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DNA leads to arrest of "Daytona Serial Killer" suspect

Police in Florida have arrested a former criminal justice student they suspect to be a serial killer, linked to the murders of at least four women across the state spanning a decade. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has charged…

U.S. gas prices expected to jump after Saudi Arabia attack

Motorists may want to fill their tanks sooner rather than later, with U.S. gas prices expected to rise this week after an attack badly damaged two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis with GasBuddy, told CBS…

Girl dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming

An elementary school student in Texas died after contacting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a local lake, her family confirmed.  CBS News affiliate KWTX reoprts that 10-year-old Lily Mae Avant died early Monday after being hospitalized at Cook Children's Hospital…

N.J. mayor says he was profiled at airport for being Muslim

A New Jersey mayor says he was racial profiled when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers detained him at JFK airport for three hours last month, questioning him about whether he knew any terrorists. Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah, who…

Hilton Hotels expands paid leave for new parents

Hilton Hotels & Resorts is expanding paid parental leave for its workers, and the time off is the same for maids as it is for corporate executives. The hotel chain is tacking on an additional two weeks of paid parental…

UAW hits GM with nationwide strike

Detroit — Some 46,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike early Monday, walking off General Motors factory floors and setting up picket lines as their midnight strike deadline came and went. Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in…

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy

Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy Sunday night. The move came days after Purdue reached a tentative settlement with many state and local governments of a landmark lawsuit over the toll…

UAW to resume talks with GM, halting planned strike

The United Auto Workers union said it would resume talks with General Motors on Monday morning — hours after a planned strike was set to go into effect, a union spokesperson told the Reuters news agency. Its roughly 49,000 members…

New Brett Kavanaugh accusation sets off calls for impeachment

At least three Democratic presidential candidates called for Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached after a new report about alleged sexual misconduct from his college years. President Trump, meanwhile, stood by Kavanaugh and said the Justice Department…

New York governor announces ban on flavored e-cigarettes

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an "emergency executive action" on Sunday to place a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. The governor's office said the executive order will advance legislation that aims to eliminate deceptive marketing practices of…

FDA finds cancer-causing chemical in Zantac

FDA finds cancer-causing chemical Zantac U.S. health officials said Friday that they are investigating low levels of a potentially dangerous contaminant in the popular heartburn medication Zantac and related generic drugs. The Food and Drug Administration said in a public…

Schiff subpoenas acting intel chief over whistleblower complaint

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena Friday to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, alleging the director was unlawfully withholding from the committee a whistleblower disclosure involving an "urgent concern." Schiff said in a statement that…

Whole Foods dropping health care for part-time workers

Whole Foods, the grocery chain owned by Amazon.com Inc., is cutting health benefits for its part-time workers in a move that could leave about 1,900 of them without medical coverage. Starting next year, Whole Foods employees have to work at…

Ad showing Ocasio-Cortez's face in flames airs during debate

A dramatic ad targeting Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aired during the third Democratic debate on Thursday, comparing Ocasio-Cortez's support for democratic socialism to the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia. The ad shows a picture of the young congresswoman…

Jeffrey Epstein gave nearly $9 million to Harvard

Harvard University said an internal review found that late sex offender gave $8.9 million to the school. The money was donated before Epstein's 2008 conviction for crimes involving girls and young women, Harvard University president Lawrence Bacow wrote in a…

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