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Into the American wild on guided adventures
The farthest I’ve ever felt from civilization was when I spent two nights in an old fire lookout in the Sierra Nevada of Northern California. Built in the 1930s and situated at almost 6,000 feet, the tower had tremendous views of the dense pine forest blanketing Tahoe National Forest. What I remember most was the retreat of city lights, the lack of cellphone reception and the kind of ...
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US claims Chinese military is on new cyber offensive against America
USA Officials within the United States government say hackers from China have renewed their assault on US targets only three months after a highly-touted investigation linked the People's Liberation Army to a series of cyberattacks waged at American entities. According to the New York Times, computer security experts and US officials alike say the PLA's sophisticated cyber squadron ...
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White House cracks down on alleged leaks
government officials for alleged leaks than any other administration before. saying the safety of americans is at risk because of the leak of ...
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Arizona killer Jodi Arias set to take stand in defense of her life
By Alastair Jamieson, Staff writer, NBC News Jodi Arias, the woman convicted of the frenzied murder of an ex-lover in Arizona, was due back in court Monday as jurors consider whether she should be executed for the ...
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Drivers seeing red over red light cameras
MSNBC's Richard Lui has the drilldown on the coast to coast camera controversy, including changes in Florida where yellow light times have been shortened, leading to an increase in red light camera ...
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Former State Department contractor allegedly part of $60M fraud scheme
Former State Department contracting specialist Kathleen McGrade is being investigated for a $60 million procurement fraud scandal, Federal Times reports. McGrade, 64, has pleaded not guilty May 3 to conspiracy, wire fraud and other felony charges. She allegedly steered heating, ventilation and air conditioning work at embassies around the world to the Sterling Royale Group, a company she formed ...
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Essential reading White House knew of IRS scandal in April and more
The chief White House lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, learned last month that a Treasury inspector general had concluded an audit of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups, weeks before the matter became public, according to a senior White House ...
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Chicago man breaks record for worlds longest Ferris wheel ride
A manager of 's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.Clinton Shepherd spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend. Shepherd is park operations manager at Navy Pier.He calls it "a very overwhelming ...
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The Tyra Banks Matriarchy A Scholars Take on Americas Next Top Model
The cast of America's Next Top Model's first cycle, which premiered on UPN on May 20, 2003. Ten years ago, on May 20, 2003, the first episode of America's Next Top Model aired on UPN. Over the course of its run, the dramatic Tyra Banks-hosted modeling competition--in which contestants try to out-fierce one another on the runway and in photo shoots to win a contract at the end of ...
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Chicago man accused of sexually assaulting two teens
While hanging out with friends at his apartment, a 28-year-old Chicago man allegedly forced two teenage girls into his bedroom, where he sexually assaulted them as they tried to escape, Cook County prosecutors said Sunday. Everado Salinas stood stoically in court as prosecutors detailed the allegations, which also included slapping one of the teenagers and biting the other on her arms. Salinas ...
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Video Royal princes open wounded vet center
Prince Harry is back in Britain after his U.S. tour. He recently joined his brother, Prince William, visiting wounded veterans and their families at a recovery center, west of London. Gayle King ...
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Video Athlete-amputee becomes artificial limb inventor
CBS News' Ben Tracy reports on an inventor whose idea for an artificial limb design was borne out of his own experience losing his lower leg in a sporting ...
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Video All That Mattered Charles Lindbergh takes off
Charles Lindbergh, took off from New York aboard his plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis," and headed for Paris - 86 years ago today. Lindbergh became the first person ever to fly solo, non-stop, across the Atlantic. Gayle King ...
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Video World War II graduates go to prom 70 years later
New Haven's Hillhouse High School class of 1943 never had a prom because of World War II. But finally, after a 70-year wait, classmates gathered to celebrate and ...
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Video Eye Opener at 8 IRS cover-up argument weakens
Republican charges of a White House/IRS cover-up are weakened as more details are revealed. Also, severe storms rip through the Plains and Midwest. A look at what we've been covering on "CBS This ...
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Video Canadian jazz singer botches U.S. national anthem
Canadian jazz singer Alexis Normand forgot the words to America's "Star Spangled Banner" before a hockey match, after attempting to learn it earlier that ...
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Video Headlines at 830 Hot hunks hottest advertising trend
Witnesses in Turkey say two hot air balloons ran into each other and one person died when one of the baskets fell to the ground. Charlie Rose ...
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Video Self-published Colleen Hoover talks living the American dream
Author Colleen Hoover speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how she went from earning $9 an hour to becoming a New York Times best-selling author - without a publisher. Hoover is published by Atria Books, part of Simon & Schuster, a division of ...
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Video New sunscreen labels coming this summer
Despite new government labels on sunscreen due out this summer, one watchdog group says high SPF ratings can give people a false sense of security. Norah O'Donnell ...
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Pack light when flying American and the airline will reward you
American Airlines (Pink Sheets: AAMRQ) will be rewarding me for this by letting me board the plane right after uniformed military, elite and first class passengers. The airline came out with a ...
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Watch Wartime Puts Prom on Hold for 70 Years
High school class in Connecticut celebrated prom night 78 years in the making love this story the class of 1943. Never got a prom. Before they graduated the school canceled the festivities because ...
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New York Pennsylvania Rank High for Opioids Among Injured Workers
Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers' Comp The epidemic of opioid abuse and its impact on workers’ compensation in the Northeast is particularly noticeable in New York and Pennsylvania, where the percentages of injured workers that become longer-term users of opioids are among the highest in the nation. In its recent study, the Workers Compensation Research Institute found that in New ...
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Court wont get involved in Miss. redistricting
WASHINGTON -; The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's ...
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Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PMs role
BOSTON -; Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow ...
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Obama Receives President of Myanmar at the White House
Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) U.S. President Barack Obama will receive his counterpart from Myanmar, Thein Sein, today at the White House, here on an official visit. Sein is the first Head of State from that Southeast Asian country to be hosted at the White House in 47 years, something which might be interpreted as international recognition for Naiyipido (capital of the nation), according ...
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