Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who has been mulling a U.S. Senate bid, used his Tuesday testimony on Capitol Hill to praise President Trump. Lewandowski's opening statement criticizing Congress for continuing to investigate the president elicited an immediate response…
A North Carolina sheriff is facing charges for allegedly discussing a plan to kill a former deputy who had a recording of the sheriff using "racially offensive" language. Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins was indicted Monday on felony justice obstruction…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Saudi Arabia Tuesday to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman amid the fallout from a drone and missile attack on a major Saudi oil facility over the weekend. Pompeo has blamed…
An Oklahoma woman has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to "shoot 400 people for fun" at her former high school, CBS affiliate KOTV reports. Deputies with the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office seized an AK-47 and a shotgun from Alexis…
Houston — Officials in the Houston area were preparing high-water vehicles and staging rescue boats Tuesday as Tropical Storm Imelda moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas…
Facebook will work with law enforcement organizations to train its artificial intelligence systems to recognize videos of violent events, the company said Tuesday. The social media giant's AI systems were unable to detect live-streamed video of a mass shooting at a…
A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery scheme, according to an indictment…
Washington — The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit to seize the proceeds from Edward Snowden's new book, alleging the prominent whistleblower violated non-disclosure agreements he signed during his time working for U.S. intelligence agencies. In its lawsuit in…
A high school senior from West Virginia died after collapsing during a football game earlier this month — and he is not the only young athlete to suffer a deadly on-field emergency recently. A sophomore football player from Oklahoma also…
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday on charges of child pornography and solicitation. Vazquez, 28, was charged with one count of computer pornography—solicitation of a child, and one count of providing obscene material to minors, according to the Florida…
General Mills is recalling five-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour sold nationwide after the discovery of E. coli during a product sampling. The consumer warning to discard and not eat the flour comes two months after federal…
By Brian Pascus September 17, 2019 / 12:16 PM / CBS News MyPayrollHR allegedly diverted millions The FBI has searched the New York home of a payroll processing company CEO suspected of fraud. The FBI is investigating whether New York…
The White House directed former officials Rob Porter and Rick Dearborn to defy subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee to appear at the committee's first formal hearing on impeachment proceedings against the president. Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is…
As talks continued into the night with no end to the strike against General Motors, the walkout could prove costly. By one estimate, the hit to the automaker could reach $100 million per day. Fifty-five factories and parts warehouses are…
The share of federal spending on America's children dipped to 9.2% last year — the lowest since 2007, according to the Urban Institute. Instead, the U.S. government is spending more on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and interest payments on the…
For one of the last abortion doctors in Missouri, harassment, stalking and death threats are a part of regular life. But this year, it's been worse than ever. Colleen McNicholas, the chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood of the St.…
There are few more quintessentially American places to become a U.S. citizen than showing up for a naturalization ceremony at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game against the Boston Red Sox before the first pitch. With peanuts and Crackerjacks, only apple…
Marion County, Florida — A Florida woman and her four children who had been missing for weeks have been found dead in Georgia, and now the woman's husband is facing a murder charge, reports CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV. Marion County sheriff's deputies…
New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Trump's tax returns, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recently sent a subpoena to Mr. Trump's accounting firm…
Students may graduate medical school with a new title, but often leave with something else: Massive student loans. Cornell University's medical school announced Monday that won't be the case for many of its students— as it's offering a free education…
Americans are lining up in hopes they'll be among the 10 lucky recipients of one of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang's "Freedom Dividends." But those hoping for a cash handout face lottery-like odds: As of Monday, at least 450,000 people…
The world's oceans are ground zero for climate change. They cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface and contain 97% of the planet's water. A weather phenomenon known as the "blob" is impacting the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.…
Brownsville, Texas — Tents are now being used as courthouses along the southern border, as a backlog of immigrants seek asylum in the U.S. The Trump administration could spend up to $155 million dollars on a tent facility in Brownsville…
A scathing report from the State Department reveals the poor treatment of dogs sent from the U.S. to Jordan to aid in bomb detection. The report includes photos of malnourished Explosive Detection Canines (EDCs), whose bones are protruding through thin skin…