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Paul McCartneys Out There Tour Heads To North America
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks' worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. McCartney performed the show to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil ...
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Los Angeles mayoral race narrows latest opinion poll shows
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaks during an election night party at Avalon night club in Hollywood, California, March 5, ...
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Police commissioner calls fatal shooting in New York City an anti-gay hate crime
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A gunman used anti-gay slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called a hate crime. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they "want to die here," Police ...
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CHP Officer Crashes Into Car At Amgen Race In Brentwood
BRENTWOOD (CBS) — A California Highway Patrol officer crashed into a car during the Amgen Tour of California bike race, Saturday. It happened at the intersection of Marsh Creek Road near Deer Valley Road in Brentwood around 12:30 pm. on ...
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Americans Dream of Riches as Powerball Lottery Hits $600 Million
Saturday night's Powerball lottery jackpot climbed to an astronomical $600 million for a single winner, and may be even higher by the time the numbers are drawn. Winners must match five numbers picked from machines holding 59 white balls, and a special Powerball pulled from a machine filled with 35 red balls. Even if the chances of winning are tiny -- one in 175 million -- those ...
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Why repealing Obamacare is a horrible idea
we see this coming just like the titanic, we see the iceberg only it's not just in a midst. shortly in front of our eyes. we have time to turn back. so why not reveal that bill today. i wanted to bring that tower ...
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NHL Fines Sharks $100000 For GM’s Comments
SAN JOSE (CBS/AP) — The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson’s comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres’ suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The NHL said the fine was issued for violating a rule put in place earlier this year prohibiting formal team statements to the media during the 48-hour ...
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All Lanes Reopened After Motorcycle Crash On I-80 Near Albany
ALBANY (CBS SF) — All lanes were open on westbound Highway 80 near Albany after a crash reportedly left a motorcyclist injured, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV was reported around 2:40 p.m. on westbound Highway 80 near the Albany off-ramp, according to the ...
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Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up
A surfer carries his board at the San Clemente State Beach in San Clemente, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing new parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods. (AP Photo/Jae C. ...
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...
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Are North Americans ready to spend
North Americans kept a recessionary mindset in the first quarter of 2013, but they cautiously opened their wallets and exhibited a desire to spend again. These are ...
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Republicans practice the politics of distraction
While Republicans focus on the latest series of "scandals" in Washington, they might be hoping we ignore the story they used to care about. Ed explains why deficit hawks have suddenly fallen silent on spending. Ed's joined by Mike Papantonio, Zerlina Maxwell and David Cay ...
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Congressman IRS hearing showed what a giant overreach the matter is
MSNBC's Alex Witt gauges House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Lloyd Doggett's, D-Texas, reaction from the IRS hearing. He reveals what he learned from the meeting including answers that "showed what a giant overreach the matter is" and evidence that there was no corruption within President Obama's administration. Doggett highlights the specific political wrong that ...
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Ah Mr Fogle weve been expecting you The case of the hapless wig-wearing American diplomat expelled from Moscow is not as simple as it first seemed
In the long and sinuous history of international espionage, the one thing you can absolutely rely on is that very little is as it first appears. And so it is with Ryan Christopher Fogle, third secretary in the political department of the US Embassy in Moscow, comedy wig owner, and, apparently, a man who thinks it wise to hang around near park entrances at midnight with EUR100,000 (85,000) in ...
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More than a dozen injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring more than a dozen people, some seriously, authorities ...
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Suspect IDed in Fatal Home Invasion
A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted to rob the off-campus home where he and Hofstra junior Andrea Rebello were fatally ...
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Plea For Help For Families Devastated By Fire In Redwood City
REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) — Redwood City officials were asking for the public’s help for families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood last week. The fire at the five-unit apartment building early Wednesday morning left two residents with minor injuries and displaced 26 people, according to fire and city officials. The ...
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Oxbow Upsets Orb In Preakness
Gary Stevens celebrates atop of Oxbow #6 as he crosses the finish line to win the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Justin Heiman/Getty ...
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New York Mets lose 8-2 to Chicago Cubs
New York Mets staring pitcher Jeremy Hefner pitches to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning in a baseball game in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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2 wildfires north of Los Angeles persist after long week
Here's how Montana's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 17, 2013. Votes of Sen. Max Baucus, Democrat; Rep. ...
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Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly ...
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Official Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York ...
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Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governors race
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation's marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no time reminding voters of the scandals facing President Barack ...
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U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in ...
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O.J. Simpsons ex-lawyer says poured his soul into Nevada trial
Yale Galanter, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney, reacts during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 17, ...
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