High wind warning issued in California California's largest utility announced Friday that 850,000 customers could lose power this weekend as a preventative response to hot, dry, windy conditions that the utility fears could spark additional fires. The announcement came after…
A new tropical storm formed Friday in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to merge with a cold front in Louisiana, causing gale-force winds and dumping several inches of rain in the southeast. Tropical Storm Olga had maximum sustained…
GM strike: Workers reach tentative deal The United Auto Workers on Friday called an end to a six-week strike against General Motors after union members voted to ratify a four-year contract, ending the longest nationwide walkout against the automaker since…
Judge: DOJ must turn over Mueller documents A district court judge on Friday granted the House Judiciary Committee's request to obtain secret grand jury materials from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Chief…
Three more Trump administration officials have been subpoenaed in Democrats' impeachment inquiry, adding to the growing list of insiders caught between a subpoena and the White House's insistence that they not testify. The three officials — Russell Vought, acting director…
New York — The government told a federal court on Thursday that more than 1,500 migrant families were forcibly separated by U.S. authorities before the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy was fully implemented, meaning a total of at least 4,300…
Washington — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a resolution co-sponsored by more than three dozen of his colleagues, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, condemning the House for a lack of transparency in the impeachment inquiry. "Every American should be…
By Fin Gomez, Kathryn Watson October 24, 2019 / 3:43 PM / CBS News Trump rages at reporter for pressing him on Ukraine call The White House is directing federal agencies to cancel their subscriptions to The New York Times…
Trophy hunting: Killing or conservation? Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, "Trophy Hunting: Killing or Conservation?" in the video player above. In a shocking twist of fate, an experienced Arkansas hunter was attacked by a deer he had just shot in…
Subaru is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix two separate problems with engine computers and motor debris. The first recall from the Japanese automaker covers 466,000 Impreza compact cars from 2017 to 2019, as well as…
Geysersville, California — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Sonoma County, intensified by 70 mph winds, prompted officials to order evacuations, CBS San Francisco reports, citing Cal Fire. The so-called Kincade Fire, near Geyserville, quickly grew to approximately 7,000 acres, the…
The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it is investigating whether freshman Congresswoman Katie Hill had a sexual relationship with a congressional staffer, a violation of House rules. In a statement late Wednesday, the California Democrat denied having a relationship with…
Police in North Huntingdon identified 35-year-old Luke Dell of Beavercreek, Ohio after he carried out an elaborate scheme that involved multiple diversions and a mask that drastically changed his image, making him look much older than he was. According to…
Arlington, Virginia — Honor flights have flown nearly a quarter of a million veterans to the nation's capital to visit the monuments built in their honor. Safe to say no veteran has felt prouder, or happier, than 100-year-old Jack Eaton,…
For immediate help if you are in a crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are confidential. Eugene, Oregon — When a mental health-related 911 call comes in,…
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make animal cruelty a federal felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, or PACT Act, bans abusive behavior including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling and other bodily injury toward…
The Minister's Treehouse — reportedly the largest treehouse in the world — has burned to the ground after a raging fire. The Tennessee landmark went up in flames late Tuesday night, and officials were unable to save it. Cumberland County…
New York — Two business associates of Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges they illegally funneled foreign donations to political committees supporting President Trump and other Republicans. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, wearing dark suits and…
Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. The findings, published Wednesday in the…
Boeing exec Kevin McAllister ousted Boeing on Wednesday reported a sharp decline in revenue and profits as it continues to struggle with the fallout from two deadly crashes of its 737 Max airliner. The company said that net income fell to…
Birmingham police said late Tuesday that Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney, the 3-year-old girl who had been missing for 10 days, was dead, and that her remains were found inside a dumpster. "We found the remains of a child that we believe…
A gunman and his accomplice have been arrested in a shooting just outside a Northern California high school Tuesday that wounded a teenager and locked down thousands of students and staffers in a three-school complex for hours, authorities said. Witnesses…
Trump compares impeachment to "lynching" Washington — In extraordinary testimony that left lawmakers stunned, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine on Tuesday testified that U.S. aid to Ukraine was explicitly tied to the country's willingness to investigate President Trump's political…
As Facebook's CEO prepares to face Congress, the push to break up the company appears to have reached a fever pitch. A probe by state attorneys general to investigate possible antitrust abuses now counts 47 participants, New York Attorney General…