Cops called on boy selling "ice cold root beer"
Most kids are selling lemonade on hot summer days, but a boy from Utah had an even better idea — ice-cold beer. Root beer, that is. Seth Parker set up his "ICE COLD BEER" stand in front of a church…
Heat wave across central U.S. prompts health warnings
St. Louis, Missouri — Extreme heat warnings are posted across the central U.S. Temperatures feel well over 100 degrees. Public health officials are warning people to heed their heat warnings. St. Louis is in the excessive heat danger zone. Prolonged exposure…
Federal agency: "Go back to where you came from" is discrimination
The House on Tuesday voted to formally condemn President Trump's racist tweets telling Democratic congresswoman of color to "go back" to where they came from. But long before that, the federal agency charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws offered up that…
Video shows beachgoers rescuing dozens of beached whales
Dramatic video shows dozens of beachgoers working together Tuesday to save nearly 50 whales that were beached or dangerously close to shore in Georgia. Three of the animals did not survive. Multiple pilot whales repeatedly beached themselves on St. Simons…
#FaceAppChallenge raises privacy concerns
Drake, Kevin Hart, LeBron James, the "Stranger Things" cast, and just about everyone else seems to be posting artificially-aged selfies on social media in the latest viral trend, called the #FaceAppChallenge. All you have to do is download FaceApp and…
Rand Paul blocks vote on bill to aid 9/11 first responders
Sen. Rand Paul blocked a vote to permanently reauthorize the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, which provides financial assistance for first responders suffering from 9/11-related medical issues. Paul prevented the Senate from voting to approve the bill through unanimous consent because…
Mueller to testify before Congress July 24 under new terms
Special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress has been delayed until July 24 under an agreement that gives lawmakers more time to question him. Mueller had been scheduled to testify July 17 before two house committees about the findings of…
Brother of Sandy Hook victim running for Connecticut state senate
J.T. Lewis was just 12 years old when his younger brother, Jesse Lewis, stood up to a gunman who had entered his first-grade classroom, before shooting and killing 20 innocent young children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary…
City playing "Baby Shark" to drive out homeless
Officials in West Palm Beach have a new way to keep homeless people from laying around the city's Lake Pavilion: "Baby Shark." The extremely popular — and extremely repetitive — children's song can be heard playing on loop all night…
Plane crashes in water near crowded Maryland beach
Ocean City, Md. -- Police in Maryland say a small plane has crashed in the water just off a beach in Ocean City. Police said on its Twitter page that the small plane made an emergency landing at around 6:19…
Gambino crime family member among 16 nabbed in U.S.-Italy mafia raids
Police escort Thomas Gambino after his arrest in a joint raid by the FBI and Italian police in Palermo, Italy, July 17, 2019. ANSA/AP Rome -- More than 200 Italian police officers and FBI agents launched coordinated raids overnight targeting…
ACLU files lawsuit against Trump administration asylum rules
Several civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center, filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the Trump administration's new rules that effectively end asylum protections. Under the rules, migrants who pass through another…
Earthquake and aftershock shake San Jose area
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake and a 3.5 aftershock rocked northern California on Tuesday, less than two weeks after large earthquakes struck south in the Mojave Desert. Shaking was felt in a wide area of the East Bay and people reported feeling…
Brace for more killer heat waves, Red Cross warns
United Nations — Warning that heat waves are "one of the deadliest natural hazards facing humanity," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday that the threat posed by extreme heat "will only become…
Ikea to close its only factory in the U.S.
Ikea is close its only U.S. factory, located in Danville, Virginia, and shift production to its European plants. The Swedish company attributed the move to cost of raw materials in the U.S., saying it is more expensive than in Europe.…
Federal judge bans Roger Stone from using social media
Washington — Roger Stone, the longtime GOP operative under federal indictment, has been barred from using social media after a federal judge found he had violated a gag order preventing him from publicly discussing the charges against him. After a…
Former Gov. Mark Sanford considers 2020 challenge to Trump
Mark Sanford, the former Republican South Carolina governor and congressman, is considering a GOP presidential bid against President Trump, CBS News has confirmed. A spokeswoman for Sanford confirmed that he is "actively considering" a bid but has set no timetable…
Suspect arrested for death of beloved Baton Rouge activist
Baton Rouge police have arrested a suspect in the murder of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a local activist who was found dead in her trunk last week. The suspect, Ron Germaine Bell, was a tenant in one of Roberts-Joseph's rental home who…
Puerto Rico governor defies calls to resign despite protests
San Juan, P.R. — Defying growing calls for his immediate resignation, Puerto Rico's beleaguered Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday vowed to remain in office and bring more transparency and accountability to the Puerto Rican government. In recent days, his office…
AIDS deaths fall by one-third since 2010, U.N. reports
The number of deaths attributed to the AIDS virus has declined by one-third worldwide since 2010, according to a new report by UNAIDS, a joint United Nations program. There were 770,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2018, down 33 percent over eight…
Glitches frustrate some shoppers on Amazon Prime Day
Prime Day protests for Amazon workers Some customers reported a glitch on Monday that prevented them from loading items into their Amazon carts. It's the second straight year of technical glitches for Prime Day, following last year's site outage. EBay…
Major neo-Nazi website may be ordered to pay Montana woman $14M
Tanya Gersh, a Montana real estate agent, embraces her father, Lloyd Rosenstein, following a hearing at the Russell Smith Federal Courthouse on July 11, 2019, in Missoula Ben Allan Smith / AP Helena, Mont. -- The publisher of a neo-Nazi…
Trump abortion restrictions to go into effect immediately
Effective immediately, family planning clinics that are funded by taxpayers must stop referring women for abortions, the Trump administration said Monday. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department formally notified clinics that it will begin enforcing the ban on abortion…
At least 1 killed, 15 injured in Los Angeles home explosion
A damaged gas line likely sparked an explosion that leveled a home in a Murrieta neighborhood, leaving at least one person dead and 15 others injured, CBS Los Angeles reports. The explosion occurred before 12:15 p.m. in an area where…