Deputies charge driver but release his passenger after chase
They say Dustin Draughon had a car theft warrant and was in a stolen vehicle when he ran.
Woman accused of leaving caged pets to drown in river flood
Dana Marie Head fled the flooding Chattooga River in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The Latest: Flooded towns imposing curfews in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on violent weather and flooding in the Southeast (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Two Alabama towns are imposing curfews because of flooding caused by days of rain that drenched the Southeast. City officials are…
Spring City set up GoFundMe for recovery after weekend flooding
Gas tanks have been recovered that were swept away by the Piney River over the weekend.
86 tons of Boston Market meals recalled over glass, plastic
Boston Market frozen meal recall More than 86 tons of frozen Boston Market dinners are being recalled from retailers across the U.S., as well as from a Defense Department facility, after consumers reported that some items contained pieces of glass…
After personal tragedy, U.S. couple makes skiing history
Imagine climbing to the top of a peak more than five miles high, an elevation mountaineers call the "death zone." The air has about one-third of the oxygen it does at sea level and the human body literally starts shutting…
The second Trump-Kim summit: Where the U.S. stands on North Korea
Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet in Vietnam As President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare this week for their second summit, recent CBS News polling has found that few Americans believe North Korea has…
The average tax refund is down more than $500 this year
What's behind lower tax refunds? Three weeks into tax season, Americans' tax refunds are shrinking. The average refund issued through Feb. 15 was 16 percent smaller than this time last year, according to data released by the Internal Revenue Service.…
"Surviving R. Kelly" executive producer reacts to singer's charges
R&B singer R. Kelly's arrest on Friday on 10 sexual abuse charges came just weeks after the series "Surviving R. Kelly" debuted on Lifetime. Three of the alleged victims are minors. Kelly, who has denied the charges, appeared in a…
Deadly tornado destroys church, but can't stop baptism
Columbus, Miss. — Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat. The twister destroyed…
Suspect in Fatal Hit and Run of Chattanooga Police Officer Turns Herself In
The suspect in the fatal hit and run of a fatal hit and run of a Chattanooga Police Officer has turned herself in.
Accused of sex assault, Virginia's Fairfax evokes lynching victims
Richomnd, Va. -- Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax compared himself to Jim Crow-era lynching victims in a surprise speech Sunday, as he resists widespread calls to resign prompted by allegations of sexual assault. Fairfax strongly defended himself and lashed…
Warren Buffett: Wealthy are "undertaxed" compared with rest of U.S.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said America's richest people "are definitely undertaxed relative to the general population." In an interview with CNBC, Buffett added that he views the problem as a "rich get richer" phenomenon, meaning the top income earners are…
Abuse survivor's message to pope: "Clean up your church"
Three clergy abuse survivors all want to know why the Catholic Church still has not laid out concrete steps to stop child sex abuse. "CBS This Morning" has followed their fight for justice since last year, all the way from…
For consumer goods makers, climate change is a business changer
Companies behind some of the best-known consumer products -- from soaps to sodas -- are beginning to factor climate change into their business equation, according to a report published Monday. The survey of 16 major corporations by nonprofit group CDP…
Roundup trial: High-stakes trial over cancer claim begins in California
Roundup is heading to trial again, with a jury in federal court in San Francisco weighing whether the weed killer caused a California man's cancer. The plaintiffs' attorneys say the case's outcome could help determine the fate of hundreds of…
$1.5 billion mystery: Mega Millions winner in S.C. has yet to claim jackpot
It's a billion-dollar mystery that could cost the state of South Carolina tens of millions. Excitement and intrigue spread across the state after it was revealed in October the winning ticket of the more than $1.5 billion jackpot was bought…
Woman recounts sex assault after man was given access to her hotel room
Cheri Marchionda's life forever changed on April 10, 2014, when – traveling alone for work – she was sexually assaulted when a man got access to her room at an Iowa Embassy Suites hotel. The assailant obtained a key to…
Former U.S. security officials to rebuke Trump's national emergency declaration
Is Trump's national emergency legal? A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the…
Trump speaks at meeting of nation's governors
President Trump is speaking at a business session with governors from around the country at the White House on Monday. Mr. trump's remarks come just hours before he is set to leave for Hanoi, Vietnam where he is expected to…
Howling winds leave hundreds of thousands without power in NE
More than half a million homes and businesses had no electricity the eastern U.S. early Monday as a powerful storm brought dangerous winds to more than 60 million people in its path. Some 538,000 customers had no power from Michigan…
How Wall Street is driving up homelessness
Watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, "Priced Out: LA's Hidden Homeless," in the video player above. For many Americans, the housing crash of 2008 was just the start of a decade-long housing crisis. After the real estate bubble popped, taking the U.S.…
TECH BYTE: Preparing for Severe Weather
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Suspect named in hit and run that killed Chattanooga Police Officer
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has named the suspect in the hit and run that killed a Chattanooga Police Officer.