The Red Cross is defending the way it’s spending the $429 million raised to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Texas officials worry some people in need were neglected. And this isn’t the first time the Red Cross has faced criticism after a major disaster. One crisis expert says the organization […]
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Story of the slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey
There’s no mystery about what goes into Jack Daniel’s whiskey. The popular drink has been around for 151 years and its recipe is on the company’s website. But a story about how Jack Daniel began his distillery is only now gaining attention. Some of the first clues about the role […]
Amber Alert: Police, FBI search for 3-year-old N.C. girl
Last Updated Nov 28, 2017 12:24 PM EST JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Officials issued an Amber Alert Monday as the FBI joined the search for a 3-year-old girl with an orthopedic leg problem who disappeared from her North Carolina home Sunday night. In an interview with CBS affiliate WNCT Mariah Woods’ mother […]
75 years later, nation’s deadliest nightclub fire still haunts Boston
BOSTON — In the blink of an eye the Cocoanut Grove — one of Boston’s swankiest nightclubs — became an unimaginable inferno, trapping hundreds of panicked victims as they jammed the club’s exits. In less than 15 minutes, 492 people were dead and another 166 injured, making the blaze the […]
Erupting volcano spits ash over 2 miles in the sky
KARANGASEM, Indonesia — A volcano with a deadly history continued to erupt Tuesday on Bali, one of the world’s most popular resort islands, spitting ash 2 1/2 miles high and stranding tens of thousands of tourists for a second day. Lava was welling in its crater, but it remained unclear […]
Film sparks protest after bounty offered to behead lead actress
The possible release of a Bollywood movie rumored to depict a relationship between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler has sparked a film industry protest – one week after a bounty was offered to behead the lead actress and director. “Padmavati” is based on a 16th century Sufi epic […]
Russia says contact with satellite lost after launch
MOSCOW — The Russian space agency says that a weather satellite has failed to enter a designated orbit following its launch, another blow to the nation’s space program. Roscosmos says it has failed to establish communications with the Meteor M 2-1 satellite that was launched atop a Soyuz-2 booster rocket […]
U.K. actress allegedly assaulted by Harvey Weinstein speaks out
Harvey Weinstein faces allegations of sex trafficking in a new lawsuit. British actress Kadian Noble says the disgraced movie mogul sexually assaulted her in 2014 during the Cannes Film Festival in France. She says Weinstein lured her to his hotel room with the promise of a movie role and in […]
Suspect at center of Texas mall theft may have been suicidal, police say
ARLINGTON, Texas — The man Arlington Police say forced an officer to open fire in a crowded shopping mall Sunday wasn’t trouble waiting to happen: William Paul Dodd appears to have been searching for trouble for days, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. According to police, the convicted 21-year-old felon led an […]
Cyber Monday sales projected to top $6.6 billion
Remember all the fuss about Black Friday? More than $5 billion dollars in sales? Well, sales on this Cyber Monday are projected to top $6.6 billion — up 16.5 percent from last year. When you shop Amazon online, you’re really shopping at one of the company’s 75 fulfillment centers — each […]