David Koch dead at 79 Billionaire conservative icon David Koch has died at age 79, CBS News has confirmed, according to a source close to the Koch family. The New York resident was suffering from deteriorating health as of late,…
The accused Capital One hacker is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial, U.S. prosecutors said in court documents filed ahead of a Friday detention hearing in Seattle. Paige Thompson, a former Amazon…
The U.S. government's final management plan for lands in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn't include many new protections for the cliffs, canyons, waterfalls and arches found there, but it does include a few…
A Michigan city council candidate shocked a public forum when she said she wants to keep "Marysville a white community as much as possible." Jean Cramer made the comment Thursday in response to a question about diversity in Marysville, a…
For the first time, we're hearing from someone who said he witnessed part of the deadly confrontation between a Connecticut man and a worker at a Caribbean resort. Scott Hapgood faces manslaughter charges for the death of hotel worker Kenny…
Honolulu – A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Oakland made a dramatic emergency landing at Honolulu's airport Thursday about 20 minutes after smoke filled the cabin and cargo hold, reports the CBS affiliate here, KGMB-TV. The plane was evacuated using emergency…
A "two-headed lake trout" may sound like a mythical marine animal, but apparently the creature is real, and can be found in New York. A woman fishing on Lake Champlain on the New York-Vermont border reeled in a trout with…
A Tennessee man was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C. The suspect is the third person to be charged for threatening violence against the abortion provider this month alone. Authorities say…
A 51-year-old man has been arrested in the killing of a retired Cal State Fullerton administrator which occurred on a campus parking lot Monday, CBS Los Angeles reported. Fullerton police said Chuyen Vo was taken into custody Wednesday night on…
Los Angeles — Federal agents are on the hunt for suspected con artists in one of the biggest scams the country has ever seen. Eighty were indicted in the U.S. and overseas. Cameras caught nearly a dozen arrests near Los…
More than $1 million worth of cocaine has been discovered stuffed inside shipments of bananas sent to local grocery stores in Washington state, police said this week. The huge shipments were found at three separate Safeway grocery stores. Authorities recovered…
Major phone companies say they'll give customers free tools to block robocalls as part of an agreement reached with 50 state attorneys general. It's the latest step from government and industry to combat a growing — and costly — problem.…
New York City police discovered the body of a missing chef at a Queens hostel on Thursday, NYPD said in a statement. Andrea Zamperoni, 33, had been missing since Monday, worrying his friends and coworkers at the iconic Cipriani restaurant.…
Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne resigned from the retailer on Thursday following his cryptic statement last week about the "Deep State" and his involvement in various investigations. He had also told The New York Times that he had an affair with…
Vaping, even temporarily, can affect the blood vessels in healthy people — even if the vape pod does not contain nicotine, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology this week. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine…
El Paso grieves after mass shooting Walmart plans to reopen the El Paso store where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting this month, the retail giant said Thursday, but the entire interior of the building will first be…
In our series, A More Perfect Union, we aim to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid introduces us to the National Veterans Wheelchair Games…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is rolling out a new public awareness campaign for REAL ID, in order to avoid the rush as its deadline to swap draws near. Travelers will not be able to board a flight without a…
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Thursday that will boost the minimum salary for the state's teachers for the first time in three decades. By the 2023-2024 school year, minimum teacher salaries in Illinois are set to reach $40,000 —…
The convenience of online shopping may be helpful for consumers — but it's often not so good for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, many of which have closed in recent years. Now there's an experiment underway near Dallas that could be a…
Del Monte Foods is closing two manufacturing plants and selling two others, affecting more than 800 jobs. Company executives is streamlining its domestic operations amid headwinds that include U.S. tariffs on China and rising metal costs. Food manufacturers announced nearly…
The Amazon rainforest is being ravaged by flames. Soot from thousands of wildfires has blackened skies across Brazil, and the smoke is even visible from space. Brazil's Environmental Minister Ricardo Salles has been using Twitter to give updates on the…
For 10 days, machines kept 17-year-old Tryston Zohfeld alive while doctors tried to determine why this formerly healthy, athletic teen's lungs were failing. After multiple tests yielded no clear diagnosis, doctors concluded that Tryston's vaping habit, which his parents didn't…
The Trump campaign, in concert with the Women for Trump organization, is hosting several events across 13 states to celebrate Women's Equality Day, participating in "An Evening to Empower" in honor of the 99th anniversary of women's suffrage. Although Women's…