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Ore. teen accused of planning to attack school
PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon high school student is being charged with attempted murder after the authorities say he planned to attack his high school with bombs.The student, 17-year-old Grant Acord, was taken to a juvenile jail Thursday night after police received a tip that the youth was making a bomb to blow up West Albany High School.Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson said late ...
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Manchester City beat Chelsea and plant a flag at New Yorks Yankee stadium
Manchester City played the second of two exhibition matches on a brief post-season US tour, at a Yankee Stadium that may soon be home to regular Major League Soccer games. For sure, the day's main conversation, here as elsewhere, may have been on the all-German ascendancy of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and the opening of a new front in Europe, but locally (and for New York, the ...
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Oprah On Prescription Drugs Americans Take Pills Like Candy
taking pills . According to IMS Health, an estimated 16 million people in the United States use painkillers, 5 million take sleep aids and 18 million rely on some form of antidepressants. In this ...
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IRS vs. America III
Now we learn that the current administration has used the IRS to intimidate conservative groups that have voiced their concerns regarding the growth of government and the direction our country is going and wanted to campaign for or donate to a candidate with a different vision in the 2012 ...
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IRS vs. America II
There is no place in a free democracy for such an intrusive, dictatorial and powerful sub-governmental agency as the IRS. The IRS is not an element of a government of the people, for the people and by the ...
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Truck load in Washington state bridge collapse believed taller than spans low point
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The oversize load on a semi-trailer truck that struck a Washington state bridge was likely too tall for the lowest point of clearance on the structure, part of which collapsed after the collision, a federal safety official said on ...
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Tornado-Damaged Town Celebrates Graduates
Students who lost their caps, gowns and tassles in the tornado were given replacements free of charge so they could still participate in the rite of passage and walk in their ceremony. Seven tornadoes had hit the area during the lifespan of the class of 2013, but many of the graduates said they planned to stay in the area as they moved on to the next chapters of their lives. "I ...
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New Yorks Hot Dog Hooker arrested again
New York's infamous "Hot Dog Hooker" allegedly tried to serve up the full works to one customer, but she didn't know the customer was an undercover detective and is now facing a prostitution case, police ...
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Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore on Memorial Day weekend
MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) -- Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at ...
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Doctor shortage hits hard in rural America
It's a national health care crisis. There just aren't enough doctors in our country. The shortage has hit rural America especially hard, but there may be some solutions. NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman ...
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Elizabeth Forward-grad WJ grappler lands academic honor after All-American season
For the second consecutive season, the Elizabeth Forward High School graduate has been selected as a Division III Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches ...
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IRS vs. America I
IRS snooping on conservative political organizations and Justice Department intrusion into the communications of The Associated Press make one wonder if similar tactics are used on individuals who speak at public forums, send critical emails or otherwise express their freedom of ...
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America’s National D-Day Memorial
A sculpture depicting U.S. soldiers participating in an amphibious landing is on display at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. The memorial was dedicated in 2001 honoring American GIs who participated in the invasion of France at Normandy on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Bedford was chosen for the memorial site because the town lost 19 of its men that day, the largest per capita ...
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House Fire Displaces 5 People In San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Five people were displaced in a structure fire Saturday morning in San Jose, fire officials said. Crews responded to a report of a fire at a structure on Timberview Court at about 4:30 a.m., according to fire officials. The fire was deemed under control at about 5:40 a.m., officials said. The fire started in the garage where the family was storing items for their ...
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Palo Alto Police Searching For Missing Elderly Woman With Alzheimer’s
PALO ALTO (CBS SF) — Palo Alto police are searching for an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s diseases who walked away from her assisted living facility Saturday morning. Naomi Brown left Lytton Gardens on the 600 block of University Avenue around 10:45 a.m., according to ...
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Pagan’s Inside-The-Park HR Gives Giants 10th Inning Win Over Rockies 6-5
Angel Pagen #16 of the San Francisco Giants points to the sky after he hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run to beat the Colorado Rockies in ten innings, (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ...
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Bill Clinton other celebs at Vienna AIDS charity
Guests in fancy costumes arrive for the opening ceremony of the 21st Life Ball in front of city hall in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Life Ball is a charity gala to raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS. (AP Photo/Hans ...
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Guitar Center Employees Unionize in New York
May 25, 2013 1:20 PM ET Employees at Guitar Center's flagship store in Manhattan overwhelmingly voted on Friday to form a union of its 57 retail workers. The new bargaining unit will press the company for improved working conditions and a reversal of declining wages at the 14th Street store. The ...
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San Antonio flooding kills 1 200-plus rescued
SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Fire Department says it's rescued more than 200 people from homes and cars amid flooding that killed at least one person.The massive flooding Saturday was caused by torrential rains in San Antonio. The Fire Department says it's conducted more than 235 water-related rescues.Department spokesman Christian Bove says a woman died after being trapped in her ...
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Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
CHAFFEE, Mo. – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington ...
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100s Of Food Workers Join Picket Line Outside ATT Park
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — More than 750 people who work concessions at San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park Saturday morning launched a one-day strike as their union bargains for better wages, benefits and job security, a union spokeswoman said. The strike by the union UNITEHERE Local 2, against the Giants’ food and beverage subcontractor Centerplate, was taking place during ...
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American Restoration crews designs unique trophy
NASCAR turned to Rick Dale and his wife, Kelly, of the History Channel's "American Restoration" show to come up with a unique trophy to present to the winner of Saturday's Nationwide ...
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Tyson Gay roars to 100m victory at New York Diamond League meet
United States Tyson Gay roared to a 100-metres victory while Sanya Richards-Ross withdrew and high jumper Blanka Vlasic made an emotional comeback triumph in Saturday's New York Diamond League athletics meet.Cold, windy and rainy conditions dimmed bids for spectacular performances at the third of 14 stops in the global series, making health issues a concern as athletes look to the world ...
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GLAAD Boy Scouts sending very mixed message on equality
boy scouts of american with ross. they're going to allow gay scouts but they are not going to allow gay adult to serve as den leaders, scout leaders a as well. what do you make of that in broad terms first of ...
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Public education fight heats up in Chicago
The largest round of school closures in American history hit Chicago this week as 50 schools were shut down. Ed explains who the real heroes are and John Nichols of The Nation Magazine breaks down all the ...
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