Madrid — The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff said the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar in "24 to 48 hours," despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again. Richard de…
A decline in corporate tax audits stemming from a sharp decline in the IRS' budget is costing the U.S. government billions of dollars. So finds a study to be published later this month in the trade journal "Accounting Review." Researchers…
Despite protests from Texas lawmakers, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will manage the agency's plans to build a lunar landing system that will carry the next man and the first woman to the surface of the moon…
Tins of salmon caviar distributed in at least four U.S. states and possibly in Canada are being recalled because they may be tainted with toxin that can cause botulism, which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers would not be…
New York — Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office announced Friday. Epstein, 66, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10.…
Colorado police have released body camera footage showing the moment officers shot a black 19-year-old. Police released the footage nearly two weeks after the death of De'Von Bailey, following calls from his family for the footage to be made public.…
Tyson Foods is recalling more than 39,000 pounds of Weaver fully cooked chicken breast patties with rib meat after consumers complained about finding pieces of a mechanical seal or gasket in the product. The recalled chicken is packaged in 26-ounce…
Four black teenagers were going door to door early this month, looking to raise money for their high school football team in Wynne, Arkansas. When they approached the home of Jerri Kelly, she held them on the ground at gunpoint…
A massively delayed flight turned chaotic Thursday night after a fight broke out between passengers. The flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York left passengers stuck on board for eight hours before finally taking off for Miami.…
Commissioner details violent Philly standoff Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order Friday taking aim at what he called the "public health crisis of gun violence." The action came just days after an armed suspect shot and wounded six…
After the Israeli government agreed to allow U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry into the West Bank to visit her relatives during an overseas humanitarian trip, the Michigan Democrat says she's now changing her plans amid widespread outcry, slamming Israeli leadership for…
If Georgia election officials fail to meet the tight timeline they've set to implement an entirely new voting system, they'll have to quickly pivot to hand-marked paper ballots for the March presidential primaries. That's according to a Thursday ruling by…
This undated booking photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Stephen West. Tennessee Dept. of Corrections Tennessee executed its third inmate in the electric chair since November, killing a man Thursday who maintained that he didn't stab a…
Last Updated Aug 15, 2019 7:02 PM EDT Miami — Newly unsealed search warrants suggest the companies targeted in last week's Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Mississippi knowingly hired undocumented immigrants. The evidence against the five poultry companies includes…
This summer hasn't just felt like the hottest ever — it actually has been. July 2019 is now officially the hottest month on record, since record-keeping began 140 years ago. The average global temperature last month was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit…
Lawyers want access to border facilities Detained migrant children must have access to soap and toothpaste, and cannot be deprived of sleep, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a federal government appeal,…
The Israeli government said Thursday it would bar two Democratic congresswomen who support the Palestinian-led boycott movement from entering the country, a move that drew swift rebukes from Democratic leaders in Congress as well as the leading pro-Israel lobbying group…
In its latest rollback of key safeguards for LGBTQ civil rights, the Trump administration intends to remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people by adding religious exemptions to an Obama-era 2014 executive order that prohibited discrimination in hiring on the basis…
A suspect is in custody in Philadelphia after an hourslong standoff and shootout that left six officers shot and another injured in a related vehicle crash, authorities said. Two officers and three other people who had been trapped in the…
Race to resurrect woolly mammoths It's a story for the (ice) ages. A 12-year-old boy recently discovered a woolly mammoth tooth at an inn in Ohio. The Inn at Honey Run, in Millersburg, Ohio, confirmed the discovery last week. According…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 800 points after the bond market flashed a warning sign about a possible recession for the first time since 2007.
A flight attendant who was diagnosed with measles after flying from New York to Israel has died. The family of Rotem Amitai confirmed to CBS News that the 43-year-old died after being hospitalized for months. "Rotem was a wonderful woman…
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Wednesday after the bond markets sent a warning about a possible recession. The Dow was down as much as 450 points, or 1.8%, early Wednesday. The S&P 500 lost 1.7%, to 2,877, and the…
CEO compensation rose 940% from 1978 to 2018, compared with a 12% rise in pay for the average American worker during the same period, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In 2018, average CEO pay at the 350 biggest U.S.…