Stephen Smith

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Faris Tanyos |Stephen Smith

Wayne Gretzky's latest goal: Sports broadcaster Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century. It's a number that was seemingly untouchable. Gretzky, considered arguably the greatest hockey player off all time, set the mark with the New York Rangers in 1999 in his 20th and final season.

Jan 15, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Stephen Smith

Two duck hunters scouting a wooded area in rural North Carolina ended up finding human remains, authorities said Tuesday, marking another grim discovery by hunters in recent months. The human remains were discovered early Monday evening by two local hunters in the woods off of a highway near Taylorsville, which is about 60 miles north of Charlotte, the Alexander County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

Jan 10, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Stephen Smith |Kris Van Cleave

At least 5 killed in L.A. County's Eaton Fire The victims who died in the wind-driven fires that have decimated the Los Angeles area fires this week include a man who was found holding a garden hose as well as an 82-year-old man who died in his bed, family members told CBS News. Five of at least 10 people killed by the blazes died in the Eaton Fire. One of those victims was 66-year-old Victor Shaw who was found holding a hose after the flames ravaged his neighborhood.

Jan 3, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Stephen Smith

Inside DPAA's hunt for lost service members A U.S. Marine who sent an ominous letter home before he went missing in action during World War II has been accounted for over eight decades after he was killed in the Pacific, the Defense Department announced Thursday. In November 1943, Marine Corps Sgt. Robert F.

Jan 1, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Stephen Smith

Witness described the horrifying scene after officials say a man intentionally drove a truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more. The driver died after exchanging gunfire with police, the FBI said. Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a white truck crashed into people at high speed, leaving a path of carnage and distraught onlookers.