A federal judge in Alaska has thrown out the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of the state’s Senate election results in this week’s midterm elections if the Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason wrote in a 20-page order Sunday that the Justice Department did not have proper…
Michael Mann, a filmmaker known for the classic crime drama “Heat,” was injured at a gun range in Los Angeles on Saturday, his representative told CBS News. The representative said on Sunday that Mann had received treatment at a hospital for “a superficial injury” and was being released. “On Saturday, at a gun range, a…
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that electric hospital beds from medical equipment supplier Medline can pose a fire hazard, after two people died and another 16 users were seriously injured. Medline, based in Northfield, Illinois, issued an “urgent” safety notice this week instructing customers to discontinue using its beds and other products without…
Washington — The Justice Department and a group of Vietnam War veterans are set to face off in a Washington, D.C., courtroom on Friday over the fate of President Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch that he wants to build between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments over…
The Milwaukee Brewers are finally World Series champions after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night, taking the series 4-1. Wednesday’s 4-1 win at Tropicana Field in Tampa gave the Brewers their first title since their founding as an expansion franchise 57 years ago. It was just their second trip to the World Series,…
A new study from Boston University estimating that nearly 75% of NFL players who died over a 15-year period had signs of CTE in their brains is raising concern, and experts say it demonstrates the need to collect more data on the condition. CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a degenerative brain disease found in people…
Two TSA agents uncovered a sharp object that could have been plucked from the pages of a comic book or a horror film, while scanning luggage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. One agent said he’d never seen anything like it since joining TSA two years ago, while the agency described the offending item as “mutant…
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being hit by a car, her husband said on Wednesday, hailing her as a “fighter” despite critical injuries sustained in what police described as a targeted attack. Haines, 65, is now in a stable condition at a Melbourne hospital days after being struck by a…
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, a Super Bowl champion and one of the NFL’s top stars, is now facing a long absence because of blood clots in his lungs — and his team is facing serious questions over his medical treatment. Hurts’ agent, Nicole Lynn, and the Eagles said in a statement Monday his “prognosis…
Australian police charged a man on Tuesday over what they alleged was a “targeted” attack with a vehicle on independent lawmaker Helen Haines. Haines has reportedly lost one of her legs in the aftermath of the incident on Monday afternoon, in which a car rammed into her multiple times as she stood near the trunk…
