Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned from the International Space Station in September after a 288-day mission. Whitson has spent more time in space than any other American. While in orbit, the 57-year-old biochemist started writing a letter to her 9-year-old self. She finished it back home in Houston at NASA’s Johnson […]
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Boy with dairy allergy dies after school allegedly fed him cheese
NEW YORK – New York City officials have shut down a school after an apparent mistake that proved deadly. As CBS New York reported, Elijah Silvera, 3, was given a grilled cheese sandwich even though his family says educators knew he was allergic to dairy. A mourning relative shared Elijah’s story […]
Chuck Norris speaks out after claiming MRI drug poisoned his wife
Actor Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena, are suing 11 medical companies after they say she was poisoned by a drug used during a routine MRI scan. The drug is a contrast agent, which enhances MRI images and helps with diagnosis. The companies that make contrast agents say they are […]
Trump: I won’t let U.S. be “taken advantage of anymore” on trade
Last Updated Nov 10, 2017 2:29 AM EST DANANG, Vietnam — Hours after leaving Beijing, President Trump delivered what appeared to be a sharp rebuke to China Friday, declaring he won’t allow the U.S. to be “taken advantage of anymore” when it comes to trade. He pledged to always “put […]
Roy Moore has defenders in Ala. government
Allegations that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32 years old made national headlines and caused some of his fellow Republicans to walk back support for him, but reports indicate he still has support from government officials in his home […]
“We can move rather quickly” to inspect North Korea, official says
UNITED NATIONS — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said Thursday that North Korea is a global threat, more today than ever. “Our inspectors were requested to leave in April 2009 … after that we don’t have inspectors on the ground, but we continue to monitor the […]
“We can move rather quickly” to inspect N. Korea, watchdog says
UNITED NATIONS — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said Thursday that North Korea is a global threat, more today than ever. “Our inspectors were requested to leave in April 2009 … after that we don’t have inspectors on the ground, but we continue to monitor the […]
Bannon compares Moore report to Trump “Access Hollywood” tape
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—At a speech in New Hampshire Thursday night, GOP strategist Steve Bannon compared the accusations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to the release of President Trump’s infamous “Access Hollywood” video during the 2016 election. “But it’s interesting,” Bannon told the audience. “The Bezos-Amazon-Washington Post that dropped that […]
Roy Moore still has defenders in Alabama government
Allegations that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32 years old made national headlines and caused some of his fellow Republicans to walk back support for him, but reports indicate he still has support from government officials in his home […]
Jurors weigh a TV show’s effect on a real-life shooting death
By Erin Moriarty and Paul LaRosa When Victoria Rickman, a 30-year-old single mother from Atlanta, dialed 911 on Sept. 13, 2013 to report that she’d shot her boyfriend Will Carter Jr. in self-defense because he had raped her, she never imagined the lead detective would be followed by a camera […]