Los Angeles mayor removes fire department chief – CBS News Watch CBS News Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley after weeks of a public rift. Bass has criticized Crowley for a lack of preparation and mishandling the city’s wildfire response, and said the department needs new leadership. Be the…
Over the next several years, America is slated to host several headline grabbing events: the FIFA World Cup, the Ryder Cup, the 2028 Olympics, and America’s 250th birthday celebration, to name a few. On Wednesday, the U.S. Travel Association, a nonprofit that represents “all components of the U.S. travel industry,” released a report with suggested…
CALEXICO, Cali. — Border patrol agents found a rare insect in a shipment of lettuce at the U.S.-Mexico border last month. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on Jan. 8, a shipment containing red and green leaf lettuce arrived at the Calexico, California, cargo facility. During their cargo inspection, inspectors discovered an unusual insect…
KYIV, Ukraine — Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump deteriorated rapidly Wednesday as Zelenskyy said Trump was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space” and Trump called Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections” in comments that were sure to complicate efforts to end the war. What You Need To Know Relations between…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? What You Need To Know U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his…
Elephant seals return to California beach after population rebounds – CBS News Watch CBS News Elephant seals have seen a population rebound and are returning in droves to Drake’s Beach in California. The gathering of the seals has also brought on curious human onlookers. Max Darrow has the story. Be the first to know Get…
California crews clean up flooding and mudslides – CBS News Watch CBS News Crews in Southern California are busy trying to clean up from the powerful atmospheric river that created mud flows and shut down the Pacific Coast Highway. Andrew Kozac has the forecast and Elise Preston reports on conditions. Be the first to know…
It was Sept. 18, 2003 when Justine Vanderschoot’s remains were discovered in a remote location more than two weeks after she disappeared. But it’s in the garden outside her bedroom window where her parents Don and Lynnette still come to find her. Lynnette Vanderschoot: It’s … 21 years since we’ve lost Justine … but it’s…
In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and parked box trucks outside the duplexes. They ran an electrical cord from one box truck into one of the condos, and kept a stretcher inside another. A neighbor…
News of more layoffs for federal workers is prompting increased concern about the repercussions of those cuts.“There are ways to cull federal service. This is not the way to do it,” said a local federal worker who asked not to be identified.On Thursday and Friday, the federal government laid off thousands of workers as part…