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Updated on: September 28, 2024 / 5:29 PM EDT / CBS/AP Hurricane Helene moves over Appalachia Remnants of Hurricane Helene move over Appalachia 03:08 Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city largely cut off Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern Appalachia that left an unknown number dead and countless worried relatives unable to reach loved ones. In North Carolina alone, more than 400 roads remained closed on Saturday as floodwaters began to recede and reveal the extent of damage. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said that supplies were being airlifted to that part of the state.  At least seven people have been killed by Helene in North Carolina, CBS News has confirmed, among a total death toll of at least 57  people across multiple states. Among those rescued from rising waters was nurse Janetta Barfield, whose car was swamped on Friday morning as she left an overnight shift at Asheville’s Mission Hospital. She said she watched a car in front of her drive through standing

Updated on: September 28, 2024 / 5:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre to step down Tuesday Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre to step down Tuesday 00:45 The CEO of a hospital operator that filed for bankruptcy protection in May will step down after failing to testify before a U.S. Senate panel. Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has overseen a network of some 30 hospitals around the country. The Texas-based company’s troubled recent history has drawn scrutiny from elected officials in New England, where some of its hospitals are located. A spokesperson for de la Torre told CBS News in a statement Saturday that he “has amicably separated from Steward on mutually agreeable terms” and “will continue to be a tireless advocate for the improvement of reimbursement rates for the underprivileged patient population.” The spokesperson added that de la Torre “believes Steward’s financial challenges put a much-needed spotlight on Massachusetts’s ongoing failure to fix its healthcare structure and the inequities in its state system.” A CBS News investigation  that spanned nearly two years

BEIRUT —  Hassan Nasrallah was for a long time one of the world’s most hunted men. A founder of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its longtime secretary general, Nasrallah had for decades played a cat-and-mouse game with Israel, living a life mostly in the shadows — while transforming a band of Shiite guerrillas into a powerful paramilitary faction. Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Friday, was admired or loathed throughout the Middle East and beyond. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israel have long been committed to each other’s destruction. Under his stewardship, the group evolved beyond its militia roots to become a powerful political party, able to decide the fate of Lebanon’s leaders and governments. Its social and educational branches provided better services than the Lebanese state, running schools, health clinics and youth programs for an often-neglected Shiite community. Its armed force, at least until the recent hostilities, was viewed as more capable than the Lebanese army, with an arsenal of rockets, missiles and drones. It has long been considered Israel’s top regional adversary. Nasrallah also oversaw the export of Hezbollah’s

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday — as the cleanup began from the tempest that killed at least 52 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power. Helene blew ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday packing winds of 140 mph (225 kph) and then quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, uprooting trees, splintering homes and sending creeks and rivers over their banks, churning up tornadoes and straining dams. “It looks like a bomb went off,” said Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp after surveying the damage from the air. Western North Carolina was essentially cut off because of landslides and flooding that forced the closure of Interstate 40 and other roads. There have been hundreds of water rescues, none more dramatic than in rural Unicoi County in East Tennessee, where dozens of patients and staff were plucked by helicopter from a hospital rooftop Friday. And the rescues continued into Saturday in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where part of Asheville is

A convicted murderer was killed this week in an assault by other inmates at a Southern California prison, authorities said. Staff at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County witnessed the beating death of Alberto Martinez, 46, in the prison yard on Thursday, authorities said. Inmate Tyler A. Lua struck him, knocked him to the ground and continued to hit him, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a news release. Two other inmates, Jorge D. Negrete-Larios and Luis J. Beltran, began hitting Martinez as he lay motionless, and staff “stopped the incident using pepper spray and one baton strike,” the department said. The department said Martinez had “injuries consistent with an incarcerated-manufactured weapon,” and two such weapons were found where the attack occurred. Medical staff attempted to treat Martinez’s injuries, but he died within an hour. Prison officials say they are investigating his death as a homicide. The Imperial County Coroner will determine the exact cause of death. Martinez had been sentenced to death in 2010 after being convicted of first-degree murder for his role in abducting and killing a man in exchange

