Last Updated Nov 1, 2017 6:14 PM EDT NEW YORK — FBI said Wednesday evening it was seeking another person wanted for questioning in the New York City bike lane truck attack. Officials announced that they have since found him. Mukhammadzoir Kadirov FBI Prior to a press conference, the FBI released […]
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Terrorism charges filed against NYC attack suspect
Last Updated Nov 1, 2017 6:54 PM EDT NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed terrorism charges against bike path attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of killing eight people and injuring a dozen others when he drove his car along a bike path in lower Manhattan Tuesday. […]
NYC attack suspect was known to U.S. authorities
NEW YORK — The suspect in Tuesday’s deadly terror attack in New York City was known to U.S. authorities because his name was associated with the subjects of other FBI counterterrorism investigations in 2015, an intelligence source said, CBS News’ Pat Milton reports. The intelligence source said the suspect, 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic […]
Social media sites balk at notifying users fed fake ads
Lawyers for Facebook, Twitter and Google balked Wednesday when asked by a senator if in the future their companies would consider notifying users who had seen advertising posted by fake accounts tied to foreign governments, primarily Russian operatives. The idea, posed by Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, came after nearly […]
Lawmakers release trove of Russian-linked Facebook ads, Twitter handles
Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and whip up tensions around divisive social issues. The ads, dozens of which were disclosed for the first time, were released as representatives of leading social media companies faced criticism […]
Authorities struggle to prevent attacks with rented trucks
ATLANTA — It doesn’t take a firearm or a bomb to wreak havoc. All it takes is a driver’s license, a valid credit card, some proof of insurance — and as little as $19. The attack on a riverfront bike path in New York City was carried out with a […]
2,000-year-old child mummy seen in amazing detail
Some 2,000 years ago, the body of a girl who was around 5 years old was mummified and laid to rest somewhere in Egypt. Many of her internal organs were removed, and she was wrapped in fine linen with round earrings, a necklace and an amulet. Now, a new technique […]
More U.S. babies born preterm as progress stalls
After nearly a decade of decline, the U.S. rate of preterm birth — the largest contributor to infant death in the country — increased again in 2016 for the second year in a row, according to a new report from the March of Dimes. More than 380,000 babies are born […]
Hoffman apologizes after sexual harassment accusation
Dustin Hoffman has apologized after a woman accused him of groping and sexually harassing her when she was 17. Anna Graham Hunter wrote a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, in which she claimed Hoffman groped her buttocks and made numerous lewd comments toward her when she was a teenage […]
Women’s parity takes a small step back
For the first time in over a decade, the progress toward women’s equality worldwide has slipped. Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has been tracking the global gender gap, as measured in the difference between men’s and women’s lifespans, access to education, economic participation and representation in government. “Every year, […]