Author: CBS News
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Investigator calls Robert Wagner a ‘person of interest’ in Natalie Wood drowning death
LOS ANGELES — Nearly four decades after his wife drowned, investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in the death of Natalie Wood. Since 1981, mystery and speculation have swirled around the death of the actress who had been nominated for three Academy Awards and appeared in “West Side Story”…
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High school soccer coach charged with human trafficking of teen girls in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Police have arrested a Sacramento high school soccer coach on charges he forced two teenage girls into prostitution, reports CBS Sacramento. Elan Seagraves, 34, was taken into custody in the early morning on Christmas Day. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says the arrest occurred after a 17-year-old girl called 911 to report…
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Man found with guns, ammunition in Houston hotel room
Police in Houston say they arrested a man found with guns and ammunition in his hotel room early Sunday, as authorities across the country remain on high alert ahead of planned New Year’s Eve celebrations. CBS affiliate KHOU-TV reports that police responded to the Hyatt Regency Houston around 1:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Houston Police Department spokesman…
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WATCH: Video shows coyote attacking family’s dog in Illinois
CHICAGO — A family’s dog was attacked and injured by a coyote this week in Northfield, Illinois, CBS Chicago reports. It was Wednesday morning, and Boozer had to go, but as he looked for the perfect spot in his Northfield, Illinois, backyard, a coyote from the distance approaches him and attacked. The entire incident was…
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Aspiring New York city model found slain in Jamaica
NEW YORK — The mother of Desiree Gibbon, an aspiring model from Queens, was searching for answers Thursday night after her daughter was found dead in the country of Jamaica, CBS New York reports. Desiree Gibbon, 26, left her home in Hollis, Queens in October, and was staying at the family’s resort in Montego Bay…
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Navy names sailors still missing after Pacific plane crash
The U.S. Navy on Saturday identified three airmen still missing three days after a transport plane carrying them to an aircraft carrier went down in the Pacific Ocean. On Thursday the Navy ended the search for three men, now identified as Lt. Steven Combs of Florida, Airman Matthew Chialastri of Louisiana and Airman Apprentice Bryan…
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Teacher arrested after students catch her doing drugs in classroom, police say
A teacher at Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana faces drug-related charges after allegedly being caught by students using drugs in her classroom, CBS Chicago reports. The student witnesses contacted school administrators, who called St. John police, who, in turn, requested assistance from Dyer police for their drug-sniffing dog. Arrested was 24-year-old Samantha…
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Fired Colorado cheerleading coach defends methods after splits video controversy
DENVER — A former high school cheerleading coach who was fired after viral videos showed girls screaming in pain while doing the splits is defending his methods, CBS station KCNC-TV reports. “What am I hiding from or what am I hiding for?” former East High School cheerleading coach Ozell Williams told the station. “I didn’t…
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Man offers to donate custom caskets for Sutherland Springs shooting victims
On Tuesday, Trey Ganem traveled to the small town of Sutherland Springs to meet the families of those who died in the shooting at First Baptist Church. Ganem, owner of Trey Ganem Designs in Edna, Texas — about a two-hour drive from Sutherland Springs — is offering to create custom-made caskets free of charge for…
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Massachusetts school apologizes for image of black girl on a leash
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — There is growing outrage over a classroom photo taken at an elementary school in Massachusetts that administrators say has been taken out of context. CBS Boston reports the photo was taken at Mitchell Elementary School in Bridgewater during an enrichment program about the Pilgrims. But it’s now become a lesson in appearances.…