SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — Authorities said an 8-year-old student took a kitchen knife to a central Minnesota elementary school and attacked three other children. Chief Perry Beise said the victims — aged 8, 9 and 13 — suffered “superficial wounds” requiring stitches in the attack before classes started Monday at Pleasantview […]
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Russian cyber campaign may affect millions of devices
An aggressive campaign by Russian cyberplayers targeting internet devices in homes, businesses and government locations aims to control the devices for espionage, intellectual-property theft and preparation for a possible future action, CBS News has learned. The U.S. and U.K. were expected to release a warning about the campaign. U.S. and […]
Desi Linden is 1st U.S. woman to win Boston Marathon in 33 years
Last Updated Apr 16, 2018 1:00 PM EDT BOSTON — Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to a Boston Marathon victory on Monday, the first American woman to win the race since 1985. The two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston runner-up pulled away at the […]
Desi Linden becomes 1st U.S. woman to win Boston Marathon in 33 years
BOSTON — Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to a Boston Marathon victory on Monday, the first American woman to win the race since 1985. Des, the two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston runner-up pulled away at the end of Heartbreak Hill to finish in […]
Bodies “literally stacked on top of each other” in deadly S.C. prison riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisoners armed with homemade knives rioted for more than seven hours inside a maximum-security facility, leaving seven inmates dead, and bodies were “literally stacked on top of each other,” an inmate told The Associated Press on Monday. At least 17 prisoners were seriously injured as inmates fought […]
Officials give update after deadly prison “uprising”
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisoners armed with homemade knives rioted for more than seven hours inside a maximum-security facility, leaving seven inmates dead, and bodies were “literally stacked on top of each other,” an inmate told The Associated Press on Monday. At least 17 prisoners were seriously injured as inmates fought […]
Officials: Deadly prison riot was “all about territory”
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Inmates armed with homemade knives fought each other for more than seven hours over territory and money, leaving seven of them dead in the worst U.S. prison riot in a quarter-century, officials said Monday. An inmate who witnessed the violence told The Associated Press that bodies were “literally […]
S.C. prison riot was “all about territory,” officials say
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Inmates armed with homemade knives fought each other for more than seven hours over territory and money, leaving seven of them dead in the worst U.S. prison riot in a quarter-century, officials said Monday. An inmate who witnessed the violence told The Associated Press that bodies were “literally […]
Family of Barbara Bush gives update on her condition
Jenna Bush Hager, an anchor on NBC’s “Today” show, told the program Monday morning that her grandmother, former first lady Barbara Bush, is resting comfortably with her family and is in “great spirits.” “She’s a fighter. She’s an enforcer,” Hager said, adding, “She reminded me not to believe everything you […]
Cops: TV producer killed deaf sister, her dogs in staged fire
LOS ANGELES – A television producer arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing her deaf and partially blind sister three years ago drugged the woman, placed her in a garage and set the building on fire to make the death look accidental, Los Angeles police said. Jill Blackstone was taken into […]