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Houston police say the remains of a child have been found in Arkansas in the vicinity of where a man allegedly said he dumped the body of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl. Houston Police say they can't confirm the remains…

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night, walking into the kitchen to get a midnight snack — and then almost becoming a snack yourself. That's what happened to one family in Clearwater, Florida, when they woke up in…

New Hope, Pennsylvania — Imagine you're out walking, shopping, or doing some other gerund, when out of nowhere, a woman on the street prepositions you. What would you think? You might think, who is this crazy lady? Who sees grammar…

Sen. Kamala Harris' campaign is flexing some California muscle this week, announcing on Thursday that 33 State assembly members were endorsing her presidential candidacy, after one report observed that she does not have her home state "locked up." California will…

Dallas — President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on all goods from Mexico, comes in response to the surge of migrants coming to the U.S. seeking asylum. In April, nearly 100,000 people were apprehended. A 12-year high is expected for…

Older Americans are increasingly falling victim to financial fraud and scams, losing billions to scammers and even friends and family members. Banks, credit unions and other financial service companies reported more than $6 billion in assets held by seniors that…

President Trump said Friday that he believes Boris Johnson, the controversial former mayor of London and the leading candidate to replace Theresa May as the British prime minister, "would be excellent" in the position. "It's something that I find very…

Laffer says trade war would be "disaster" President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative economist Arthur Laffer, a former economic adviser to President Ronald Reagan who also laid the the intellectual foundation for…

NASA has awarded $253.5 million, split between three companies, to develop robotic landers that will carry science and technology payloads to the moon's surface as commercial enterprises, a a key element in the agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to…

A new study links an extra $1,000 a year paid through Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend to a 4.5% reduction in the rate of obesity in children. The annual dividend to residents generated by Alaska's oil riches also reduced total medical…

Actresses Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain are joining a growing list of artists and companies who say they won't work in states that implement abortion bans. So far his year, six states have passed laws banning virtually all abortions, although…

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that he and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would meet on Wednesday to discuss the new tariffs announced by President Trump Thursday evening, which would tax all Mexican imports. "I inform you that the…

The U.S. imported $372 billion worth of products from Mexico in 2018, more than our trade total with Canada. "U.S. trade with Mexico is basically all about cars," said one expert, with the U.S. importing $93 billion worth of cars…

A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class says he didn't mean to use someone else's work. Parkersburg High School Principal Kenny DeMoss issued a statement saying he should have cited…

By Kate Smith May 31, 2019 / 1:38 PM / CBS News Fight to keep Missouri's last abortion clinic A St. Louis circuit judge just granted Planned Parenthood a restraining order against the state, allowing the abortion clinic to continue…

A new policy proposed by the Trump administration would allow foods like spray cheese to be considered "staples" for federal food stamps. Staple foods are important to the food stamps program, officially known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), as…

NEW YORK — A Republican redistricting expert advocated for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census to give an electoral edge to white people and Republicans, opponents of the move alleged in a court filing Thursday. The filing in Manhattan…

A U.S. government exploration vessel stumbled across the wreck of a ship built nearly 200 years ago while testing underwater drones in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said that the crew of the…

Stocks fell sharply on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced more tariffs on imports from Mexico, magnifying concerns about the economic impact of U.S. trade disputes around the world. Automaker shares are among the hardest hit on fears the…