A vehicle belonging to the family of a missing Texas boy who has severe developmental and physical disabilities has been found abandoned at DFW Airport, CBS Texas’ Olivia Leach and Alexis Wainwright report. Authorities say they turned an Amber Alert for six-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, of Everman, a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb, …
Read More »Military pilots, ground crews face higher rates of cancer, Pentagon study says
A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick. The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about …
Read More »Former Mexican governor gets 9 years for using bribes to buy luxury properties in U.S.
Former Mexican governor Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba has been sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting over $3.5 million in illegal bribes that he used to fraudulently purchase property in the U.S., the U.S. Attorney’s office announced in a news release. A district judged sentenced Yarrington, the former governor of …
Read More »Governor Ron DeSantis wants to revoke liquor license for Miami Hyatt over drag show
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to revoke the liquor license for the Hyatt Regency Miami over a drag event the hotel hosted in December called “A Drag Queen Christmas,” which a complaint alleges admitted children to the “lewd” and “vulgar” event. Regulators in the state said …
Read More »Trump “won’t participate” in Manhattan grand jury, his lawyer says
Former President Donald Trump will not accept an invitation to appear before a Manhattan grand jury investigating a “hush money” payment allegedly made on his behalf days before the 2016 election. Trump was informed of his right to appear before the grand jury last week, but has decided against taking …
Read More »Tesla probed by U.S. over steering wheels that might fall off
U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while it’s being driven. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year. The agency says …
Read More »Bernie Sanders: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz agrees to testify before Senate HELP committee
Washington — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to testify to a Senate committee investigating the company’s labor practices ahead of a vote to subpoena him, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday. Democrats on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which Sanders chairs, invited Schultz to testify …
Read More »Teen charged in shooting that left 3 dead at home outside Chicago
A 17-year-old was charged Monday with multiple counts of first-degree murder and other crimes in the fatal shootings of a girl he was dating and two other people in a suburban Chicago home, prosecutors said. The suspect, identified as Byrion Montgomery, also charged with nine counts of first-degree murder, attempted …
Read More »Sirhan Sirhan denied parole
A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968. Sirhan’s lawyer Angela Berry disputed that, saying Sirhan has shown that awareness, and his psychiatrists have …
Read More »Pandemic
As pandemic-era food benefits come to an end and food costs continue to rise, many are wondering how they’ll be able to afford groceries. Wednesday marks the end of extra food benefits for more than 30 million people in the United States. Low-income families in 32 states who take part …
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