Strong winds and heavy snow caused power outages and temporary road closures in northwestern Montana as a wintry storm threatened to drop several feet of snow in some areas of the northern Rocky Mountains. Up to a foot of snow…
A suspect has been charged with what police call the "cold-blooded murder" of an officer in Houston. Authorities said the suspect shot Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal in the back of the head as he walked back to his patrol…
Previous calls between President Trump and leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia were placed in the same highly-classified system as Mr. Trump's controversial call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former senior administration official with knowledge of the system told…
Democrats issue first impeachment subpoena GOP Congressman Mark Amodei on Friday became the first House Republican to support the inquiry into whether President Trump should be impeached based on the president's interactions with Ukraine. "Let's put it through the process…
September 27, 2019 / 7:14 PM / CBS News Democrats issue first impeachment subpoena U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker resigned from his position Friday after his name appeared in the whistleblower complaint that precipitated the House of Representatives'…
The Trump administration said Friday it can now return most migrants who express fear of persecution to Mexico regardless of where U.S. officials encountered them along the U.S.-Mexico border. It's the latest attempt to effectively end a system President Trump…
Chicago — Striking United Auto Workers and General Motors said they'll keep talking over the weekend, as they try to end a 12-day old walkout. Nearly 50,000 workers have been on the picket lines, demanding better pay, job security and…
Crystal Lachance is a single mom from Salem, Oregon, who is not only a dedicated mother, she's a dedicated employee. Lachance works at KFC and for a full year she had to walk to and from work — an hour…
U.S. spends millions on a now empty facility for migrant children A federal judge Friday rejected a sweeping Trump administration effort to detain migrant families and children for longer periods of time than currently allowed, saying it violates the very…
The House of Representatives passed a resolution to end President Trump's emergency declaration along the southern border, which the president announced in February to obtain funds to build a border wall. The Senate passed the resolution with bipartisan support earlier…
Maguire: Whistleblower "did the right thing" More than 300 former national security officials — from the Bush administration to the Obama White House — have urged Congress to hold President Trump accountable for his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,…
Military suicides surged this year to a record high among active duty troops, continuing a deadly trend that Pentagon officials say is frustrating and they are struggling to counter. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps all saw the rate of…
Stem cells destroyed at Los Angeles hospital A freezer at Children's Hospital Los Angeles failed earlier this month, leading to more than four dozen cancer patients losing their stored stem cells. The hospital said the blood stem cells were collected…
Washington — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it plans to admit the lowest number of refugees in U.S. history over the next 12 months, placing a cap of fewer than 20,000 spots for millions of people around the world…
The evolving story of an anonymous whistleblower and President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president saw two major developments on Thursday: the release of the whistleblower's complaint at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, and the public testimony of…
Last Updated Sep 26, 2019 7:30 PM EDT Washington — In a detailed, nine-page complaint, a whistleblower said "senior White House officials" worked to "lock down" all records of a presidential phone call this summer, out of fear that "they…
New York state is suing Dunkin' Brands, parent company of the coffee chain, for allegedly failing to warn hundreds of thousands of customers affected in two separate cyber breaches in 2015 and 2018. According to New York Attorney General Letitia…
Nearly 5 million DoorDash accounts were hacked, the popular food-delivery startup announced on Thursday. Door Dash said it suffered a data breach in May that affected 4.9 million accounts, it said in a blog post. Customers, merchants and workers who…
Washington — The Senate on Thursday approved a temporary funding bill that staves off the risk of a government shutdown through November 21. The vote came as much of the attention on Capitol Hill was focused on the House Intelligence…
CBSNKey takeaways from the hearing Whistleblower wrote that White House tried to "lock down" records of Ukraine call. Maguire testified the whistleblower "did the right thing," calling the situation "unprecedented." Maguire defended his decision to withhold complaint from Congress, saying…
Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 12, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 805 confirmed and probable cases have been reported,…
Income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than 50 years, according to new Census data. The gap between rich and poor is the widest in five states: California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana and New York. Across…
Portland: Race Against the Past The "OK" hand gesture has been added to an expanding list of hate symbols used by white supremacists. The Anti-Defamation League announced dozens of new additions to its database on Thursday. The hand symbol began…
A Los Angeles businessman was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for paying $400,000 to get his son into Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit. Stephen Semprevivo, 53, pleaded guilty in May to a single count of fraud…