You may be ready for the start of summer, but is your sunscreen? Compared with other parts of the world, American sunscreen selections are limited due to a law from nearly a century ago that may be blocking the best lotions from your beach bag, CBS News’s Manuel Bojorquez reported for …
Read More »Domino’s bets big on “checkout charity,” with a $174 million pledge to St. Jude
The world’s top-selling pizza chain finds raising big money for charity as easy as pie. Domino’s recently pledged $174 million over the next 10 years to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, expecting the funds to come from its longstanding roundup campaign that invites customers to donate the difference between …
Read More »Man faces multiple murder charges in Rockford, Illinois stabbing attack that left 4 dead, 7 injured
ROCKFORD, Ill. (CBS) — A man has been charged in connection with an attack in Rockford that left four people dead, including the suspect’s childhood friend and a teenager, the county prosecutor said Thursday. The Winnebago County Coroner’s office identified the victims: 15-year-old Jenna Newcomb; 23-year-old Jacob Schupbach; 49-year-old Jay Larson, …
Read More »Book excerpt: “What Have We Here?” by Billy Dee Williams
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his new memoir, “What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life” (Knopf), veteran actor Billy Dee Williams – whose roles have ranged from romantic leads to a swashbuckling “Star Wars” hero – writes about an early …
Read More »Escaped prisoner Philadelphia: Police searching for inmate who fled from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A teenage male inmate charged with murder escaped from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Wednesday. Philadelphia police said 17-year-old Shane Pryor fled from CHOP’s ER parking lot at 34th and Spruce Streets, around 11:56 a.m. “When staff pulled up in the driveway of Children’s Hospital, we now …
Read More »Lineup announced for Sueños, Chicago’s Latino music festival
CHICAGO (CBS) – Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Maluma, and Young Miko were among the artists announced as performers for this year’s Sueños, Chicago’s Latino music festival in May. The two-day festival will take place May 25-26 in Grant Park. Passes will go on sale this Thursday at noon. Here is …
Read More »Early Mickey Mouse to star in at least 2 horror flicks, now that Disney copyright is over
Los Angeles — The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” is already the focus of two horror films. On Monday, just hours after the 1928 short …
Read More »Woman sues Jermaine Jackson over alleged sexual assault in 1988
A woman is suing Jermaine Jackson in Los Angeles for allegedly sexually assaulting her at her home in 1988 while also alleging that Motown music founder Berry Gordy did nothing to help her when she told him what happened. Rita Butler Barrett’s Van Nuys Superior Court lawsuit alleges sexual battery …
Read More »Suspect in fatal shootings of 3 homeless men in LA already behind bars for separate homicide
A man identified as a suspect in the killings of three Los Angeles homeless men as they slept this week was already in custody in connection with another slaying that occurred in nearby San Dimas, police said Saturday. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Los Angeles man Jerrid Joseph Powell, was …
Read More »Police: Vehicle reportedly drives through pro
MINNEAPOLIS — No injuries were reported after someone allegedly drove their vehicle through a crowd rallying in support of Palestinians on Sunday. The Minneapolis Police Department says it received several reports of disturbances surrounding a demonstration near the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lyndale Avenue around 3:23 p.m. Various witnesses …
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