Brian Dakss

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Dakss

Josh Sullivan, a U.S. pastor abducted at gunpoint while delivering a sermon in his church in South Africa Thursday evening has been rescued in a shootout that left three suspected dead, authorities say. According to a statement issued by the "Hawks" — a specialized police unit that investigates serious crimes — Sullivan, 45, was abducted at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell Township outside the coastal city of Gqeberha and was being held in a safehouse in that city.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brian Dakss

American pastor Josh Sullivan was rescued Tuesday amid a shootout between South African police and his captors that left three suspects dead, authorities said Wednesday. Sullivan, originally from Tennessee, was abducted at gunpoint during a prayer meeting at his church in South Africa on the evening of April 10.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Dakss

U.S. stock futures were all in the red Friday after China announced it is raising tariffs on U.S. imports to 125% from 84%, escalating the trade war between the two countries. Beijing's move takes effect Saturday. As of 5:30 a.m. EDT, S&P 500 futures were down 0.41%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were off 0.40% and futures for the Nasdaq composite were 0.40% lower, Yahoo Finance reported. In: Tariffs

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Alain Sherter |Brian Dakss

23andMe, a formerly high-flying genetic testing company, announced Sunday that it was declaring bankruptcy and that it would seek a buyer. The company also said CEO Anne Wojcicki is resigning immediately and will be replaced by Chief Financial and Accounting Officer Joe Selsavage as interim chief executive. 23andMe moved in November to slash 40% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan, a step that came roughly two months after its entire board resigned.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Brian Dakss

An infant and woman were killed and ten other people hurt in a house fire in Cincinnati Sunday afternoon. The city's fire chief described the scene as "hellish," CBS Cincinnati affiliate WKRC reported. The fire department said in a statement that it got several 911 calls at about 1 o'clock and responding firefighters found intense flames on the first and second floors of the three-story, two-family home. Several injured people said they'd jumped from upper floors.