Tag:

CBS News

Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
Trump Taps Congressional Ally Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Pro Sports Tycoon, DC Billionaire: Reports Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Pro Sports Tycoon, DC Billionaire: Reports
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Pro Sports Tycoon, DC Billionaire: Reports White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, who looks to add to his collection of pro sports teams. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group h…
Sentencing Postponed For Maryland Teen Who Pleaded Guilty To Killing Israeli Tourist Sentencing Postponed For Maryland Teen Who Pleaded Guilty To Killing Israeli Tourist
Sentencing Postponed For Maryland Teen Who Pleaded Guilty To Killing Israeli Tourist The sentencing for a man who pleaded guilty to killing Israeli tourist Efraim Gordon in 2021 has been postponed, reports CBS News. Omarion Anderson, 18, is one of three suspects accused of killing Gordon, who was visiting Baltimore for a family wedding, on May 3, 2021. Anderson pleaded guilty to first degree murder nearly a year later in May 2022, with his scheduled sentencing becoming postponed due to reported scheduling conflicts with his attorney, continues the outlet. All three of the suspects accused of being involved in Gordon's death were under 18 years old at the time of the murder.…
Four Middle Schoolers In Maryland Fall Ill After Eating Drug-Laced Candy: Reports Four Middle Schoolers In Maryland Fall Ill After Eating Drug-Laced Candy: Reports
Four Middle Schoolers In Maryland Fall Ill After Eating Drug-Laced Candy: Reports Four middle school students in Parkville got sick after eating drug-laced candy at school, reports CBS News.  The students were taken by ambulance to a hospital. The Principal of Parkville Middle School, Micah Wiggins, told parents in a letter that the school resource officer along with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating the incident, continues the outlet. Wiggins stated that appropriate consequences will be given as outlined in the Student Handbook and Policy, and asked parents to speak with their children about the dangers of consuming unknown substances. To rea…
Federal Judge Schedules Hearing After Marilyn Mosby Files To Move Perjury Case Out Of Baltimore Federal Judge Schedules Hearing After Marilyn Mosby Files To Move Perjury Case Out Of Baltimore
Federal Judge Schedules Hearing After Marilyn Mosby Files To Move Perjury Case Out Of Baltimore A federal judge has reportedly scheduled a hearing in December to hear arguments on State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's motion to move her perjury and mortgage fraud trial out of Baltimore, reports CBS News. The hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 15 after Mosby's team filed a motion to move her trial out of Baltimore last week. Mosby is accused of committing perjury to illegally obtain a withdrawal from her retirement account. The government argues that Mosby lied about adversely being impacted by COVID-19 in order to take out money without penalty while she continued to work on a sa…
Man Sentenced For Murder Of Popular Federal Hill Bartender Getting Snack After Work Man Sentenced For Murder Of Popular Federal Hill Bartender Getting Snack After Work
Man Sentenced For Murder Of Popular Federal Hill Bartender Getting Snack After Work A man accused of killing a popular Federal Hill bartender in 2017 has been sentenced after pleading guilty to the murder, reports CBS News. Marquese Winston was sentenced to 20 years in prison with five years of probation upon release for the murder of Alex Wroblewski Jr. that occurred in November 2017. Winston was accused of shooting Wroblewski at Royal Farms in Locust Point while the bartender stopped in to buy a snack after work, continues the outlet. Winston was initially convicted of second-degree murder in 2019 but the Maryland Court of Special Appeals reversed the conviction in 2020,…
Maryland Man Found 'Competent' After Killing Pharmacist Brother For Administering COVID Vaccine Maryland Man Found 'Competent' After Killing Pharmacist Brother For Administering COVID Vaccine
Maryland Man Found 'Competent' After Killing Pharmacist Brother For Administering COVID Vaccine A Maryland man accused of killing his bother, sister-in-law, and elderly woman over an argument that the COVID-19 vaccine was being used to poison people has been found competent to stand trial, reports CBS News. Jeffrey Burnham, 47, was arrested in Sept. 2021 the murders. Burnham is accused of killing an 83-year-old woman in her home before killing his pharmacist brother and his sister-in-law. Burnham's mother stated that he had wanted to confront his brother about the vaccine, saying that the government was using it to poison people. Burnham's lawyers entered a plea that the accused killer…
