KARANGASEM, Indonesia — Bali’s international airport was reopened on Wednesday, although a volcano on the island is still erupting. Indonesia’s president has urged anyone still within the exclusion zone to get out “for the sake of their safety.” Airport spokesman Arie Ahsannurohim said ash from the Mount Agung volcano had […]
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Amid “ethnic cleansing,” Pope preaches forgiveness in Myanmar
YANGON — Pope Francis urged Myanmar’s long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured, preaching a message of forgiveness Wednesday to a huge crowd in his first public Mass in the predominantly Buddhist nation. Local authorities estimated that about 150,000 people turned […]
New plea to public in hunt for N. Carolina toddler
Authorities searching for a North Carolina toddler who vanished over the weekend issued an appeal late Tuesday for the public to help them identify a woman and child seen in security camera video from a WalMart in Morehead City. The mother of 3-year-old Mariah Woods issued an emotional plea earlier […]
Conservative speaker arrested after alleged altercation at speech titled “It Is OK To Be White”
STORRS, Conn. — A conservative commentator was arrested at the University of Connecticut Tuesday night after a fight broke out during his speech titled “It Is OK To Be White.” Lucian Wintrich’s speech was cut short when a young woman in the audience appeared to take paperwork off the lectern he […]
Man to be charged in string of Tampa murders
Last Updated Nov 29, 2017 1:46 AM EST Tampa police said Tuesday night they had arrested a 24-year-old man and that he would be charged with murder in four shooting deaths in the Seminole Heights neighborhood that had stoked fears of a serial killer in the area. An arrest photo […]
Man charged in string of Tampa murders
Last Updated Nov 29, 2017 1:46 AM EST Tampa police said Tuesday night they had arrested a 24-year-old man and that he would be charged with murder in four shooting deaths in the Seminole Heights neighborhood that had stoked fears of a serial killer in the area. Howell Emanuel Donaldson […]
Man arrested, to be charged in string of Tampa murders
Last Updated Nov 29, 2017 7:34 AM EST Tampa police said Tuesday night they had arrested a 24-year-old man and that he would be charged with murder in four shooting deaths in the Seminole Heights neighborhood that had stoked fears of a serial killer in the area. An arrest photo […]
Top Democrats, including Pelosi, pressuring Conyers to resign
Top House Democrats — including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) — are pressuring Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, to step down, two senior Democratic aides confirmed to CBS News. Conyers, 88, is facing a congressional investigation into sexual harassment allegations. He said he would step aside as […]
Twin endangered tiger cubs being hand-raised at Pittsburgh Zoo
PITTSBURGH — Two rare tiger cubs are being hand-raised at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium after their mother didn’t bond with them. Zoo keepers showed off the twin male and female Amur cubs Tuesday, CBS Pittsburgh reports. They were born Sept. 25. “These Amur tiger cubs are precious to all […]
YouTube cracks down on disturbing videos of children
SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of thousands of disturbing videos of young children have been posted online, not in some dark corner of the internet, but on YouTube. The website is finally cracking down. It was a bottom-line decision. Under pressure from advertisers, YouTube — owned by Google — removed more […]