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City of Mansfield launches new, on-demand rideshare service
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield officially launched its new rideshare service Monday, thanks in part to the persistence of a woman advocating for her friends with special needs.Brian and David Hogan both work at Mansfield grocery stores, but since the city doesn't have a bus system, they have to rely on their younger brother or friends to get them to and from their jobs."And we have a lot of very good friends," said Brian Hogan. "We're blessed."Rachel Grossman is one of those friends."I grew up with David," she said. "We graduated from Mansfield High School together."He reached out a few...
Who is JD Vance, Trump's pick for VP?
Sen. JD Vance, the junior senator from Ohio, has come a long way in a short amount of time since he published his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," months before Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016. On Monday, Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Vance is his running mate. Vance, 39, won election to the U.S. Senate in 2022, and has only been a senator for a year and a half. Here's what to know about him. Vance's book, "Hillbilly Elegy," catapulted him to fame Vance's memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," became immensely popular in 2016, telling Vance's personal story against the backdrop of...
Man who filmed deadly torture learns fate in killings of Alaska women
A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard in a video of the torture death of one of them saying that in his movies "everybody always dies" was sentenced Friday to 226 years in prison.Brian Steven Smith received 99-year sentences each for the deaths of Kathleen Henry, 30, and Veronica Abouchuk, who was 52 when her family reported her missing in February 2019, seven months after they last saw her."Both were treated about as horribly as a person can be treated," Alaska Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby said when imposing the sentence."It's the stuff of nightmares," Saxby...
Trump picks Sen. JD Vance as VP running mate for 2024 election
Former President Donald Trump has chosen Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his vice presidential running mate this November. Trump announced his VP pick on social media just before he was to accept the presidential nomination at the in Milwaukee on Monday. A source familiar with Vance's selection told CBS News that Vance flew privately to Mar a Lago to meet with Trump Saturday morning. He received the call from Trump asking him to be his running mate 20 minutes before the former president announced his selection on social media.Trump said in his social media post, "After lengthy deliberation...
Trump expected to announce VP pick today as RNC gets underway
Update: Trump announced he has selected Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below.Former President Donald Trump has selected his vice presidential running mate and will announce his pick ahead of the Republican National Convention's roll call to formalizing his nomination Monday afternoon, according to sources familiar with the plans. A Republican source with knowledge of the process tells CBS News the "pick is in" for Trump's running mate, and will be announced on the convention floor shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been informed that he was not...
Trump says "I'm supposed to be dead" after assassination attempt at rally
Former President Donald Trump told reporters on his plane to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention that he "was supposed to be dead" after the assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend.Trump, whose right ear was grazed by a bullet just minutes after he walked on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, told the New York Post and Washington Examiner in an interview Sunday that if he hadn't tilted his head slightly to read a chart of notes, he would have been killed."By luck or by God, many people are saying it's by God I'm still here," he...
RNC Day 1: Here's what to expect as the RNC kicks off in Milwaukee
Washington – The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the GOP is set to formalize the nomination of former President Donald Trump just days after an assassination attempt against the former president. Republicans from across the country are descending on Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum arena to nominate Trump, who clinched the nomination in March having amassed the 1,215 delegates needed. How the shooting reshapes the convention remains to be seen. Secret Security officials said Sunday that the agency has been working on the RNC security plan for more than a year, and the plan will remain in place. Trump said...
Trump documents case dismissed by federal judge
Washington — The federal judge overseeing the case alleging former President Donald Trump mishandled sensitive government documents after leaving the White House has dismissed the charges against him and his two codefendants. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in a 93-page order that she has granted Trump's bid to dismiss the indictment based on the unlawful funding and appointment of special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the charges against the former president."The bottom line is this: The Appointments Clause is a critical constitutional restriction stemming from the separation of powers, and it gives to Congress a considered role in determining the...
North Texans start the work week with a heat advisory
NORTH TEXAS – It will be hot and somewhat humid across Dallas-Fort Worth Monday. High temperatures top out in the low 100s and could feel slightly warmer.With the "feels like" temperatures up to 106 degrees, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of North Texas from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.The high pressure center axis sits over the four corners with the Southern Plain being on the eastern edge. As the high pressure slowly shifts west, we still have a few days of triple digits in the forecast.The high pressure continues westward progression, opening up the...
Security protocols questioned after Trump rally shooting
DALLAS — In the moments before President Donald Trump was shot and injured at a campaign rally on Saturday, crowd members say they spotted the shooter. Two law enforcement sources told CBS News officials momentarily lost track of the gunman, who crawled up the side of the shed before opening fire at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.Many are now asking how that could have happened and how the gunman got so close to the former president in the first place. Texas leaders are among those wanting answers.Rich Emberlin is a 30-year Dallas Police Department veteran who spent his career on the SWAT team...
