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…
Former House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, who retired last year, is running for Congress once again. The California Republican announced Thursday that he will campaign for the House seat currently occupied by Duncan Hunter, a GOP congressman who has been…
A New Jersey school district says it's taking action after a teacher's comments about a missing 5-year-old girl sparked outrage, CBS Philly reports. The little girl, Dulce Maria Alavez, was playing with her brother when she vanished from a playground in…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi renewed her criticism of President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, saying in her weekly press conference Thursday that efforts by the White House to "lock down" information about the phone call showed that there had been…
West Point accident rare, not unprecedented West Point, New York—A staff sergeant was charged in a deadly rollover accident that killed a cadet during training exercises this summer at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Army officials confirmed Thursday.…
Beyond Meat shares spiked after McDonald's announced that it will test the company's plant-based burgers in a handful of restaurants in Canada. Beyond Meat's stock price jumped about 10% in early trading on Thursday to nearly $152 per share. Why…
The House Intelligence Committee has released an unclassified version of the whistleblower complaint ahead of testimony by the director of national intelligence: [pdf-embedder url="https://wdef.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf"]
Moreno Valley, California — A 13-year-old boy whose head struck a concrete pillar after he was punched by another boy at a middle school here has died from his injuries, CBS Los Angeles reports. The attack was caught on video.…
Miami — Scientists with the United Nations Wednesday released their most alarming report yet on climate change. Oceans are warming, sea levels are rising and polar ice is melting — all of that is accelerating because of increasing carbon dioxide…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - President Trump is expected to hold a news conference around 4 PM. It is his first appearance before cameras since Speaker Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry yesterday over the Ukranian whistleblower complaint. Watch the press conference…
Trump withheld aid before Ukraine phone call The Senate voted again Wednesday to terminate President Trump's declaration of national emergency at the southern border. Eleven Republican Senators joined Democrats in voting to end the emergency declaration. In March, the Senate…
The Pulaski Police Department in Virginia shared a story that you have to see to believe — and luckily, it was caught on camera. A woman walking on a park trail noticed a squirrel was following her. What happened next…
Want a job at McDonald's? Just ask your smartphone. Starting Wednesday, McDonald's will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant. If users say, "Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald's,"…
Police in Dallas have arrested a man they say admitted to shouting slurs at a transgender woman before following her to a bus stop and opening fire, seriously wounding her. The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Domingo Ramirez-Cavente. Police have said…
This is the text from the partial transcript of the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25. The conversation — particularly Mr. Trump's remarks about Joe Biden — is at the center of a…
Was Altria's big bet on Juul worth it? Juul said its CEO Kevin Burns is stepping down and will be immediately replaced by a long-time Altria executive. Juul also said it will cease all print, broadcast and online advertising in…
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported limited power outages, flooding and landslides as Tropical Storm Karen swirled away from the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday. Forecasters cautioned that more rain was in…
Coast Guard seizes $165 million worth of cocaine A "narco sub" carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $165 million has been seized by the U.S. Coast Guard, authorities said Tuesday. The 40-foot-long vessel was heading toward the U.S.…
Tropical Storm Karen drenched the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday as it bore down on an earthquake-shaken Puerto Rico still two years ago. Heavy squalls were expected to hit some areas of the U.S. territories overnight as the storm moved…
A Los Angeles business executive was sentenced Tuesday to four months in federal prison for paying a $250,000 bribe to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California (USC) as a fake water polo recruit, CBS Los Angeles…
Majority of House Democrats favor impeachment Almost three-quarters of the 235 Democrats in the House of Representatives now either support impeachment proceedings or have signaled they are open to supporting impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The number rose after allegations…