She fought a good fight and inspired millions along the way.At the start of her career, Jane Marczweski was just a college student — a girl with a dream of one day making it big — and boy, did she ever. After a hard-fought battle, the 31-year-old Marczewski, …
Read More »Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to shield January 6 records, bringing end to legal battle
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away former President Donald Trump’s legal fight with the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, bringing an end to the former president’s quest to stop investigators from accessing reams of documents from his final weeks in the White …
Read More »Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan on $24 million settlement with U.S. Soccer Federation: “It’s equal pay from here on out”
The U.S. women’s national soccer team announced Tuesday that it reached a $24 million settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation in a landmark lawsuit over equal pay and equal working conditions. The settlement includes backpay for previous World Cup prize money and commits that men and women players …
Read More »Britney Spears reportedly signs $15 million book deal
Britney Spears is writing a tell-all book based on her rise to fame, her career and her family. Simon & Schuster (a division of CBS News’ parent company, Paramount) is said to be paying the pop star $15 million for the book following a biding war, according to multiple reports. …
Read More »Verdict reached in federal hate crimes trial for ki’ll’ing of Ahmaud Arbery
A verdict has been reached in the federal hate crimes trial of three men convicted of m’ur’de’ring Ahmaud Arbery. The verdict is expected to be announced in court shortly. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan were all convicted of murder and other charges in …
Read More »A BYU student tried to make homemade rocket fuel in a dorm — and created a fireball that displaced 22 people
Police at Brigham Young University in Utah had to give an unconventional warning to students this weekend: “Keep your experiments in the lab.” The warning came after a student living in one of the college’s dorms attempted to make homemade rocket fuel, and instead created a fireball that engulfed the …
Read More »Illinois man held on $1 million bail for alleged anti-gay attack
A 19-year-old man has been held on $1 million bail after an alleged anti-gay attack that sent the victim to the hospital. Decatur police allege Ethan Dickerson restrained and hit the victim repeatedly with a pipe wrench Thursday at a Decatur home. Authorities said Dickerson allegedly threatened to …
Read More »$200,000 reward offered in search for Lina Sadar Khil, 3-year-old who disappeared from playground
A local religious organization in San Antonio is offering a $200,000 reward for anyone who provides information that leads to the safe return of Lina Sardar Khil, a 3-year-old girl who went missing from a playground in December. The Islamic Center of San Antonio (ICSA) is asking anyone with information …
Read More »Skydiving instructor dies day after parachute doesn’t open during jump
A skydiving instructor critically injured during a tandem jump with a customer on Saturday has died, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reports. The instructor, whose name hasn’t been released, was hurt when a parachute didn’t open during the jump, according to the local sheriff’s office.It happened around noon on …
Read More »Dallas man arrested in 1984 murder of aspiring model: “They found the guy that killed my sister 38 years ago”
Investigators arrested a 60-year-old Dallas man on a capital murder charge in the 1984 killing of a 21-year-old woman after linking him to the crime through genealogical databases, prosecutors said. Edward Morgan was arrested in the killing of Mary Jane Thompson, who was also sexually assaulted, the Dallas …
Read More »