The partner of slain Chicago police officer Ella French has been released from a rehab facility, CBS Chicago reported Thursday. The release of Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. comes more than two months after he was wounded and French was fatally shot during a traffic stop gone wrong. Yanez was shot three times […]
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California oil spill believed to be much smaller than originally feared
The amount of crude oil spilled in an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California is believed to be close to 25,000 gallons, or only about one-fifth of what officials initially feared, a Coast Guard official said Thursday. The leak off the coast of Orange County was previously estimated to be […]
FDA panel recommends Moderna booster shots
FDA panel recommends Moderna booster shots – CBS News Watch CBSN Live An FDA advisory committee endorsed Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older and adults who are high-risk. Mireya Villarreal shares the latest. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking […]
Social Security benefits get massive boost next year amid rising consumer prices
Social Security benefits get massive boost next year amid rising consumer prices – CBS News Watch CBSN Live The government will increase Social Security benefits by 5.9% in 2022 as Americans contend with higher consumer prices. The Conference Board’s chief economist Dana Peterson joins “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano […]
Sotomayor: Interruptions of female justices helped spark Supreme Court change
Washington — Justice Sonia Sotomayor revealed Wednesday that studies showing female justices were interrupted more often by their male colleagues had a “great impact on the dynamic on my court” and led to changes in oral arguments. She also lamented that professional diversity among the nine members of the court is […]
Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison
Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison – CBS News Watch CBSN Live New York real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for the murder of his best friend Susan Berman more than two decades ago. View CBS News In Be […]
Meet the American queen of Mexico’s rodeo
Meet the American queen of Mexico’s rodeo – CBS News Watch CBSN Live Born in the U.S., Paola Pimienta was often shy about her Mexican heritage as a child. But she pursued one of Mexico’s favorite sports — synchronized horse riding — and rose to the top. Lilia Luciano shares […]
Self-driving cars keep turning down a dead-end street in San Francisco
Residents of a dead-end San Francisco street are used to hearing the hum of autonomous vehicles — telling CBS San Francisco they’ve seen a recent influx of Waymo’s self-driving cars turn down 15th Avenue in the city’s Richmond District before turning around and leaving again. The cars — equipped with […]
Marine pleads guilty after viral video criticized Afghanistan withdrawal
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller pleaded guilty Thursday to all charges in a special court-martial. Scheller is the Marine officer who went viral for videos criticizing senior leadership during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Scheller pleaded guilty to six violations of military law that include contempt toward officials, disrespect toward superior commissioned officers, […]
Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission wraps up its work
Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission wraps up its work – CBS News Watch CBSN Live A commission of legal experts is preparing its report for President Biden on a range of possible reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes talks with CBSN’s Tanya […]