Man driving with girlfriend killed by woman posing as stranded motorist
The couple was driving on a National Forest Service road when Yasmine Hider flagged them down and asked for help with her car, sheriff's officials said.
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The couple was driving on a National Forest Service road when Yasmine Hider flagged them down and asked for help with her car, sheriff's officials said.
J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett disappeared on July 31, 1999. Their bodies were found the next day in the trunk of Beasley's car.
The defense hoped Rena Crumb's testimony could help clear their client. But then she blurted out: "I lied."
Authorities provided new details about the dead victims, saying they were dismembered and decomposing. The sheriff again called the girl a hero.
A man accused of abducting a girl who escaped by chewing her way out of restraints was charged with killing a woman and boy found dismembered inside the residence.
Vicky White, the corrections official who helped murder suspect Casey White escape from an Alabama prison more than a week ago, is dead. Sources say they think she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Senate has passed legislation beefing up security for Supreme Court justices and their families after the leak of a draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. And - for the first time in more than 60 years, the opening of Parliament won’t include Queen Elizabeth. Buckingham Palace says the 96-year-old queen has been having mobility issues.
Three people were shot – two fatally -- in a church in a Birmingham, Alabama suburb. A suspect is in custody. The Senate has passed a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the Golden State Warriors are the NBA champions after beating the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. It’s their fourth title in eight years.
Ukrainians who've finally escaped from the besieged city of Mariupol after two months are getting treatment in another city. U.S. Marshalls are hunting for an escaped Alabama inmate and the correctional officer with whom he was last seen. And just a day after her mother Naomi passed away, Winona Judd was at the Country Music Hall of Fame to see The Judds, their iconic mother-daughter duo, inducted.
Voters in five states are heading to the polls for primaries Tuesday, but the key race to watch is in the battleground state of Georgia, where Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is opposing Trump-endorsed former Sen. David Perdue. There are also critical Republican primaries in Alabama and tests for both progressives and the Bush political dynasty in Texas. Starbucks is closing all its stores in Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. And New York City's last remaining pay phone has been removed. It next heads to a museum.
A kangaroo reached through a fence at Harmony Park Safari in Huntsville, Alabama, and grabbed and bit a 9-year-old girl, CBS Huntsville affiliate WHNT reports. This video shows the incident.
A Ford Edge that authorities said a missing Alabama inmate and jail official used as part of their getaway plan has been located in Tennessee. The car was found abandoned and towed last week, the same day the two went missing, but Alabama officials just learned of its whereabouts.
Republicans are fighting to hold onto five open Senate seats in the 2022 midterm elections following a string of retirements, including in the red state of Alabama. So far, two candidates have jumped into the race to replace outgoing GOP Senator Richard Shelby. Representative Mo Brooks, a Republican in the 5th Congressional District, is seen as the top contender after scoring an endorsement from former President Trump. AL.com state political columnist Kyle Whitmire joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the controversial comments the congressman made at a pro-Trump rally before the Capitol riot, and on the scandal that knocked another potential challenger out of the race.
Some states have yet to finalize redistricting maps ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro shares the latest on "Red and Blue."
Erin Delmore of Bustle and Katie Glueck of McClatchy DC join "Red & Blue" to discuss the White House's position on the Alabama Senate race.
Republican Roy Moore refused to concede the Alabama Senate race despite Doug Jones' lead. Moore told his supporters that he will wait for all the votes to be counted and pointed to the recount law in Alabama which says there will automatically be invoked if the result is within one-half of 1 percent. Watch his full remarks.
CBSN political contributor Michael Graham shares his takeaways for Republicans after Roy Moore lost to Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama's special senate election on Tuesday.
The indictment alleges White "caused" the death of correctional officer Vicky White.
The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that gave some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions.
The two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen vehicle when he opened fire, striking both of them.
One of the wounded deputies is in critical condition.
The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power.
Jan. 6 Committee highlights Pence pressure campaign; Mortgage rates climb to highest in years.
A manhunt is underway in central Alabama as police search for 45-year-old Phillip Shane Bradford, who escaped custody on Wednesday.
The matchups are set for several key races in November's midterm elections. Voters went to the polls in Alabama and Georgia on Tuesday for runoff elections after failing to choose a winner in last month's primaries. CBS News political Director Fin Gomez breaks down what the results mean for each state.
Support from former President Donald Trump didn't translate into victory for candidates in Alabama and Georgia primary runoffs on Tuesday. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns takes a closer look at these races and how Trump's endorsements played a part.