Exclusive security footage shows the last sighting of missing Native American woman

Exclusive security footage shows the last sighting of missing Native American woman – CBS News Watch CBS News Exclusive security footage shows the last time 23-year-old Jermain Charlo was seen alive. Six years later, investigators say they are close to a break in the case, while community members in Montana work tirelessly to find answers. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Search for missing Native American woman continues years later

Search for missing Native American woman continues years later – CBS News Watch CBS News Jermain Charlo, who grew up on the Flathead Reservation in Montana, vanished on June 15, 2018. A lot has changed, but one thing has not — her family and the community’s desire for justice. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

SBA runs out of funding for disaster relief loans after Helene, Milton

October 15, 2024 / 5:41 PM EDT / CBS/AP Milton pushed giant debris into homes Hurricane Milton pushed giant debris into homes, roads 04:33 The Small Business Administration has run out of money for its disaster assistance loans, delaying much needed relief for people applying for aid in the wake of the destruction caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton . The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to businesses and people affected by disasters. The organization said earlier said it expected to run out of funding by the end of the month. Congress can approve more funds, but doesn’t reconvene until Nov. 12. The SBA said in a news release that “until Congress appropriates additional funds, the SBA is pausing new loan offers for its direct, low-interest, long-term loans to disaster survivors.” SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman said people should keep applying for the loans, however. “While we await Congress to provide much-needed funding, we strongly encourage eligible businesses and households to apply for SBA disaster loans,” Guzman said in a statement. “SBA will continue to support homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits in processing their

Japanese Company Acquires GKIDS Animation Distributor

GKIDS, whose “The Boy and the Heron” won the Academy Award for best animated feature film earlier this year, has been acquired by Japan’s Los Angeles-based Toho International entertainment company, it was announced Tuesday. Toho said it reached an agreement to acquire a 100% equity share of the animation distributor, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles. Financial terms were not disclosed. GKIDS will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Toho International. The companies said GKIDS founder Eric Beckman will remain as chief executive and Dave Jesteadt will remain as president of the company. The two have run GKIDS together since the company first released the Academy Award-nominated film “The Secret of Kells” as a two-person company in 2009. GKIDS has become a force in the U.S. animation scene, amassing 13 best animated feature nominations at the Academy Awards, and this year’s win in March for writer/director Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron.” Toho is also the Japanese domestic distributor for many of the same properties handled by GKIDS in North America, including the works of Studio Ghibli, Mamoru Hosoda, Makoto Shinkai

Fullerton City Council Candidate Charged with Perjury

A Fullerton City Council candidate is facing charges of lying about circulating petitions for his campaign, prosecutors said Tuesday. Scott Edward Markowitz was charged Friday with perjury by declaration and procuring or offering false or forged documents to be filed, registered or recorded, both felonies. Markowitz was arrested Monday night and booked into the Santa Ana city jail. Efforts to reach Markowitz were not immediately successful. Markowitz will remain on the ballot for next month’s election, but if he is elected he cannot take office, the according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The other candidates in the race are Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo, a Democrat, Jamie Valencia, a Democrat, and Republican Linda Whitaker. City Council candidates must personally collect signatures from voters to get on the ballot and must sign a document verifying they did so, or face perjury charges. Markowitz signed nomination documents on Aug. 9 that he personally circulated petitions with 30 signatures, prosecutors said. But multiple voters who signed his petition told prosecutors he was not the one who asked them to sign it, prosecutors alleged.

Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. An expedition to a volcanically active ridge in the Pacific off South America has revealed worms, snails, giant tubeworms and other strange creatures lurking below steamy underwater hot springs. Researchers have long studied animal communities near such hydrothermal vents. Many thought only microbes and viruses could survive underneath. To their surprise, an underwater robot last summer overturned volcanic slabs and found diverse life under the vents. “This was totally unexpected,” said study co-author Sabine Gollner with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. Young critters from above the seafloor could be traveling through the vents to settle in the depths, Gollner said. The research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. Future studies will help reveal whether colonies of animal life exist below other hydrothermal vents around the globe. “This is an initial discovery that’s really promising,” said Jason Sylvan, a microbiologist at Texas A&M University who was not involved with the research. AP video producer Zara Eldridge contributed to this report

