Pin Itemailprint Who exactly “owns” the moon? Apparently, the Feds think they do as they helped NASA set up a sting operation to obtain a piece of moon rock being sold by a California grandmother. Joann Davis, 74, wanted to sell a small piece of moon rock dust that she’s owned for almost 40 years. [...]
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Andy Rooney, who delivered his last piece on the CBS news program 60 Minutes just three weeks ago, was hospitalized yesterday after developing serious complications following surgery. Rooney, 92, is now stable and CBS, at his family’s request, offered no other details. On October 2, the three-time Emmy winner he delivered his 1,097th and final [...]
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This Sunday’s commentary from Andy Rooney on CBS’ 60 Minutes will be his last regular appearance. Rooney, who began his often-light-hearted show-ending pieces back in 1978, was not present at last week’s 44th-season premiere. Rooney will turn 93 this January. He gets around more slowly than her used to, and his sight and hearing just [...]
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Chiacgo-area rapper Lupe Fiasco is raising some eyebrows with his recent criticism of President Barack Obama. While talking with CBS News on Tuesday, Fiasco said that his fellow Chicagoan was “the biggest terrorist” of them all. “My fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama in the United States of America,” Fiasco said. [...]
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There’s good news today from the camp of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Doctors have given her the “A-OK” to attend her astronaut husband’s upcoming space shuttle launch on Friday. Rep. Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot in the head on January 8 during an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, and she’s spent the last several months in rehabilitation, [...]
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According to CBS News, correspondent Lara Logan “suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault” while she was attempting to cover the resignation of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak last week. CBS has issued the following statement: On Friday, Feb. 11, the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was [...]
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Robert Gibbs is stepping down as White House press secretary after two years in the position. “It’s true,” he confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. Gibbs will leave his post next month and plane to act as an outside political adviser to President Barack Obama. He also plans to do speaking engagements in the private [...]
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Veteran CBS Radio News reporter Howard Arenstein was arrested Saturday on drug charges after authorities searched his home and found that he was growing marijuana plants. Arenstein and his wife, Orly Azoulay, were arrested and charged them with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Azoulay is a correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, the largest newspaper in [...]
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Harold Dow has died unexpectedly at the age of 62. The 40-year CBS News correspondent passed away on Saturday. Dow is survived by his wife, Kathy, and three children, Danica, Joelle, and David. Dow was a five-time Emmy winner and had been a correspondent on CBS’ 48 Hours program since the program began. Dow was [...]
Photos have hit the net of CBS News anchor Katie Couric doing a little “dirty” dancing back in 2006. Apparently, the newly-discovered pics of Couric gettin’ jiggy with it were taken at the after-party celebrating her debut as anchor of the CBS Evening News. The pics were found in a Facebook album called “Four Drink [...]