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A state bill allowing community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. Senate Bill 895, introduced by state Sen. Richard Roth (D-Riverside), sought to expand on a recently implemented law that opened up the door for community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees by adding bachelor’s of science in nursing (BSN) degrees to the mix. The bill was lauded as a potential game-changer for nursing education, making the often expensive pursuit more accessible to low-income students while addressing a critical shortage of working nurses that has placed significant stress on local hospitals. Mafia member on death row fatally beaten at Southern California prison While California’s community colleges were behind the bill, the state’s four-year university systems were not, arguing the bill would create competition for teaching resources and impede other efforts already underway to expand access to existing nursing bachelor’s programs. In his veto letter, Newsom agreed with the California State University and University of California, saying “a pause should be taken” to understand the full impact before giving community colleges the ability to create baccalaureate nursing programs. The

A bill to crack down on “hate littering” across California was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 3024, which was introduced by Asm. Chris Ward (D-San Diego), expands state civil rights protections against the dissemination of materials like flyers or pamphlets contain threatening speech with the intention of intimidating members of a protected class. Also known as “hate littering,” this practice has become an increasing issue for neighborhoods throughout the Golden State, mirroring a wider nationwide surge in hate crimes based on race, religion or sexual orientation. With the newly signed law, those targeted by hate littering will be able to seek civil damages from the individual behind the distribution of those materials. These protections go into effect immediately. “The act of hate littering goes beyond what is intended in our First Amendment protections,” Ward said in a statement on Newsom’s signing of AB 3024. Mafia member on death row fatally beaten at Southern California prison “When hate groups are deliberately going into Jewish communities to leave anti-Semitic flyers on the doorsteps, vehicles and personal property of their victims to try

A man was fatally wounded and another man was critically wounded in a gang-related shooting in South Gate, authorities said Saturday. South Gate Police Department officers were called to the 8000 block of San Luis Avenue near Southern Avenue at about 11:50 p.m. Friday, where they found two men lying in the street suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Information Bureau. Paramedics rushed both men to a hospital. A man suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso was pronounced dead at the hospital. The second shooting victim, who sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body, was listed in critical condition. “Per the South Gate Police Gang Unit, both victims are known members of a gang,” according to a sheriff’s department statement. Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to lacrimestoppers.org.

Officers recovered a pistol during a traffic stop in Long Beach, authorities said Saturday. The traffic stop occurred at about 11:35 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of Henderson Avenue, two blocks east of Magnolia Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department reported. “During the investigation, officers recovered a firearm,” according to a police statement. “The suspect was arrested and the investigation is ongoing.”

DENVER — Mientras cojeaba por el campo del Dodger Stadium para hablar con los periodistas el jueves por la noche, el primera base de los Dodgers Freddie Freeman llevaba tres cosas notables. Una bota para caminar. Una camiseta del campeonato del Oeste de la Liga Nacional. Y, lo más importante a raíz de su lesión en el tobillo en la división de esa noche de victoria, una sonrisa de alivio y agradecimiento. “Es como una toronja”, dijo Freeman sobre la hinchazón de su esguince, pero no fractura, en el tobillo derecho. “Pero son bastante optimistas de que debería poder estar listo para el sábado en los playoffs. Eso es lo que estoy apostando”. Un día después, los Dodgers también parecían confiados en esa posibilidad. Cuando el equipo salió de su club empapado de champán el jueves y se dirigió al aeropuerto para un vuelo nocturno a Denver, donde abrieron su serie contra los Rockies de Colorado con una victoria 11-4 el viernes, Freeman se quedó en el sur de California. A pesar de que las radiografías de su tobillo después del partido dieron negativo, él

Former NBC News star Brian Williams is finalizing a deal to anchor live coverage of the presidential election results for Amazon’s Prime Video, in the streamer’s first attempt at live news coverage, according to two people familiar with the plan. Williams, 65, has been off of television since leaving his professional home of 28 years in 2021. He has spoken with a number of networks and streaming services about projects, but this is the first to come to fruition. He would be in his comfort zone at Prime Video, as he led NBC’s presidential election night programs in 2008 and 2012 and its cable network MSNBC’s coverage in 2016 and 2020. A representative for Prime Video declined comment. But those briefed on the matter said a deal is imminent. Deep-pocketed Amazon’s entry into live news coverage will not be a welcome development for the legacy TV networks, which are struggling to maintain their financial footing as audiences shift to streaming. Nearly every news operation is looking to cut costs after the 2024 election. In recent years, Prime Video has become a powerhouse in live sports