Archives: 2018

Star U.S. skier embracing LGBT flag-bearer role at Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — At the Sochi Games, he was the medal-winning athlete who overshadowed that achievement by rescuing five stray dogs. In Pyeongchang, he’s vacuuming up attention with his “We’re here. We’re queer. Get used to it” posts and photos of him kissing skater Adam Rippon, and taking swipes at U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. We’re here. We’re queer….

Two women shot dead, cop wounded, suspect holed up in home

DETROIT — Police say they’re at a home where a gunman has been barricaded since late Sunday night, CBS Detroit reports. Two women have been killed and a Detroit police officer has been shot but is expected to recover, according to authorities. There was no word on the relationship of the dead women to the suspect. Police responded to reports of…

Flu-related hospitalizations approaching record, CDC says

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New York AG files lawsuit against Weinstein Company

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Bullied students in Fla. may get vouchers for private schools

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — From third to fifth grade, Alyson Hochstedler says, bullies slammed her son into lockers and punched him. One threatened to stab him. The public school’s administration did little to stop his tormentors, she says, so the mother of five transferred her son to private school, using a state grant for low- and middle-income families to pay…

Swimmer reveals details about alleged abuse by former Team USA coach

An Olympic swimmer is speaking out about alleged abuse she suffered from a former Team USA coach. Ariana Kukors told police former coach Sean Hutchison sexually abused her and took thousands of nude photos of her while she was a minor. In an essay published Friday on her website, she alleges Hutchison groomed and manipulated her from age 13. She…

NHRA star Brittany Force hospitalized after crash

NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, left, jokes with NHRA drag racer Brittany Force, right, after beating her in a best of three drag race competition at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s ZMax Dragway in Concord, N.C., during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Chuck Burton / AP POMONA, Calif. — Brittany Force escaped serious injury in a wall-banging crash Sunday in the…

Police: Man kills girlfriend, stabs parents at family party

MILLIS, Mass. – A 24-year-old man is accused of stabbing his parents in a suburban Boston restaurant and is expected to be also be charged with his girlfriend’s murder. Millis Police said Benjamin Walsh was taken into custody Saturday night after his parents were stabbed at Primavera on Pleasant Street around 7 p.m., CBS Boston reports. They are expected to survive. The…

Facing deportation, dad of leukemia patient takes refuge in church

Jesus Berrones, who was brought to the U.S. as a toddler, has received sanctuary at a Phoenix church while fighting deportation. CBS News A father facing deportation is taking refuge this morning inside a Phoenix church, which has opened its doors to provide sanctuary. Jesus Berrones is now living inside. With a five-year-old son battling leukemia, and a wife who…

Boston police Black History Month tweet heavily panned

Since-deleted Boston Police Department  tweet that caused stir by honoring white man to mark Black History Month CBS Boston BOSTON — Boston police are facing heavy criticism online for a now-deleted tweet for Black History Month that celebrated a white man. The original post on the department’s official Twitter account Saturday night was in honor of former Boston Celtics coach…

London airport closed after WWII bomb found

FILE PHOTO: Passengers alight from a train to enter City Airport in London, Britain, October 18, 2017. REUTERS Last Updated Feb 12, 2018 5:48 AM EST LONDON — London City Airport announced its closure on Sunday after a World War Two bomb was discovered in the nearby River Thames. The ordnance was discovered in King George V Dock, close to…

Investigators hunt for clues in Russian plane crash

Investigators scoured the scene of one of Russia’s worst-ever plane crashes Monday, after the passenger jet crashed Sunday near Moscow minutes after take-off, killing all 71 people on board. Saratov Airlines, the operator of the flight, suspended its use of all AN-148 aircraft until the end of the investigation into the cause of the crash. On Monday, the crash site…

Grand Canyon chopper crash witness: “It's just horrible”

PHOENIX — Four survivors of a deadly tour helicopter crash onto the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon were being treated at a Nevada hospital while crews tackled difficult terrain in a remote area to try to recover the bodies of three other people. Six British tourists and a pilot were on board the Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters chopper when…

Dry Start To Week.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY: We remain dry to start the work week. Highs in the 40s and 50s Monday, with lows in the 30s Monday night. Perhaps a bit more sun Tuesday, but still a good bit of cloud cover as well. Highs in the mid 60s Tuesday, with lows only in the 50s Tuesday night. WED/THU/FRI: Scattered showers return to…

U.S. earns 2nd gold medal after snowboarder defends title

26 Photos Gold medalist Jamie Anderson of the United States poses during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies’ Slopestyle Final on day three of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Mon., Feb. 12, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Getty PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Jamie Anderson defended her title in Olympic women’s slopestyle snowboarding, surviving…

Commentary: Why are the media celebrating North Korea's cheerleaders and Kim Jong Un's sister?

Olympic games are inevitably full of surprises—from the U.S. men’s hockey win over Russia in 1980 to the improbable Jamaican bobsled team in 1988. But could anyone have anticipated that media liberals would be celebrating a member of the brutal Kim regime on the front pages of America’s newspapers?  Everyone knows the press hates President Trump. But who knew they…