An Australian employee of China’s state broadcaster CGTN has been arrested on suspicion of “illegally supplying state secrets overseas,” Canberra said Monday. In a statement, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China since August 13, 2020, had been formally arrested on February 5. “Chinese authorities have advised that
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – San Antonio firefighters battled a massive apartment fire Thursday evening on the city’s north side that was being hampered by access to water in the wintry conditions, ABC affiliate KSAT reported. Fire officials said they were having to transport water to the scene while trying to fight the flames, because fire hydrants
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has added a prominent former prosecutor to bolster its team investigating possible fraud claims by former President Donald Trump and his company. Mark Pomerantz, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan and a well-regarded defense lawyer and trial attorney with an expertise in financial institutions, was sworn into office earlier this
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(CNN Español) – La aparición de variantes del nuevo coronavirus tiene a farmacéuticas evaluando si deben o no cambiar sus vacunas ya aprobadas. Científicos estudian si las variantes de Sudáfrica y la de Brasil son resistentes a las vacunas ya desarrolladas contra la enfermedad. En este episodio el doctor Elmer Huerta repasa una investigación publicada
Continue Reading Just days after Maryland became the first state in the country to impose a tax on digital advertising targeting Big Tech, lobbying groups representing companies including Amazon, Facebook, Google are trying to stop it. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the groups allege that the state law is “deeply flawed” as well as “unlawful” and “unconstitutional.”
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When the Polar Vortex descended on the central US and weather turned brutally cold in Omaha, Nebraska, in recent days, the local utility company turned to an unusual partner to get some extra power supplies to help avoid shutoffs to the community. The nearby Offutt Air Force Base disconnected itself from the local commercial power
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — For the second straight year there will not be a Sunland Derby at the Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. On Thursday, the New Mexico Racing Commission voted to cancel the racing season at the Sunland Park Racetrack. This in effect meant the cancellation of the racetrack’s premiere event, the Sunland
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Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure hopes to get approval from the Denver City Council this week for new technology to improve safety at major crosswalks. Infrared cameras will detect the difference in size between people and cars increasing the time for a cross
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story INDIAN WELLS, California (KCAL/KCBS Staff) — Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies Monday shot and killed 33-year-old Royce Robertson, owner of the popular Joshua Tree Coffee Company, during a confrontation at an Indian Wells country club. According to Sheriff Chad Bianco, the incident started when Robertson and another driver got
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texans never could’ve dreamed of a week like this. Since Sunday, the Lone Star state has weathered a winter storm so fierce it’s broken several records, plunged Texas cities into subzero temperatures and knocked out power, water and warmth for millions of residents. This improbably cold weather has tested Texans’ mettle,
Continue Reading The Pentagon opened the door to the possibility of sending more American troops to Iraq as part of a newly expanded NATO training mission to support Iraqi forces and ensure that ISIS does not rise again. “The US is participating in the force generation process for NATO Mission Iraq and will contribute its fair share
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — ight people, ranging in age from 17 to 71 years old, were shot in broad daylight near SEPTA’s Olney Transportation Station on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting left a 71-year-old man fighting for his life. Philadelphia Police say the shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. at
Continue Reading Six US Capitol Police officers have been suspended with pay, and 29 others have been placed under investigation, for their actions in the January 6 riot, a department spokesman said Thursday. “Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has directed that any member of her department whose behavior is not in keeping with the Department’s Rules of Conduct
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — Many North Texans are feeling the effects of the deep freeze, with bursting pipes and floods. David Crow of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing says so far they’ve had over 2,200 calls in 24 hours. “We were not preparing for it to be this high of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A member of the Proud Boys has been expelled from the Sacramento County Republican Central Committee. The committee voted Wednesday in favor of removing Jeffrey Perrine after he refused to resign over his involvement with the Proud Boys. Micah Grant, the Sacramento County Republican
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Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — “We kind of panicked a little bit, rushed in the house and our dog was standing in about three- inches of water,” said Southlake homeowner Lori Cerami describing what she saw after leaving her home just long enough to take a warm shower at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — CBS3 is joining CBS News today for a one-day series of reports on unifying America, how Americans are finding common ground despite their differences. In Montgomery County, two leaders from different worlds found a mutual understanding inspired by civil unrest. The police killing of George
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LAS CRUCES, Texas – The New Mexico State baseball team will have to wait a little longer to return to the field. Thursday, NMSU announced the team’s season opener at UNLV was cancelled due to positive Covid-19 cases on NMSU’s team. The Aggies were originally scheduled to play the UNLV Rebels Friday-Sunday. NMSU was made
Continue Reading EULESS, Texas — As winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Millions in the state remain without power on Wednesday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as burst pipes flood homes. Here are just some of the struggles some Texans said they
Continue Reading Republican senators are trying to stay out of the fray between former President Donald Trump and their leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell. With Trump warning he will push primary candidates who fit his mold in 2022 Senate races, many Republican senators facing voters next year are not eager to pick sides following the former President’s blistering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — CBS2’s new series, Unifying America, highlights people trying to cross racial and cultural divides that separate so many Americans. On Wednesday, CBS2’s Jessica Layton profiled a special organization in Newark that partners with police, staying at the scene long after officers leave. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New numbers from the NYPD show gun violence in the city is on the rise this year. There were 90 shootings in the city at this time last year, but so far in 2021 there have already been 118. That includes eight shootings around
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After seven years of searching, the remains of missing 17-year-old Virginia teen have been located and recovered, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office. Alexis Tiara Murphy left her Shipman home on August 3, 2013, to visit Lynchburg. Surveillance video showed her at a Lovingston gas station — the last time she was seen alive.
Continue Reading A Manatee County, Florida, commissioner broke protocol for equitable vaccine distribution, which she had previously voted in favor of, when planning a vaccine drive initiated by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Vanessa Baugh admitted on Thursday that she “wanted to make sure certain people were on the list” for vaccination after emails revealed that she directed county
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EL PASO, Texas – Due to changes in travel accommodations stemming from the winter storms in the state of Texas, the UTEP-Florida Atlantic series will be moved to Sunday, Feb. 21 and Monday, Feb. 22. The Miners and Owls will tipoff at 3 p.m. MT/5 ET on Sunday, and 4 p.m. MT/6 ET on Monday. Both contests will be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Boston barber Steve Silva says he knows he’s a lucky man. “Half inch to the left lucky, maybe even less,” he said. That’s how close it came to a life-threatening injury as he said he suddenly tripped as he cut a client’s hair last Friday
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Power outages in Texas have forced many to seek warmth in unconventional ways. Some are burning the artwork in their homes, and some are burning baby blocks. But others are resorting to more dangerous measures. People are using their grills, cars and generators to heat their homes — and carbon monoxide
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — As hundreds of thousands of Texans struggled for heat and water because of utility outages for a fifth consecutive day, more potentially deadly storms are hitting parts of the South, mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow and ice. Winter weather alerts stretched Thursday from Texas, where snow and ice still was accumulating, to
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Many people in Chicago are working hard to unify America as communities come together to overcome differences. This includes one coach with a last name that may sound familiar to baseball fans. Batting practice reflects but one sliver of Ernest Radcliffe’s devotion to Chicago’s young
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At a time when trust in law enforcement is at a low, Baltimore police officers are working to rebuild a relationship with the community. “We don’t just do enforcement. We provide services that are needed,” Baltimore Police Sergeant Robin Blackmon said. They’re a part of
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