Officer, murder suspect missing after leaving jail for court
Alabama law enforcement officials said Friday that a corrections officer is missing after leaving a county jail to escort a murder suspect to court. The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White left the jail on Friday morning to take the inmate to court. The inmate, Casey White, is a suspect being held on a capital murder charge.
news.yahoo.comDonald Trump slams Jan. 6 panel after Ivanka Trump interview request: 'They'll go after children'
Former President Donald Trump slammed the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection after it asking his daughter Ivanka Trump to sit for an interview."It's a very unfair situation for my children. Very, very unfair," Donald Trump told The Washington Examiner in an interview for an op-ed published Friday."It's a disgrace, what's going on. They're using these things to try and get people's minds off how incompetently our country is...
news.yahoo.comTrump claims he couldn't have lost the 2020 presidential election because his Arizona rally boasted thousands of attendees and 'had cars that stretch out for 25 miles'
"There's nobody that can see the end of this crowd," Trump told his supporters at a Saturday rally. "That's not somebody that lost an election."
news.yahoo.comHeat wave edges higher in southern Europe, fuels wildfires
Intense heat baking Italy is creeping northward towards the popular tourist destination of Florence while wildfires charred the country’s south, and Spain appears headed for an all-time record high temperature as a heat wave keeps southern Europe in a fiery hold.
Florence must declare war on tourists dripping ketchup over historic sights, says museum boss
The historic sights of Florence need protection from tourists who leave behind mayonnaise and ketchup stains, the director of the Uffizi Galleries has said as he called for the introduction of a new tax to pay for the clean-up. The tax would be imposed on fast food outlets and snack bars that do not provide anywhere for their customers to sit, leaving them to drip their sauces all about the city as they see Michelangelo's David or the Ponte Vecchio. Tourism in Florence is bouncing back as Italy
news.yahoo.comFederal judge asked to halt 2 South Carolina electrocutions
Attorneys for two prisoners facing death by electrocution under South Carolina’s new capital punishment law are asking a federal judge to block their executions scheduled later this month, describing the electric chair as a particularly cruel and mutilating method of killing. Executing Brad Sigmon and Freddie Owens by electrocution later this month would cause the men “to suffocate to death while they are cooked by the current,” attorney Gerald King argued Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Bryan Harwell. The executions were scheduled less than a month after the passage of a new law compelling the condemned to choose between electrocution or a firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren’t available.
news.yahoo.comSwiss motorcyclist Dupasquier dies following Moto3 crash
Swiss motorcycle rider Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, the Careggi Hospital in Florence announced Sunday. “Despite the best efforts of circuit medical staff and all those subsequently attending to the Swiss rider, the hospital has announced that Dupasquier has sadly succumbed to his injuries,” MotoGP said in a statement. Dupasquier was involved in an accident with Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba toward the end of Saturday’s session, which was immediately red-flagged.
news.yahoo.comEscaped Arizona inmates recaptured in cotton field
Two inmates who were the subject of a manhunt after escaping from an Arizona prison in Florence last weekend were recaptured Thursday in a cotton field in the nearby community of Coolidge, authorities said. Police spotted Harmon and Charpiot in a cotton field 14 miles from the prison. Harmon and Charpiot had escaped Saturday from a medium-security unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence by using tools to breach a fence. Authorities are investigating where the prisoners went after escaping and state prison officials are also examining how the escape occurred and how to prevent a similar breach in the future. Authorities looking for the inmates previously conducted 800 door-to-door searches of homes in the area of the Florence prison.
cbsnews.comEscaped Arizona inmates recaptured in cotton field
Two inmates who were the subject of a manhunt after escaping from an Arizona prison in Florence last weekend were recaptured Thursday in a cotton field in the nearby community of Coolidge, authorities said. Police spotted Harmon and Charpiot in a cotton field 14 miles from the prison. Harmon and Charpiot had escaped Saturday from a medium-security unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence by using tools to breach a fence. Authorities are investigating where the prisoners went after escaping and state prison officials are also examining how the escape occurred and how to prevent a similar breach in the future. Authorities looking for the inmates previously conducted 800 door-to-door searches of homes in the area of the Florence prison.
cbsnews.comWatch: 2 Arizona inmates recaptured after days on the run
Watch: 2 Arizona inmates recaptured after days on the run In bodycam video provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, two inmates who were the subject of a manhunt after escaping from a prison in Florence last weekend were recaptured Thursday in a cotton field in the nearby community of Coolidge. (Caution: Some may find the video footage disturbing.)
