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Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness Stakes ruining Triple Crown bid
BALTIMORE A pair of not so over-the-hill Hall of Famers pulled off a huge upset in the Preakness and ended any hopes of a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbow's wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add to their stellar resumes. "I get paid to spoil dreams," ...
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Detroit Red Wings level NHL playoff series against Chicago Blackhawks
Valtteri Filppula of the Detroit Red Wings collides with Michal Handzus of the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on May 18, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Getty ...
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Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
Malcolm Shabazz , who police have said was 29, died May 9 at the Palace after a dispute over a $1,200 bill. Hernandez and Perez were arrested on Monday. Shabazz, who was convicted of manslaughter as a 12-year-old for setting a fire that killed his grandmother and went to prison as an adult for attempted robbery, was in Mexico City to ...
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Paul McCartneys Out There Tour Heads To North America
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks' worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. McCartney performed the show to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil ...
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Los Angeles mayoral race narrows latest opinion poll shows
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaks during an election night party at Avalon night club in Hollywood, California, March 5, ...
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Police commissioner calls fatal shooting in New York City an anti-gay hate crime
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A gunman used anti-gay slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called a hate crime. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they "want to die here," Police ...
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Video Young Innovators Teen tackles cancer diagnosis
After his close friend died from pancreatic cancer, 16-year-old Jack Andraka unleashed his hyper-drive intellect on preventing more cancer deaths. And as Jim Axelrod reports, the teen created a much faster and far cheaper detection method for pancreatic, ovarian and lung ...
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Video Federal gov. reviewing solitary confinement
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is reviewing the frequency and fairness of solitary confinement in all federal prisons. A rollback on "solitary" is already underway in some states. Randall Pinkston reports on the impact the rollback is having on ...
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Video Did the WH know about IRS targeting
New questions are being raised concerning if anyone in the White House was aware of IRS targeting of conservative groups. Margaret Brennan reports on the new evidence that's heating up the ...
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Video NTSB investigating Conn. train collision
During rush hour in Connecticut, two commuter trains collided, sending 72 passengers to the hospital. The tracks are now closed while the NTSB investigates. And as Don Dahler reports, it's creating a travel ...
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Video More dangerous weather ahead for Midwest
Parts of the plains and Midwest are under the threat of severe weather, including possible tornadoes. Jim Axelrod speaks with CBS News weather consultant David Bernard about what to expect in the coming ...
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Video How Code Red saved lives during tornadoes
The town of Granbury, Texas, was hit hardest by a string of 16 deadly tornadoes that struck the state. Anna Werner reports how the city's "Code Red" warning system helped kept residents ...
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Video Handbags have more germs than toilet seats study finds
According to a study by Initial Washroom Hygiene, handbags have up to ten times the level of microbiological activity on them than an average toilet seat. Willem Marx reports from ...
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Big dreams as Powerball jackpot soars to $600 million
Powerball fever is sweeping the nation. In 43 states, people are plunking down their hard-earned cash for a chance at winning $600 million, the largest drawing in Powerball history. NBC's Brian Mooar ...
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Tornado risk increases in the Plains
Tornado watches are already in effect until late Saturday for parts of Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. And forecasters say this violent storm system could stretch into the Midwest Sunday. The Weather Channel's Kim Cunningham ...
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Plains states on edge under tornado watches
Tornado watches are already in effect until late Saturday for parts of Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. And forecasters say this violent storm system could stretch into the Midwest Sunday. The Weather Channel's Kim Cunningham ...
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Car drives into crowd at parade
southwest virginia today, at least 50 people were injured during an annual parade celebrating the appalachain trail. it happened in damascus, virginia, near the tennessee border. witnesses say an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in that parade. officials said the driver may have had some kind ...
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Can Jodi Arias escape death penalty
Legal analyst Lisa Green and criminal defense attorney Jay Fahy join MSNBC's Alex Witt to break down the Jodi Arias case, focusing on what could happen if Jodi Arias takes the stand and the mitigating factors that she should mention to avoid the death ...
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Video Final countdown to record Powerball jackpot
Excitement is growing as the drawing nears for the record-setting Powerball jackpot. Carter Evans reports from California, the latest player to join the multi-state lottery, where residents are buying up 10,000 tickets every ...
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Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up
A surfer carries his board at the San Clemente State Beach in San Clemente, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing new parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods. (AP Photo/Jae C. ...
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...
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Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet
For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport.At a price around $7.5 million, it comes stocked with china glasses, monogrammed hand towels and pillows, a mini-bar, and a lap top of navigational charts.It also carries some awful hefty baggage. The private aircraft is the source of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and a long-running legal battle ...
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CHALLENGE FOR DEMSSenate Campaigns Marked By Internal Battles
Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota -- showing that Republicans aren't the only ones with internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. The prospects' decisions also show divisions within the Democratic Party and its challenge of finding candidates whose ideologies line up with ...
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60 injured five critically as trains collide in Connecticut
By M. Alex Johnson and Carlo Dellaverson, NBC News Sixty people were injured, five of them critically, and rail traffic from New York to Boston was shut down after a Metro-North commuter train derailed and plowed into a second train Friday in Fairfield, Conn., Gov. Dan Malloy said.An eastbound train derailed at 6:10 p.m. ET and struck a westbound train between the Fairfield and Bridgeport ...
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Ah Mr Fogle weve been expecting you The case of the hapless wig-wearing American diplomat expelled from Moscow is not as simple as it first seemed
In the long and sinuous history of international espionage, the one thing you can absolutely rely on is that very little is as it first appears. And so it is with Ryan Christopher Fogle, third secretary in the political department of the US Embassy in Moscow, comedy wig owner, and, apparently, a man who thinks it wise to hang around near park entrances at midnight with EUR100,000 (85,000) in ...
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