K-9 officer catches suspect in Overland scooter pursuit
OVERLAND, Mo. – Police caught the suspect in a slow-speed scooter pursuit with the help of a K-9 officer Wednesday in Overland. According to police, K-9 Eros spotted a suspect who is known to be an armed and dangerous felon with previous records of fleeing during traffic stops with the same officer. When the officer […]
SIUE offering tuition discount for eligible Fontbonne transfers
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Former Fontbonne student Darren Luchetti recalls the day in March when the university’s baseball coach broke the news to his team that Fontbonne would be closing. “It was a huge shock,” Luchetti said, who has since transferred to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. “SIUE was super helpful in the process,” he said. […]
Supreme Court allows EPA to enforce power plant emission limits
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it will allow the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce new greenhouse gas emissions limits for power plants. Professor at Columbia’s Climate School Michael Gerrard joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital ranked as Best Children’s Hospital for the 11th year in a row
ST. LOUIS – A major honor for SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. For the 11th straight year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Glennon as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation. “The significance of these rankings is actually not to be overlooked. It’s a great accomplishment for our institution, and it really […]
Family calls for release of Menendez brothers as prosecutors review new evidence
In a news conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, family members made a plea for the release from prison of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents. The brothers have always claimed the shotgun killings were in self-defense, arguing they were subject to physical, emotional and sexual abuse. […]
Texas man could be first person executed for murder conviction linked to shaken baby syndrome
A Texas man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter in what was linked to shaken baby syndrome is scheduled to be executed Thursday. However, several medical experts say Robert Roberson’s conviction was based on faulty and outdated scientific evidence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a […]
One Direction singer Liam Payne dies in fall from Argentina hotel
Liam Payne, a former member of the boy band One Direction, died Wednesday in a fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentinian police confirmed to CBS News. He was 31.
Biden, Obama, Clinton honor Ethel Kennedy
A memorial was held Wednesday in Washington, D.C., for Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy and matriarch of the Kennedy family, who died last week at the age of 96. President Biden delivered the eulogy, and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton also spoke.
New wave of calls for Congress to vote on disaster aid before election
Members of Congress from hurricane-ravaged states want the U.S. House and Senate to respond to the depletion of funds from the Small Business Administration disaster loan fund.
A look into the shaken baby syndrome case that landed a Texas man on death row
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied requests to halt the upcoming execution of 57-year-old Robert Robertson, who was convicted in a controversial 2002 shaken baby syndrome case. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste reports on the credibility of the diagnosis and has more […]
