Woman, 93, outwits scammer, helps get him arrested, police say
A 93-year-old woman in western Japan outsmarted a suspected scammer by pretending to fall for the scheme and helping police arrest him at her home, an officer said.
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A 93-year-old woman in western Japan outsmarted a suspected scammer by pretending to fall for the scheme and helping police arrest him at her home, an officer said.
The goal of the missions is to bring the first-ever Martian moon sample back to Earth for analysis.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
Chris Payne, in his own handwriting, sent a letter to CBS News Chicago from his prison cell in Chiba, east of Tokyo. He was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the start he had nothing to do with.
The paintings, sculptures and museum installations of Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan's most respected contemporary artists, were widely exhibited around the world.
James Higginbotham was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after one of them climbed into Punch the monkey's zoo enclosure. Punch shot to social media fame after he was abandoned by his mom and bonded with a stuffed animal.
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame.
"Monster Wolf" is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
Christopher Payne was convicted of sexually assaulting a Japanese woman, in a case that hinged heavily on DNA evidence, but CBS News Chicago investigator Megan De Mar is looking into how that DNA evidence was severely edited, and experts said it was misinterpreted.
The chain's North American operator forecast it will open 205 stores in 2026, although those openings will be outpaced by a series of closures.
The baby macaque known as "Punch" was rejected by his mother at birth and zoo staff raised him by hand.
The faceoff took place on a street in the capital after the suspect "and the dead man agreed to fight each other," police said.
A man is in custody for a stabbing and bleach attack at a tire factory in central Japan Friday.
Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami is joining the White Sox on a two-year contract worth $34 million, CBS Sports has confirmed.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
The "SUB-CLADE K" strain is already blamed for a surge in flu cases in the U.K., Canada, and Japan.
President Trump wrapped up his stop in Japan announcing a new trade deal and new investments in the U.S. economy, and speaking to sailors and marines stationed in Japan. Natalie Brand reports from the White House.
President Trump touched down Tuesday at a U.S. naval base in Japan, flanked by the country’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — with whom he boarded the U.S.S. George Washington to address troops. Bradley Blackburn reports.
Former Economy Minister TAKAICHI defeated four male opponents to win the leadership vote. If approved by parliament, she will be the country's fourth leader since 2020, and will face steep challenges, both at home and abroad.
Many of the cards are being resold, sometimes for 10 times the cost of the original meal.
A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
Dave Parker, who died a month before he was to be inducted, and Dick Allen got into the Hall posthumously after being voted in by the classics committee.
Airport staff used a car to chase it away and closed the runway again, with the bear still at large somewhere in the facility.
