Quadruple amputee cornhole player arrested for murder
Dayton Webber, a professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee, has been arrested on murder charges for the shooting death of a Maryland man. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has more.
New business owner? Here’s how to find, screen and hire employees fast
Finding the right balance between speed and quality is where many new business owners struggle when hiring. Sakchai Vongsasiripat/Getty Images There are many challenges to deal with when you’re opening a new business, but what many new business owners underestimate is how long the hiring process actually takes. When this happens, they tend to pay …
NASA unveils ambitious $20 billion plan to build moon base near lunar south pole
NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power systems. The announcement came just over a week before the planned launch of NASA’s Artemis II around-the-moon mission. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman kicked …
Apollo 11 moon landing remains a defining moment in history
In a culture steeped in high technology, from wearable computers to the internet of things and rockets that fly themselves back to pinpoint touchdowns, the Apollo 11 moon landing and Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind” are slowly fading from memory, a forever remarkable but increasingly distant bit of history. After all, for anyone born …
Behind the mixed messaging on apparent U.S.-Iran talks
Behind the mixed messaging on apparent U.S.-Iran talks – CBS News Watch CBS News An Iranian official confirmed to CBS News that the Iranian government had received U.S. messages on peace talks via a mediator. This comes after the regime previously denied any communication. CBS News’ Courtney Kealy has the latest.
“Vote like Trump”: Campaign embraces mail-in voting in ad blitz
President Trump’s campaign has launched a social media ad blitz aimed at encouraging supporters to vote by mail, a move that follows months of Mr. Trump’s open attempts to discredit the practice and tie it to election fraud. One ad has the headline “VOTE LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP!” and includes the text, “TIME IS RUNNING OUT! …
Sixers’ Paul George suspended 25 games for violating NBA’s anti-drug policy, league says
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has been suspended 25 games for an unspecified violation of the NBA’s anti-drug program, putting him out of competition until March. The NBA announced the suspension on Saturday and did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved. The 25-game suspension, by terms of the …
Suspect in murder of Loyola student misses court date due to tuberculosis as new details emerge
Prosecutors say Jose Medina, who is accused of killing a Loyola University student, missed his first court appearance Monday because he has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. Medina is facing several charges in the fatal shooting, including first-degree murder. DHS says the alleged shooter is a Venezuelan man living in the U.S. …
600-year-old grape seed used to make pinot noir wine found in toilet of medieval hospital in France
A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilet of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday. The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating this immensely popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, the scientists said in …
Minnesota state and county officials sue government over Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations
Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government Tuesday, alleging they are being blocked from investigating the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County District Attorney Mary …