The average income of high school grads has declined 12% during the past 40 years. Advanced degree holders, meanwhile, have enjoyed an 18% increase in income during the same time. The value of a high school degree has declined along…
By Stefan Becket November 11, 2019 / 4:26 PM / CBS News Washington — Democrats in the House released a transcript of testimony by Laura Cooper, a top Pentagon official who appeared behind closed doors before the impeachment committees on…
Consumers are being urged to check their refrigerators for an expanding list of vegetable products that may be contaminated with listeria. Produce distributor Russ Davis Wholesale is recalling more than a dozen products that contain ingredients from Mann Packaging, a…
"Singles Day" may sound lonely, but those taking part are finding some togetherness in what amounts to the world's largest annual shopping spree, with more than $1 billion spent in just over a minute in an eye-popping start to Monday's…
Navy submarine missing for 75 years found A U.S. Navy submarine missing for 75 years has been found off Okinawa, Japan. The USS Grayback was discovered in June, according to the Lost 52 Project, a group of undersea explorers whose mission…
Mercury is putting on a rare celestial show, parading across the sun in view of most of the world. The solar system's smallest, innermost planet will resemble a tiny black dot Monday as it passes directly between Earth and the…
Two racing horses were killed after sustaining injuries on the track during races at Del Mar Racetrack in California on Sunday, the racing club confirmed, and a third horse was taken to an equine hospital for possible surgery. The deaths…
Fourteen-term New York Republican Rep. Pete King won't seek reelection, he announced Monday in an early-morning Facebook post. King joins a growing number of Republicans and a handful of Democrats who plan to leave after next year. King, 75, has served…
A former substitute teacher is facing charges after cell phone video emerged apparently showing her repeatedly punching a 16-year-old student with special needs at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas, outside Austin. Investigators said the video appears to show a…
Two men were killed Sunday morning when a vehicle crashed into the second floor of an unoccupied New Jersey building. Firefighters and other responders pushed out bricks to widen an opening left by an out-of-control sports car that crashed through…
Winter chills set record for below normal temperature across the Midwest Air from Siberia — yes, Siberia — is heading toward a huge chunk of the United States and it could set record-low temperatures from Texas to New England. Parts…
Gender reveal explosion kills woman Another gender reveal celebration has gone wrong, this time causing a recent plane crash in west Texas. While flying a crop-duster plane at a low altitude, a pilot dumped about 350 gallons of pink water…
San Francisco – The newest addition to the San Francisco skyline is a work of art: a mural depicting activist Greta Thunberg, designed to draw attention to climate change, CBS SF Bay Area reports. Thunberg is the 16-year-old who has…
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are seeking testimonies from several witnesses in open hearings in the impeachment inquiry, including from Hunter Biden and the whistleblower who first reported concerns about President Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's president –…
Facing a federal lawsuit and mounting criticism, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday said she will forgive loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year. Students who attended the Art…
Northeastern Syria — The president of Turkey will visit Washington next week at President Trump's invitation, which is expected to draw protests over Turkey's Syria invasion and the slaughter of America's Kurdish allies. But inside Syria, the Kurds are already…
Here are the highlights from the impeachment inquiry this week — followed by analysis by chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes: A new phase The impeachment inquiry transitioned this week into a more public process.…
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico — Five more family members were laid to rest after they were killed in a brutal ambush in Mexico. Rhonita Miller and her four children were buried Friday, including her 8-month-old twins. Nine Americans, including six children,…
Facebook announced Friday that it is deleting "any and all mentions" of name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Trump's actions. The company said Friday…
In early October, three babies died after contracting a waterborne bacterial infection at a hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. After more than a month of investigating, the hospital said Friday that it finally discovered the cause: breast milk that had been…
In Michigan, $8.50 can buy a decadent bar of fudge from Mackinac Island. A similar amount could also cost someone their house. It was $8.41 to be exact — that was how much former Michigan resident Uri Rafaeli failed to…
U.S. health officials reported a breakthrough Friday in their investigation into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses. A government lab found the same chemical compound in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country,…
Two teenage boys will now be tried as adults after being charged with the murder of a photographer in Ohio. On Sept. 2, Victoria Schafer was out taking senior pictures for a group of high school students at Hocking Hills…
Signs of environmental damage are everywhere, but sometimes, those signs are very hard to see. Before dawn, on the Oregon Coast, marine biologists are on a hunt for what's nearly impossible to find – microplastics – 5 millimeters or even…