Tragedy In The Twin Cities

(CBS/AP) One of the Twin Cities’ major bridges suddenly turned into a scene of horror Wednesday evening, making a strange noise, breaking into huge sections of concrete and twisted metal and sending a thick cloud of dust into the air as it collapsed into the Mississippi River.
Authorities say dozens of cars were pitched into the […]

TB patient faces months in care

A US man put under quarantine after being found to have a rare strain of tuberculosis has been moved from Atlanta to a specialist Denver clinic.
Andrew Speaker, a 31-year-old lawyer, could be treated for months, restricted to a room with special ventilation.
US authorities have launched a worldwide search for people who may have […]

TB patient’s father-in-law works at CDC lab

Infected man ID’d, taken to Denver hospital; others on 2 flights sought
ATLANTA - The honeymooner quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was identified Thursday as a 31-year-old Atlanta personal injury lawyer whose new father-in-law is a CDC microbiologist specializing in the spread of TB and other bacteria.
Bob Cooksey would not comment on whether he […]

TB Patient ID’d As Atlanta Lawyer

The honeymooner quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was identified Thursday as a 31-year-old Atlanta personal injury lawyer whose new father-in-law is a CDC microbiologist specializing in the spread of TB.
Bob Cooksey would not comment on whether he reported his son-in-law, 31-year-old Andrew Speaker, to federal health authorities. He said only that he […]

Extreme TB Patient Taken To Denver

(CBS/AP) A tuberculosis patient under the first federal quarantine since 1963 was taken Thursday to National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, which specializes in respiratory disorders, officials said.
CBS News has learned the man with the extreme form of tuberculosis is Andrew Harley Speaker, a 31-year-old lawyer from Atlanta. A medical official in […]

TB patient’s name released; father-in-law works at CDC

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — The man infected with potentially fatal tuberculosis is receiving treatment at a Denver, Colorado, hospital as federal health officials continue to track down airline passengers who may have been exposed to the illness.
The man has been identified by multiple medical and law enforcement sources as Andrew Speaker, 31, a lawyer from […]

Life For Killing Boy Who Tread On Lawn

(AP) A man who fatally shot a teenage neighbor because he walked on the man’s carefully tended lawn has been sentenced to life in prison.
Charles Martin, 67, must serve 18 years before he can be considered for parole, Clermont County Common Pleas Judge William Walker ordered, adding that he would urge that Martin never […]

Sex, Lies & Cyling: LeMond vs. Landis

For those of you scoring the Floyd Landis doping case at home, a bit of advice: Take a deep breath.
It remains to be seen whether three-time Tour de France victor Greg LeMond’s sensational testimony against accused 2006 Tour winner Landis will have any significant impact on a fight that most likely will pivot on deep […]

Immigration Deal Faces Uncertain Future

(CBS/AP) A bipartisan immigration deal that would grant legal status to millions of people in the country unlawfully is drawing criticism from across the political spectrum.
The bargain reached between key Democratic and Republican senators and the White House faces an uncertain future in the Senate, which is set to begin debating it Monday.
As CBS News […]

Drama at Landis Doping Hearing

(MALIBU, Calif.) — Floyd Landis’ sleepy, scientific arbitration hearing morphed into a pulp-fiction blockbuster Thursday, replete with revelations of sexual abuse, allegations of threatening phone calls and even a Donald Trump-style firing.
It came courtesy of Landis’ fellow American Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, who disclosed he had been sexually abused as a child and […]