Wells Fargo is the latest big bank to embrace ambitious lending goals to fight the climate crisis. The bank is setting a goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions — including from the companies and projects it finances — by 2050. It’s a major step for Wells Fargo, which has long been a major backer
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New video sheds light on the death of a woman near a construction site in Brooklyn. Estelle Davis, 61, is seen walking across New Lots Avenue in East New York on Friday. Going in reverse, a backhoe backs into her and hits her in
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Pets are often celebrated for matching their owner’s mannerisms. Walking at the same pace? A sign of good training. Cuddling and watching TV together? Adorable. Stress-eating together because you’re both home all day due to a harrowing pandemic? Less endearing — and potentially dangerous. Veterinarians across the US are noticing weight gain and higher levels
Continue Reading There are a few reptile fanatics that smile when they see snakes, but maybe only one snake that can smile right back at you … three times. After eight years of breeding, this lavender albino piebald ball python has three smiley faces on it. And it was a complete accident. Justin Kobylka, who has been
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He’s been in the Senate for more than four decades and a fixture in Iowa since starting his political career more than 62 years ago. And now at age 87, Republicans in and out of Iowa are buzzing about this key question bound to reshape politics in the state and at the national level: Will
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — An outdoor dining spot was leveled after a car crash Friday on the East Side. Several people were injured in that crash, including one man who believes he could have been killed. “It comes to my mind that, like, I could’ve died,” Sohaib Annabi
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Three Texas teachers heard giggles as they insistently knocked on the front door of their student’s home. “We knocked and knocked and knocked,” Emily Countryman, an eighth-grade teacher at Rawlinson Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, told CNN. “Finally, the older brother opened the door and we jumped up and down and shouted,” she said.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — To help celebrate International Women’s Day, CBS 2’s Lauren Victory on Monday introduced us to an inspiring young lady putting pen to paper. London Warren is 9 years old and is in the fourth grade. She has many talents – including gymnastics. “I can spin
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The first thing you need to know about dropping out of school is that it doesn’t happen all at once. Educators say students don’t just wake up one day and decide that’s it, no more school. It happens slowly. They get a little behind, they get more behind, they can’t imagine catching up, so they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 15-year-old accused of threatening to commit a shooting at Pompano Beach Middle School. BSO said the teen entered a virtual classroom at the school around 10:43 a.m. on Thursday and told the teacher and students, “You guys better hide.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — The chief of police said they have “excellent” video of a large party that got out of control on University Hill in Boulder Saturday night — and said there would be arrests. Police said people at the party threw rocks and bottles at officers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — Coming up on day two and counting, Sam Pierstorff has his work cut out for him. The Modesto Junior College Professor is running four miles every four hours for 48 hours. CBS13 caught up with him in the middle of the mountain of a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A good Samaritan rushed to get a mother and daughter to safety after their moving truck tipped over while exiting the freeway near Cal Expo. Nicholas Lee saw the turned-over truck on Highway 160. “We seen this truck, it was already flipped over. We
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local non-profit organization is recognizing two young Asheville brothers who saved up their allowance money to purchase items for their Street Pantry program. The BeLoved Asheville Street Pantries program began as a way to safely distribute items to those in need at
Continue Reading Jennifer Williams wants students to love reading the way she did as a child. So, she decided to give away 1 million books to people in her small town of Danville, Virginia — and she’s earned the nickname “book lady” in the process. Since Williams started in 2017, she’s given away more than 63,000 books,
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Click here for updates on this story KINGSTON, New Hampshire (WBZ) — New Hampshire firefighters said it was a “personal battle” as they worked to knock down flames at the Kingston fire chief’s home. The fire started around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday at Fire Chief Graham Pellerin’s house on Woodland Drive. Heavy flames were showing
Continue Reading Chief Justice John Roberts, untethered from his usual position in the Supreme Court majority and dissenting alone on Monday, fired back with an arsenal of sarcasm, derision and his own alternative view of history. “The Court sees no problem with turning judges into advice columnists,” Roberts wrote, as his eight colleagues decided that “nominal damages,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLACERVILLE, California (KOVR) — An 8-Year-Old Placerville boy is being hailed a hero after getting help when he found his baby sister floating in the family pool. A locked gate blocks off the Conboy’s pool now after mom Diana had the scare of her life. “It’s kind of
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Working from home while caring for family during a deadly pandemic has been transformational for many women — and often not in a good way. With few child care options and increased demands at home, more than 2 million women have dropped out of the workforce entirely. And millions more are still struggling to maintain
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British tabloids are hammering Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and her husband Prince Harry after their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan revealed during the sit-down conversation that life within the royal family was so isolating, lonely and lacking in support that she had experienced suicidal thoughts. She also said that individuals within the institution had
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