The man who police say deliberately drove his Tesla over a cliff with three other passengers has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, court documents showed. All four occupants managed to survive the 250-foot plunge off a cliff in San Mateo County, California. Dharmesh Patel is accused of …
Read More »Who are the president’s private attorneys and is Biden paying the legal bills?
Among the White House’s go-to talking points in the classified documents saga, now in its third week, is what it claims is the unimpeachable conduct of the president’s personal attorneys, led by longtime Biden legal hand, Bob Bauer. “[The president’s] team has been fully cooperative with this legal matter,” White …
Read More »Robert Hadden, former Columbia University gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting patients, convicted of sex trafficking
A gynecologist who molested patients during a decades long career was convicted of federal sex trafficking charges Tuesday after nine former patients told a New York jury how the doctor they once trusted attacked them sexually when they were most vulnerable. A Manhattan federal court jury returned its verdict after …
Read More »Man claiming he’s a messenger from God convicted of threatening to kill congressman
A federal court jury convicted a Kansas man who insisted that a death threat he made against Rep. Jake LaTurner was a message from God, amid what authorities have said is a sharp rise in threats against members of Congress and their families. Jurors found Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence, …
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A 13-year-old girl led state troopers on a high-speed car chase through central Nebraska on Monday night, at times topping 100 mph during a pursuit that lasted roughly 15 minutes, authorities said. The driver, a girl from Colorado, was eventually taken into protective custody along with the vehicle’s only passenger, …
Read More »How a 2017 strike could slam shut the new era of worker activism
Over 200,000 Americans went on strike in 2022, making it the hottest year for work stoppages since 2005. But a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week could make striking, a right enshrined in labor law for nearly a century, much riskier for workers. The case, Glacier Northwest …
Read More »Hatchet, hacksaw and blood found in trash facility during search for missing mother Ana Walshe, sources say
Officials investigating the case of vanished mother Ana Walshe found trash bags with blood, a hatchet, a hacksaw, a rug and used cleaning supplies at a transfer station in Massachusetts, sources told CBS Boston’s investigative team. The items were found at a transfer station in Peabody, a city about 46 …
Read More »American Airlines retaliated against employees who reported toxic fumes, OSHA says
FORT WORTH, Texas — Federal investigators allege that American Airlines, one of the nation’s largest airlines, retaliated against flight attendants who reported illnesses caused by toxic fumes, CBS DFW’s Alex Keller reports. According to a Department of Labor spokesperson, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a whistleblower investigation …
Read More »Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger willing to waive extradition hearing, attorney says
The man authorities say killed four University of Idaho students in November is willing to waive his extradition hearing, his attorney told CBS News. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is set to face a judge for the hearing Tuesday. Kohberger will still have to be in front of the judge Tuesday to sign …
Read More »Holiday sales are up 7.6% despite inflation, but spending changes
Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6% — a slower pace than the 8.5% increase from a year earlier when shoppers began spending the money …
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