Stock plunged on Monday after the U.S. and China ratcheted up their trade war, with China letting its currency drop to an 11-year low. The Dow lost more than 600 points, or 2.2%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time. If…
Trump downplays new N. Korea missile tests South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy, Seoul's military said Monday. Choi…
Puerto Rico's constitutional crisis was expected to deepen on Monday after the island's Senate filed a lawsuit seeking to oust a veteran politician recently sworn in as the island's governor as legislators squabble over who should lead the U.S. territory.…
FBI issues warning on domestic terrorism 8chan, the website where the suspected El Paso gunman posted a hate-filled screed, was down on Monday. The site wasn't available after its website security and network provider Cloudflare said it would no longer…
After a weekend that left at least 29 people dead and dozens injured in two separate mass shooting events, President Trump is calling on lawmakers in Congress to reconsider background check legislation as a first step to addressing the nation's…
A spokesman for Mitch McConnell said the Senate majority leader tripped outside his home in Kentucky early Sunday and suffered a shoulder fracture. David Popp, a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican, said in a statement Sunday afternoon that McConnell fell…
CBSNNine people in Ohio were killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. Dayton police tweeted that an active shooter situation began at 1 a.m.…
An elementary school in Georgia is being criticized after a poster depicting "appropriate" and "inappropriate" hairstyles for students went viral. All of the students featured on the poster are black. A parent of a student at Narvie Harris Elementary School…
All unaccompanied children have been removed from the Homestead migrant detention facility in Homestead, Florida, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed on Saturday. Homestead, which has been criticized by politicians for its treatment of unaccompanied minors, was…
Encinitas, Calif. -- A popular surfing beach was closed Saturday after a cliff collapsed, sending tons of sandstone onto beachgoers and killing three people. A 30-foot-long slab of the cliff plunged onto the sand near Grandview Beach north of San…
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled Friday against the Trump administration's asylum ban, finding that it violates the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which oversees the ways federal rules are established. Judge Randolph Moss vacated the government's policy barring migrants…
Entenmann's Little Bites Soft Baked Cookies sold by Walmart, Target, Publix and other retailers across the country are being recalled because the product might contain a choking hazard -- visible blue pieces of plastic -- in the packaging. The recall involves…
Boston's iconic "Make Way for Ducklings" art piece has been a staple in the city's public gardens for over 30 years. On Friday, the bronze ducklings were put in cages – a statement on the migrant detention centers at the…
President Trump issued a two-part tweet saying his pick to take over as director of national intelligence, Congressman John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, is no longer his nominee, citing what he considered unfair media scrutiny. Our great Republican Congressman John…
The U.S. is prepared to draw down the 14,000 troops in Afghanistan to 8,000 or 9,000 as part of a peace deal with the Taliban, according to U.S. officials, CBS News' David Martin confirms. It remains unclear, however, how close…
A New York City police department administrative judge has recommended that a police officer should be fired over the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — "I can't breathe" — became a national rallying…
Strangers stop SUV from overturning More than a dozen Good Samaritans sprang into action, risking their own lives to save a passenger trapped inside a crashed SUV in California. A video shows the strangers coming together to try and keep…
An Alabama police officer staged a shooting last month to make it look like he was under attack, a police chief said Thursday. Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith said that Officer Keith Buchanan made a distress call early July 21…
Hiring around the U.S. slowed in July, with businesses moderating their pace of job growth from bumper employment figures the previous month. The modest slowdown reinforces the decision on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to stimulate…
Just weeks after federal prosecutors revealed they were through investigating hush money paid to protect President Donald Trump from allegations of adultery, the probe has been picked back up by state prosecutors in New York City. The president's family business,…
China threatened retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariff hikes move forward, while the renewed acrimony between the two biggest global economies sent stock markets tumbling. China's government on Friday accused Mr. Trump of violating his June agreement with…
Arlington, Texas -- An Arlington police officer aiming at a loose dog coming toward him shot and killed a woman Thursday evening, CBS Dallas reports. The officer wasn't hurt. The station says Arlington police and fire department members and EMS…
There's a big new push to crack down on annoying robocalls from overseas, calls that may be using your own number. The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules that won't stop the calls, but will allow the FCC to…
Burger King selling meatless Whoppers Burger King is selling its soy-based Impossible Whoppers nationwide for a limited time only starting next week. The fast-food chain first tested the plant-based patties in 59 St. Louis restaurants in April. The meatless burgers…