An alternative to a potentially deadly chemical found in common paint strippers is facing hurdles to reach consumers. CBS News’ Anna Werner reported last month on the deaths of dozens of people who used methylene chloride. The EPA indefinitely postponed a ban on that chemical last month, proposed by the […]
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2017 sees highest murder rate ever in shrinking Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback – or no apparent reason at all. A surge of homicides in the starkly divided city resulted in 343 killings in 2017, bringing the annual homicide rate to its highest ever – roughly 56 killings […]
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls after woman found dead
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Authorities have issued an Amber Alert as police search for two missing children in relation to a suspicious death in Round Rock, Texas, CBS affiliate KEYE-TV reports. Police responded to a welfare check on Sunday and found a deceased woman inside the residence. The missing children […]
U.K. parking garage fire destroys 1,400 cars
LONDON — An estimated 1,400 cars were destroyed in a huge fire that raged through a multi-story parking garage in the northern English city of Liverpool. There were no reported injuries in the blaze. “The flames were just shooting out of the engine and coming past the tires,” witness Sue […]
“It looked like a ball of fire”: Parking garage fire destroys 1,400 cars
LONDON — An estimated 1,400 cars were destroyed in a huge fire that raged through a multi-story parking garage in the northern English city of Liverpool. There were no reported injuries in the blaze. “The flames were just shooting out of the engine and coming past the tires,” witness Sue […]
Greyhound bus careens off highway, killing 13-year-old girl
SALT LAKE CITY — A Greyhound bus careened off the highway in Emery County, Utah, on Monday, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring 11 others, CBS affiliate KUTV reports. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the crash along Interstate 70 west of the city of Green River. However, […]
Hundreds take part in frigid Polar Bear Plunge
NEW YORK — The sky was sunny and the water was freezing at Coney Island, where several hundred people, cheered on by hundreds more, ran into the ocean Monday to mark the start of 2018. While some dressed in dinosaur or penguin outfits, others wore nothing but underwear or bathing […]
Court indicts teen girl who was filmed slapping soldiers
RAMALLAH, West Bank — An Israeli military court on Monday indicted a teenage Palestinian girl who was filmed last month in the West Bank slapping Israeli troops who refused to respond. Palestinians have since hailed Ahed Tamimi, 16, as an icon in their fight against Israel. In Israel, the footage […]
Last family to escape across Berlin Wall reflects on its meaning
BERLIN — If anybody knows anything about walls, it’s probably Hans-Peter Spitzner. The first time Spitzner was at the famous Checkpoint Charlie crossing point on the Berlin Wall, he and his daughter Peggy were becoming the last people to escape across the wall before it fell. “It was a great […]
New laws take effect across the country as states ring in the new year
LOS ANGELES – The new year brings in new laws across the country. For workers trying to scrape by, they’re getting a raise Monday. The minimum wage goes up in 18 states total, from Maine to California. Also in the Golden State, pot shops can now open for business, making California […]