TORONTO — Toronto homicide detectives have taken over the investigation of the deaths of billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife after autopsies showed they died from “ligature neck compression.” Police released a statement Sunday reporting the cause of death. Authorities also identified pharmaceutical magnate Sherman and his wife, Honey, as […]
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4th U.S. soldier killed in Niger fought to end: Military report
WASHINGTON – A military investigation has concluded that Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three comrades in an October ambush in Niger, CBS News has confirmed. […]
Atlanta airport blackout snarls travel a week before Christmas
ATLANTA — The nation’s air-travel system struggled to get back on schedule Monday after a weekend fire and blackout at the world’s busiest airport forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights just days before the start of the Christmas rush. Stranded travelers sat on the floor, slumped in chairs or stood […]
Holiday travel chaos looms after Atlanta airport outage
ATLANTA — Even though power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. Passengers […]
Power back on in Atlanta airport after outage caused “chaos”
ATLANTA — The world’s busiest airport said minutes after midnight Monday that power had been fully restored, some 11 hours after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International was hit with a blackout . The outage grounded more than 1,000 flights and stranded thousands of passengers just days before the start of the Christmas […]
Atlanta airport trying to get back to normal after 11-hour blackout
ATLANTA — Even though power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. A […]
Travel chaos looms after Atlanta airport outage
ATLANTA — Even though power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. Passengers […]
LeBron James wears “equality” shoes, criticizes Trump
WASHINGTON — LeBron James joked Sunday that he changed out of his shoes — one black, one white, with “equality” in gold capital letters — at halftime because he was playing poorly. “If that’s a bad game,” teammate Kevin Love said, “then sheesh!” James finished with 20 points, 15 assists […]
Slain firefighter remembered as massive California blaze rages on
SAN DIEGO — A multi-county funeral procession was held Sunday for San Diego firefighter Cory Iverson, who died battling the Thomas Fire, CBS Los Angeles reports. The Ventura County Medical Examiner said Iverson died of burns and smoke inhalation. The 32-year-old died Thursday as a strike team faced down flames […]
Obama jokes with Prince Harry before BBC interview
It was a round table pre-interview moment seen around the world. Former President Barack Obama and Prince Harry were warming up before a BBC Radio program when their back-and-forth got a little silly. BBC News writes that Prince Harry warns President Obama will get “the face” if he pauses too […]