Hundreds of celebrities, power brokers and business leaders gathered Tuesday night in New York to celebrate Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2014. CBS News’ Michelle Miller reports. Source
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New cast of “Star Wars” unveiled
“Star Wars” will feature Harrison Ford, Adam Driver and more, plus “Mom’s Night Out” premieres in Hollywood. Suzanne Marques has those stories and more in today’s Eye on Entertainment. Source
NBA commissioner bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Commissioner Adam Silver said he will try to force the controversial owner to sell his franchise. For more on this story click here. Source
Shooting at suburban Atlanta FedEx hub injures at least six
A workplace shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Kennesaw, Georgia, has sent at least six people to the hospital. Nobody was killed, but three people are in critical condition. CBS News’ Adriana Diaz reports from Atlanta. Source
Woman describes painkiller prescription leading to heroin addiction
Deaths from heroin use have climbed dramatically in the last couple of years, with the overdose of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman putting a spotlight on the problem. For many users, heroin addiction begins in the medicine cabinet. Susan McGinnis meets a 24-year-old whose prescription for painkillers led her to heroin use. Source
Is extreme cold the key to reviving the dead?
After his heart had stopped for 45 minutes, Joe Tiralosi was brought back to life, thanks in part to bone-chilling cold. Dr. Sam Parnia, who runs the Resuscitation Research program at New York’s Stony Brook University, tells Tracy Smith that dying is not a moment, but a process – and that process can be interrupted. A key factor, Dr. Parnia says, is extreme cold. Source
Weed whacking goats clean up Nebraska botanical garden
Lauritzen Gardens, a 100-acre botanical garden in Omaha, Nebraska, is using a herd of 57 goats to eat up thousands of species of invasive weeds on their grounds. KMTV’s Meghan Matthews reports. Source
“The Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson makes a special announcement
Craig Ferguson, host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS makes a special announcement on Monday, April 28. Source
Paul Simon, Edie Brickell make nice at court hearing
Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell found themselves in front of a New Canann, Conn., courtroom on Monday after police responded to their home on Sat. night. Police said they were obligated to make an arrest because the incident could be considered domestic violence. Both Simon and Brickell stressed that an order of protection did not need to be issued. Source
James Franco talks about his bedroom Instagram selfies
Actor, director and author James Franco discusses the motivation for and the buzz surrounding his famous bedroom selfies that he posts to his Instagram account. Source