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A Northern California skydiving instructor was not properly certified for the tandem jump that lead to his death and the death of his 18-year-old passenger, according to reports. On Thursday, the director of an organization that certifies skydivers told the Associated Press that 25-year-old Yong Kwon did not have the advanced parachuting certificate required by the Federal Aviation Administration for the jump he was participating in. "Skydiving will never be a perfectly safe thing to do," Ed Scott, executive director of the United States Parachute Association - a non-profit dedicated to promoting skydiving safety - told CBS News. "If you »

- Naja Rayne, @najarayne

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A Northern California skydiving instructor was not properly certified for the tandem jump that lead to his death and the death of his 18-year-old passenger, according to reports. On Thursday, the director of an organization that certifies skydivers told the Associated Press that 25-year-old Yong Kwon did not have the advanced parachuting certificate required by the Federal Aviation Administration for the jump he was participating in. "Skydiving will never be a perfectly safe thing to do," Ed Scott, executive director of the United States Parachute Association - a non-profit dedicated to promoting skydiving safety - told CBS News. "If you »

- Naja Rayne, @najarayne

1 hour ago

Olympic history was made in more ways than one when Singapore's Joseph Schooling beat his childhood hero Michael Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly on Friday. "I'm just ecstatic. I don't think it has set in yet. It's just crazy," a befuddled Schooling told reporters after the race. Phelps was widely anticipated to win his 23rd Olympic gold medal in the race, adding to what had already been a victorious run in Rio. However, 21-year-old Schooling led the entire race, finishing with a time of 50.39 seconds while Phelps came in second with a time of 51.14. A testament to just how close this race was, »

- Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap

1 hour ago

Cara Delevingne celebrated her 24th birthday on Friday, and was showered with celebratory messages from famous friends. Taylor Swift wished the model-turned-actress, whom she spent Fourth of July with this year, a happy birthday on Instagram. "Happy Birthday Cara!! Thanks for making my life more exciting, spontaneous and imaginative. Everyone who knows you is better for it. Love you!!" Swift, 26, captioned a throwback photo of Delevingne waving the Union Jack at her June 2015 1989 concert. Happy Birthday Cara!! Thanks for making my life more exciting, spontaneous and imaginative. Everyone who knows you is better for it. Love you!! A photo posted »

- Karen Mizoguchi

1 hour ago

Anthony Ervin just made history! The 35-year-old Olympian became the oldest swimmer to win gold in an individual event when he touched the wall at 21.40 seconds in the men's 50-meter freestyle on Friday night. "I feel the overwhelming support of all my people," Ervin told NBC after the race. "My team, my country and my people." France's Florent Manaudou won silver and Nathan Adrian won his second bronze of the games. Ervin, who battled alcoholism, drug addiction and depression between gold medals, was asked by NBC how he explains that 16-year gap. Age ain't nothing but a number.At 35, @AnthonyErvin »

- Naja Rayne, @najarayne

1 hour ago

Cara Delevingne celebrated her 24th birthday on Friday, and was showered with celebratory messages from famous friends. Taylor Swift wished the model-turned-actress, whom she spent Fourth of July with this year, a happy birthday on Instagram. "Happy Birthday Cara!! Thanks for making my life more exciting, spontaneous and imaginative. Everyone who knows you is better for it. Love you!!" Swift, 26, captioned a throwback photo of Delevingne waving the Union Jack at her June 2015 1989 concert. Happy Birthday Cara!! Thanks for making my life more exciting, spontaneous and imaginative. Everyone who knows you is better for it. Love you!! A photo posted »

- Karen Mizoguchi

2 hours ago

Now that was amazing. Swimmer Katie Ledecky easily won the 800-meter freestyle on Friday night - and shattered a world record in the process. She was so far ahead of her competitors that it was clear to everyone that she was going to swim away with the gold. But inside the Olympics Aquatic Arena, the roaring crowd was on its feet. It was clear: the 19-year-old American wasn't racing against anyone else; she was racing against the world record. Her closest competitor, Great Britain's Jazz Carlin, was almost 12 seconds behind her. Hungary's Boglarka Kapas took the bronze. In the end, »

- Steve Helling, @stevehelling

2 hours ago

Well, that was a surprise. Michael Phelps added to his already-staggering number of Olympic medals in the men's 100m swimming butterfly finals on Friday night - but he didn't take the gold. The 31-year old swimmer was heavily favored to win the race, but was bested by Joseph Schooling from Singapore. Phelps came in second place. So did South Africa's Chad Le Clos and Hungary's Lészló Cseh. (Yes, it was a three-way tie for second!) After his finish, Phelps initially looked nonplussed, but he smiled and shook hands with his competitors as they got out of the pool. Schooling wins »

- Steve Helling, @stevehelling

2 hours ago

Maya Dirado capped off her brief and illustrious Olympic career with a gold medal Friday night. The 23-year-old phenom came first in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:05.99, beating out Katinka Hosszu and earning her fourth medal of the Rio Olympics. Dirado won her first gold as part of the women's 4x200 freestyle relay, and also scored a silver in the 400-meter individual medley and a bronze in the 200-meter individual medley. "I wanted to medal in all three of my events. Then I got put on a relay and we got gold ... I just won! I don't even know what to say, »

- Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap

2 hours ago

Maya Dirado capped off her brief and illustrious Olympic career with a gold medal Friday night. The 23-year-old phenom came first in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:05.99, beating out Katinka Hosszu and earning her fourth medal of the Rio Olympics. Dirado won her first gold as part of the women's 4x200 freestyle relay, and also scored a silver in the 400-meter individual medley and a bronze in the 200-meter individual medley. "I wanted to medal in all three of my events. Then I got put on a relay and we got gold ... I just won! I don't even know what to say, »

- Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap

3 hours ago

Brady Hobbes is not a baby any longer! Joseph Pupo, who played the sweet red-headed little boy of Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) in HBO's classic comedy series Sex and the City is opening up about his time spent on set with the four fabulous ladies we can all relate to in some way … because we all remember when we were three months old, right? In a hilarious video interview with The Battery Company's Sas Goldberg and Jake Wilson, Pupo so calmly admits to something that is literally - not literally, but close to it - heartbreaking. »

- Christina Dugan, @Christina_Dugan

3 hours ago

Brady Hobbes is not a baby any longer! Joseph Pupo, who played the sweet red-headed little boy of Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) in HBO's classic comedy series Sex and the City is opening up about his time spent on set with the four fabulous ladies we can all relate to in some way … because we all remember when we were three months old, right? In a hilarious video interview with The Battery Company's Sas Goldberg and Jake Wilson, Pupo so calmly admits to something that is literally - not literally, but close to it - heartbreaking. »

- Christina Dugan, @Christina_Dugan

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