A star high school football player in South Florida who had committed to play with Georgia Tech was killed Monday when he was hit by a freight train. Bryce Gowdy, 17, died at a hospital after he was struck by…
Animal rescue workers have saved a pregnant mare and her colt from an abandoned strip mine site in eastern Kentucky where 20 horses were recently found fatally shot over a period of six days. The two rescued horses have been…
Following the deadly shooting at a church in Texas Sunday, investigators are praising the heroic parishioners who stopped the gunman. Several people with guns jumped up to help protect the congregation. A livestream video captured the moment a man pulled…
Bradenton, Florida — A sheriff's deputy tased a 70-year-old woman three times while trying to arrest someone else at her home, reports CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV, citing arrest reports. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said deputies were seeking someone wanted…
Representative John Lewis of Georgia announced Sunday that he is undergoing treatment for Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The 79-year-old Democratic congressman said he has "never faced a fight quite like the one I have now." "While I am clear-eyed about…
Determining the cause of the plane crash in Louisiana on Saturday that killed five people will likely be a difficult and slow process, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. No distress call was sent from the doomed plane, and…
At least two people are dead in a shooting Sunday at a church near Fort Worth, Texas, officials said. One person died at the scene and another died en route to the hospital, MedStar told CBS News. A third person…
Multiple people were stabbed Saturday night at a synagogue in New York's Rockland County, CBS New York reports. At least five people have been taken to the hospital. It is unclear exactly how many people were stabbed or how severe…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that that the NYPD will increase their presence in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park, Crown Heights and Williamsburg following a string of anti-Semitic attacks in recent days. CBS New York…
Spotify, the world's largest music streaming service, is putting on pause political advertising in its streams and own podcasts early next year, because it can't police the ads for accuracy, the company said. "At this point in time, we do…
A massive winter storm is blowing east across the Southwest after dumping torrential rain and snow on Southern California. It's causing nightmare journeys in the middle of a busy travel time. Less than 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas, snow…
A 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker died Wednesday in U.S. government custody shortly after she entered a border station in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. CBP says the woman, who the agency did not identify, had arrived…
The Coast Guard was searching Thursday night for an overdue tour helicopter with seven people on board, including two children, CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB-TV reports. Crews were using planes and cutters in the search. The chopper didn't come back from…
A young girl died who was on a Delta Air Lines flight died at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday evening after suffering a medical emergency, authorities said. According to Delta, flight 2423 from L.A. to Seattle returned to LAX shortly…
The New York City Police Department says it has located a teen they were seeking in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors. The department announced the update Thursday morning on Twitter. The 14-year-old boy is considered…
"It's a boy!" The Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, welcomed a critically endangered black rhino calf into the world this week — a true gift just in time for Christmas. According to the zoo, the birth marks the first…
The FBI may be looking into controversial pardons made by Kentucky's former Republican Governor Matt Bevin, according to The Courier-Journal. Lawmakers from both major political parties say they're concerned that some pardons Bevin issued just before he left office were…
Nashville police said Wednesday they had arrested Michael D. Mosley, who wanted for criminal homicide in connection with a stabbing that killed two college students and wounded another outside a bar early Saturday morning. Mosley will be booked later Wednesday on two…
Around 250 people were displaced on Christmas after a four-alarm fire tore through a a building that had hotel rooms for rent and more long-term apartments, primarily for families experiencing homelessness. Three people were hospitalized and seven were treated on…
ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and friendly personality, dapper dress and great love of sports, has died. He was 34. The sports network announced Aschoff died Tuesday after a brief illness. "We are very sorry…
A family was rescued on Christmas Eve after getting lost in the snowy Rocky Mountains in Colorado for 24 hours. Officials found the family safe as they were searching for help. According to the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office, a…
A bank robber apparently got in the holiday spirit after holding up a bank in downtown Colorado Springs on Monday just after lunchtime. "He robbed the bank, came out, threw the money all over the place," witness Dion Pascale told…
A former staffer for President Trump's 2016 campaign claims she was stripped of her responsibilities and frozen out of a White House job after she got pregnant from an affair with her supervisor. A.J. Delgado on Monday filed a federal…
Washington — Andrew McCabe, the ousted deputy director of the FBI, says the Trump administration is withholding evidence related to his lawsuit. McCabe sued the FBI and the Department of Justice after he was fired in March 2018 by then-Attorney General…