LOS ANGELES — The gunman who killed his wife and four others in a rampage in Northern California this week found an easy way around a court order prohibiting him from having guns: He built his own at home. Kevin Janson Neal, 44, was armed with what authorities believe were […]
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White House OKs Senate review of accusations against Sen. Franken
Last Updated Nov 16, 2017 4:05 PM EST White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders updated the press and took questions at the White House Thursday afternoon. Earlier Thursday, in response to the House’s passage of a GOP tax overhaul bill, Sanders said in a statement that “President Donald J. […]
Franken responds to sexual misconduct accusations
Last Updated Nov 16, 2017 7:18 PM EST Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, issued another statement responding to accusations by anchor Leeann Tweeden that the senator “kissed and groped” her without her consent while they were entertaining troops on a December 2006 USO Tour. In addition to Tweeden’s allegations of unwanted sexual […]
Sen. Franken responds to sexual misconduct accusations
Last Updated Nov 16, 2017 3:05 PM EST Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, issued another statement responding to accusations by anchor Leeann Tweeden that the senator “kissed and groped” her without her consent while they were entertaining troops on a December 2006 USO Tour. In addition to Tweeden’s allegations of unwanted sexual […]
Martha Stewart: Prison time gave me “street cred” with TV cohost Snoop Dogg
Martha Stewart, the head of the lifestyle empire, believes the time she spent in prison for charges related to insider trading helped give her “street cred” in the eyes of her television sidekick, rapper Snoop Dogg, she tells Tracy Smith in an interview for CBS’ “Sunday Morning” to be broadcast […]
Experts say photo of Billy the Kid, lawman is real deal
Experts now believe a photo purchased at a flea market for $10 shows Billy the Kid standing with the lawman who ultimately killed him, making the snapshot potentially worth millions. Frank Abrams, a North Carolina attorney, first spotted the tintype photo in Asheville in 2011. The self-described history buff said […]
Mugabe meets with army officer who placed him under house arrest
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was shown meeting Thursday with the army commander who put him under house arrest, as negotiations with a South African delegation and a Catholic priest at the state house pushed for a resolution to the political turmoil and the likely end to Mugabe’s […]
Wanted polygamist free after over a decade on the lam in Mexico
PHOENIX — A polygamist who fled to Mexico about 15 years ago with his wives and kids while facing child molestation charges in Arizona is now free after the charges were dropped months ago. Orson William Black Jr. was arrested by Mexican authorities in the northern state of Chihuahua and […]
Sen. Al Franken accused of groping, unwanted kissing
Last Updated Nov 16, 2017 12:04 PM EST Television host, sports broadcaster and model Leeann Tweeden says that Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, “kissed and groped” her without consent while entertaining troops on a USO Tour in December 2006. Tweeden, a KABC radio news anchor, wrote in a post that among […]
Tipster cabbie says she drove psych hospital escapee
STOCKTON, Calif. – A strange conversation and a vigilant cabbie are the reasons escaped killer Randall Saito is behind bars Wednesday, reports CBS affiliate KGMB. Yellow Cab told reporters in California that Randall Saito, the “psychopathic” Hawaii State Hospital patient who escaped Sunday morning and flew to California — hours […]