Faris Tanyos

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Faris Tanyos

Another 2,000 California National Guard troops are being deployed to the Los Angeles area, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. It comes amid the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown in the region, which has sparked a series of at times contentious protests in downtown L.A. over the past few weeks.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Faris Tanyos

One person was wounded in a shooting Saturday evening that occurred during a "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, officials said. Salt Lake City police said in a post to social media that the shooting was "possibly associated with the demonstration." The victim was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and a person of interest was in custody, police said. No further details were provided, and the circumstances that led up to the shooting were unclear.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Faris Tanyos

4 hours agoMan 'intentionally' drives into protesters at 'No Kings' in Virginia, policeAuthorities in Virginia arrested a 21-year-old man they said intentionally drove an SUV through the crowd at the town's "No Kings" day event. Culpeper police officers arrested Joseph R. Checklick Jr., of Culpeper, on June 14, at the conclusion of the demonstration.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Alexander Tin |Faris Tanyos

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now urging summer camp operators to check for documentation of immunity from measles through vaccination or prior infection for all children, staff and volunteers, amid a deadly year of outbreaks that is now near record levels. "Measles can spread quickly in summer camps because campers and staff spend a lot of time together in close contact with each other.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Faris Tanyos

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the escape of 10 inmates last week from a New Orleans jail, authorities said. Louisiana State Police announced Thursday that 59-year-old Connie Weeden of Slidell, Louisiana, has been taken into custody on one felony count of being an accessory after the fact. According to state police, Weeden was in contact with escapee Jermaine Donald by phone both before and after his jailbreak.