The U.S. government's budget deficit for the 2019 fiscal year surpassed the $1 trillion benchmark in August, the highest level in seven years, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The government budget deficit climbed $169 billion to $1.07 trillion in the…
A man accused of gunning down people at a busy Walmart in El Paso last month was indicted Thursday for capital murder. The District Attorney's Office issued a statement to CBS El Paso affiliate KDBC saying it "will continue to…
All six crewmembers were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, federal…
While Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, it's not actually fall yet — but in Colorado, the mountains appear to have jumped straight into winter. A late-summer cold front Wednesday night was expected to bring thunderstorms and a light…
Sexual assault victim Chanel Miller speaks A California judge who was recalled last year for giving a Stanford University student a controversial sentence in a sexual assault case was briefly hired as a high school girls' tennis coach, CBS station…
Greenpeace activists were hanging by bungie cords from the Fred Hartman Bridge in Houston in an effort to bring awareness to climate change by blocking the Houston Ship Channel. The protest, which comes hours a Democratic presidential debate, led to…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has released $250 million in military aid to Ukraine that had been held up despite criticism that the money was desperately needed to deter Russian aggression and territorial expansion. That move came before a Senate Appropriations…
Publix is adding its name to the growing list of retailers asking patrons to leave their firearms behind when shopping. The supermarket chain is following CVS, Kroger, Walgreens, Walmart and other large chains in requesting that customers refrain from openly toting guns…
By Kathryn Watson September 12, 2019 / 12:14 PM / CBS News What to expect when Biden and Warren face off The Trump campaign is planning to fly a 4,800 square-foot aerial banner above the Democratic debate site in Houston…
The House Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday in favor of a new resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry and further intensifying its investigation into President Trump amid a growing chorus of Democrats to hold the president accountable for his actions. The…
A fertility clinic in New Jersey is being ordered to turn over a list of sperm donors after a white couple gave birth to an Asian baby. A recently filed lawsuit alleges Kristina Koedderich was given sperm from a man…
The history of man vs. mosquito Health officials in Connecticut are warning residents across the state about a mosquito-borne virus that can cause potentially fatal brain infections and has no treatment. CBS New York reports the Connecticut Department of Public…
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce Thursday that it has finalized a repeal of the Obama-era clean water rule that spells out protections for large and small bodies of water, according to two congressional aides familiar with the…
President Donald Trump says the United States will delay by two weeks a planned increase in tariffs on some Chinese imports. In a Wednesday tweet, Mr. Trump said the delay is "a gesture of good will." ....on October 1st, we…
Moody's Analytics estimates that the Trump administration's trade war with China has resulted in 300,000 fewer jobs being created in the U.S. That figure could rise to 450,000 by year-end if the dispute continues, according to the economic research firm.…
With Congress now back in session after an August recess, the CEOs of 145 companies sent a letter to Senate leaders urging them to take action on gun background checks and "red flag" legislation. The push for more aggressive gun…
The House approved legislation Wednesday that would permanently bar drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling off Florida's west coast. Coastal lawmakers from both parties said the bills would protect U.S. coasts from drilling…
The New York Times says Justify won the 2018 Triple Crown after a failed postrace drug test at a California track that could have kept the horse out of the Kentucky Derby. The newspaper reported Wednesday that Bob Baffert-trained Justify…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to enforce its most ambitious effort yet to unilaterally make it more difficult for migrants from Central America and other parts of the world to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.…
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday ordered StarKist to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry's top three companies. The Pittsburgh-based company was also sentenced to 13 months of probation. The…
Bahamas beginning Hurricane Dorian recovery The Trump administration will not be granting temporary protected status to people of the Bahamas fleeing the decimation of their islands by Hurricane Dorian, a senior administration official confirmed to CBS News. It's something the…
Ohio State University has failed to trademark the word "the," with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday turning down its application to claim the three-letter definite article as its own. The school's effort stems from its wish to…
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday at age 91. Pickens' spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed the death to The Associated Press. Pickens suffered a series of strokes in…
Fort Lauderdale — A Chinese businesswoman was convicted Wednesday of trespassing at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents. The 10-woman, two-man federal jury reached the verdict after four hours of deliberation Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…