Clock ticking on contract extension for Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga

Less than a week before the rookie contract extension deadline, Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors aren’t close to striking a deal, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. But while a deal appears unlikely at the moment, the door isn’t shut. Like most negotiations of this ilk, conversations are expected to pick up in detail in the coming days ahead of the Oct. 21 deadline approaches. Kuminga, 22, is entering his fourth NBA season. He and the team have expressed mutual interest in a rookie extension, and Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. has publicly described talks as productive. Still, there isn’t a substantial offer on the table for Kuminga at this point, sources told this news organization. Both Kuminga and Moses Moody are eligible for extensions until next Monday. If they don’t reach agreements, they’ll become restricted free agents next summer, with Golden State maintaining the chance to match any offer sheet they receive. “Regardless of whether we get something done or not, we want those guys here,” Dunleavy said in late September. “Just because you don’t get an extension done doesn’t mean

TSA PreCheck adds 2 airlines to its roster

Mia Taylor | (TNS) TravelPulse Caribbean Airlines and low-cost carrier RED Air have been added to the TSA PreCheck program. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on Tuesday that the two carriers will join the nearly 100 airlines that are already part of the security clearance program. The program allows for an expedited screening program that offers low-risk travelers a more efficient experience at more than 200 U.S. state and territory airports. Many of the world’s best known airlines are already part of the program including American Airlines, Alaska Air, British Airways, Delta Airlines Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, Lufthansa, and United to name merely a few. The two new carriers that have been added are merely the latest such announcement. In July, Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, Ethiopian Airlines and Saudia were also added to TSA’s expedited screening program for eligible low-risk travelers. Related Articles Travel | Family travel 5: Explore the US on a scenic, educational road trip Travel | Gender plays significant role in selecting travel destinations, study shows Travel | Pickleball travel destinations to dink away from home Travel | A guide

‘Woman of the Hour’ review: Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut far from perfect

Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a surplus of prominent female directors, so it’s exciting to see actor Anna Kendrick making her directorial debut with “Woman of the Hour.” Landing on Netflix this week after its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, the truth-based thriller also sees Kendrick portraying a character inspired by a woman who, late in the 1970s, went on “The Dating Game,” when one of the three male contestants who had been brutalizing and killing women for years. Disappointingly, Kendrick is a bit better in front of the camera than behind it. Known for prominent roles in films including “Up in the Air,” “The Accountant” and the “Pitch Perfect” flicks, she stepped in to helm the effort as the shooting date drew nearer without a director attached, according to the film’s production notes. Penned by Ian McDonald (“Some Freaks”), “Woman of the Hour” tells the tale of the compulsively violent Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto) from the perspectives of his victims and survivors. While that is laudable, it also leads to the tale lacking a narrative anchor. Of the women, we spend

Francesca Eastwood arrested in Beverly Hills on suspicion of felony domestic violence

Francesca Eastwood, the daughter of screen legend Clint Eastwood, was arrested in Beverly Hills over the weekend on suspicion of felony domestic violence. The “Old” and “Twin Peaks” actor was arrested on Saturday after Beverly Hills Police responded to a call of a possible domestic violence incident at a safety zone at their North Rexford Drive headquarters, BHPD Lt. Andrew Myers said Tuesday in a statement to The Times. “Officers conducted an investigation, and based on statements and injuries, Francesca Ruth Fisher Eastwood of Los Angeles was arrested for a felony, PC 273.5 – Domestic Violence, and was booked at BHPD Jail,” Myers said. L.A. County Sheriff’s jail records confirmed that the 31-year-old was booked at 11:13 p.m. and her bail was set at $50,000. No information on her release date was immediately available but she was due in court Tuesday morning. Representatives for Eastwood did not immediately respond Tuesday to The Times’ requests for comment. The “Mrs. Eastwood & Company” reality star is the daughter of the Oscar-winning “Million Dollar Baby” star and his ex-girlfriend, “Titanic” actor Frances Fisher. Eastwood was previously arrested in

Why didn’t Dwight Howard return to Lakers after 2020 title? He and Jeanie Buss clear the air

Dwight Howard was confused. On a team led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Howard had been viewed as a key role player during the Lakers’ 2020 NBA championship season. But he wasn’t brought back the following season. “I was so sad. I wanted to come back,” Howard said on this week’s episode of his “Above the Rim with DH12” podcast. “And I don’t know what had happened.” His guest, Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss, was also confused — by Howard’s comment. “You took an offer from the Philadelphia 76ers,” Buss told him. During a conversation that seemed genuinely warm and caring, Howard and Buss cleared the air about the end to the second — and most successful — of Howard’s three stints with the Lakers. The eight-time All-Star indicated he had been led to believe by his agent at the time that the team had no interest in re-signing him as a free agent. “So, like, I don’t even know what the truth was because what I was told was that you guys didn’t have an offer for me,” Howard said. Buss responded: “Oh

Alex Murdaugh settles wrongful death lawsuit over boat crash

October 15, 2024 / 4:55 PM EDT / AP New details emerge in Murdaugh murder mystery “48 Hours”: Family of Murdaugh victim shares details of mysterious boat crash death 03:39 Alex Murdaugh has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh’s youngest son that prosecutors said provoked the disgraced South Carolina attorney to later kill his wife and their son who wrecked the boat. The agreement by an insurer to pay the $500,000 policy Alex Murdaugh had on the boat ends the wrongful death suit that ultimately pried open Murdaugh’s finances and laid bare his schemes to steal millions from his clients and his law firm. The family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach sued the Murdaugh family and others after authorities said the boat Paul Murdaugh was driving crashed into a Beaufort County bridge in February 2019. Beach was killed and several others were injured. At the time of her death in a fatal boating accident in 2019, Mallory Beach was just 19 years old. She had graduated Wade Hampton High School and worked at a clothing

DiGiorno’s viral Thanksgiving pizza returns for 2024

A peculiar holiday pizza pie that sold out within minutes last year is returning for 2024. DiGiorno, the company known for its extensive line of frozen pizzas, announced Tuesday it would be bringing back its limited-time DiGiorno Thanksgiving Pizza. The pizza was released last fall ahead of Turkey Day and was sold exclusively online. It sold out almost immediately. This year, the Detroit-style pizza with all the Thanksgiving fixin’s will be available at Kroger Family stores, including Ralphs, Food 4 Less and King Sooper. The DiGiorno Thanksgiving Pizza is a thick, chewy, rectangular pizza with creamy gravy sauce, diced sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberries and sliced turkey topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses and crispy onions. DiGiorno Thanksgiving Pizza product shot on wood board. (DiGiorno) DiGiorno officials say the oven-ready pie offers all the flavors of the season, without having to worry about “seasoning, stirring or long hours in the kitchen.” The Thanksgiving pizza is one of the latest entries into DiGiorno’s line of oddity pies. Last year, the company also released what is arguably the most controversial topping combination imaginable: pineapple and pickle. That

Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday. Strong solar storms this year have triggered shimmering auroras much farther south than usual, filling skies with hues of pink, purple, green and blue. The sun is currently at the maximum phase of its 11-year cycle, making solar surges and northern lights more frequent. This active period was expected to last for at least another year, though when solar activity will peak won’t be known until months after the fact, according to NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky along with the Big Dipper constellation on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) This solar cycle has yielded more colorful auroras farther south and more are likely, said NASA’s Kelly Korreck. “We still could possibly get some good shows in the next few months,” she said. Such storms can also temporarily disrupt power and communications. Ahead of a solar

Former Granite Hills High teacher convicted in sex misconduct case involving former student

A former Granite Hills High School teacher who was arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct involving an underage former female student has been convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges. Gerald Lopez, 56, who taught English and coached sports at the East County school, was arrested in 2022 by El Cajon police after the then-17-year-old victim’s mother discovered a series of text messages between her daughter and Lopez. Lopez was convicted by an El Cajon jury last week of a felony count of possessing child pornography and a misdemeanor count of annoying or molesting a child. The same jury acquitted Lopez of more than a dozen other charges and hung on five counts of sending harmful material to a minor. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge John Thompson dismissed those remaining five counts. Lopez, who remains out of custody on $70,000 bail, faces up to three years in state prison when he is sentenced next month. Deputy District Attorney Josh Brisbane told jurors that Lopez exchanged sexually motivated text messages and pictures with the girl over the course of several months, while Lopez’s defense attorney, Robert Boyce

Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners

By SOPHIE AUSTIN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery. The measures aim to protect incarcerated people from being forced to work under the threat of punishment in the states, where it is not uncommon for prisoners to be paid less than $1 an hour to fight fires, clean prison cells, make license plates or do yard work at cemeteries. Nevada incarcerates about 10,000 people. All prisoners in the state are required to work or be in vocational training for 40 hours each week, unless they have a medical exemption. Some of them make as little as 35 cents hourly. Voters will weigh the proposals during one of the most historic elections in modern history, said Jamilia Land, an advocate with the Abolish Slavery National Network who has spent years trying to get the California measure passed. “California, as well as Nevada, has an opportunity to end legalized, constitutional slavery within our states, in its entirety, while at the

CDC warns whooping cough cases are on the rise

CDC warns whooping cough cases are on the rise – CBS News Watch CBS News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning that cases of whooping cough are on the rise, with more cases reported this year compared to this time in 2023. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, joins CBS News with more on his concerns. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Hurricane Milton pushed giant debris into homes, roads

Hurricane Milton pushed giant debris into homes, roads – CBS News Watch CBS News Boulders that were apparently placed years back as a wave break to shield homes on the beach of Manasota Key, Florida, were pushed into town by Hurricane Milton. CBS News’ Dave Malkoff has more as residents try to dig out from the storm. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Trump promises tariffs to help pay for economic plans

Trump promises tariffs to help pay for economic plans – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump addressed the Economic Club of Chicago and doubled down on applying tariffs to help pay for the costs of his proposed economic plan. Trump affirmed tariffs will keep growth and jobs in the U.S. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Rocker Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas, expected to fully recover, rep says

Guitarist Jake E. Lee, who has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Cinderella and Red Dragon Cartel, was shot multiple times in Las Vegas on Tuesday, his spokesperson said. The 67-year-old was shot early Tuesday but is “fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital,” spokesperson Amanda Cagan said in a statement to The Times. “He is expected to fully recover.” Cagan said Las Vegas authorities believe that the shooting was “completely random” and that it occurred while Lee was walking his dog. “As the incident is under police investigation, no further comments will be forthcoming. Lee and his family appreciate respecting their privacy at this time,” Cagan said. Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a shooting incident at 2:42 a.m. in the 11000 block of Alora Street, about 10 miles south of the Las Vegas Strip, the agency confirmed Tuesday in a statement to The Times. After officers arrived, they “located a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds,” and he was transported to a hospital, the agency said. No arrests have been made

Republicans urge air board to delay vote on new policies that could lead to gasoline price hikes

Republican lawmakers are urging California environmental regulators to delay action on new policies that could push gasoline prices up by nearly 50 cents a gallon. The California Air Resources Board is scheduled to vote Nov. 8 on amendments to a longstanding carbon-market program that penalizes high-carbon fuel producers, while offering credits to providers of lower-carbon alternatives. The new policies would bring carbon emissions down faster, but at greater cost to refineries, most of which is passed through to retail gasoline buyers. The scheduled vote in November would not directly hike gasoline prices. But the Air Resources Board itself last year estimated the measures could lead to a hike in prices at the pump of up to 47 cents a gallon. The air board’s staff now says that estimate is out of date, but that it has no plans to release a new figure. Republican state legislators on Tuesday sent a letter to CARB’s chair urging the board to delay the Nov. 8 vote until it addresses in detail the potential cost to gasoline buyers. “If CARB wants the public, through their elected representatives, to be