Last Updated Nov 12, 2017 7:29 PM EST TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian officials say the powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the region along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday killed at least 61 people and injured 300 in Iran. Iranian state TV also says that Iraqi officials have […]
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Iraq-Iran earthquake kills scores, injures hundreds more
Last Updated Nov 12, 2017 10:46 PM EST TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says the death toll in the powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake along the borders of Iran and Iraq has risen above 140. IRNA also said over 860 people were injured in the quake that shook the region […]
Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley arrested on DWI suspicion
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Cole Kelley of the Arkansas Razorbacks was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of DWI and careless driving, CBS affiliate KTHV reports. The 20-year-old freshman quarterback was arrested in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is expected to appear in court Monday morning. Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema said he was […]
Lebanon PM Saad Hariri says he will return to his country soon
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday he will return to his country “very soon” amid a political crisis that erupted when he announced his sudden resignation on Nov. 4 in Saudi Arabia. In a live interview shown on his Future TV, Hariri said he had resigned to protect […]
Prince Charles, standing in for queen, leads war memorial ceremony
LONDON — Prince Charles has led Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead, taking the role held for more than six decades by his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The 91-year-old queen, dressed in black, watched the service at London’s Cenotaph memorial from a nearby balcony alongside her 96-year-old husband […]
Trump lands in Philippines, his last stop on Asia tour
MANILA, Philippines — President Donald Trump arrived in the Philippines Sunday to attend a pair of international summits and close his five-country tour of Asia. Mr. Trump is slated to meet several times with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has come under intense criticism from human rights advocates for overseeing […]
Driver survives after car flies off San Francisco freeway, police say
SAN FRANCISCO — A BMW driver survived a horrific crash early Saturday morning, CBS San Francisco reports, after their car flew off the freeway and crash-landed upside down on the street below, according to police authorities. It happened just after 4 a.m. Saturday. The car was heading eastbound on Interstate 80 […]
Trump reiterates he believes Russia didn’t meddle in 2016 election
HANOI, Vietnam — President Trump said Sunday he believes U.S. intelligence agencies — which have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Mr. Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is sincere when he says Russia didn’t interfere. “I believe that he feels that he and Russia […]
Ex-spokesperson for NYC mayor recalls devastating treadmill accident
NEW YORK — Imagine having it all and losing it in a split second. That’s what happened to Karen Hinton. She had a high-profile career, but a devastating accident changed everything. Hinton and her husband sat down with CBS News York for an exclusive interview to talk about their life now, […]
Texas church massacre: More victims laid to rest on Veterans Day
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS — Two silver hearses carrying the bodies of a couple killed in last weekend’s shooting at a Texas church were followed by a long procession of vehicles Saturday that avoided passing the small church where more than two dozen people died. Mourners instead drove around the tiny community of […]