LIMA, Peru — Rescuers finished pulling 51 bodies from the wreckage of a bus that tumbled over a cliff in Peru in one of the deadliest vehicle accidents in the nation’s history, authorities said Wednesday. Nearly everyone on board was killed Tuesday after the passenger bus collided with a tractor […]
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Virginia Republican’s name drawn from bowl, giving him win
Last Updated Jan 4, 2018 1:17 PM EST After a tie-breaking name drawing by Virginia State Board of Elections officials, Republican David Yancey has officially been declared the winner in the 94th Virginia House of Delegates District seat in Newport News. Yancey, the incumbent, maintains his seat in the House […]
High schooler’s “Sit With Us” app tackles lunchtime bullying
Our series “A More Perfect Union” aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment we introduce you to a young woman taking on bullying – one cafeteria at a time. Lunchtime bullying is a common Hollywood plot line. But […]
“Bomb cyclone” barrels north
Last Updated Jan 3, 2018 10:01 PM EST SAVANNAH, Ga. — Forecasters warned that a winter storm that already dumped snow in the South could develop into a “bomb cyclone” as it moves up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow. The […]
What is the upcoming winter storm actually called?
The first major winter storm of 2018 is upon us, and many are rushing to prepare themselves — and figure out the storm’s name. Many have spent time looking up the term “bomb cyclone” as the storm started making national headlines about the scope of its size and the impact it […]
What’s the brutal winter storm actually called?
The first major winter storm of 2018 is upon us, and many are rushing to prepare themselves — and figure out the storm’s name. Many have spent time looking up the term “bomb cyclone” as the storm started making national headlines about the scope of its size and the impact it […]
Woman, 70, slain in N.J. massacre was survivor’s “soul mate”
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A 70-year-old woman who was gunned down in a quadruple homicide at a New Jersey home New Year’s Eve was the “life-long companion and soulmate” of the teen suspect’s grandfather, who was able to escape, according to an online obituary. The obituary says Mary Ann Schulz had […]
Frigid temps move in as winter blast’s death toll rises
Brutally cold conditions have prompted wind chill warnings from Virginia to Vermont as frigid temperature are expected to envelop the East Coast most of this weekend. CBS News has confirmed that at least 22 people nationwide have died from the recent blast of winter weather and cold temperatures. A storm […]
East Coast locked in wickedly cold weekend
Brutally cold conditions have prompted wind chill warnings from Virginia to Vermont as frigid temperature are expected to envelop the East Coast most of this weekend. CBS News has confirmed that at least 22 people nationwide have died from the recent blast of winter weather and cold temperatures. A storm […]
Massive winter storm roars into Northeast
Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard. The worst conditions were expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm began two days ago in […]