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L.A. Gay Pride Parade Expects 400,000

L.A. Gay Pride Parade Expects 400,000

Close to 400,000 people are expected to show up on Sunday for the annual L.A. Pride Parade, celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, according to CBS Los Angeles. The parade will begin at 11 am. A traditional

Coal Industry Warns of Higher Food Prices Due to EPA Rules

Coal Industry Warns of Higher Food Prices Due to EPA Rules

The Director of Communications at Sunrise Coal, in Indiana, Suzanne Jaworowski spoke with Terre Haute, IN CBS and Fox affiliated television station in WTHI about the Obama Administrations New EPA regulation that will reportedly force approximately 600 existing coal-fired power

California Counties Ignore ICE Detainer Requests for Illegal Aliens

California Counties Ignore ICE Detainer Requests for Illegal Aliens

Officials in over a dozen counties in Southern California recently declared that detainer requests from federal immigration agents will be ignored–specifically, illegal immigrants eligible for deportation will no longer be held past the length of their jail times.  The announcement comes amid the revelation

Carney Declines to Call Taliban a 'Terrorist' Group

Carney Declines to Call Taliban a 'Terrorist' Group

Monday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Jay Carney refused to call the Taliban a terrorist group when prompted by CBS Radio’s White House Correspondent Mark Knoller. KNOLLER: Does the U.S. still regard the Taliban as a terrorist

Decomposed Body Found in L.A. Shopping Mall

Decomposed Body Found in L.A. Shopping Mall

A decomposing body was found in a parked car at a Los Angeles shopping mall after “several days,” according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the local CBS News affiliate.  A local resident, noting the smell, called police, and

Former Obese Teen Becomes Miss South Texas

Former Obese Teen Becomes Miss South Texas

Miss South Texas, 23-year-old Keli Kryfko, wasn’t always the image of perfection. As a middle school student, she was obese and out-of-shape. Harsh bullying from fellow students ultimately prompted Kryfko to make a drastic change in her lifestyle, which resulted in her

Median CEO pay crosses $10 million in 2013

Median CEO pay crosses $10 million in 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — They’re the $10 million men and women. Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the first time last year. The head of a typical large

Sheriff's Office Refuses to Detain Illegal Immigrants

Sheriff's Office Refuses to Detain Illegal Immigrants

Amid the revelation that more than 36,000 illegal immigrants were released onto U.S. soil by government officials in 2013, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in California recently announced that it will no longer hold illegal immigrants in jail.  According to a report by CBS