The FAA is investigating after a hard landing by a seaplane that splashed down in the East River off Midtown Manhattan. Eight people were on board, including a 16-year-old who described the terrifying moment. Source link
The National Weather Service is hiring to fill hundreds of predominantly entry-level positions, more than a year after losing about 15% of its staff due to sweeping job cuts and buyouts ordered by the Trump administration. Veteran meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about how an influx of workers could benefit the agency as storm season gets…
Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said. The Guard members are part of a federal task force in Memphis created by President Trump, who last year sent troops and federal agents…
The Uplift: America 250 – CBS News Watch CBS News Celebrate the 4th of July and America’s 250th anniversary with inspiring stories about America’s rarest artifacts, most resilient small towns and loyal patriots. Source link
Folarin Balogun will play in U.S. World Cup match against Belgium after FIFA suspends match ban – CBS News Watch CBS News Folarin Balogun will play in the U.S.-Belgium World Cup match after FIFA suspended his one-game ban following a red card. Nicole Valdes reports. Source link
Jericka Duncan visits Annin Flagmakers’ factory in South Boston, Virginia. Source link
A number of cities broke temperature records over the Fourth of July weekend. In storm-ravaged New Jersey, authorities say at least 19 deaths are blamed on the heat. Meanwhile, a seaplane was forced to make a hard landing in New York City’s East River on Sunday. Shanelle Kaul reports on it all and meteorologist Andrew…
Stars and Stripes has a front page like no other. On a day when the headlines on other newspapers were dominated by earthquakes in Venezuela and Supreme Court decisions on immigration, Erik Slavin, the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, put out a newspaper for the American military, with stories about new tactics involving drones, and…
In 1776, Thomas Paine, an English-born writer shaped by the anti-monarchism movement, wrote “Common Sense,” a 47-page pamphlet that changed history, by inspiring American colonists to turn their rebellion against their king into an outright revolution. Correspondent Holly Williams visits the English town of Lewes that helped shaped a future Founding Father and separatist. Source…
Over the past 10 years, Rishi Sharma has conducted video interviews with more than 3,000 World War II veterans – members of the “Greatest Generation” who answered the call to defend freedom – to preserve their stories of sacrifice and their lessons of liberty. Steve Hartman reports. Source link
