Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 9:10 AM EDT President Trump is making light of his Twitter account going dark for a few minutes this week. Twitter has reported that a customer support worker was on his or her last day on the job and “inadvertently” deactivated Mr. Trump’s account briefly […]
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In Washington, distracted driving gets a rebrand as DUI-E
A campaign by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to crack down on distracted driving recently swept up a high-profile offender. Newly-released video shows the SUV of the Garden State’s first lady, Mary Pat Christie, being pulled over last April. The officer says she was holding a phone in her hand. […]
Trump says “we’ll see” if Tillerson lasts the full term
Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 3:05 AM EDT President Trump doesn’t sound certain that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be around for all four years of his first term. In an interview airing Thursday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” Mr. Trump was asked by Laura Ingraham whether Tillerson […]
Trump’s Twitter account goes on brief hiatus
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 10:32 PM EDT President Trump’s personal Twitter account disappeared from the site briefly Thursday afternoon, raising speculation that it might have been suspended, but the social network said that wasn’t the case. Visitors to @realDonaldTrump expecting to find his latest missives around 3:55 p.m. PT […]
Amanda Knox mourns Meredith Kercher 10 years after murder
On the 10th anniversary of Meredith Kercher’s death, her roommate Amanda Knox wrote a tribute that was published online Wednesday that recounts the months the two spent together in Perugia, Italy. Knox’s article is titled “Mourning Meredith” and was posted on the Westside Seattle website. She recounts memories with Meredith […]
TripAdvisor accused of deleting reviews that raised red flags
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 8:15 PM EDT TripAdvisor, one of the most popular travel websites, is accused of deleting customer reviews that raise red flags about potential dangers. Kristie Love was on a beach getaway when she says she was raped by a security guard at the highly rated […]
HBO star alleges Harvey Weinstein raped her — twice
Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 1:50 AM EDT NEW YORK — Sources tell CBS News that New York City police have brought prosecutors new rape allegations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Actress Paz de la Huerta says that in October of 2010, Weinstein offered to give her a ride […]
HBO star alleges Harvey Weinstein raped her
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 7:39 PM EDT NEW YORK — Sources tell CBS News that New York City police have brought prosecutors new rape allegations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Actress Paz de la Huerta says that in October of 2010, Weinstein offered to give her a ride […]
Hiring bounces back in October as effects of hurricanes fade
Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 10:59 AM EDT U.S. businesses hired robustly in October, partly reversing the depressed hiring in September thanks to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Some 261,000 jobs were added and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent. That’s less than the approximately 300,000 economists had been […]
Uber passenger recalls ride with Saipov days before NYC attack
NEW YORK — Damian Erskine, a 34-year-old British graphic designer, came to the United States with his girlfriend last weekend to attend a friend’s wedding in New York. Little did the couple know that the Uber they ordered Oct. 26 from Newark International Airport would be driven by Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov […]