If you’re thinking of entering a hot chili pepper eating contest, you might want to think twice, doctors caution. Their warning comes after treating a young man in the hospital who suffered excruciatingly painful headaches after eating a “Carolina Reaper,” long considered the world’s hottest chili pepper. In a case study […]
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Paralyzed survivor in hockey team bus crash wanted to help teammates, parents say
HUMBOLDT, Canada — At a vigil Sunday night, in the arena that brought so much joy over the years, there were tears and a struggle to understand. When a truck slammed into the Humboldt Broncos’ bus Friday, killing 15 team members and injuring more than a dozen others, it broke […]
Bill Cosby paid accuser nearly $3.4M, prosecutor says
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. — Bill Cosby paid nearly $3.4 million to the woman he is charged with sexually assaulting, a prosecutor revealed to jurors Monday, answering one of the biggest questions surrounding the case as the comedian’s retrial got underway. District Attorney Kevin Steele highlighted the 2006 civil settlement during his […]
NFL player accused of making false bomb threat at LAX
LOS ANGELES — Police say Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis was arrested after falsely claiming to have explosives while checking in for a flight at Los Angeles International Airport. Airport police spokesman Rob Pedregon said Monday that Davis was booked on a charge of making a false bomb threat […]
Laura Ingraham returns, with far fewer advertisers
Fox News host Laura Ingraham returns from a one-week vacation tonight to “The Ingraham Angle,” a show that now has fewer advertisers as companies pulled their sponsorships over her tweet last month that mocked a Parkland, Florida, school-shooting survivor. Ingraham lost about 50 percent of her show’s on-air advertising time […]
How to watch the 2018 ACM Awards
The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards take place this Sunday. Here’s how you can watch the show live online or on TV to catch your favorite country music acts on stage. Country superstar Reba McEntire will host the awards show. How to watch the 2018 ACM Awards live What: […]
Years after lynchings, family members finally get the truth
BOSTON — A remarkable memorial opens later this month in Alabama, dedicated to victims of lynching. Oprah Winfrey was given an exclusive tour for “60 Minutes,” and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice honors thousands of victims, including one man who was murdered in 1936. Lent Shaw was accused […]
Feds raid Trump lawyer’s office, home, seizing records
The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal attorney, CBS News’ Pat Milton confirms. They seized materials and documents from his office including content related to his payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels, also known as Stephanie Clifford, the New York Times reports. A person familiar with the […]
Indictment accuses Backpage founders of aiding prostitution
PHOENIX — The founders of Backpage.com and five others at the classified site have been indicted on federal charges in what authorities say was a scheme to facilitate prostitution by running ads for sexual services and hiding their revenues. An indictment unsealed Monday alleges that Backpage.com on some occasions had helped […]
Does it matter what kind of gas was used in latest Syria attack?
What kind of gas was used in the latest attack in Syria? It appears that dozens of Syrian civilians were killed on Saturday in an attack using chemical weapons. Initial reports from the humanitarian group known as the White Helmets and Syrian American Medical Society indicated that chlorine gas might […]