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The rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle came at a deadly cost — critical speed-control technology that could have prevented a derailment wasn’t active before the train set off on its maiden voyage. Work to install the sophisticated, GPS-based technology known as positive train […]

HOUSTON —  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for an infant girl in Houston who was reported missing after her mother was found fatally stabbed. Police believe the infant girl is with her father, Thomas Bernardez, who is considered by investigators as a possible suspect in the death of the […]

Mike “Tonto” Alexander handed over an envelope with $1,000 cash inside to a waitress at Theo & Stacy’s Restaurant in Kalamazoo, Michigan — the biggest tip of her life, CBS Detroit reports. The recipient, Mary Lively, was so overwhelmed she could hardly breathe. But Alexander feels like he was the […]

The pressure of preparing for Christmas is pushing some Londoners over the edge. While many are getting into the holiday spirit, others are escaping underground to relieve some stress. It’s called Rudolph’s Rage Room. It’s where Billy and Clare channeled their anger with the help of their most hated Christmas […]

Technology exists that could have prevented the deadly train derailment in DuPont, Washington, Monday. Amtrak and all big passenger railroads were supposed to have it in place two years ago, but that didn’t happen. So when Amtrak 501 came into a curving stretch of track at nearly triple the posted […]

CLAYTON, Mo. — An eastern Missouri woman was sentenced to five years of probation for the shaking death of a 13-month-old girl in 2011. Thirty-six-year-old Jennifer Winkler of Eureka also was sentenced Monday to 500 hours of community service and was banned from caring for children other than her own. Jennifer […]

BOSTON — A man convicted of leading a plot inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to behead a conservative blogger who upset Muslims when she organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison. David Wright, who’s 28 years old, was […]

Last Updated Dec 19, 2017 4:40 PM EST MEXICO CITY — At least 11 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said. At least seven Americans are among the injured. In addition, two citizens of […]

MEXICO CITY — At least 12 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said. At least seven Americans are among the multiple injuries that could number as high as 20, CBS News’ Don Dahler reports. […]

Last Updated Dec 19, 2017 8:44 PM EST Two of the victims of a deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state was identified Tuesday, a day after at least three people were killed and dozens were injured when the train jumped the tracks south of Seattle. Pierce Transit confirmed Monday that one of […]