Feel like you're living paycheck to paycheck? Join the crowd.
Even as inflation continues to cool into the second half of 2024, many Americans say they're still struggling to make ends meet.Roughly one-third of U.S. workers say they're living paycheck to paycheck and have nearly no money for savings after paying their monthly bills, according to a survey from personal finance website Bankrate. Relying on one's full earnings each week to pay off living expenses has been a harsh reality for some Americans dating back even before the pandemic. About 38% of full-time workers nationwide said they were living paycheck to paycheck in 2016, according to job-search firm CareerBuilder. The Bankrate survey,...
Hot and dry start to the week for North Texas
NORTH TEXAS — A heat advisory will be in place for North Texas through 8 p.m. Monday.The upper-level high pressure will retreat to the west midweek, and a large dip in the jet stream will begin to dive into the central and southern plains. At the surface, North Texas will benefit from a rare July cold front and some rain/thunderstorms. The front's timing is still not perfectly ironed out, and it could arrive earlier Wednesday, or as late as overnight into Thursday. Second, some of the storms could have a marginal severe threat, mainly for damaging winds, based on our environment....
Texas Agriculture Commissioner witnessed Trump assassination attempt
NORTH TEXAS — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told CBS News Texas he was near the red carpet where former President Donald Trump entered the stage.Just 30 feet away, "I was as close as anybody," Miller said.Minutes later: "I heard a pop. I thought it was a balloon. I heard a second pop. I thought, well, maybe it's fireworks, and by the third pop, and they weren't loud, I realized what it was, so I turned to look at President Trump, and he had the same puzzled look on his face, trying to figure out what the noise was and the...
Timeline: The shooting at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
Despite the 90-degree heat, thousands descended on Pennsylvania's Butler Farm Show, which is a roughly 100 acre fairground used for agricultural exhibitions. Former President Donald Trump had appeared at the site before.Butler County voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020, so the crowd was expected to be as friendly as you'd find in the country. But things took a sudden, deadly turn, minutes after the former president and presumptive Republican nominee began speaking. Here's a timeline of the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday, July 13.6:03 p.m.: Trump takes the stage; gunman spotted by witnessesDonald Trump took the stage at 6:03 p.m. local...
Texas governor demands answers as power outages persist week after Beryl
With around 350,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he was demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms. The number of customers still in the dark was upwards of 291,000 early Monday, according to PowerOutage.com."Power companies along the Gulf Coast must be prepared to deal with hurricanes, to state the obvious," Abbott said at his first news conference about Beryl since returning to the state from an...
Biden on Trump rally shooting: "Politics must never be a literal battlefield"
Washington — President Biden addressed the nation Sunday night from the Oval Office, saying the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump requires Americans "to take a step back" to determine "how we go forward from here." "We can't allow this violence to be normalized," Mr. Biden said. "The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that." He added that "politics must never be a literal battlefield, God forbid, a killing field." The president cited a number of violent political acts in recent years, including the Jan. 6,...
Trump shot at rally in failed assassination attempt. Here's what we know.
Former President Donald Trump was shot and injured in an assassination attempt on Saturday night that also killed a spectator and critically injured two others. Snipers killed the shooter, a 20-year-old man, after he fired eight rounds at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.The former president could be seen touching his ear as the shooting unfolded before he was shielded by Secret Service and whisked offstage — with blood on his face — and into an SUV to safety. Trump said in a social media post that a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear."I knew immediately that something was...
Pennsylvania State Police identify 3 victims shot at Trump rally
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania State Police have identified three victims who were shot during the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.The deceased victim was identified as Corey Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, Pa. The second victim, who was wounded in the shooting, has been identified as 57-year-old David Dutch, of New Kensington, Pa. He is currently listed in stable condition. The third victim, who is also listed in stable condition, was identified as James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pa., according to a media release from state police. Both wounded victims were...
Ex-classmate of Trump rally shooter describes him as "normal boy"
Washington — The gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was rejected from his high school's rifle team, according to a former classmate.The classmate, Jameson Myers, graduated in 2022 with the gunman, whom the FBI identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, age 20. Myers was a member of the Bethel Park High School varsity rifle team and said he and Crooks were close in elementary school, but not in high school.Crooks tried out for the rifle team his freshman year, Myers said, but did not make the junior varsity roster. Myers said Crooks...
Pennsylvania man killed at Trump rally identified: "Corey died a hero"
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) - A spectator who was killed in a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump on Saturday has been identified as Corey Comperatore. He was shot while attempting to shield his family from the gunfire, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a news conference Sunday."Corey was the very best of us," Shapiro said. "Corey died a hero. Corey dove on his family to protect them last night. Corey was a 'girl dad.' Corey was a firefighter. Corey went to church every Sunday. Corey loved his community." The shooting also injured Trump and critically injured...
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