The winter storm moved out and the winter cold is moving in, with arctic air pushing across the country. Wind chill advisories are up Friday night from the Midwest to the East, and as far south as the Carolinas. Five degrees above zero is brisk, but five degrees with a […]
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Some Baltimore students endure 44-degree temps — indoors
BALTIMORE – Public schools were closed in Baltimore Friday, but it wasn’t a snow day. The schools have been dealing with flooding and heating issues blamed on decades of neglect and mismanagement. Outraged by the state of Frederick Douglass High School, teacher Kiragu Beauttah posted videos of buckled floors and […]
Jewels stolen in Venice include 30-carat diamond earrings
ROME — One was a delicate, tasseled pendant, featuring a flawless 10-carat diamond surrounded by a ring of rubies and diamonds. The other was simpler but no less gorgeous: two pear-shaped 30.2-carat diamond earrings surrounded by smaller, irregular-cut diamonds suspended like starbursts. The Al Thani Collection on Friday revealed details of […]
Roy Moore accuser’s home burns down
Last Updated Jan 6, 2018 10:45 AM EST An arson investigation is underway after the Alabama home of one of the women who accused former GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of inappropriate behavior burned down. The Etowah County Arson Task Force confirmed it is investigating the blaze in Gadsen and […]
CBS Sports: Raiders to tap broadcaster for 2nd stint as coach
Last Updated Jan 5, 2018 5:53 PM EST ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders are set to bring Jon Gruden back for a second stint as coach. League sources told CBS Sports insider Jason La Canfora the Raiders are planning a news conference Tuesday to announce that Gruden is leaving […]
Golden Globes 2018 highlights
Oprah Winfrey accepts the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. See what other awards and moments stole the night. “I want all the girls watching to know: A new day is on the horizon. When that new day finally dawns, it will be because […]
Greta Gerwig on directing: “It’s the best feeling in the world”
We have questions-and-answers this morning for movie star Great Gerwig, who’s now taken a commanding role OFF-camera. She’s been talking to our Tony Dokoupil: Enter a Sacramento coffee shop with Greta Gerwig and you might be surprised what happens. “Nothing. Nothing will happen,” she laughed. In her hometown, Gerwig doesn’t […]
Why cable bills are rising again — and what can be done about it
Cable and satellite TV providers are ringing in the new year with an unwelcomed gift: higher cable bills. Comcast, for instance, says customer bills will rise 2.2 percent, on average, in 2018. AT&T is raising DirecTV’s prices by up to $8 a month in mid-January. Dish is raising the price […]
Vermeer and the Dutch Masters who influenced him
Art lovers have long recognized the genius of the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Now, the influence other Dutch Masters had on HIM is being recognized as well, as Rita Braver now shows us: Johannes Vermeer could take an ordinary moment — who hasn’t stared into a mirror? — […]
John Lithgow on the love that was basis for “Stories By Heart”
Currently starring on Broadway in a one-man show: the versatile actor John Lithgow, performing what may be his most daring role yet. Lee Cowan has saved us a seat: John Lithgow isn’t one to ignore a camera, but it took him a while to notice ours during our shared cab […]