Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who famously landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, shared Tuesday he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “It is early stage. For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I don’t sleep as well,…
California airport offers free Short Story Dispenser for travelers – CBS News Watch CBS News Travelers at Ontario Airport in California are getting a new way to kill time between flights. Joy Benedict reports. Source link
The Justice Department is suing two Chinese companies to force a mandatory recall of immersion water heaters, alleging that the products can overheat and catch fire “within minutes” after they’re turned on, according to court filings obtained by CBS News. The heaters can be used in bathtubs and pools. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal…
Author and journalist Stephen Dubner, who rose to fame when he co-wrote The New York Times bestseller “Freakonomics,” talks with “CBS Mornings” about launching his own weekly talk show on YouTube, “Better in Person.” Dubner discusses how the show got its start, his wide range of guests and why he decided to self-finance it. Source…
Lawyers for President Trump asked for writer E. Jean Carroll’s consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, and signaled they plan to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider his appeal of Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case, according to an attorney for Carroll. Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, wrote in…
9/28: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Massive nor’easter leaves widespread damage; fraternity gang rape allegations at Cornell University. Source link
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday demanded that the government and the “protesters” agree to the formation of a truth and reconciliation commission to resolve ongoing tensions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The PPP has repeatedly called for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission amid protests in AJK. Over the past month,…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted Republicans’ request to halt a lower court decision that prevented political party committees from receiving more favorable broadcast advertising rates, giving the GOP a win weeks before the November elections. The order from the high court restores guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees…
The widow and the daughter of Maurice Pierce, one of the four men wrongfully accused in the 1991 Texas yogurt shop murders, have confirmed they signed a multimillion-dollar settlement with the city of Austin. Kimberli and Marisa Pierce spoke with correspondent Erin Moriarty in a new episode of the podcast “48 Hours: Case by Case.”…
Five people drowned in Ohio’s Scioto River after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road. Source link