cbsnews.comMichelangelo's David faithfully recreated using 3-D technology during Florence lockdown
Michelangelo's David faithfully recreated using 3-D technology during Florence lockdown Michelangelo's David is possibly the most famous Renaissance sculpture in the world, And though there are many copies, foreign correspondent Chris Livesay visited a team of Italian technicians using cutting edge 3-D technology to make the most accurate replica ever.
cbsnews.comMichelangelo's David faithfully recreated using 3D technology during Florence lockdown
Michelangelo's David faithfully recreated using 3D technology during Florence lockdown Michelangelo's David is possibly the most famous Renaissance sculpture in the world, And though there are many copies, foreign correspondent Chris Livesay visited a team of Italian technicians using cutting edge 3D technology to make the most accurate replica ever.
cbsnews.comMcConnell’s Covid relief proposal would boost charitable giving tax break
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at a campaign event in Florence, Kentucky, U.S., October 28, 2020. The latest Covid-19 relief proposal would give generous taxpayers a sweeter tax break for donating to charity. McConnell also proposed boosting a new above-the-line deduction that would allow taxpayers to write-off up to $300 in cash donations to charitable organizations for 2020. McConnell wants to increase that amount to $600 for single taxpayers and $1,200 for married filing jointly. "The motivation is to help charitable organizations, which are seeing a potential decrease in charitable giving, given the state of many households," said Garrett Watson, senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation.
cnbc.comRestorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo Pieta
A restorer works on one of Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. A restoration of one of Michelangelos Pieta sculptures has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artists tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust and wax. Michelangelo carved the Bandini Pieta between 1547-1555, when he was nearly 80. Michelangelo carved the Bandini Pieta between 1547-1555, when he was nearly 80. It’s the third known Pieta by the Renaissance master.
No crowds delight art lovers in Italy at re-opened museums
The Uffizi museum reopened to the public after over two months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)FLORENCE The Uffizi Galleries, the most-visited museum in Italy, is open after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, delighting art lovers who dont have to jostle with throngs of tourists thanks to new social distancing rules. Without being surrounded by rushing crowds, art lovers can better feel these emotions that these works of art always transmit," he said. Visitors to the highly popular Vatican Museums, which reopened two days earlier after lockdown, similarly could appreciate opportunities rarely available in the past. Instead, rank-and-file art lovers who visited the rooms of the Vatican decorated by Raphael, one of the highlights of the Museums tour before they reach the Sistine Chapel, can now admire the feminine figures.
Amid coronavirus scare, US colleges cancel study abroad programs
In the face of a global health emergency, thousands of U.S. college students studying abroad are scrambling. As the coronavirus spreads through northern Italy, some schools, including Syracuse University and New York University, announced they were closing their campuses in Florence immediately. Despite the uncertainty, Peters predicts that Italy will remain a popular destination for students studying abroad through the fall. "Just about half of students study abroad during their undergraduate years and by far the Florence campus is the most popular destination." However, in recent years, China has also become a popular destination for American students, the institute found.
cnbc.comIn an especially active hurricane season, could we run out of names?
After all the years of recorded named storms, one has to wonder: What happens when we run out of names? The World Meteorological Organization came up with a six-year rotating list of names for hurricanes, Gross said. Now we arrive at our initial question: What happens when we run out of names? So, lets say we have a storm named Walter. The first and last instance in which the Greek alphabet was needed was in 2005, during the busiest hurricane season on record, when there were 28 named storms.
American woman strangled in Italy
An autopsy has revealed that an American woman found dead in her Florence apartment was strangled. Investigators say a computer cable was found at the scene, but it's unclear if it was used in her death. "48 Hours" Crimesider's Graham Kates joins CBSN with more on the case.
cbsnews.comAmerican woman found dead in Italy
An American artist was found naked and strangled in Florence, Italy. Authorities are investigating 35-year-old Ashley Olsen's death as murder. CBS News producer Sabina Castelfranco is in Italy and joins CBSN with more details on the woman's mysterious death.
cbsnews.comKim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot in Florence
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot in Florence A big celebrity wedding over the weekend that you may have heard something about. And a star gets her college degree! CBS News Correspondent Wendy Gillette has today’s Eye on Entertainment from New York.
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