TROY, N.Y. — Members of an upstate New York community shocked by the brutal killings of a family gathered Wednesday night around four candles — one each for the victims, two children, their mother and her domestic partner, reports CBS affiliate WRGB. “It’s just horrible. I don’t know what kind of a […]
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“Tons of people are hurt”: 911 calls detail derailment’s chaos
SEATTLE — Whimpering in pain, bleeding from head injuries and dazed by the enormity of the crash, victims in the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle begged 911 dispatchers for help and said “tons of people” had been hurt. Dozens of emergency recordings released Wednesday by South Sound 911 Dispatch […]
How to find free (and legal) books and movies online
Since the days of dial-up modems, the internet has been a never-ending source of movies, music, electronic books and television programs. The problem is that most of that content is actually owned by someone, and downloading it without paying for it makes you a pirate. Besides being illegal — consequences […]
Hail and farewell to those we lost in 2017
They made us laugh. Or think. Or wonder. Most made our world a better place; a few did just the opposite. Still, for better or for worse they touched our lives, and so we say … HAIL AND FAREWELL, presented by Jane Pauley: We begin with Mary […]
Student living in retirement home helps bridge generation gap
In our ongoing series, “A More Perfect Union,” we aim to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. DES MOINES, Iowa — Gabby Clutter is like any other senior vocal performance major at Drake University – except when she leaves campus and heads […]
Veteran news anchor dead after massive stroke
ATLANTA — Veteran Atlanta television news anchor Amanda Davis has died after a massive stroke. CBS affiliate WGCL-TV reports that Davis, the station’s morning news anchor, died Wednesday night. The station says she had a stroke Tuesday while waiting for a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and was rushed […]
Confederate statue painted pink by vandals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Confederate statue on private property along an interstate in Tennessee has been painted pink in the latest act of vandalism there. The Tennessean reports the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest seems to have been painted late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The statue portrays the early Ku […]
Dozens dead, wounded in 3 explosions in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 41 people were killed and 84 wounded in three back-to-back explosions that hit the western part of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, Afghan authorities said. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The incident happened around 10:30 […]
Prosecutor says she saw “tears” from teens accused of fatal sandbag throw
Last Updated Dec 27, 2017 10:19 PM EST Four Ohio teens who are accused of tossing a sandbag from an overpass that struck and killed a man appeared in court on Tuesday. Charged with murder as juveniles, the teens remain in detention. “I saw tears today from each of the […]
Prosecutor says she saw “tears” from Ohio teens accused of fatal sandbag throw
Last Updated Dec 27, 2017 10:19 PM EST Four Ohio teens who are accused of tossing a sandbag from an overpass that struck and killed a man appeared in court on Tuesday. Charged with murder as juveniles, the teens remain in detention. “I saw tears today from each of the […]