Nearly a quarter of Florida's population is over 60; 93 nursing homes and seven hospitals have been evacuated ahead of Hurricane Dorian. But some residents don't want to leave. That includes 96-year-old Patricia Laurencelle, who told "CBS Evening News" she…
Bahamas take "catastrophic" hit from Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian fast facts: As of 8 a.m. EDT Monday, the National Hurricane Center said Dorian was a Category 5 storm battering the Bahamas. Forecasters say Dorian may spare the U.S. a direct…
President Trump's top official at the Department of Homeland Security defended the administration's controversial decision to divert millions in disaster relief funds to the southern border for immigration enforcement as his agency prepares to respond to a powerful storm heading…
Mass shooting in West Texas Another mass shooting in America has left at least seven people dead, including an alleged gunman who was killed by police. Two dozen more people were left wounded in the rampage outside Odessa, Texas —…
States of emergency declared in Florida, North Carolina and parts of Georgia ahead of Hurricane Dorian's arrival Hurricane Dorian fast facts: As of 8 a.m. ET Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Dorian had grown to a Category 5 storm,…
A group of Arizona State University students from China were flying back to the school for the fall semester when they were detained at Los Angeles International Airport by Customs and Border Protection. The university is seeking answers as to…
At least 10 teenagers were injured when a shooting broke out after a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night, authorities said. Nine of the victims suffered gunshot wounds. Deangelo Parnell, 17, was arrested and charged on…
Florida braces for Hurricane Dorian: "Time is running out" Hurricane Dorian fast facts: New forecasts say Dorian may spare Florida from a direct hit and make landfall over South Carolina on Wednesday or Thursday. State of emergencies are in effect…
Minor league baseball pitcher Blake Bivens shared a heartbreaking Instagram post honoring his wife, son and mother-in-law Thursday night. It's his first public statement since all three were found dead in Virginia earlier this week. "Two days ago my heart…
Hackers planted spyware on iPhone users' devices over a two-year period by exploiting a vulnerability in the technology's operating systems, Google said Friday. The bad actors targeted a group of infected websites that, when visited by iPhone users, attacked the…
E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company's blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The Associated Press…
Hurricane Dorian on track to strike Florida as a Category 4 storm Hurricane Dorian fast facts: Dorian has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Dorian is expected to become a major hurricane Friday…
The brother of U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is facing multiple murder charges in Cleveland, Ohio. Police say Tevin Biles-Thomas is under arrest for a shooting at a house party on New Year's Eve that killed three people and wounded…
WASHINGTON — When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental institutions. When back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso,…
Law enforcement officers in Virginia have seized enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people, busting a massive three-state drug ring as part of what they called "Operation Cookout." Thirty-five suspects were arrested, and four others are on the run. "This…
President Trump's personal assistant and director of Oval Office operations Madeleine Westerhout abruptly resigned Thursday. During the president's vacation at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey earlier this month, Westerhout attended an off-the-record dinner with reporters at the Grain and…
A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labor. Clips of silent surveillance video released by her…
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey apologized Thursday after audio emerged of her participation in a racist skit while she was a student at Auburn University. Her then-fiancé described her as wearing blue coveralls and said she "had put some black paint…
Last Updated Aug 29, 2019 6:55 PM EDT New York — Distracted driving is blamed for driving up deaths at red lights to a 10 year high. Technology to curb the problem is proving to be controversial. A new study…
Last Updated Aug 29, 2019 6:51 PM EDT Boston — Due to a change in policy by the Trump administration, hundreds of immigrant children receiving medical care in the U.S. are facing possible deportation. The children are in the country…
NASA civil servants and contractors at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are bracing for high winds and rain from Hurricane Dorian. Ahead of the storm, they are securing rocket stages, spacecraft assembly areas and even hauling a 6.7-million-pound mobile…
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Thursday off the Oregon coast, but did not generate a tsunami or cause any damage or injuries, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake, which hit just after 8 a.m., was located about 150 miles…
Police in North Carolina arrested a High Point University student after discovering guns and ammunition in his dorm room just a week into the fall semester. According to prosecutors, 19-year-old freshman Paul Steber had been studying mass shootings for nearly a…
Dorian expected to grow into Category 4 stormHurricane Dorian gained strength in the Atlantic Wednesday night, and millions of people in Florida were warned to be ready for its impact. "Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian…