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, […]
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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 […]
More bodies likely from N. Korea found in grisly condition
TOKYO — Three bodies of people believed to be North Koreans were recovered in northern Japan on Monday, two days after authorities found a dilapidated empty boat, coast guard officials said. The coast guard said a Japanese fishing boat picked up a male body floating off the coast of Sakata […]
Mass. senate president’s husband accused of sending nude photo
BOSTON — New allegations have surfaced against Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg‘s husband, Bryon Hefner. Mass Live reports Hefner is accused of sending an unsolicited nude photo to someone who works in state politics. The picture was reportedly sent in a text message earlier this year, according to CBS Boston. The new […]
Video purportedly shows slain Yemeni ex-president
SANAA, Yemen — Hours after Saudi Arabia threw its support behind former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was once allied with the country’s Houthi rebels, those rebels announced that they had killed Saleh and said the country’s war-torn capital was united under their Iranian-backed insurgency. In messages posted online, […]
Parents describe emotional reunion with missing teen daughter
A Florida teenager is home this morning after running away with a high school soccer coach for nearly a week. Seventeen-year-old Caitlyn Frisina was reunited with her parents over the weekend in Syracuse, New York. Twenty-seven-year-old Rian Rodriguez is under arrest. These last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster […]