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Sneak peek: The Disappearance of Maddi Kingsbury – CBS News Watch CBS News A young Minnesota mother goes missing. Her sister turns to TikTok for help. “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, April 13 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Inflation remained high in March with gas prices and rent as the driving factors – CBS News Watch CBS News For the third straight month, prices have risen more than expected as inflation refuses to come down. Prices rose 3.5% in March compared to a year ago. That’s the biggest increase in six months. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
But the party’s deal to settle a dispute over its endorsement will also limit its support for its preferred candidate, Andrew Hayes, against Carl DeMaio in the 75th Assembly District
Experts say the frescoes on the walls of an ancient banquet hall in Pompeii are among the finest ever found in the city destroyed by a volcano almost 2,000 years ago.
The island home to Hawaii’s capital may be surrounded by ocean, but years-long drought conditions, tourist activities and contamination are jeopardizing the island’s only source of freshwater.
Adulting is hard, and it’s gotten much harder even for mature adults. That’s especially true when it comes to personal finances. We are subjected to more sophisticated and sometimes downright insidious online marketing that often uses influencers instead of ads. The investing world has grown more complicated, with investment apps, digital brokers and cryptocurrency. Hard-to-spot scams come to us every day via social media, emails and text. We buy more of our goods online, sight unseen, and take the risk that our personal data might be compromised. Fewer employers provide traditional pensions; instead, it’s up to employees to figure out how much to put away for retirement, where the money should be stowed and how it should be managed. Many colleges are downright unaffordable, but the financial aid process makes doing taxes seem easy by comparison, and lenders beckon with federally guaranteed loans that have put far too many young Americans into serious debt. As the gig economy becomes a bigger slice of the employment picture, it shifts the burden of healthcare and calculating tax deductions on to workers, and makes getting a mortgage, buying
Tameka Marks just wanted to buy her youngest son a Halloween costume. She had no idea, at the time, what she was committing to. All she knew was that Jo’Quavious, who was in preschool, loved Toy Story. Especially Woody, the toy cowboy leading man. So she bought him a Woody costume — with a signature hat, cowhide vest and boots — and nearly two decades later, as Jo’Quavious settles in as the new leading man in USC’s backfield, it’s still a part of him. That’s because as soon as young Jo’Quavious put on that costume, he never wanted to take it off. All these years later, they still call him “Woody” because of it. “He wanted to wear it every day to school,” Tameka said. “Every. Day.” It wasn’t just the costume. Tameka bought him Toy Story-themed clothes. The Toy Story movies were played on repeat in the Marks household, to the point that multiple DVDs broke and were replaced. Even as Jo’Quavious went to kindergarten and stopped demanding to wear the costume to school, the movies were still a fixture. “I watched it all
Early risers on California’s Central Coast and parts south may be treated to a brilliant streak of light arching across the sky Thursday morning, followed by a sonic boom. SpaceX is planning to launch a weather satellite into low Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base during a 10-minute window set to begin at 7:25 a.m. The spectacle should be visible, and audible, to people in parts of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. If all goes as planned, the first stage of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket will separate and descend back to the base a few minutes after the launch. The sonic boom — which has been known to startle people — happens when that booster breaks the speed of sound on the way down. Instead of crashing to earth, the rocket fires again and powers itself to a soft — but very hot and smoky — landing. Falcon 9 was the first reusable rocket to reach orbit, according to the company, and being able to use it repeatedly drives down the cost of space flight. The satellite Falcon 9
Three mariners were rescued after they spelled out “HELP” with palm leaves on the beach. It marks the second time in four years that castaways were found on the same island.
My fellow authors might disagree, but it seems like sometimes it’s hard to come up with a suitable topic. This time, however, I felt good – I had two or three plants that were lined up, with reasonable photos for each one. That changed the other day as we were driving south, back from Redding on I-5. There were the smoke trees, more eye-catching than ever before, especially looking west while passing over Cottonwood Creek. (There’s a hint. Take that trip as soon as you can, during the day, of course.) I knew I had my plant. In my opinion, the smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria or C. obovatus) is truly one of the great highway plants of Northern California, along with western Redbud and Fremontia. I’m listing both species because after doing my research, I wasn’t sure which one we saw along the highway. The first species is Eurasian, whereas the second is native to North America. The picture I took is of a bus station in Red Bluff. The Plant finder app identified it as C. coggygria. I would love to see what the
REDDING — The USDA Forest Service and partners, including the Army Corps of Engineers and Redding, will celebrate on April 25 the completion of phase 1 in a five-year, $28 million project to expand air tanker loading capabilities by 132 percent at the Redding Interagency Air Attack Base. The upgrades allow for the simultaneous loading of five aircraft, up from two. This base is vital in providing initial and extended attacks for wildfires across the western United States, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the USDA Forest Service. In 2021, the base loaded 3 million gallons of fire retardant. The new configuration offers the potential to load over 6 million gallons. Plus, air tankers will no longer have to wait to be loaded, with direct access from the taxiway to reduce turnaround times. Aviation Management for the Pacific Southwest Region Deputy Director of Fire Fuels Yolanda Saldana said completing this phase is a huge milestone, significantly increasing our ability to accommodate five Next Generation air tankers and fill them simultaneously. “Our firefighting crews and the communities we serve will directly benefit from these
RED BLUFF—The Jolene Kemen Tough Enough to Wear Pink Luncheon returns this year to the Tehama District Fairgrounds on Tuesday, April 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Red Bluff Rotary is gearing up for its annual luncheon that helps to support the local fight against breast cancer. Tickets cost $25 in advance. Attendees will receive a barbecue meal catered by O’Dell BBQ. Activities also include live and silent auctions, entertainment, a dessert raffle, and more surprises. The Green Barn Whiskey Kitchen in Red Bluff will serve signature cocktails and mocktails for the occasion. Tickets are available at the Red Bluff Round-Up Mercantile Store, online or from a Rotarian. All proceeds benefit Tough Enough to Wear Pink via the Red Bluff Round-Up. For 16 years, the Sunday performance at the Red Bluff Round-Up is dedicated to Tough Enough to Wear Pink. Between rodeo events, a live auction unfolds, pitting local business owners and families against each other in a bidding war. The highest bidder secures a giveaway item and contributes to vital breast cancer treatment and care in the area. The combined donations from this
CORNING — In an act of compromise with the public, the City Council Tuesday night decided not to remove all the palm trees on Third and Solano Streets, choosing only to remove three trees that would interfere with the planned storm drain modification and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. Those involved with the Corning Recreation Center and City Plaza project were concerned that the palm trees could adversely affect the drain modifications and the planned splash pad. According to city staff, this topic has come up several times with the city’s ad hoc committee. An idea presented to the council was to remove the trees on Third Street and Solano Street and replace them with broad-leaf European Beech trees. Paulyne White mourned the loss of Corning’s historical features, like the tower across from Corning City Hall. According to White, the city does not have evidence to keep Corning ordinances to keep Corning’s historical buildings, which would allow residents to preserve their local history. “The city’s beautiful trees, benches, planters, and family names engraved on bricks were all removed,” she said. “The least we can do
As a Kiwanis Club of Palm Springs member and retired PSUSD administrator, Tony Lopes has a heart for giving back to kids. Lopes created the annual Kiwanis Club of Palm Springs Youth Baseball clinic, which is free for kids ages 8 to 16. Now in it’s 10th year, this year is the first to include a clinic for kids with special needs. The baseball clinic covers all key skills from hitting and pitching to defense and team dynamics. The kids will be taught by former major league LA Dodgers players Derrel Thomas and Rudy Law. From mastering the perfect swing to conquering the mound- it’s an opportunity for the kids to grow, both as players and individuals.
Restoration work continues at the Plaza Theater in Palm Springs, and officials announced the discovery of some hidden design treasures dating back to the 1930’s. The centerpiece of the discoveries was the original decorative stencil work adoring the proscenium, dating back more than three decades to the Palm Springs Follies era. The leaders of the project say this will help them restore the theater to its original look.
Circle K springs into saving with a .40 cents off per gallon during the ‘Fuel Day Pop-Up’ event. This Super Spring Savings at the pump lasts for three hours across west coast locations on until tomorrow, April 11th. The event goes from 4pm to 7pm.
There have still been a lot of strikeouts, and an extreme rate of swing-and-miss. Key at-bats that came up empty, and a couple familiar bouts of early-season adversity. No, through three weeks of this new campaign, Max Muncy hasn’t rediscovered the peak potency of his prime years with the Dodgers , when he was a two-time All-Star and three-time MVP vote-getter. But, for the first time since his 2021 elbow injury , and the two-year plunge in production that followed it, the 33-year-old slugger is starting to feel more like his old self at the plate again. Completely healthy. In-tune with his mechanics. And, as manager Dave Roberts put it recently, “prioritizing being a good hitter” first — one capable of far more than the .204 batting average he posted the past two seasons. “We’re gonna need that ability [from him] to conduct a good at-bat more times than not, than just hitting a homer,” Roberts said of Muncy, who had the second-most home runs (57), but also the most strikeouts (294) and lowest batting average, of any qualified Dodgers hitter in 2022 and 2023
By S. Dev April 11, 2024 / 7:00 AM EDT / CBS News The Transportation Security Administration said it intercepted more than 1,500 firearms at airport security checkpoints nationwide in the first quarter of 2024. The detections, which averaged 16.5 firearms per day in the first three months of the year, were marginally fewer than last year’s first-quarter average of 16.8 firearms per day, according to new data released by the TSA on Thursday. The slight decrease, however, came amid a nearly 8% surge in flyers. The small drop is notable, as firearm discoveries have steadily increased in the past several years. Last year, the TSA found a record-setting 6,737 guns at airport checkpoints, surpassing the previous year’s record of 6,542 guns and the highest annual total for the agency since it was created in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. The rate of interceptions per million passengers also slightly decreased in this year’s first quarter when compared to last year’s, from 7.9 to 7.3. More than 206 million passengers were screened this quarter, compared to more than 191 million passengers in the first
Updated on: April 11, 2024 / 6:38 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Ho Chi Minh City — A top Vietnamese property tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest corruption cases in history, with an estimated $27 billion in damages. A panel of three hand-picked jurors and two judges rejected all defense arguments by Truong My Lan, the chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, who was found guilty of swindling cash from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) over a decade. “The defendant’s actions… eroded people’s trust in the leadership of the (Communist) Party and state,” read the verdict at the trial in southern business hub Ho Chi Minh City. Lan denied the charges and blamed her subordinates. Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (C) looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city, April 11, 2024, where she was sentenced to death in one of the country’s biggest fraud cases, with damages estimated at $27 billion. STR/AFP/Getty After a five-week trial, 85 others also face verdicts and sentencing on charges ranging from bribery and abuse of power to appropriation and violations of
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Milly Alcock, 24; Joss Stone, 37; Teo Yoo, 43; Jennifer Esposito, 51. Happy Birthday: Spice things up. Make grand gestures that impact you and those close to you. Open the door that leads to possibilities and positive change. Put your energy into making your dreams a reality. Be the one to negotiate and navigate your way to victory. You have plenty to gain if you are willing to take the time, do your due diligence and seize the moment when opportunity strikes. Your numbers are 5, 13, 24, 27, 33, 39, 44. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep your records and documents in order. Don’t expect things to run smoothly, and be ready to counter any negativity that comes your way. Use intelligence and practicality to ward off being compromised by someone trying to blame you. Protect your interests. 2 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put your money, personal papers and possessions in a safe place. Be a good listener and a helpful associate, but don’t take the blame for someone else’s shortcomings. Focus on what you can learn and accomplish
When I watched today’s deal in a penny game, East was John Underwood, known as “the undertaker” because he aspires to beat opposing contracts by three tricks — and may not beat them at all. Against four spades, West led the K-A and a third heart. John took the queen and saw no need to cash his ace of clubs — for down one: He had dummy’s diamonds well stopped, so declarer couldn’t get rid of a club loser. So John led a trump. South won in dummy and led the jack of clubs, faking a finesse — and John still saw no urgency to take his ace. When South’s queen won, he ran his trumps. INFERENCE With two tricks left, dummy had the A-Q of diamonds, and South had a diamond and the king of clubs. John had to save his ace of clubs and bare his king of diamonds. South inferred that John would have taken his ace if he didn’t have the king of diamonds, so South led a diamond to the ace. Making four! Do you think the undertaker may take
