BANGKOK — A chartered tour bus reportedly lost control on a downhill curve in Thailand’s northeast and plunged off the side of the road, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more. The Thai PBS television network reported on its website that in addition to the dead, 33 passengers […]
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Controversy over new, lightly pot-infused soda
OAKLAND — With more and more businesses looking to capitalize on California’s legalization of recreational marijuana, a company is trying to market a new pot-infused soda as an alternative to drinking alcohol, reports CBS San Francisco. The Seven City Beverage Company claims the product includes the right amount of THC […]
Video shows officers saving choking baby in middle of intersection
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Incredible police body cam video captured the moments Shaker Heights police officers saved a baby who was choking in a car parked in the middle of a busy intersection, CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO-TV reports. “‘Save my baby.’ That’s all I was thinking about, ‘save my baby,”‘ […]
More than a dozen Kushner buildings under investigation by NYC agency
NEW YORK — New York City’s buildings regulator launched investigations at more than a dozen Kushner Cos. properties Wednesday following an Associated Press report that the real estate developer routinely filed false paperwork claiming it had zero rent-regulated tenants in its buildings across the city. The AP reported Sunday that […]
Officer, several others shot in San Francisco, authorities say
SAN FRANCISCO — A police officer has been shot in San Francisco’s Crocker-Amazon District along with several other people, including the suspect, according to authorities. A Zuckerberg General Hospital spokesman said one officer and five other people were injured, among them was a suspect, CBS San Francisco reports. San Francisco […]
Police release footage from deadly crash involving self-driving Uber
TEMPE, Ariz. — Video was released Wednesday of a deadly self-driving vehicle crash in suburban Phoenix that shows a pedestrian walking from a darkened area onto a street just moments before an Uber SUV strikes her. The video shows the human backup driver in the SUV looking down until seconds […]
Mark Zuckerberg finally speaks out
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is speaking publicly for the first time since a whistleblower described how a data firm exploited a loophole to access data from 50 million Facebook users. Hours after releasing a statement (on Facebook), Zuckerberg spoke to Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson about what he called “one of our biggest mistakes.” Thompson spoke […]
Rick Saccone concedes to Conor Lamb in PA race
Republican Rick Saccone has called Democrat Conor Lamb to concede the race for the 18th congressional district in Pennsylvania more than a week after the election. Saccone has already announced he will run for Congress in another district. “This afternoon, I spoke to Mr. Lamb, conceding the race in the […]
Rick Saccone concedes to Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania race
Republican Rick Saccone has called Democrat Conor Lamb to concede the race for the 18th congressional district in Pennsylvania more than a week after the election. Saccone has already announced he will run for Congress in another district. “This afternoon, I spoke to Mr. Lamb, conceding the race in the […]
Austin bombing suspect recorded 25-minute “confession”
AUSTIN, Texas — A 23-year-old man who is suspected of terrorizing Texas residents with explosive packages for several weeks recorded a 25-minute confession on his cellphone, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley announced during a news conference Wednesday evening. Mark Conditt was killed when he detonated an explosive device early Wednesday […]