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The massive college admissions scandal, which included the arrests of actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, highlights how far some wealthy parents may be willing to go to get their kids into elite universities. Getting accepted into a dream school based…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says farmers are bearing the brunt of "the most widespread destruction we have ever seen in our state's history." Ricketts spoke to CBSN on Wednesday about the dire set of circumstances Nebraska faces after the unprecedented…

Italian luxury brand Gucci has made another polarizing fashion decision after it stirred outrage over an $890 sweater that evoked "blackface." Now, the high-end label is selling a pair of intentionally "distressed" leather tennis sneakers that look like they've been…

R. Kelly's failure to pay $161,000 in child support highlights a $10 billion problem across the U.S. More than 30 percent of child support payments aren't made, and less than half are paid in full Only about half of couples…

An Arizona woman has been accused of abusing her seven adopted children who starred in her YouTube videos, CBS affiliate KPHO-TV reports. Authorities learned about Machelle Hackney's alleged actions from her 19-year-old daughter, according to police in Maricopa, Arizona. Hackney…

When China tightened its standards for accepting foreign recycling materials, U.S. cities got stuck having nowhere to send them A year later, recyclables are piling up or being buried again, as alternative markets remain scarce Many cities have resorted to…

Albany, Texas -- A Texas homeowner who reported seeing "a few" snakes under his home actually had dozens of rattlesnakes living beneath his house. That's according to Big Country Snake Removal, whose workers pulled 45 rattlesnakes from underneath the home…

The rate of an excise tax on coal that paid for stricken coal miners' benefits fell in January The fund provides health benefits and payments to about 25,000 retired miners Despite promises from President Trump and Sen. McConnell to protect…

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a Mississippi prosecutor's decision to keep African-Americans off a black death row inmate's jury in a murder trial. The appeal before the court Wednesday comes from inmate Curtis Flowers, who has been tried…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says that unsafe drinking water -- not climate change -- poses the greatest and most immediate global threat to the environment. In his first network interview since his confirmation last month, Wheeler told CBS…

A fire burning since Sunday morning and sending a huge plume of thick black smoke into the air at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility was extinguished early Wednesday, the tank farm's owner said. Intercontinental Terminals Company said flames in all…

Wrestler forced to cut dreadlocks Williamstown, N.J. -- A referee who was heavily criticized for telling a New Jersey high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match has taken a step toward filing a defamation lawsuit. The…

For the self-employed, taxes are a huge deal. The total tax on your last dollar of income as a sole proprietor can be over 50 percent. That's because the top marginal federal tax rate is 35 percent and the Self-Employment,…

The U.S. should adopt a policy of "sustained presence" to effectively combat Islamic extremism abroad, says former CIA director and retired General David Petraeus, who led coalition forces in Iraq from 2007 to 2008 and in Afghanistan from 2010 to…