IMAX screens a breathtaking climb of El Capitan next week
They will air the National Geographic film “Free Solo” on January 11-17.
The songs that got explorer through solo Antarctic trek
Two explorers recently made history by crossing Antarctica alone and without any help on the way. No previous solo attempt across Antarctica had been successful; in 2016, British explorer Henry Worsley died shortly after trying to complete the trek. But on November 3 last year, 49-year-old British army Captain Lou Rudd and 33-year-old American athlete Colin O’Brady each attempted the…
Running blind
Like many athletes, Simon Wheatcroft loves chasing that runner’s high. “I still get a real buzz from doing it,” he said. He trains on this path near his home in Doncaster, a village in north-central England. But to really stretch his legs, he takes to the open road, sharing the solitude of his run with passing traffic. Now, any jogger…
An open secret: Open office plans are the worst
Contributor Faith Salie has some words (and they’re not good) about many companies’ propensity to house all their employees in a giant room with no dividing walls. CBS News Here’s an open secret: open office plans are the worst. About 70% of American work spaces are set up as open, where architectural walls disappear, stripping any creative boundaries between you…
Queen rocker turned astrophysicist writes tribute to New Horizons mission
Laurel, Md. — We are getting our first good look at the most distant object ever explored — a piece of rock spinning way out in space. Fittingly, it took a rock star to help find it. The first clear image of Ultima Thule shows what looks like a celestial snowman, a frozen world 1 billion miles beyond Pluto. It astounded…
Marijuana industry’s highs and lows of 2018
It took less than a week for the Trump administration to kill the considerable buzz created last Jan. 1 when California’s broad marijuana legalization law took effect, creating the largest legal U.S. cannabis marketplace. Then-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a policy shielding state-licensed medical marijuana operators from federal drug prosecutions. The move sent a chill through the nascent legal industry….
Singer who lost wife, bandmates in tsunami posts tearful message
Funerals were held Monday for several members of an Indonesian pop band killed when a tsunami slammed into a stage where they were performing an open-air concert. Relatives of Muhammad Awal Purbani — bassist for the group “Seventeen” — sobbed and hugged each other at a service in Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta, including a 3-year-old daughter and his wife who…
Video shows pop band, concertgoers swept away by tsunami
Dramatic video posted on social media appeared to show concertgoers screaming as tsunami waves crashed into a beachside concert in Indonesia, sweeping band members off a collapsing stage. The video showed the Indonesian pop band “Seventeen” performing under a tent on a popular beach at a concert for employees of a state-owned electricity company before disaster struck.Dozens of people sat…
“Silent Night”: One of the Christmas season’s most revered songs is commemorated on its 200th anniversary
If there’s one song that captures the true spirit of Christmas, it must be “Silent Night.” The song’s message of peace has been sung in more than 300 languages. Everyone from Elvis to Nat King Cole to Stevie Nicks has joined “Silent Night”‘s chorus, with few renditions as popular as Bing Crosby’s: Bing Crosby – Silent Night by IcebridyIze on…
Tennessee Marine killed in Japan crash
He was in a refueling plane that collided with an F/A-18 Hornet jet over the ocean.
Macaulay Culkin is “Home Alone” again in new ad
Kevin McCallister had to fend off two bumbling burglars all alone on Christmas in the iconic 1990 movie “Home Alone.” If only he’d had a little help back then. Now, 28 years later, Macaulay Culkin is reprising his role as Kevin McCallister, fending off burglars in a new ad. But this time help has arrived — in the form of…
Building a better Lego
From the skies above Billund, Denmark, you can guess which famous toy company calls this town home. And inside this life-size Lego building, it’s Lego heaven. Just about anything imaginable is re-imagined in the tiny plastic bricks that have been inspiring tiny minds for decades. The Lego headquarters in Billund, Denmark. CBS News Even seven-year-old Max knows you can only…
Building a better Lego
From the skies above Billund, Denmark, you can guess which famous toy company calls this town home. And inside this life-size Lego building, it’s Lego heaven. Just about anything imaginable is re-imagined in the tiny plastic bricks that have been inspiring tiny minds for decades. The Lego headquarters in Billund, Denmark. CBS News Even seven-year-old Max knows you can only…
Could the U.S. cope with another financial meltdown?
Wild swings in the stock market are fueling concerns over a potential new economic slowdown. The Dow plunged more than 550 points Friday, partly in response to rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China after the arrest of the CFO of the tech company Huawei. It’s been a decade since the last major economic crisis, when about 8.7 million…
Watch George H.W. Bush campaigning in Chattanooga & Dalton
See how President George H.W. Bush looked and sounded at a couple of campaign stops in our area in 1992.
Commentary: George H.W. Bush was too moderate for the GOP base
Amid the well-deserved celebration of an American life well-lived, I have an uncomfortable confession to make, as a lifelong conservative. I wasn’t a big fan of President George H. W. Bush. Of the man—yes. As a husband, a father, a citizen dedicated to service, the 41st president is a person every American should admire and emulate. But as the 41st President of…
Scooter rider hit by car in Nashville
As Chattanooga debates scooters on bike paths, a driver on the streets of Nashville gets plowed over.
SpaceX launches 64 small satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Dec. 3, 2018, carrying a payload of 64 small satellites. SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket using a first stage making a record third flight vaulted away from the California coast Monday to boost 64 small satellites into orbit for a wide variety of government, academic and private-sector users — including artists —…
Do you remember these Toy Crazes from the past?
How many of these toys did you get, or stand in line to buy for your kids? (Plus a bonus video of Luther & the Cabbage Patch Kid)
Payless sold discount shoes at luxury prices
As part of a marketing stunt, Payless duped fashion influencers by charging more than $600 for discount shoes. Payless Shoesource Payless Shoesource pranked VIP shoppers into paying markups of up to 1,800 percent for the bargain retailer’s shoes as part of a viral advertising campaign designed to shift consumers’ perceptions of the brand. So-called fashion influencers — essentially trendsetters that…
Grundy man indicted for stealing from his military museum
Ronald Alred is accused of selling vehicles from the Sam Werner Military Museum to private collectors.
Almanac: Andrew Carnegie
On November 25, 1835, the steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland. CBS News On November 25, 1835, 183 years ago today, Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland. At age 13, Carnegie moved to the U.S., settling outside Pittsburgh, where he was immediately put to work in a factory. Through diligence and hard work, Carnegie lifted himself…
Radio host who mocked Assad shot dead in Syria
BEIRUT — U.S. and British officials mourned the loss a Syrian anti-government activist and radio host seen as a “symbol” of the uprising who was shot dead along with his colleague by unidentified gunmen in a rebel-held area in the country’s northwest, where government strikes on Saturday killed at least five people in violation of a cease-fire. Dozens of Raed…
Dolce & Gabbana founders issue video apology to China
BEIJING – The founders of Dolce & Gabbana have apologized in a video on Chinese social media after promotional videos seen as racist and subsequent Instagram messages stoked a furor in one of the world’s largest markets for luxury goods. The Italian fashion house has been in hot water for the videos and also insulting remarks made by the Instagram…