By NICK CALOWAY, WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey (WCBS) — It was a scary scene in New Jersey on Friday when a school bus rammed through a man’s home. Luckily, there weren’t any kids on board, but we’re learning that the driver may have been intoxicated. “I
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By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A retired army general has defeated a populist billionaire in a runoff vote to choose the new president of the Czech Republic. With all the ballots counted Saturday, Petr Pavel had 58.3% of the vote compared with 42.7% for Andrej Babis, who conceded defeat. The 61-year-old Pavel
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cinco hombres rusos que huyeron de Rusia tras la orden gubernamental de movilización militar del pasado septiembre llevan meses varados en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Incheon, en Corea del Sur, después de que las autoridades se negaran a aceptarlos. Tres de los hombres llegaron al aeropuerto el pasado octubre y dos
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer If Vegas oddsmakers are correct — and there’s a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious — then football fans are in for a treat this weekend. The NFL’s conference championship weekend is here: The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC title while the
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer If Vegas oddsmakers are correct — and there’s a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious — then football fans are in for a treat this weekend. The NFL’s conference championship weekend is here: The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC title while the
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer If Vegas oddsmakers are correct — and there’s a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious — then football fans are in for a treat this weekend. The NFL’s conference championship weekend is here: The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC title while the
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer If Vegas oddsmakers are correct — and there’s a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious — then football fans are in for a treat this weekend. The NFL’s conference championship weekend is here: The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC title while the
Continue Reading By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are doubling down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams. The note comes despite weeks of condemnation and lobbying by the international community for a reversal on measures restricting
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By JERMONT TERRY Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago Police on Friday night were trying to figure out how a man’s dead body wound up inside a crate at a West Humboldt Park neighborhood warehouse. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, the warehouse is located in an industrial park on
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — There’s a legion of freestyle skiers and snowboarders at the action park who refuse to subscribe to the “spin to win” theory. It’s the idea that maxing out flips and twists is the only way for them to score big with the
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. population center is on track this decade to take a southern swerve for the first time in history. Last year, the South outgrew other U.S. regions by well over 1 million people. If the trend continues through this decade, by 2030 the mean center
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As mass shootings are again drawing public attention, states across the U.S. seem to be deepening their political divide on gun policies. A series of recent mass shootings in California come after a third straight year in which U.S. states recorded more than 600
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As mass shootings are again drawing public attention, states across the U.S. seem to be deepening their political divide on gun policies. A series of recent mass shootings in California come after a third straight year in which U.S. states recorded more than 600
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tres personas murieron y al menos cuatro resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en Los Ángeles durante la madrugada del sábado, dijo el departamento de bomberos de la ciudad. Este es el cuarto tiroteo en California en una semana. El Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles respondió a una llamada de ayuda
Continue Reading PERTH, Australia (AP) — Authorities in Western Australia are searching for a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that got lost while being transported on a truck from a mine to a depot in the city of Perth. Emergency services say they’re hampered by a lack of equipment and have called on the Commonwealth and
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN Teenager Isabeau Levito underlined her status as a future Olympian by winning her first US figure skating title. The 15-year-old, who is the world junior champion, scored a total of 223.33 points in San Jose on Friday to finish ahead of two-time champion Bradie Tennell, who was second with 213.12 points.
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Leeds and Leicester avoided potential upsets to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup — though Premier League survival remains the priority for both clubs. Leeds won 3-1 against third-tier Accrington Stanley, while Leicester overcame fourth-tier Walsall 1-0. The wins provided a temporary
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Jay Croft, CNN Three people were killed and at least four injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the city’s fire department said Saturday, California’s fourth mass shooting in a week. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call for help at 2:35 a.m. on a residential street northwest of
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia athletic department officials say the vehicle involved in a crash that killed a football player and employee on Jan. 15 was for recruiting activities, not personal use. That’s according to a statement from the athletic association. Two athletic department employees and two players were involved in the early-morning
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una cámara de vida silvestre en Boulder, Colorado, capturó alrededor de 400 “selfies” después de que a un oso negro curioso se le ocurriera investigar la cámara. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks publicó algunas de las encantadoras fotografías en Twitter este lunes. “Recientemente, un oso descubrió una cámara de vida
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