Conditions inside Texas migrant detention facility The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that apprehensions of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border decreased dramatically in June, a sign that the months-long surge of Central American families journeying north is stalling. Last month,…
$2.5M diverted to fund Trump's July 4 event President Trump's "Salute to America" Fourth of July celebration cost the Department of Defense $1.2 million, the Pentagon told CBS News on Tuesday. That figure does not represent the full cost of…
Arlington, Va. — The overwhelming majority of violent mass attacks in the U.S. last year were carried out by men using firearms, according to a new report by the Secret Service examining how communities can work to prevent future attacks. In its…
Saturn will be so close to Earth this month that its rings will be visible through a normal telescope. On Tuesday, the ringed planet will shine at its maximum brightness and come less than a million miles from Earth. That…
East Ridge Mayor Brian Williams says this marks a big turning point for the city.
A Walker County Sheriff's Office K9 was shot and killed after attacking a deputy.
Authorities have charged a white man recently released from prison with murder after he slit a teen's throat inside a convenience store in Arizona last week. According to court documents obtained by CBS affiliate KPHO, Michael Adams, 27, allegedly did…
Trump's newest proposed tariffs on Chinese imports -- on hold for now -- include the paper used to print Bibles. Publishers recently told the administration that up to 75% of what it costs them to make a Bible, with complex…
How Trump uses Twitter for diplomacy A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel agreed with a lower court…
Billionaire, philanthropist and former presidential candidate Ross Perot has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 89. Perot died in Texas, the state where he was born, surrounded by family. "Mr. Perot was a true patriot and a dedicated humanitarian.…
Originally a project under Hitler to project Nazi prestige, the Beetle really came alive after World War II. By 1955, the 1 millionth Beetle had rolled off the assembly line in what's now the town of Wolfsburg. The U.S. became…
The Justice Department on Monday challenged a federal judge's decision to allow a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to move forward, asking an appeals court to take up the case instead. Justice lawyers asked the…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger in his upcoming 2020 re-election campaign. Retired Army fighter pilot Amy McGrath officially unveiled her campaign on Tuesday. In her campaign rollout video, McGrath recalls writing a letter to her senator at…
Citing climate-damaging tailpipe emissions, 23 U.S. governors signed a pledge backing California leaders in their showdown with the Trump administration over its plans to relax vehicle mileage standards . The stand by leaders of states and Puerto Rico, nearly all Democrats, comes…
A federal judge Monday blocked a major White House initiative on prescription drug costs, saying the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to require drugmakers to disclose their prices in TV ads. The narrow ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit…
An investigation is underway into the death of an Indiana toddler who fell from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Puerto Rico in what appears to have been a tragic accident. The 1-year-old girl's grandfather apparently lost his grip while…
Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have reportedly found the body of an American scientist who disappeared last week while attending a conference on the island. Greek newspaper Ekathimerini reported on Tuesday that police found the body of Suzanne…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - After around 35 hours of being on the loose, authorities were able to nab Anthony Labron Bell. He was found in handcuffs with a broken chain. "We're thankful and pleased that this is now ended,"…
Zuckerberg supports more internet regulation Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal security chief won't be returning to his job after being accused of sexual misconduct and slurs that included racist remarks about Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg's wife. The parting of ways announced…
Students at Soddy Daisy High School created their own video game, which won a local competition.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- A fire in Dalton early this morning consumed a house where two elderly sisters lived. Sisters Faye and Carolyn Wooten have lived together for eleven years. Early Monday morning that all changed. Mysteriously, their carport caught on fire…
A 36-year-old man has been arrested after filming himself copying a teen's viral video in which she licked a half gallon of Blue Bell ice cream in a supermarket, Louisiana authorities said. Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office (APSO) deputies took Lenise Martin III…
Flyadeal's decision to go with Airbus reverses an earlier plan to buy 50 Boeing 737 Max jets valued at $5.9 billion, based on list prices Some analysts expect this order lost to Europe's Airbus is unlikely to be the last…
"Pass the torch," Rep. Eric Swalwell told former Vice President Joe Biden two weeks ago. But if he does, Swalwell won't be around to take the handoff. The longshot 2020 candidate, who tried to make a name for himself on…