Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Based on surface area, it’s the largest fresh water lake in the world. And thousands of people visit Lake Superior every year. But as old as it is, the lake is still evolving. John Lauritsen shows us how climate change and warmer temperatures are changing
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LITTLE ELM, Texas (KTVT) — Getting COVID-19 shots into Americans’ arms represents the largest mass-vaccination program in U.S. history. One of the keys to the vaccine, the syringes, are being made in North Texas. CBS 11 recently toured the factory that’s producing them. Tucked away in a Little
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A mother was taken into police custody Thursday after infant twins were found dead in her Queens apartment. The mother’s cousin told police the mother did not sound right when they spoke on the phone and requested a wellness check for the babies. Officers
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST BABYLON, New York (WCBS) — The family of a decorated military man who died days ago is outraged over an alleged burial mistake. On the day of his funeral, relatives say they found out their loved one’s plot was given to someone they don’t know. “I seen
Continue ReadingAsian Americans have had enough. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they’ve seen friends, relatives and community members be harassed, threatened and violently assaulted. Congress is now on track to pass legislation that would denounce discrimination against Asian Americans and expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes. But some Asian Americans haven’t waited for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Dog owners in Morgan Park are on high alert – accusing a neighbor of trying to poison their pets using hot dogs. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov looked into the claims Thursday night, and also into whether it is legal to leave poison on
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Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area high schools, thanks to a regional partnership of school districts, Mosaic Pediatrics, the La Pine Community Health Center, St. Charles Health System, Deschutes County Health Services and the Crook County Health Department.
Continue ReadingAn anti-terrorism investigation has been launched in France after a female police officer was killed in a knife attack at a police station in a Paris suburb. Police on the scene quickly intervened and killed the attacker, Prime Minister Jean Castex told journalists on Friday, referring to the incident in Rambouillet as a “terrorist attack.”
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President Joe Biden told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday he plans to recognize the 1915 massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, according to a person familiar with the conversation. Readouts from the White House and Turkish presidency did not mention the issue. The call was described by the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Almost a year since the death of her daughter, one South Florida mother is begging for justice. Maria Gray says the young man responsible for her daughter’s death is living comfortably on house arrest, and she says it’s time for him to be locked up.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore woman says hula hooping helped her get through the pandemic. So much so, she started sharing her love for the retro activity with others at Lake Montebello. On any given day in Baltimore, you’ll see Diana Miller with her hula hoop — always
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) — A Black apprentice electrician is speaking out after he says he found two nooses hung in his work area on Long Island, allegedly put there by white co-workers. Kyrin Taylor said he showed up to Cooper Power & Lighting Corp. in Farmingdale in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore County man said he was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for not wearing a mask while eating Twizzlers and wants to share his story in the hopes things will change. Avi Mandel said he was a frequent Southwest flyer until his flight
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey is responding to criticism after she released redacted files about a former police officer accused of child sexual abuse. “That would not happen under my watch,” Janey said. She was talking about disturbing new information showing Patrick Rose kept his
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Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials presented an even stronger mix of immediate gloom and long-range hope Friday at their latest COVID-19 briefing, saying the fourth surge in cases and hospitalizations could put at least a dozen counties, including Deschutes and Crook, back in the restrictive “Extreme Risk” category next Friday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Massachusetts (WBZ) — A decades-old rumor leads to a nice payday for one family in Massachusetts. For years they were told money was hidden somewhere in their house. They hired carpenters in the past but could never find anything. So they brought in a real-life treasure hunter –
Continue ReadingChicago police on Thursday shot a suspect who was wanted in connection to last week’s shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a McDonald’s drive-thru, authorities said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said in a news conference Thursday that officers shot the suspect following a vehicle pursuit, crash and attempted carjacking. He confirmed the individual
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIDLAND COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A Midland County man won $2 million on a scratch-off ticket from the Michigan Lottery one year after losing everything in a flood. “Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me,” the 29-year-old
Continue ReadingDiapers are a pricey, essential item for parents. Now, they’re getting even more expensive, hurting low-income families already struggling with the pandemic’s economic woes. Disposable diaper prices rose 8.7% during the year ending April 10, according to the latest numbers from NielsenIQ, which tracks point of sale data from retailers. Diaper makers recently said they
Continue Reading Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer issue fines to undocumented immigrants who have failed to depart the United States, the agency announced Friday, a reversal from the Trump-era policy that threatened immigrants with thousands of dollars in debt to the federal government. ICE officials said the agency rescinded the two Trump-era orders on the
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