Month: September 2023

Representative Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm at the Cannon building in Washington, D.C., on Saturday as lawmakers sought to reach an agreement to fund the federal government in order to avert a shutdown, according to House Republicans. Congress scrambled to pass legislation to fund the federal government on Saturday afternoon, ultimately passing a bipartisan

Athletic trainer and father of two Brian Jackson, who drowned in Lake Michigan earlier this month, only had two siblings. But at a boisterous memorial service Saturday, friends across Chicago athletic communities said Jackson left behind fraternal bonds wherever he ran, swam and trained. Jackson’s body was discovered at Promontory Point in Hyde Park on

More than 100 patients were evacuated as Brooklyn’s Woodhull Hospital was shut down Saturday amid problems with electrical systems caused by torrential rain, officials said. Some 120 patients were to be moved from the hospital in ambulances, FDNY transport vehicles, and NYC Emergency Management vehicles to other hospitals in the city-owned Health + Hospitals system,

Vatican City, Vatican – Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church. Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City’s grandiose, colonnaded St Peter’s Square, the 86-year-old pope welcomed

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Ahead of September’s U.N. General Assembly in New York City, thousands of youth activists flooded the streets of Manhattan, calling for the end of the use of fossil fuels. Among them was Elsa Barron, 24, a young Evangelical Christian looking to make change in her community.  Barron, a climate research fellow at the Center for

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Evan Goldstein holds a unique role with the San Francisco Giants: He’s the very first master sommelier in professional sports, working to make sure the wines for sale at the team’s Oracle Park stadium pair perfectly with the hot dogs and other snacks for sale.  Goldstein, 62, started this role last season. Goldstein grew up

New stained-glass windows added to Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral – CBS News Watch CBS News Six years ago, stained glass windows in Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral included depictions of Confederate leaders. Those windows are now gone, and this week, new windows telling a different story were unveiled. Adriana Diaz had an early look at the

The scandal-plagued Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested four of its own officers, including a deputy chief, and charged them with trying to cover up excessive force during a strip search inside a department bathroom, the police chief announced Friday. Corp. Douglas Chustz, Deputy Chief Troy Lawrence, Sr., Corp. Todd Thomas, and Sgt. Jesse Barcelona

Trio discuss new book about the making of classic comedy “Airplane!” – CBS News Watch CBS News The trio known as ZAZ – Jerry Zucker, David Zucker and Jim Abrahams – was responsible for writing and directing the zany comedic hit “Airplane!” Now, the three have written a book about making the 1980 movie, which

Las Vegas Sphere officially opens, combining art and technology – CBS News Watch CBS News The Las Vegas Sphere is a state-of-the-art music venue combining music, art and technology in a way never done before. The venue has over 160,000 speakers and 260 million pixels, allowing for unique performances. The opening performance came from U2.

Amanda Dixon was teaching second grade at Kings Center Charter School in Buffalo, New York, while her husband Solomon, 38, was running writing workshops at middle schools around New York state.  The couple was working long hours to support their three young children, then 4, 2, and 1, when Amanda, 43, thought to herself, “I’m

Shannon Beador is attempting to return to her normal routine following her drunken hit-and-run two weeks ago. In photos obtained by Page Six, the “Real Housewives of Orange County” star was spotted looking pensive as she walked her dog, Archie, in Laguna Beach, Calif., Friday. Beador tried to fly under the radar in a gray

U.S. Capitol Police are investigating after a fire alarm was triggered in a congressional office building before the House of Representatives voted on a stopgap spending bill as a government shutdown looms. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., admitted to pulling the alarm in the Cannon House Office Building — though told ABC News the incident was

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) ripped down two signs warning a second floor door in the Cannon House Office Building was for emergency use only before pulling the fire alarm and running out through a different door on a different floor, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. Multiple sources familiar with the investigation into Bowman pulling the