Maryland Man Arrested After Stabbing Girlfriend In Head, Dumping Body Under Train Tracks Maryland Man Arrested After Stabbing Girlfriend In Head, Dumping Body Under Train Tracks
Maryland Man Arrested After Stabbing Girlfriend In Head, Dumping Body Under Train Tracks Police have arrested a Baltimore man who is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death before dumping her body underneath railroad tracks last week, authorities say. Bruce Poole, 63, allegedly murdered Kelly Logan, 53, who's body was found underneath the tracks in the 2100 block of Kloman Street around 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, according to Baltimore police. Poole reportedly stabbed Logan in the head and neck during a dispute before surveillance footage captured him loading a large trash bag that was suspected to be holding Logan's body into a shopping cart, states CBS News.  P…
Boy Calls 9-1-1 On Dad Who Tried Strangling Mom, Was Later Killed By Police In Maryland: Report Boy Calls 9-1-1 On Dad Who Tried Strangling Mom, Was Later Killed By Police In Maryland: Report
Boy Calls 9-1-1 On Dad Who Tried Strangling Mom, Was Later Killed By Police In Maryland: Report An Anne Arundel boy called 9-1-1 on his gun-wielding dad who tried strangling his mom, and was then killed by police overnight, CBS News reports. Officers were called to a Sands Road home in Harwood, by a woman saying her husband tried to strangle her and she was able to escape to a neighbor's house around 2 a.m., the outlet said citing police. A second 9-1-1 was placed by the boy saying his dad had a gun and was in the woods behind the home, and then gunfire rang out, the outlet said. When police arrived, they told the man who drop his weapon, but he refused, and pointed it toward the off…
Workplace Shooting Under Investigation In Baltimore; Suspect At Large Workplace Shooting Under Investigation In Baltimore; Suspect At Large
Workplace Shooting Under Investigation In Baltimore; Suspect At Large One person was wounded in a workplace shooting in Baltimore, police said.  Police arrived at the MPI Label Systems warehouse in the 1200 block of Bernard Drive on August 5, where they found the victim suffering a gunshot wound, but no suspect was to be found, according to CBS News. Many nearby workers, upon hearing the sound of gunshots, pulled the fire alarm and ran outside to escape the scene, CBS News reported. One worker who has served the company for over 20 years said he will never return to the location, and that he and his colleagues could not get in touch with their boss as t…
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Roe V. Wade has officially been overturned by the Supreme Court, eradicating 50 years of American women's rights to abortion. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization made Friday, June 24, upheld a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. States will soon be allowed to ban women's access to abortion, and 22 of them are expected to in some way. Click here to see a state-by-state stance on abortion. According to a poll by CBS News, 50 percent of people say abortion should be made available while 33 percent say th…
Student Posts Instagram Photo With Glock He Brought To Baltimore School: Report Student Posts Instagram Photo With Glock He Brought To Baltimore School: Report
Student Posts Instagram Photo With Glock He Brought To Baltimore School: Report A 17-year-old student has been arrested after he brought a ghost gun to school and posted a photo of himself with it to Instagram Thursday, June 2, officials in Baltimore say. The teen was in custody after the 9mm Glock was recovered at Forest Park High School, district officials and authorities said. Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, President of Baltimore School Police Union, tells CBS News this is the 15th firearm found on school property during the current academic year. Ghost guns, which can be assembled at home, are required to have a serial number on them, as per a new requirement th…
Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment
Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment A former Amtrak engineer has been cleared in a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian's train was going 106 mph — more than double the speed limit on the tracks — on an S-curve when he slammed on the brakes in Frankford Junction in May 2015. The train, headed to Washington D.C. from New York City, jumped the tracks, killing eight people and sending 185 to the hospital. Federal officials said Bostian lost "situational awareness" and briefly thought he was past the S-curve and on a straightaway.  Bostian's lawyer during the trial described him as a l…