SEILING, Okla. — An outbreak of wildfires has most of Oklahoma under a state of emergency Friday evening. High wind and severe drought are creating blow torch conditions. At least one person has died and more than 200,000 acres have burned. About 1,400 people have been forced from their homes. […]
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GOP House committee chairmen request Comey memos on Trump
Last Updated Apr 13, 2018 6:30 PM EDT Three Republican House committee chairmen called on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to turn over memos written by fired FBI Director James Comey. In a letter dated Friday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman […]
Minivan death is latest incident involving 911 system riddled with issues
A teenager trapped in a minivan made desperate pleas to 9-1-1 for help, but responders didn’t get there in time. It happened in Cincinnati — focusing new attention on the city’s troubled emergency response system. Kyle Plush, 16, had to use voice commands to call 911. He was trapped in […]
Etan Patz case: Nearly 4 decades without a conclusion. Until now?
Murray Weiss is a “48 Hours” producer who has reported on the Etan Patz case since the day the boy vanished in 1979, while working at the New York Daily News, the New York Post and DNAInfo New York before joining CBS News. “48 Hours” investigates the case in the […]
FBI probing Michael Cohen’s “personal business dealings”
Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday that the criminal probe that led them to raid the offices of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is focused on the attorney’s “personal business dealings” and has been going on for months. In the filing with a court in New […]
Kentucky House overrides tax increase veto amid teachers’ rally
FRANKFORT, Ky. — With the chants of hundreds of teachers ringing in their ears, Kentucky House lawmakers voted Friday to override the Republican governor’s veto of a two-year operating budget that increases public education spending with the help of a $480 million tax increase. The vote came as thousands of teachers […]
Credit card signatures are now a thing of the past
Credit card signatures are now going the way of old-fashioned carbon copy slips: discarded in favor of streamlined transactions. The three major credit card companies will stop requiring signatures on purchases this week, with MasterCard, American Express and Discover relaxing their policies on Friday and Visa set to do so […]
Jennifer Hart was drunk when she drove family off cliff, authorities say
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities say a woman who drove off California cliff last month in an SUV carrying her wife and children was drunk. California Patrol Capt. Bruce Carpenter said Friday that toxicology tests found Jennifer Hart had an alcohol level of .102. California drivers are considered drunk with a […]
RNC deputy finance chair resigns amid reports of Playmate payoff
Elliott Broidy, a prominent GOP fundraiser, has resigned as deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News. Broidy’s resignation followed a Friday Wall Street Journal report that Michael Cohen, President Trump’s embattled personal attorney, had negotiated $1.6 million in payments to […]
Can money buy happiness?
It’s one of life’s eternal questions: Can money buy happiness? Susan Spencer went searching for answers… In 2000, fresh out of college, Cristian Hinojosa took a juicy job as an investment banker, getting paid big bucks. “You’re making six figures at 21 years old,” he said. “You have a car […]