LOS ANGELES — The tiny sport plane Roy Halladay was flying when he fatally crashed into the Gulf of Mexico was made for entry-level pilots like him, though the plane’s chief designer and test pilot died while flying one earlier this year, officials and experts said. Halladay, the 40-year-old former Blue […]
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“Help!” Pet parrot sparks emergency response
A UPS driver was delivering packages in Clackamas, Oregon, on Monday when he heard what sounded like a woman screaming inside a residence. The driver, Lee Purdy, paused on the street to listen. Sure enough, once again, he heard, “Help! Help!” He didn’t know what was going on. He called […]
Ariz. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment lashes out
A state representative in Arizona on Tuesday accused a powerful lawmaker of sexual harassment, who in turn accused her of lying, setting off a nasty back-and-forth in the midst of a nationwide reckoning with harassment in the workplace. State Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita told CBS affiliate KPHO-TV that fellow Rep. Don […]
“She did not like him”: New details on bride in mass poisoning
BASTI LASHARI, Pakistan — Aasia Bibi had warned her parents time and again that if they forced her to marry her cousin, a man she disliked, she would be capable of going to any length to exit the union. She was already in a relationship, she said, and should be […]
Some big wins from the down-ticket races
Tuesday night saw a number of historic firsts in down-ballot races. Here are some of the 2017 election’s big, history-making winners. Trans candidates In Virginia, Danica Roem became the first transgender woman to be elected to the state legislature, while in Minneapolis, Andrea Jenkins became the first black openly transgender […]
Matthew McConaughey surprises strangers with free turkeys
With a grin on his face and a frozen turkey in hand, Matthew McConaughey slowly made his way up a stranger’s driveway — ready to surprise a family ahead of Thanksgiving. He knocked on the door, and a group of seven women answered. “Come here, come here, come here,” said […]
One year later, Americans sound off on Trump
One year ago today, Americans elected Donald Trump as our 45th president. What do they think now? Democrat Halle Minchin-Skook, a special education teacher who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, said her views on President Trump have not changed since the election. “His rhetoric – he’s just a bully,” […]
Dozens of men allege rape, torture by this country’s government
LONDON — One of the men tortured in Sri Lanka said he was held for 21 days in a small dank room where he was raped 12 times, burned with cigarettes, beaten with iron rods and hung upside-down. Another man described being abducted from home by five men, driven to […]
One year later, Americans sound off on Trump presidency
One year ago today, Americans elected Donald Trump as our 45th president. What do they think now? Democrat Halle Minchin-Skook, a special education teacher who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, said her views on President Trump have not changed since the election. “His rhetoric – he’s just a bully,” […]
Senate panel holds hearing on consumer data security
Last Updated Nov 8, 2017 12:30 PM EST The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on consumer data security. Interim CEO of Equifax, Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. and former Equifax CEO Richard Smith are testifying as well as former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Other witnesses include Verizon Communications […]