process “is the peak of what the problem is throughout the government.” On Monday, the White House blamed delays in the security clearance process on the FBI, but in another…

Ambulance rolls over, crashes, killing patient, first responder

An ambulance left a rain-slicked Las Vegas road, rolled over and crashed, killing a patient and a first responder early Tuesday, reports the CBS affiliate there, KLAS-TV, citing the Nevada Highway Patrol. The station says the ambulance driver was brought to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Highway Patrol tweeted about it: It is with heavy hearts that NHP Troopers…

Oxfam faces probe over alleged sexual abuse cover-up

Haitians reach out for relief supplies from the World Food Program, January 20, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a week after an earthquake ravaged the country. Chris Hondros/Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s charity watchdog has begun an inquiry into how Oxfam handled allegations of sexual abuse in Haiti in 2011. The Charity Commission says documents provided by Oxfam suggest that the…

Teenager's dying words lead deputies to her suspected killers

Authorities say two teenagers have been arrested in central California in the killing of a 19-year-old woman who was stabbed several times, dumped from a car and left for dead.  CBS Sacramento MODESTO , Calif. — Two people are behind bars after a Tracy woman was brutally beaten and stabbed in Alameda County, thanks to her deathbed confession. CBS Sacramento…

Accused serial child killer's trial begins under tight security

Pakistani police escort a suspect accused of raping and murdering a young girl as they leave an anti-terrorist court after a hearing in Lahore, Feb. 9, 2018. Police on January 23 arrested Mohammad Imran, who is now accused of the brutal killing of eight children in the city of Kasur.  Getty LAHORE, Pakistan — A public prosecutor in Pakistan says…

Kim Jong Un lauds “climate of reconciliation” at Olympics

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised the welcome the South gave his sister and said it was important to build on the Olympics-driven momentum for dialogue on the divided peninsula. Kim’s younger sister Kim Yo Jong — one of his closest confidantes — was part of the nuclear-armed North’s diplomatic delegation to the Games that made worldwide headlines….

Warm and Wet Next 7 Days.

TODAY: Cloudy and cool. Temperatures climb through the day and overnight. High temperatures coming later in the evening in the 50s. Overnight, temperatures continue to climb into the upper 50s. WED/THU/FRI: Warmer with shower chances each day. Highs in the 60s Wednesday and Friday, with Thursday being the warmest day with highs in the mid 70s. The best chance of rain will…

Southwest Airlines plane evacuated just before takeoff

Southwest Airlines plane with its front emergency slides deployed is seen in John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California on night of February 12, 2018 after smoke in cabin and fire forced evacuation of the 144 people on board CBS Los Angeles SANTA ANA, Calif. — A fire on a Southwest Airlines plane forced it to be evacuated just before…

Can experimental drug kill flu virus in a day?

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New, fast-acting drug offers a novel way to combat flu virus

Last Updated Feb 12, 2018 9:52 PM EST NEW YORK — The worst flu season in years has health professionals scrambling to find ways to combat the virus. In Japan, one company says it has developed a treatment that kills the flu in a day, and a doctor in the U.S. is exploring the use of ultraviolet light to kill the…

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Fighting the flu with ultraviolet light

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