OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma woman convicted of using a counterfeit check has received a reduced sentence after getting medically sterilized at the suggestion of the judge. The Oklahoman reports that U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot showed leniency to 34-year-old Summer Thyme Creel during her sentencing Thursday because she had surgery to prevent pregnancies. Friot had suggested the medical procedure in a…
Last Updated Feb 9, 2018 1:35 PM EST PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The cracks in the trilateral alliance between the United States, Japan, and South Korea — allies who’ve shown a united front in hopes of denuclearizing North Korea — are starting to show. Vice President Mike Pence’s tour, which was meant in part to counter the North’s outreach to…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — An Ohio man who authorities said impregnated 14-year-old twins and their 12-year-old sister while living in their home was sentenced to 27 years in prison on rape and sexual battery charges. Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Jennifer McLaughlin said before sentencing Thursday in a Youngstown courtroom that 34-year-old Arnold Perry abused the trust of the girls’ family after their…
Photo provided by Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo shows new school uniforms designed by the Italian brand Armani. Taimei Elementary School via AP TOKYO — A Tokyo public school has adopted Giorgio Armani uniforms for students, triggering criticism in a country where hefty school fees are already burdening young parents. Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza shopping district has…
Sheriff Cecil Cantrell confirms the officer was in uniform, but was quote, “not in the scope of his duties.”
Dylan Lauren, founder of the popular Dylan’s Candy Bar candy stores, will launch a line of healthier candies soon, she reveals in an interview with Alina Cho for CBS’ “Sunday Morning,” to be broadcast February 11. The new line, called “Treat Yourself,” is part of Lauren’s corporate expansion plans, which also include new stores in Dubai and Japan added to…
The Eagles’ defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 Sunday.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — “Delicious” isn’t always a word we use to describe hospital food, but one chef is changing perceptions of what cafeteria food can be. Three days a week at the Arkansas Heart Hospital, chef Coby Smith dishes out what’s arguably the most authentic Japanese ramen in town. “Since we’ve been doing this, we’ve had thousands and thousands…
The resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter over allegations that he abused his ex-wives has sent shockwaves throughout the White House and Washington. But the White House was made aware of the claims levied against Porter months before the Daily Mail first reported that his second ex-wife filed an emergency protective order against him and that he blackened…
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Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz’s mother has been kidnapped in Venezuela. CBS Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — The mother of Pirates catcher Elias Diaz has been kidnapped in Venezuela, CBS Pittsburgh reports. Team officials did not specify the circumstances, but Venezuelan media reported Thursday that the 24-year-old player’s mother was kidnapped in San Francisco, a city about 430 miles west of Caracas….
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — A Southern California swim coach said he had reported rumors of former Team USA assistant swim coach Sean Hutchison being in a forbidden relationship with a U.S. champion swimmer at an Olympic training center years ago, CBS Los Angeles reports. The revelation about Hutchison comes after the swimmer, Ariana Kukors, said this week that he sexually abused…
CHICAGO — An Illinois child welfare worker died Thursday from injuries suffered when she was severely beaten last year while trying to take protective custody of a child. Pamela Sue Knight died at a Chicago hospital, according to Neil Skene, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The suspect, Andrew Sucher, 25, is accused of kicking Knight…
Last Updated Feb 9, 2018 11:05 AM EST Luge veteran Erin Hamlin has entered her last Olympics carrying the U.S. flag, which started as a feel-good story but quickly turned controversial. The large U.S. contingent is one of the more enthusiastic groups, and Hamlin smiled broadly as she waved the flag. Hamlin and speedskater Shani Davis were among several candidates for…
Court documents allege the victim was under the age of 14.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Canadian figure skater Meagan Duhamel is hoping to win a gold medal in South Korea this month – though no prize could be more life-changing than her previous Pyeongchang souvenir. Not after last year, when the two-time world champion pairs skater brought home Moo-tae – an affable miniature dachshund mix with big ears, bowed legs and…
CLEVELAND — Cleveland police have warned a local hospital that a woman under investigation for fundraisers connected to false claims she was pregnant and had cancer might try to take a baby. Cleveland.com reports the Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital outside of Cleveland has posted fliers with Dawn Brown’s photo in its maternity ward after receiving a warning from Cleveland police. The Cleveland Clinic…
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Russia’s desperate attempt to get 45 banned athletes — including several medal favorites — into the Pyeongchang Olympics failed just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony. The International Olympic Committee had banned Russia because of a massive doping scheme at the 2014 Sochi Games, but gave individual athletes the chance to apply for admission to compete as…
Syed Jamal was arrested in his yard as he was getting ready to take his children to school. KCTV-TV LAWRENCE, Kan. — An adjunct chemistry instructor living in Kansas who was arrested last week by immigration officials and faced imminent deportation to Bangladesh has been granted a temporary stay of removal but that doesn’t mean he will be allowed to…
Since a truce stopped the Korean War in 1953, contact between North and South Koreans has been rare, but every year hundreds of North Korean defectors cross into the South. Now, 473 North Koreans are officially in the South as part of an Olympic delegation including 22 athletes in Pyeongchang. South Korea is wealthy, a democracy, and one of the…
A photo released by the Crime Suppression Division of the Thailand Police, Sergey Medvedev, 31, center, is arrested outside his Bangkok apartment, Feb. 2, 2018, for his alleged role in an international identity theft ring that sold stolen credit card information on the dark web, leading to losses of over $530 million. AP/handout BANGKOK — Police in Thailand announced Friday…
Pita Taufatofua of Tonga carries the national flag in the opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, February 9, 2018, during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. REUTERS PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Pita Taufatofua has shown once again he’s willing to give the shirt off his back for Tonga in Olympic conditions, whether it be sun, snow…