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Cynthia Cooper Made Her Thoughts on Caitlin Clark's Historic Triple-Double Extremely Clear
Caitlin Clark's historic performance on Saturday afternoon was met with an overwhelming outpouring of support from prominent figures around the basketball world. Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double — notching 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in an upset ...
A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said. Social media footage appeared to show rising clouds of black smoke in...
Felon, 21, kills four in mass shooting at Kentucky birthday party before turning gun on himself
A 21-year-old convicted felon has killed four victims and wounded three others in a mass shooting at a 21st birthday party in Kentucky before turning the gun on himself.Police responded to a call just before 3am on Saturday morning for an active shooting situation at a home in Florence, Kentucky, where a group of friends were celebrating a birthday.When they arrived on the scene, law enforcement found seven people suffering from gunshot wounds. Four of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, according to CNN.The three wounded victims were taken for treatment at a local medical facility, where they...
Pay Fire: El Dorado County wildfire causes damage at Placerville Airport, forward progress stopped
Forward progress has stopped on the Pay Fire burning in El Dorado County, Cal Fire said on Sunday. The fire led to evacuations and damaged hangers at the Placerville Airport. The Pay Fire started Saturday near the Placerville Airport on Paydirt Drive, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District said.
Israel brings journalists into Rafah amid devastating assault on Hamas
Rafah, southern Gaza Strip — A CBS News team was among the first group of foreign journalists allowed to visit the decimated southern Gaza city of Rafah since Israel launched its military ground assault there against Hamas in early May. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the operation despite warnings from the U.S. and other Israeli allies, which voiced serious concern about the risks to civilians who'd taken refuge in the city over the preceding seven months of war.By the end of May, at least two weeks into Israel's ground operations in the city, the United Nations said about 1 million...
Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it
The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology like AI makes it easier than ever to perpetrate fraud and get away with it. Internet and telephone...
Tropical Storm Beryl expected to make landfall in Texas as hurricane
Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast as a hurricane early Monday and is forecast to bring life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, which was a Category 4 hurricane when it devastated parts of the Caribbean island...
Alec Baldwin's "Rust" trial set to begin Monday. These are things to know.
Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film "Rust," Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death. Here are the essential things to know.What charge does Alec Baldwin face?The actor is about to enter a New Mexico courtroom for the first time since the Oct. 21, 2021 shooting. He is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter. If a jury unanimously convicts him, he could get 18 months in prison.Baldwin, the star and co-producer of the Western, was pointing a revolver at Hutchins during a rehearsal in a small church on the movie set at...
Putin stresses peace only after Ukraine's surrender as Hungary's Orban makes surprise visit to Moscow
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has kept in close contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the invasion of Ukraine started, but he did not visit Kyiv until this week.
Judge Aileen Cannon grants Trump's request to pause some deadlines in classified documents case amid immunity questions
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Saturday granted former President Donald Trump’s request for further briefing on the issue of presidential immunity in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case and delayed certain deadlines. Cannon’s order marks the latest fallout from the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision on Monday, which ruled...
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