South African police said Monday they arrested four people in connection with the murder of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was gunned down last week. Tete, 38, was attacked on Friday evening as he returned to his home in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape province. A 27-year-old woman who was with him in…
An out-of-control wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots destroyed homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, on Sunday. Shifting winds challenged firefighters trying to bring it under control, and authorities urged some 90,000 people to evacuate. At least six people – three first responders and three civilians…
Phoenix — Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the city’s police chief said. Officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez were arrested on charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, Police Chief Matt Giordano said at…
A fast-growing wildfire spread from the Sierra foothills toward the center of Reno early Sunday, forcing nearly 14,000 homes to be evacuated. The “GO NOW” zone reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus as the Hawk Fire grew to more than 10,500 acres. As of Sunday morning, it was 0% contained. Smoke rises…
Like so many in Gary, Indiana, Shatiya Hardin has been waiting for the minute her power finally turns back on. “It’s been absolutely horrible,” Hardin told CBS News. “At night we’re sweating, we’re irritable, we have children to look out for, elderly people who need electricity for oxygen tanks.” Beginning Aug. 11, several days of…
Tropical Storm Moke is expected to deliver heavy rainfall and gusty winds this weekend as it skirts just south of the Hawaiian Islands in the wake of serious damage delivered by Hurricane Lala. Moke packed maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as of midday Saturday and was expected to strengthen throughout the day, according to…
At least two people were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, local authorities said, a day after a deadly attack on a busy shopping center. Kyiv City Military Administration said one person was killed and several were injured at a warehouse in the capital’s Darnytskyi district. The authorities had issued an alert for a ballistic…
In south Minneapolis, a second-floor bedroom remains much as it was. A boy’s life — frozen in time. The room belonged to 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel. For his parents, Jesse and Mollie, it’s a silent memorial. Fletcher was one of two students killed by a gunman who opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School…
Tuscaloosa, Ala. — An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times…
Washington — FBI agents executed search warrants targeting former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell over the weekend and seized his electronic devices, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, as part of a criminal probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by the former lawmaker. One of the warrants was executed Saturday night after Swalwell…
