VENTURA, Calif. — The same vicious winds that turned three Southern California wildfires into destructive dynamos were also making the firefight more difficult. The water-dropping planes and helicopters essential to taming and containing wildfires have been mostly grounded because it’s too dangerous to fly them in the strong winds. Tuesday […]
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Christine Keeler of U.K.’s Profumo scandal dies at 75
LONDON — Christine Keeler, the central figure in the sex-and-espionage Profumo scandal that rocked Cold War Britain, has died at 75. Her son, Seymour Platt, posted on Facebook that Keeler died Monday at a hospital near Farnborough in southern England. Platt said on Facebook that his mother died late Monday […]
There are true believers in bitcoin, but others warn the bubble could burst
NEW YORK — It is the hottest currency in the world: the bitcoin. In the past 12 months, investors have driven the value up nearly 1,500 percent. There are true believers, and others who warn the bitcoin bubble could burst. At a New York City bar, the drinks are flowing […]
Wildfires threaten thousands of homes in Southern California
VENTURA, Calif. — Wildfires in Southern California are being powered Tuesday night by very strong Santa Ana winds gusting as high as 80 miles per hour. The fires — in Los Angeles and Ventura counties — have already burned more than 47,000 acres. More than 27,000 people have been evacuated, and […]
Wildfires threaten thousands of homes in Southern Calif.
VENTURA, Calif. — Wildfires in Southern California are being powered Tuesday night by very strong Santa Ana winds gusting as high as 80 miles per hour. The fires — in Los Angeles and Ventura counties — have already burned more than 47,000 acres. More than 27,000 people have been evacuated, and […]
Photographer’s new book celebrates his extraordinary career
NEW YORK — For nearly 70 years, one man has pointed his lens at the country’s most important events and people. When Bobby Kennedy was shot, Harry Benson was there. “I turned to him and I see Bobby’s fallen to the floor,” Benson told CBS News. “Ethel appeared … she […]
Mother of 2 dies just a day after flu diagnosis
Family members of Alani “Joie” Murrieta are warning the public to take the flu seriously after the 20-year-old mother of two died unexpectedly last week — just one day after getting the diagnosis. The death of the Phoenix, Arizona, woman came as a shock to her family, who said she […]
Former monk testifies in ex-priest’s trial for 1960 killing
EDINBURG, Texas — A former monk has testified that an ex-priest accused of killing a Texas woman in 1960 confessed to him three years after the killing. Dale Tacheny testified Monday in the murder trial of John Feit, now 85, who is accused of suffocating Irene Garza after she went to […]
Trial opens in death of teen who shielded girls from gunfire
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the murder trial of three young men that at least 34 shots were fired in an attack that killed a Tennessee high school student who was posthumously lauded for courageously shielding two girls from the gunfire. Christopher Drone Bassett, Kipling […]
The top 9 American companies to work for
Getty Images/iStockphoto Although the US unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2001, finding what most experts would define as a good job remains challenging. American workers, though, are offering their two cents about their employers at Glassdoor, which lets people both highlight the perks and air their grievances […]