Powerful storms killed at least 18 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. Seven deaths were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado …

This story was previously posted on Dec. 24, 2021. As she flew overhead in a helicopter, medical nurse Erin Johnson scanned the riverbank of the Rio Grande looking for Randy Bilyeu, a 53-year-old Colorado grandfather. Bilyeu had set off from a spot near Santa Fe 10 days earlier in a small raft, searching for a chest of gold hidden somewhere …

This story previously aired on Dec. 24, 2022. For nearly two decades, an anonymous letter writer terrorized the town of Circleville, Ohio, by sending threatening letters that exposed alleged secrets about neighbors and friends. The mystery has long intrigued TV shows, podcasters and now “48 Hours” in the quest to finally unmask the writer. MARIE MAYHEW [“Whatever Remains” podcast]: Something …

The 3-year-old son of rodeo star Spencer Wright was able to lift his head and open his eyes after an accident in Utah left him unconscious for several days, according to CBS News affiliate KUTV. Levi Wright was riding a toy tractor by a creek near their home on May 21 when he veered too close to the water and …

The nation’s longest-serving flight attendant has died of cancer at 88 years old, according to statements from American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. Bette Nash started flying with Eastern Airlines in 1957. The D.C.-based flight attendant preferred to work the American Shuttle flight from Washington, D.C., to Boston, because it let her be home every night. She …

The Transportation Security Administration announced it screened more than 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, setting a new record for a single day. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the agency said Saturday that it screened 2,951,163 individuals at airport checkpoints nationwide on Friday, surpassing the previous record of 2,907,378 set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last …

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce weighed in on his teammate Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College earlier this month. Speaking on the Friday episode of his “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce, the tight end said he does not agree with “just about any” of Butker’s views but cherishes him as a teammate. “He’s treated family …

Actor Tom Skerritt understands first-hand how storytelling could help U.S. veterans returning home after their military service. The 90-year-old Hollywood actor – whose appearance in 1962’s “War Hunt” led to roles in “M*A*S*H*”, “Top Gun” and others – served four years in the Air Force. In 2012, Skerritt met Evan Baily, who had recently returned stateside after serving in Iraq …

The cross at the apse of Notre-Dame de Paris, which survived the devastating 2019 fire, was reinstalled atop the cathedral’s framework Friday after a meticulous restoration by artistic ironworkers from Normandy. The imposing cross, spanning 40 feet and weighing about 3,300 pounds, is the only element of the choir roof that resisted the flames. “The cross fell really early in …

BRAINTREE – A male suspect has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that wounded four girls in an AMC movie theater south of Boston Saturday, authorities said. CBS Boston has learned that the same suspect may be responsible for a similar incident which may have occurred at a McDonald’s restaurant in Plymouth. A man stabbed four girls inside a …