Spokane, Wash. — Bullet-resistant backpacks are now on sale at three Office Depot stores in Spokane and one OfficeMax store in nearby Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The retailer has stocked shelves with the Guard Dog Security brand backpacks billed by the manufacturer…
Anchorage, Alaska -- Authorities in Alaska are investigating the deaths of three kayakers whose bodies were found in the waters of a glacial lake. Officials in the port city of Valdez say they were found near the toe of Valdez…
Washington — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday said the federal government continues to "systematically" separate migrant children from their parents, accusing the Trump administration of violating a court order prohibiting officials from separating families unless in extraordinary…
Experts think consumers could see higher fares going into the holiday season because of Boeing's worldwide grounding of its 737 Max plane. Southwest won't fly the Max until 2020 and will shut its Newark route, while American Airlines also took…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a measure Tuesday requiring presidential and California gubernatorial candidates to disclose their income tax returns in order to be listed on the state's primary ballot. The bill was signed into law nearly two years after…
The body of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed from an Indianapolis cemetery in September more than 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents outside a Chicago theater. The Indiana State Department of Health approved…
A 10-year-old from Canton, Michigan has been charged with aggravated assault after injuring another student during a schoolyard dodgeball game. The boy's mother, Cameishi Triplett Lindley, said that on April 30, her son Bryce was suspended from Erikkson Elementary School…
WATCH: Bison charges 9-year-old girl A young tourist was attacked by a bison at a national park in North Dakota over the weekend, marking the second such known incident in the U.S. in a week. A 17-year-old girl who was…
Deadly shooting at Mississippi Walmart Southaven, Miss. -- Officials say two people are dead and a police officer and a suspect were shot at a Walmart in the northern Mississippi city of Southaven, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. CBS affiliate…
A Category 1 hurricane was heading toward Hawaii early Tuesday morning, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu said. Hurricane Erick was expected to gain strength and could become a major hurricane later in the week, the center said. As…
New Smyrna Beach, Fla. - An 18 year old bitten by a shark while surfing here Monday afternoon was taking it in stride, reports CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV. The beach patrol said it was the second reported shark attack in Volusia…
Capital One said a hacker got access to the personal information of over 100 million individuals applying for credit. The McLean, Virginia-based bank said Monday it found out about the vulnerability in its system July 19 and immediately sought help…
Dangerous asteroid zips by Earth Scientists revealed an asteroid dubbed by some as a "city killer" came closer to the Earth than the moon this week. The Washington Post reported that scientists apparently had no idea it was coming. Asteroid 2019…
A schoolteacher from Hebron, Nebraska came across a valuable gem during a family vacation. John Lanik found a diamond weighing just over two carats when he visited Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds, state park officials said in a press release. The…
The parent in a viral, expletive-laced Facebook post said that childless millennials have no place in Disney World and should be should be "banned" from the theme park. The diatribe was sparked by parenting difficulties the mother said she experienced…
Two people in Florida are recovering from separate weekend shark attacks that are creating new concern about safety. Witnesses in Jacksonville described a "Jaws"-like scene there. Competitive surfer Franklyn O'Rourke said a shark latched onto his arm. Injuries sustained by…
A friend of President Trump's enjoyed broad access to top administration officials in an attempt to influence and profit from U.S. energy policy towards Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, according to a new report from Democrats on the…
Nutley, N.J. — An Iraq war vet appeared in court Saturday, facing charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the hot car deaths of his 1-year-old twins. The number of similar tragedies is staggering. According to the National Safety…
When it comes to overdraft fees and other charges paid to banks, women are forking over nearly 20% more than men, according to findings from Stash, an investing app that tracked the bank transactions of more than 500,000 users. Male…
An Afghan soldier shot and killed two American service members in Afghanistan, according to a statement obtained by CBS News from U.S. Central Command. "Two U.S. service members were killed July 29, 2019," the statement read. "In accordance with U.S.…
A man who committed a deadly school shooting in Arkansas 21 years ago, when he was just 11 years old, died Saturday night in a car crash. Drew Grant — who was born Andrew Golden and changed his name after…
Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, "A Climate Reckoning in the Heartland," in the video player above. Among climate scientists, the reality of climate change is virtually indisputable, with a consensus of more than 97 percent agreeing that the climate is…
U.S. News & World Report has had to adjust its popular lists of best colleges because at least five schools admitted to misreporting statistics. One of those schools, University of California–Berkeley, was knocked out of the No. 2 spot on…
President Trump signed a bill Monday to care for the surviving first responders of the 9/11 terror attacks and their families. The legislation, which the Senate voted to reauthorize last week, makes the Victims Compensation Fund permanent. "Our nation owes…