At least 75 vehicles were involved in a pileup on a highway near Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday, causing a huge traffic backup. The collisions happened on the eastbound portion of the New York State Thruway in Lancaster, CBS affiliate WIVB-TV reports. Twenty-two vehicles were directly involved, according to Erie […]
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Cops were warned of suspect a month before Colo. shooting
DENVER — Colorado authorities were contacted with concerns about the mental health of Matthew Riehl more than a month before they say he shot and killed a deputy and wounded four others. But the 37-year-old man was never held for a mental health evaluation. Authorities have said Riehl fired more […]
California pot advocates say tax rates too high
OAKLAND — Marijuana dispensaries across California experienced long lines on the first day of legal recreational pot sales. But advocates warned the legal industry won’t survive without big changes, CBS SF Bay Area reports. “I’m very happy about – thrilled really – to see the legalization of cannabis in California,” […]
Peter Thiel places big bet on bitcoin: report
Founders Fund, the venture capital fund started by famed Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, is holding “hundreds of millions of dollars” in bitcoin, the Wall Street Journal reported. The fund invested some $15 to $20 million in the so-called cryptocurrency in mid-2017, according to the newspaper. Bitcoin’s price […]
Nikki Haley addresses Iran protests, North Korea at U.N.
Last Updated Jan 2, 2018 2:53 PM EST U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley addressed the deadly protests in Iran and the North Korea nuclear threat on Tuesday at the United Nations. Haley said the U.N. “must speak” on the issue and that the U.S. will call for emergency sessions in the […]
Report: Quadruple murder suspect was banned from shelter
TROY, N.Y. — One of the suspects accused of killing two women and two children in an upstate New York home had been banned from a local homeless shelter because of violent outbursts, the shelter’s director confirmed to the Albany Times-Union. Justin Mann and James White were arrested in their hometown, Schenectady, […]
CES 2018 is where you’ll start caring about 5G
At this year’s CES you’ll hear plenty of talk about driverless cars, connected homes and the internet of things. (Yes, we promise IoT — the “Internet of Things,” perhaps the buzziest of tech trends — is more than just hackable baby monitors and $400 internet-connected juicers.) The lowdown on 5G The brave new […]
Retirement savers should ignore market forecasts
If you’re keeping up with the stock market at all, you’ve most likely read various 2018 forecasts. Some analysts boldly predict new highs, while others worry about the age of the current rally — and any number of other possible problems — and predict a decline. Who’ll be correct? Market […]
Woman with cancer dies 18 hours after wedding
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman with advanced breast cancer married the love of her life at a Connecticut hospital right before Christmas, then passed away 18 hours later. Heather Mosher was dressed in her wedding gown and lying in bed wearing an oxygen mask as she and David Mosher […]
Cold weather claims lives as deep freeze grips U.S.
Millions of Americans woke up Tuesday in a dangerous deep freeze. Wind chills in most of the country are plunging far below normal — all the way down to south Texas, where it feels like -10 degrees in Amarillo. At least five deaths, including two in Milwaukee and three in […]