Our most complete picture of life on Earth is coming into focus, as a stunning new NASA time-lapse video crams 20 years into just a few minutes. It is helping scientists learn a lot more about global warming and how the earth is changing. “It’s one of a kind. It’s […]
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Tesla unveils its first electric semi-tractor-trailer
DETROIT — After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs – and, more recently, solar panels – Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks. The company unveiled its new electric semi-tractor-trailer Thursday night near its design center in Hawthorne, California. Tesla also surprised […]
Researchers find “simple” way to hack Amazon Key
Cybersecurity researchers are raising concerns about Amazon’s new service that lets drivers deliver packages inside your home. Amazon Key is a way for drivers to unlock and relock your door and record their entry with a wireless security camera, but that convenience may come with a serious risk. The findings […]
Woman with expletive-filled anti-Trump truck decal arrested
DALLAS — The driver of a pickup displaying an expletive-filled message to President Donald Trump and his supporters in the Houston area was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant. Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office records show Karen Fonseca was arrested about 2 p.m. Thursday on an outstanding fraud warrant issued […]
NFL star and wife open up about losing their baby boy
NFL star Marquise Goodwin and his wife are opening up about the tragic death of their baby boy, and his difficult decision to take the field just hours later. The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver scored an 83-yard touchdown Sunday. He blew a kiss to the sky as he crossed […]
Massive fire rips through senior living community, forcing evacs into cold
Last Updated Nov 17, 2017 2:11 AM EST WEST CHESTER, Pa. – At least 20 people were taken to hospitals as a massive fire ripped through a senior living community in Pennsylvania, reports CBS Philadelphia. The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Thursday at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community, about […]
Massive fire rips through Pa. senior living community
Last Updated Nov 17, 2017 1:39 PM EST WEST CHESTER, Pa. – At least 20 people were taken to hospitals as a massive fire ripped through a senior living community in Pennsylvania, CBS Philadelphia reports. Dozens more, many of whom were unable to walk, were forced into the cold night […]
Mental patient who escaped facility speaks out in jailhouse interview
STOCKTON, Calif. — The psychiatric patient who escaped from a state hospital in Hawaii, boarded a plane to California and ended up in Stockton, spoke to CBS Sacramento from his jail cell on Thursday. Randall Saito escaped from a state hospital in Hawaii and says his past in Stockton and Lodi drew […]
Can the private sector save America’s aging water systems?
Who owns the water pipes beneath your street? Increasingly, it is a private company, a shift from the mostly public ownership of the systems used to provide drinking water and remove waste that has prevailed in the U.S. since the early 1900s. In the first half of 2017, companies spent, […]
Think twice before buying the market dip
US equities rebounded strongly on Thursday as the House GOP passed its tax-reform proposal and investors embraced a classic buy-the-dip mentality after a couple of weeks of weakness in stock prices (especially in small-cap stocks, as the chart below shows). Breadth was heavily positive in what looked and felt like […]