Cocoa prices hit record highs ahead of Easter holiday
Rising temperatures and weather conditions have stressed and damaged crops in West Africa, which produces more than 70% of the global cocoa supply.
Idaho police capture escaped inmate and accomplice
Idaho officials announced the capture of an escaped inmate and his accomplice in Boise on Thursday. Three corrections officers were shot early Wednesday after the inmate and accomplice escaped from a hospital.
Parkinson’s can be detected through skin, study says
There is more evidence that Parkinson’s disease can be diagnosed through the skin, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Christopher Gibbons, a neurologist and the study’s lead author, joins CBS News with more on the research.
Biden fundraising in Texas for reelection campaign
President Biden is in Texas Thursday to raise money for his 2024 reelection campaign. For the 2020 cycle, Mr. Biden raised more than $30 million in the state. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro reports.
Why Apple is being sued by the Justice Department
Apple Inc. illegally engaged in anti-competitive behavior in an effort to build a “moat around its smartphone monopoly,” the Justice Department alleged in an antitrust lawsuit filed Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Swansea Police arrest suspect with loaded guns and body armor
SWANSEA, Ill. – A traffic stop in Swansea leads to piles of loaded guns and a suspect, whom police say was wearing body armor. Police provided pictures of the items seized during a traffic stop on North 159 in Swansea on Saturday. Investigators say 44-year-old Joel Desus Diaz from Swansea was wearing body armor and had at least six […]
Kayaker drowns on Missouri lake; 2 others missing
STOCKTON, Mo. (AP) — A kayaker from Michigan died and two other people are missing after an outing on a Missouri lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the victim as 18-year-old Melodie Roberts of South Lyon, Michigan. Authorities have not released the names or other information about the two kayakers who are missing, […]
Investigation finds no bullying before suicide of top historically Black Missouri college leader
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated after an independent investigation cleared him of claims that he bullied another top administrator before she killed herself this year, university leaders announced Thursday. Lincoln University curators called Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s January death tragic in an open letter to students and alumni. […]
Battlehawks introduce Kids Club ticket package
ST. LOUIS – For the young Battlehawks fans, there is now a ticket offer specifically made for them. Stonebridge Financial Group announced its partnership with the UFL team to create the official St. Louis Battlehawks Kids Club. For $41, the purchase includes: Two tickets in the 400 level Youth Battlehawks shirt Battlehawks lanyard Ability to […]
Carlee Russell, Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping, gets probation
Carlee Russell will avoid jail time and instead received a six-month suspended sentence and probation for a year.
