Over the years public service campaigns helped push recycling into the mainstream. But many people have been doing it wrong. Cross-contamination with trash now threatens the industry. China, the world's biggest buyer of recycled materials, stopped importing a lot of…
The National Enquirer's parent company, AMI, is denying a report that the Saudi government hacked into the cellphone of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos' security chief, Gavin De Becker, has been investigating how Bezos' private photos and texts were leaked…
New York's Democrat-controlled legislature worked into the night Sunday to wrap up work on a new state budget that includes new tolls on motorists driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan and a statewide ban on plastic bags. The Senate…
Arcadia, Calif. – Dramatic video captured a two-horse spill in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes at Santa Anita on Sunday that led to the 23rd equine fatality at the Southern California track in just over three months. Arms Runner injured…
Beijing -- China said Monday it would soon begin regulating all fentanyl-related drugs as a class of controlled substances. The change has long been pushed for by U.S. officials, including President Trump, as a way to stem the flow of…
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DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams made a stop in Dalton Sunday Evening. She thanked her voters for their support during the hotly contested race; she conceded to Republican Brian Kemp back in November. Abrams outlined…
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, one the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, pledged to lower prescription drug prices by half if he captures the nomination and ultimately, the White House. "If I am elected president, I'm going…
The following is a transcript of the interview with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that aired Sunday, March 31, 2019, on "Face the Nation" MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott who joins us from…
The fiercest battle for campaign cash is playing out between the presidential candidates who might not be on your radar. Ahead of Sunday’s fundraising deadline for the first quarter, the underdogs of the Democratic primary were in a mad dash…
The following is a transcript of the interview with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont that aired Sunday, March 31, 2019, on "Face the Nation" MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to FACE THE NATION. We begin this morning with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he doesn’t believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will “listen respectfully” to suggestions he did. Biden, who is deciding whether to join the 2020 presidential race, released a…
Washington -- President Donald Trump is misrepresenting the circumstances of a 7-year-old migrant girl's death as he seeks to steer any potential blame for it away from his administration. Mr. Trump, after mockingly painting asylum seekers as a "con job"…
It's lunchtime at Winthrop Elementary in New London, Connecticut, and these kids are hungry. They could eat pasta or tuna, or something a little more exotic. How about hummus? "Give the hummus a try!" The man behind the hummus, a…
On March 31, 1917 the U.S. took possession of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix and about 50 other smaller Caribbean islands, which they purchased from Denmark for $25 million. CBS News On March 31, 1917, The United States…
Columbia, S.C. -- Police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the death of a college student who apparently got into the suspect's car thinking it was her Uber ride. Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, was arrested early Saturday after a…
An attorney for Kristaps Porzingis acknowledged Saturday that a woman has accused the NBA star of rape, but says the Dallas Mavericks forward "unequivocally" denies the allegation. Lawyer Roland Riopelle said the claim against the player was part of an…
NEW YORK (AP) — Cities around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off lights at 8:30 p.m. local time in a call for global action on climate change. Earth Hour, spearheaded by the World Wildlife Fund, calls…
Smollett billed by Chicago police Actor-comedian Chris Rock took verbal jabs at actor Jussie Smollett before he presented the award for outstanding comedy series to ABC's "black-ish" at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards Saturday night. Smollett, who had all…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the swelling number of Central Americans…
Alaska had unusually high temperatures on Saturday, with record-tying temperature of 50 degrees at Anchorage International Airport, the National Weather Service said. This is the 18th straight day of seeing temperatures above 40 degrees, CBS Anchorage affiliate KDKA reports. March…
President Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a U.S. judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions. U.S.…
Produced by Josh Yager In July 2008, Colonel Michael Stahlman was about to come home from Iraq for R&R with his family when the military lawyer and former flight officer was found in his quarters with a gunshot wound to…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga friends, family, and law enforcement gathered at the new dedication site to honor the late officer Nicholas Galinger. A boulder now lays with his name, badge number, date of birth and day he was tragically…
