Firefighters faced renewed challenges Saturday at a large Boyle Heights cold storage facility fire, where conditions remain highly complex as Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency to support response efforts. The fire was first reported on Wednesday afternoon at the 500,000-square-foot Lineage Big Bear facility at 1400 S. Los Palos Street, which is used …
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned Poland’s highest state honor, after the Polish president stripped him of the award as a politically charged dispute over World War II history resurfaced. Ukrainians believed the order “was meant for the Ukrainian People and our army,” Zelenskyy wrote in a social media post explaining the gesture. “Today, I …
The United States Park Police have arrested multiple people for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting PoolPresident Trump said Saturday, days after algae turned the water a fluorescent green hue and rips appeared in an “American Flag Blue” surface handpicked by the president. “The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our …
Firefighters faced renewed challenges Saturday at a large Boyle Heights warehouse fire, where conditions remain highly complex as Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency to support response efforts. At a Saturday morning briefing, L.A. Fire Department officials described the facility as a 500,000-square-foot commercial building, which is used to store frozen foods. “The best …
“CBS Saturday Morning” sits down with author, competitive swimmer and cold plunge expert Chris Ballard while he takes an ice bath to talk about his new book, “The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water.”
Three elderly hikers died in apparent heat-related deaths while traversing the Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spiked above 100 degrees. Rangers and emergency personnel responded to two separate heat-related incidents on June 12 and June 16, according to the National Park Service. “In both cases, the deceased hikers were hiking trails in the Inner …
A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday. The twin-motor Cessna 421 carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor crashed Friday evening near La Baule airport on the Atlantic coast, Mayor Franck Louvrier said in a statement. Both were licensed and experienced pilots. The …
Russia has freed 24 Filipinos who have been detained for months without charges in a Siberian city, after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised concern for them in a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Philippine officials said Saturday. The two dozen freed Filipinos were scheduled to arrive in Manila in two flights early Sunday, with …
6/20: Saturday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Questions surround the U.S.-Iran deal as Israel and Lebanon trade strikes. Meanwhile, the Ebola crisis continues to worsen in parts of Africa.
A New Jersey council member, who previously admitted to several murders as a mob enforcer, was arrested for extortion amid other charges on Friday. John Alite, 63, a councilman in Englishtown, NJ, was charged Friday with multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct and other charges, New Jersey’s Attorney General said in a news release. Officials …