President Trump’s 2017 was noteworthy for the way he used social media to do everything from rolling out new military policies to announcing his intentions to pardon a felon to his regular attacks on his foes in the media. He used Twitter — and, to a lesser extent, Facebook and […]
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Trump’s year in social media
President Trump’s 2017 was noteworthy for the way he used social media to do everything from rolling out new military policies to announcing his intentions to pardon a felon to his regular attacks on his foes in the media. He used Twitter — and, to a lesser extent, Facebook and […]
Bodies found in NY basement were 2 kids, their mom and 2nd woman
Last Updated Dec 28, 2017 10:00 AM EST TROY, N.Y. — Four people found slain inside a basement apartment the day after Christmas have been identified as two children, their mother and a second woman, authorities said Wednesday. The victims were a 36-year-old woman, her 5-year-old daughter, her 11-year-old son and […]
Woman freed from prison on Christmas after politicians, celebs take up cause
Tyra Patterson’s release after almost 23 years in prison came as a Christmas miracle for her family. “To sit here with my best friend and my mother is the best part of my Christmas,” Patterson said, choking up. Now free on parole, the 42-year-old had been serving a life sentence […]
Crews install crystals on New Year’s Eve ball in Times Square
NEW YORK — With just days to go, crews at One Times Square installed Waterford Crystals on the New Year’s Eve ball Wednesday. According to CBS News York, the 12-foot, nearly 12,000-pound masterpiece will be covered with more than 2,600 Waterford Crystals of various patterns, cuts and sizes. The theme this […]
Police: Woman destroyed $300K of art in man’s home
HOUSTON — A Texas woman was arrested late Saturday after allegedly causing damage to several pricey works of art at a Houston attorney’s home, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. Lindy Lou Layman, 29, is accused of damaging three paintings and two sculptures at the home of Anthony Buzbee, lawyer who is […]
Atomic bomb scientist’s “nightmare scenario” taking shape?
James Conant, the American scientist who played a key role in the creation of the first atomic bomb, never regretted dropping it on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II. But he was afraid of a nuclear standoff, similar to the one brewing today between the United States […]
Lionel Richie: “It’s not where you start. It’s where you end up.”
From “Hello” to “Can’t Slow Down,” four-time Grammy-winning artist and Oscar winner Lionel Richie’s latest recognition is a Kennedy Center Honor. “You hear about these awards for your entire lifetime,” Richie told “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Alex Wagner. “And then when it finally happens, it’s almost disbelief. … It’s […]
Dozens injured after tourist boat hits bridge
Last Updated Dec 27, 2017 9:40 AM EST BERLIN — A tourist ship struck a highway bridge on the Rhine river in western Germany and 25 people were injured, police said Wednesday. The Swiss Crystal, which had 129 people on board, hit a pillar of the bridge near Duisburg on […]
Teens charged with murder after fatal sandbag toss
Four Ohio teens face murder charges after allegedly throwing a sandbag from a highway overpass. The bag smashed through the windshield of a car that Marquise Byrd, 22, was riding in last week on Interstate 75 in Toledo. Byrd died from severe head injuries on Friday. Three of the boys […]