Last Updated Dec 14, 2017 4:51 PM EST LOS ANGELES — Police in Southern California raided a weed “fortress” on Wednesday, seizing 35,000 marijuana plants and shutting down an operation they believe was bringing in millions of dollars a month. San Bernardino Police say eight people were detained Wednesday when police […]
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Review: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” a mythic spectacle
There are lessons to be learned in failure, and even a wise old Jedi master like Luke Skywalker can fail to appreciate them. That’s the cutting irony of Episode VIII in the Skywalker saga, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Picking up virtually after the final moments of 2015’s “The Force […]
Two new planets found orbiting distant suns
Scientists using advanced “neural network” machine-learning software to sift through thousands of weak, previously unstudied signals from NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft have identified two new worlds orbiting distant suns, researches announced Thursday. One of them is the eighth planet now known to be orbiting the star Kepler-90, the first solar […]
Trump talks up deregulation efforts
Last Updated Dec 14, 2017 3:19 PM EST White House staff show flow chart illustrating regulatory actions, which the president says “really explains the disaster.” https://t.co/YLTvxYwr9u pic.twitter.com/gHhD2qpgvz — CBS News (@CBSNews) December 14, 2017 President Trump talked up his deregulation efforts Thursday at the White House, saying his administration has […]
How one Sandy Hook mom is keeping her 6-year-old’s dream alive
When Catherine Hubbard wasn’t in class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, the 6-year-old was most likely spending her time lining up her stuffed animals, playing with her 13-year-old yellow Lab named Sammy and running around her backyard attempting to catch (and release) butterflies. “It wasn’t like she […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s partner opens up on actor’s death
Last Updated Dec 14, 2017 3:24 PM EST Mimi O’Donnell, partner of Philip Seymour Hoffman for 15 years and mother of his three children, opened up about her relationship with the late actor and his struggles with addiction. O’Donnell, who is a director and producer, spoke about Hoffman in a […]
Holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus
It’s that time of year! David Pogue, disguised as a jolly man in red, emerges from the fireplace to deliver some gift suggestions for those on your list who love gadgets: Hello there! I’m Techno Claus, bringing good cheerIf ever we needed some, this was the year!The scandals, […]
Mom accused of faking son’s illness after 13 “major” surgeries
DALLAS – An 8-year-old Dallas boy may have endured more than 300 unnecessary doctor visits, gone through more than a dozen pointless surgeries and suffered life-threatening medical complications after police and child protective officials say his mother faked multiple illnesses beginning when he was a newborn. Kaylene Bowen-Wright is charged with […]
Why NFL star Chris Long is playing for free this season
Our ongoing series “A More Perfect Union” aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we introduce you to an unassuming NFL star who has spent much of his life putting his time, heart, and money into helping kids […]
CBS News/YouGov poll: Safe or scary, free or dangerous?
By Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Kabir Khanna and Fred Backus On the anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting, divisions over guns in America run deeper than policy differences. To most gun owners, guns are “part of what makes America great” (53 percent). They also say guns make America […]