Signs luring customers to pop-up auctions with the possibility of getting fancy cars and fine jewelry at bargain prices have been showing up across the U.S., but the goods aren’t always what they seem. At one auction in Northbrook, Illinois, last summer, CBS News saw a bustling room with what …
Read More »Freshwater fish contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” found in nearly every state
Health experts have been sounding the alarm about PFAS, human-made toxic chemicals that last so long in the environment and people that they’ve been called “forever chemicals. The compounds have been linked to cancer and other illnesses, and more than 95% of all Americans who have been tested have detectable …
Read More »Family in mourning after deadly Sweet 16 party shooting in Alabama
Latonya Allen was chaperoning her daughter’s Sweet 16 party at a small dance studio in Dadeville, Alabama, when rumors started spreading that someone had a gun. Allen temporarily stopped the party, turned the lights on and told people if they were over 18 and had a gun they had to …
Read More »Protests erupt outside University of Massachusetts Amherst fraternity over alleged sexual assault
Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are demanding action over allegations of sexual assault. The anger and frustration has been mounting ever since an anonymous post alleging sexual assault at a fraternity on campus went viral last weekend. Nearly 100 students on Wednesday gathered to share their stories and …
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