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Philadelphia architect Frank Furness’ enduring spirit

Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, a former Army captain during the Civil War, translated his fearlessness into the designs of about 1,000 buildings – elaborate structures whose oversized arches, asymmetrical facades and eccentric decorations broke free from the polite Victorian era-style. “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa takes a tour of Furness’ Philadelphia with Wall Street…

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Missouri college football player dies after medical emergency during season opener

A football player for William Jewell College in Missouri died Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency during the team’s season opener, according to school officials. The school identified the player as William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett, a junior majoring in business administration.    The incident occurred at Greene Stadium in Liberty, Missouri, during a…

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DOJ’s top prosecutor in LA hires law enforcement liaison with pending battery charge, string of DUIs

The new liaison to local law enforcement for the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is facing state criminal charges himself, and has a string of prior convictions for driving under the influence, public records show. Shawn Christopher Lewis, who previously served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli’s chief of staff when he was…

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Warren presses U.S. companies to share billions in tariff refunds with customers

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing companies entitled to refunds for illegal U.S. tariffs to return the money they are recouping directly to consumers.  Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Friday sent letters to Apple, Amazon, Energizer, Motorola, Nike, Target and Walmart seeking information about the size of the refunds they are receiving for import duties…

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National Guard deployed as flash floods inundate West Virginia, dropping 7 inches of rain

Torrential rains caused flash floods in West Virginia that inundated homes and businesses, washed out bridges and led to numerous water rescues. The state’s governor said some residents were unaccounted for as search operations continued Wednesday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 500 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state…

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