Shanghai authorities came under heavy criticism after a stampede killed thirty-six people on New Year’s Eve. Family members of the deceased slammed the government for skimping on security at an event that attracts thousands of people. But now these family members claim the Chinese government is censoring and monitoring their moves.
Donna Douglas, best known for her role as hillbilly bombshell Elly May Clampett on the classic sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies has died at the age of 82.
On Sunday’s episode of CBS’ “Undercover Boss,” a waitress at Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill was promised a gift never before seen on the show: fake breasts.
Tuesday afternoon part of Los Angeles International Airport closed down because a suspicious device was found inside luggage at Terminal 4 which is part of American Airlines.
California’s cap-and-trade program will cause the cost of gasoline to skyrocket after New Year’s Day, reports CBS Los Angeles. The price hikes may come as a shock to drivers, as Americans in the rest of the country will likely continue
Some NFL television viewers have filed complaints with the FCC over CBS Sports focusing its cameras on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady while he went on a profanity binge in the November 30, 26-21 loss to the Green Bay
On Friday, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board ruled 2-1 that the California Environmental Quality Act could not be used to block the construction of the Fresno-Bakersfield segment of the California bullet train. The board nullified seven lawsuits pending against the
For the sixth straight year, average attendance at FBS home games dipped below 46,000. Attendance in 2014 dropped 4% from 2013, and registered its lowest average since 2000 when it hit 42,631, according to CBS Sports. Attendance hits its zenith
Weeks of bullying a special needs 13 year-old girl at Jean McClung Middle School in the Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) turned to violence, within days from when a special needs 15 year-old boy was physically abused by school
“Some of the actions that were taken were contrary to our values” said President Obama upon the release of last week’s Senate report on the enhanced interrogation techniques that were used during the Bush administration. Obama has a habit of
Congress has allotted $5 million to the state of California to help fund the Earthquake Early Warning System, which should give up to one minute’s warning for those in metropolitan areas before the earthquake strikes. The state has tried for
A video posted on Facebook shows several African American teens slapping, harassing, and abusing an elderly passenger on Chicago’s Blue Line city train. A teenager who posted the disturbing video on Facebook claimed that the elderly man was “saying some racial slurs,”
At least 155,000 Bay Area residents were without power Thursday morning as a powerful storm, “expected to be one of the strongest storms in terms of wind and rain intensity” in nearly 10 years according to the National Weather Service,
The employment rate in the United States is now near the bottom of the list of developed nations, according to The New York Times. The percentage of non-working men in the 25-54 age bracket is now 16%, more than triple
A Sacramento area woman who found a man’s cremated remains on the side of the road made it her mission to return them to the family. Ana Riddle left the Arden Fair Mall, then saw some objects on the side of
The inmates at San Quentin are often highly intelligent–and usually sociopathic. Due to its racial and gang related violence, the residents refer to California’s oldest prison as “The Arena.” But aided by 4,000 volunteers, many prisoners try to improve themselves
AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) has filed a bill to prohibit the sale and use of synthetic drugs in Texas. “Synthetic drugs” are chemical compounds that are designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of an illegal drug, often
Hundreds of demonstrators convened on Hollywood Boulevard at noon on Saturday to protest peacefully and stage a die-in expressing their frustrations over grand jury decisions not to indict the officers involved in recent civilian deaths resulting from a variety of different
During the December 7 airing of CBS News’ Sunday Morning, Sandy Hook educators laughed at the idea of armed teachers and said a good guy with a gun could not have stopped Adam Lanza. CBS News’ Jane Pauley asked the
A 26-year-old white Bosnian woman was dragged out of her car early this morning and beaten by three black assailants in the same South St. Louis neighborhood that saw a Bosnian man bludgeoned to death with hammers earlier this week.
Several small demonstrations broke out Wednesday evening in San Francisco and Oakland after a grand jury in New York City decided not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner during an arrest last summer. Hundreds gathered
A 30-foot Frosty the Snowman’s chances of appearing in Pleasanton have melted away. Johnny Moore, who has planted the giant balloon for years on his Christmas tree lot near the Alameda County Fairgrounds, cannot erect the balloon on his new
A violent Friday night riot by Ferguson protesters in San Francisco, who attempted to block Black Friday shopping, resulted in five police officers being badly injured and damaged one officer’s face so badly that he could be permanently disfigured. A
Activists using the pretext of the grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri attacked police in San Francisco’s Union Square on Black Friday while frightening shoppers. New video of
In an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday, the new archbishop of Chicago, recently appointed by Pope Francis, said Holy Communion is an “opportunity of grace and conversion” for pro-abortion Catholics, and was vague about his views about gay marriage and
Following the November 30 beating death of South St. Louis’ Zemir Begic, Bosnian demonstrators took to the streets and “blocked some traffic in the area.” Breitbart News previously reported that 32-year-old Begic was in his car around 1 a.m. when
With its continued tactic of making use of social media to issue threats and proclamations, the terror group ISIS is targeting all U.S. military personnel, on active duty or not. In response, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned
Five St. Louis Rams players offered a hands-up homage to slain teenager Michael Brown before the team’s game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon. Rams pass catchers Jared Cook, Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens, and Tavon Austin lifted
Sunday CBS Sports posted video St Loius Rams players Stedman Bailey, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, Kenny Britt and Tavon Austin doing the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” gesture in support of protesters unhappy about the grand jury not charging Ferguson Police Officer Darren
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Michael Brown’s family Attorney Benjamin Crump said Ferguson Police Officer Wilson was as “cold as ice” and had no deeper consideration when using lethal force because he saw Michael Brown as a demon and
The attorneys for Michael Brown’s family not only say they may sue Officer Darren Wilson, but are also asserting that he appears cold and without a conscience. One attorney, Daryl Parks, stated that the family would either file a lawsuit against Brown
Napa Valley experienced a slight Turkey Day scare on Thursday at 12:36 p.m., when a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The quake hit approximately five miles northeast of Sonoma at a depth of five miles, according to local CBS
On what is being dubbed “Brown Friday,” social justice and left-wing activists — including Occupy members — are using the Ferguson’s grand jury’s decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown to condemn capitalism. In
Mirroring Tuesday night’s protest activities in Los Angeles, traffic once again screeched to a halt on the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway this morning around 9 a.m. near downtown by protesters who obstructed traffic. The demonstrators gathered in response to the
The US Army’s Fort Sam Houston was locked down “around 5:30 pm” on November 23 after a Saudi National “rammed his car into the gates” of the installation. The Latin Post reports that the lockdown was lifted “later Sunday night
LOS ANGELES, California — Over 50 protestors occupied and marched down a section of the off-ramp on the 10 Freeway at La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles to voice their anger, disdain and unrest with a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s
The FBI arrested two alleged New Black Panther members on Thursday on outstanding warrants, they’re “accused of purchasing explosives they apparently planned to use during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, a law enforcement source told CBS News.” It’s believed they planned to
After CBS News aired a damaging report which suggested Attorney General Eric Holder had lied to Congress, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) press director worked overtime to suppress reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s story and called her CBS superiors to complain. Attkisson
A series of threatening messages over anonymous social media app Yik Yak resulted in Manhattan Beach’s Costa High School decision to close for two days as authorities investigated the threats. The first message was posted on Monday and read, “If
A University of Southern California alumnus was among those killed in a terror attack at a Jerusalem synagogue this week, the man’s relative confirmed to CBS Los Angeles’ KCAL9. Rabbi Cary William Levine, 55, was killed in a synagogue in
