Top leaders of the U.S. military services apologized to Congress on Thursday for allowing substandard living conditions in military family housing. They acknowledged failing to have fully understood the problem earlier and promised to fix it. One senator has even…
Airbnb is acquiring last-minute booking service HotelTonight in order to boost its offerings. The two San Francisco-based companies announced the deal Thursday. Terms weren't revealed. HotelTonight co-founder and CEO Sam Shank will lead Airbnb's boutique-hotel category. HotelTonight will operate separately,…
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Space station astronauts closed hatches to the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Thursday, setting the stage for undocking early Friday and a fiery unpiloted plunge to splashdown off the coast of Florida. A successful return to Earth will help clear the…
The 2019 severe weather season is off to a running start. Less than a week after devastating tornadoes hit the Deep South, two more severe weather threats are on their way within the next week. A strengthening El Niño may…
After former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's public testimony last week, Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have another Trump associate on their radar — Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Trump Organization. Weisselberg has worked…
The most stressful jobs in the U.S. Job stress is something just about every employee can relate to, but not all jobs are created equal when it comes to the mental and physical toll some professions can take. Military personnel,…
After 63 years of marriage, one couple from Texas is stronger than ever. Karl and Donna Von Schwarz are high school sweethearts who have been through it all together. They've overcome a lot, especially in the last year, and Karl…
There will soon be only one Blockbuster store left in existence after owners of a location in Australia announced they would close it later this month. That will leave the Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, as the last one standing. The…
At the request of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, President Trump's former attorney and personal fixer Michael Cohen provided all the versions of an August 2017 statement he made to the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the development of a…
Will Cohen's testimony lead to more probes? Former longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Organization in state court in Manhattan, claiming they owe him legal fees. Cohen claims the Trump Organization owes him roughly…
Sherrod Brown slams Trump's "phony populism" Sen. Sherrod Brown isn't running for president, the Ohio Democrat announced in a statement Thursday. Brown had flirted with a possible presidential run in the months since he was re-elected to the Senate in…
A deputy assigned to a U.S. Marshal task force was shot Thursday morning while attempting to serve a warrant on a suspect at an extended stay hotel in Illinois, according to police in Rockford. Rockford Police Lt. Andre Brass told…
The seafood you buy at the supermarket may not always be what it claims to be on the label. One in five samples of fish tested from markets and restaurants were mislabeled, according to a new report out Thursday morning.…
Investigators connected Steven Wooten to stolen car operation on Sand Mountain from last week.
Charlotte Russe is holding "going out of business" sales as the bankrupt women's apparel seller prepares to close more than 400 stores around the U.S. A spokesperson for the retailer confirmed it plans to liquidate. Charlotte Russe filed for Chapter 11…
Former Vice President Joe Biden is in the final stages of preparing for a 2020 presidential campaign that is expected to launch next month, according to multiple people familiar with his planning. A formal kickoff is expected by mid-April and…
John Kelly, President Trump's former chief-of-staff, appeared to part ways with several of the administration's immigration policies, including Mr. Trump's promise that a "big, beautiful" wall must be built along the southern border, in a wide-ranging discussion at Duke University…
Fetal heartbeat bill & Atlanta airport oversight face a ticking clock.
After building a social network that feeds off consumers' data, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants his company to focus on messaging services designed to serve as fortresses of privacy. Critics say the plan could make it harder to…
A fired Florida police officer was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted murder Thursday for the fatal 2015 shooting of a stranded black motorist, becoming the first officer in the state to be convicted of an on-duty shooting in 30…
Valve Corp. said it won't distribute a game called "Rape Day" -- described by its developers as "a game where you can rape and murder during a zombie apocalypse" -- after almost 8,000 consumers signed a petition protesting the game's…
Prairie Village, Ks. -- A petition signed by more than 1,000 Catholics asks church officials to reconsider a decision banning a child of a same-sex couple from attending a local Catholic grade school, reports CBS Kansas City, Missouri affiliate KCTV.…
Socialism used to be a dirty word in American politics, but in today's Democratic Party, you'd hardly know it. One of the top contenders for the party's presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, is a self-described democratic socialist. And the breakout…