MIDDLEBORO, Mass. — A cheerleader continues to inspire his peers at a high school in Massachusetts. Evan Adelman has Down syndrome, but it’s not holding him back. CBS Boston reports he and his Middleboro High School teammates performed over the weekend weekend at Gillette Stadium, which is the biggest stadium in the […]
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Philly man wins election with just one vote — his own
The old saying “every vote counts” has taken new meaning since Philadelphia resident Phillip Garcia learned he won a seat as a local election judge with just one single vote. Garcia, editor-at-large of The Rumpus, an online literary magazine, received a letter Friday from the city informing him that he […]
“CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor” to be streamed on CBSN
The “CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor” will launch Monday night on the CBS Television Network and will also begin streaming on CBSN, CBS News’ 24/7 streaming news service, CBS News President David Rhodes announced. The full broadcast will stream on CBSN every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET. This marks […]
Trump signs proclamations to downsize 2 national monuments in Utah
Last Updated Dec 4, 2017 3:46 PM EST President Trump announced from the Utah State Capitol his administration’s decision to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments Monday afternoon. Mr. Trump scaled back the two national monuments, which were among the 27 he ordered Secretary of the Interior Ryan […]
Baby born addicted to drugs gets “forever family”
Baby Dylan was born in April and entered into the Buckner Foster Care and Adoption system in Texas. Like many of the children Buckner encounters, Dylan was born addicted to drugs. The little girl suffered from tremors, sneezing fits, and a high-pitched cry. She had to be put on morphine, […]
Who was strongman violently killed by rebels?
SANAA, Yemen — Ali Abdullah Saleh survived for decades as Yemen’s strongman, the master of shifting alliances, playing both sides – or flipping sides freely – in the multiple guerrilla conflicts and civil wars that tore apart his impoverished nation throughout his life. But his last switch proved to be […]
Gunman who dressed as elderly woman in attack sentenced
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend and her brother in July 2015, reports CBS affiliate WTTV. Sultanna Reed (left) and Zach Guyton CBS affiliate WTTV Witnesses said Michael Love was dressed as an elderly woman, wearing […]
Man charged with hiding N.C. girl’s death appears in court
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The man accused of withholding information from North Carolina law enforcement about the death of his girlfriend’s young daughter said nothing about the case in court. A judge maintained 32-year-old Earl Kimrey’s bond at $1 million as Kimrey made his first appearance Monday at a hearing in Jacksonville. […]
Breathtaking rainbow lasts a record-breaking 9 hours
Somewhere over the rainbow, a new world record was in the making last week. Students in Taiwan anxiously watched their clocks and kept their eyes on the skies as they documented the longest-lasting rainbow known to mankind. The rainbow arched over northern Taiwan for nearly nine hours — eight hours […]
Dan Brown on God and artificial intelligence in new thriller
Dan Brown’s best-selling series of Robert Langdon mysteries, including the blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code,” have sold more than 200 million copes around the world. His latest thriller, “Origin” (Doubleday), features the return of the symbologist Langdon searching for answers to two fundamental questions of human existence: Where did we […]