Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 1268

Several injured in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter crash

All crew members are in stable condition.

Sneak peek: Eric Smith: Gambling on a Killer

When he was 13 years old, he committed an unthinkable crime. 28 years later, Smith is out on parole. What’s next for him? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports Saturday, March 26 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Freckle-faced killer Eric Smith, now 42, freed on parole, says he's engaged

Smith was 13 when he murdered a child in 1993. After 28 years behind bars, he has a new life and says he's a changed man.

Young man tells how family was shot by Russian tanks

A young man in Kharkiv, Ukraine, describes how his father and sister were killed when a Russian tank chanced upon his family, driving with white flags, and decided not to let them pass. “I screamed that ‘We are civilians, do not shoot,’ but they shoot at us. Then they killed her,” he said.

CBS Evening News, March 18, 2022

Russian missiles hit Lviv in Western Ukraine; Activist injects new life into her Michigan community

"Norah O'Donnell Reports: Crisis in Ukraine"

"CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border as Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered the fastest refugee displacement crisis in Europe since World War II. O'Donnell shares firsthand accounts from Ukrainian refugees and looks at how NATO is preparing while Russia pushes the war in Ukraine close to Poland's border in the 30-minute documentary "Norah O'Donnell Reports: Crisis in Ukraine."

Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster on "The Takeout" — 3/18/2022

On this week's edition of "The Takeout," H.R. McMaster, CBS News foreign policy and national security contributor, called for the early mitigation of the "humanitarian catastrophe" and the prevention of more deaths and refugees in Ukraine. Once the national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, McMaster told Major Garrett that President Biden and the U.S. should stop revealing where it draws the line in the fight against Russia and Vladimir Putin.

Environmental impact of Russian invasion

Experts warn Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause long-lasting harm to the environment. Olha Boiko, a coordinator of the Climate Action Network in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia joins CBS News to discuss.

Executive Assistant #1: Cuomo Accuser Speaks

Brittany Commisso, the executive assistant who leveled the more serious sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, speaks publicly for the first time. In an exclusive interview, the accuser known as Executive Assistant #1 tells "CBS This Morning" and the Times Union why she thinks Governor Cuomo should be charged with a crime. He denies the claims. Read more here .

"On the Road with Steve Hartman: Home for the Holidays"

Steve Hartman is taking a look back at some of the most inspiring stories from 2021 in the one-hour special "On the Road with Steve Hartman: Home for the Holidays."