Editor’s note: Some testimony may contain graphic language and descriptions of sexual and physical assault. Amber Heard returned to the stand Thursday, her second day of testimony in the civil trial for the $50 million libel lawsuit filed by her ex-husband Johnny Depp. She described their relationship and how they […]
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Nashville real estate boom forces food pantry to shutter
Nashville’s “white hot” real estate market means homes in the area are no longer as affordable. It’s also caused a local food pantry to close due to its lease not being renewed. Realtor Shane Tallant told CBS News that new home listings under $700,000 generate feeding frenzies. “If that house […]
Amber Heard takes the stand in civil trial
Amber Heard takes the stand in civil trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Actress Amber Heard took the stand for the first time in the trial where Johnny Depp accuses her of defamation. She told the jury about the abuse she said she suffered at the hands of her […]
Musk’s Twitter bid gets $7 billion in backing from tech titans
Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Silicon Valley titans like Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Other investors include Sequoia Capital Fund, which pledged $800 million, and VyCapital, which pledged $700 […]
Soul Queen Irma Thomas reflects on her legacy, returning to Jazz Fest
Soul Queen Irma Thomas reflects on her legacy, returning to Jazz Fest – CBS News Watch CBS News The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, has become a fixture at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for nearly 50 years. Anthony Mason visited Thomas at home before she […]
Federal government, parents fight to curb fentanyl crisis
Federal government, parents fight to curb fentanyl crisis – CBS News Watch CBS News With fentanyl deaths on the rise, the federal government and parents are working to fight the crisis. Lilia Luciano went to the U.S.-Mexico border to see how they’re using new technology to combat drug smuggling and […]
Bird flu is driving up the price of more than eggs and poultry
Food prices in the U.S. are rising, but sticker shock at the grocery store is especially acute in the egg and poultry aisles, as a highly contagious avian flu decimates commercial poultry flocks across the U.S. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, is spreading across the U.S., forcing farmers […]
American fighters seek to help civilians across Ukraine
Russian forces have breached a besieged steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, leading President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ask the United Nations for help in rescuing the remaining civilians trapped inside. Mariupol has been shelled relentlessly for over two months, but there is still a final pocket of resistance. […]
Rapper Kidd Creole sentenced to 16 years for fatal stabbing in NYC
Rapper Kidd Creole, who was a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for stabbing a homeless man to death on a New York City street. The 62-year-old rapper, born Nathaniel Glover, was found guilty of manslaughter last month for […]
U.N. condemns Haitian gangs recruiting kids as chaos claims more lives
Residents carry their belongings as they flee their homes due to ongoing gun battles between rival gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 2, 2022. RALPH TEDY EROL/REUTERS Port-au-Prince, Haiti — The United Nations expressed concern Wednesday over the recruitment of children by gangs whose violence has plagued Haiti, with at least 39 […]