By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School approaches, one third of Americans – and women in particular – say the level of gun violence in the United States today is a crisis, and most call […]
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Judd Apatow: Sexual harassment revelations will involve “enormous” amount of people
Hollywood filmmaker, comic and writer Judd Apatow, an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual harassment, believes ongoing revelations will eventually involve an “enormous” amount of people, he tells Tracy Smith in an interview for CBS ‘ “Sunday Morning,” to be broadcast Dec. 10. Apatow, the force behind such box office […]
Bonded by friendship, preschool “twins” swear they “share the same soul”
MIAMI — Miami preschoolers Jia Sarnicola and Zuri Copeland say they are not best friends. They say they’re closer than that — closer than even mere sisters. In fact, Jia and Zuri truly believe they’re twins. “They will tell you that they are twins, and they have a long list […]
After many months — and tens of millions — SpaceX regains key asset
More than a year after a spectacular preflight explosion that destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite payload, SpaceX has rebuilt, strengthened and modernized its heavily damaged launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is on track to resume flights from launch complex 40 next week, officials said Friday. John […]
Ed Sheeran breached royal protocol when meeting Prince Charles
Ed Sheeran became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on Thursday, but he made a royal faux pas during the Investiture ceremony: Sheeran touched Prince Charles’ arm when he received the honor at Buckingham Palace in London. The singer was awarded his MBE for services to […]
Officials reveal how high school gunman entered school
AZTEC, N.M. — Authorities say a 21-year-old gunman killed two students at a New Mexico high school Thursday in a planned attack after disguising himself as a student to gain access to the building.San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen told reporters Friday that 21-year-old William Atchison of the small town […]
California fire damage to homes is less random than it seems
Faith Kearns is an academic coordinator for the California Institute for Water Resources at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In the midst of the many wildfire emergencies that have faced California this year, it can often seem that the way houses burn, or don’t, is random. The […]
Cops: Missing New Jersey mom was likely abducted
PATERSON, N.J. — Family and police are searching for a 24-year-old single mom who disappeared from a parking lot on Tuesday night, reports CBS New York. Paterson police told the station that it appears likely Shanaya Coley was abducted. The station reports that a neighbor called 911 to report witnessing […]
Want to bet on bitcoin? Be prepared to lose all
Bitcoin just made the Winklevoss twins paper billionaires. Might it do the same for you? Last Thursday, the explosively appreciating cryptocurrency briefly rose past $19,000 — from below $1,000 at the start of the year. On Friday, bitcoin traded around $16,000, according to Coinmarketcap.com. With bitcoin’s price chart looking a lot more like […]
The divine creations of Michelangelo
MICHELANGELO is revered as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. And as Martha Teichner now shows us, for the next two months you won’t have to go to Italy to see some of his finest work: Who hasn’t seen “The Creation of Adam”? It’s right in the middle […]