Senior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed probe could become politically damaging and amount to a distraction for their party just as control of Congress is at stake in next year’s midterm elections. Publicly and privately, Republicans are making
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Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Areas of North Texas are experiencing flooding they haven’t seen in 40 years. One of those places is a horse riding stable in Plano, where nearly 60 horses came close to drowning due to flash floods. Things are, fortunately, back to normal at the
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Gulf Tower downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after a basement fire caused smoke to pour from the top of the skyscraper around the Weather Beacon. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the possible transformer fire that broke out around 9:30 a.m. caused a power outage
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Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Fishtown artist who was recently laid off from a job decided to use the time to bring a dream to life. On East Cumberland Street in Fishtown, inside a planter full of flowers, something new has sprouted. This little shop-in-a-box is the brainchild of
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Click here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Several people were injured in a frightening freefall Monday night. Officials say the emergency incident that had first responders racing from across the county last night was no mechanical error. It was an all-out brawl between three men, that ended up with
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There has been another anti-Asian attack in the city. Police say a 48-year-old man was targeted Tuesday morning in Hell’s Kitchen, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. at the corner of 43rd Street and 11th Avenue and is being
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Her dog sitter lost her dog, lied about it and now the pet sitting site that connected them isn’t taking any responsibility. That company, Rover, is one CBS 2 has exposed in the past. CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports, the dog’s owner doesn’t want to
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with an isolated shower possible early. Lows in the mid-60s with breezy south winds up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with a few isolated storms possible, mainly west of Highway 63. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: The overall trend over the next couple of days will be
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenager was left lying in a Manhattan street after being beaten up over his sneakers, and a UPS driver didn’t think twice before jumping in when he saw that teen was in trouble. The violent attack in Chelsea unfolded on May 14. Video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou will allow full capacity at its upcoming NCAA softball regional this weekend. This comes after the NCAA announced it will end its COVID-19 restrictions for championship events. Starting on Thursday – it’s now up to each championship host to abide by its own local health guidelines. https://youtu.be/4eFw3FkT4go MU quickly sold out
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Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — A 30-year-old construction worker was killed and another critically injured when a freight elevator collapsed and fell several stories in the Bronx Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Bruckner Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. after the elevator dropped to
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Face masks and lockdown orders have kept lips largely out of sight in the pandemic. That, consequently, hurt lipstick sales last year. But makeup sellers say the fate of the cosmetics staple is starting to turn around as more people get vaccinated and the pace of social interactions picks up. According to the latest figures
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Investigators have released new video in the case of a young Pennsylvania woman who was found dead inside a South Beach hotel room during spring break. The video, which police edited to conceal the victim, is from the hotel lobby surveillance camera. It shows the
Continue Reading With Demi Lovato revealing that they are non-binary and using they/them pronouns, it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to speed on pronoun etiquette. Because the English language lacks gender-neutral pronouns, those who fall outside the gender binary — that is, people who don’t identify as singularly male or female — may find
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Amazon will lift its mask mandate for its fully-vaccinated warehouse employees in the United States beginning May 24 in locations where local regulations do not require face coverings, the company informed workers on Wednesday. To be eligible to stop covering their faces while working, Amazon told employees they must be 14 or more days past
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An effort to make Jan. 12 “Rush Limbaugh Day” in Missouri has failed. The Republican-led Legislature ended its annual session last week without passing the bill. Several Missouri state lawmakers had proposed honoring the late Limbaugh every year on his birthday. But the measure was stripped from several bills after
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging as anxiety spreads through the market — this time, after China took more steps to crack down on the digital coins. The world’s most heavily traded cryptocurrency plunged as low as $30,202 per coin early Wednesday after starting the day around the $40,000 mark, according to data from Coindesk.
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Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Struck by severe chest pains just before his daughter’s wedding and unable to leave the hospital, it appeared a dad would miss the special day. Thanks to a makeshift ceremony at Beverly Hospital, he was able to walk her down the aisle. “He calls
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Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Doesn’t a pool in your backyard sound nice right about now, as the weather is finally heating up? Well, if it sounds good now, it will sound even better next summer, because that’s about how long it will take to get it done. In-ground pool
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Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A confrontation at a Hampden Clothing Boutique captured a customer lashing out at the manager of the store, who told WJZ she repeatedly asked the woman to keep her mask on while inside the store. Surveillance video captures a customer lashing out on the store
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