Reporting by Mola Lenghi, Jose Diaz Jr., Russell Midori, Alyssa Estrada Since the start of the year, at least eight American tourists have died while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, and questions are also being raised about several more deaths…
CBS News' David Martin has been to see a one-man play called "Beyond Glory," which tells several combat heroes' stories in their own words. It begins at Pearl Harbor with Chief Petty Officer John Finn scrambling to fight off Japanese…
A 73-year-old hiker missing in the Los Angeles area was found by rescuers on Saturday — one week after disappearing. Montrose Search and Rescue teams announced in a tweet that Eugene Jo was discovered alive near La Crescenta. Jo was…
President Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the North and South, and expressed a willingness to cross the border for what would be…
Sen. Kamala Harris raised $2 million in the 24 hours after the first Democratic debate on Thursday, according to her campaign. She received donations from 63,277 people, 58% of whom were new contributors. The campaign said it was its best…
It may be known as the Forgotten War, but what happened in a freshly divided Korea between 1950 and 1953 left more than 600,000 people dead. Cliff Benoit served in the Army during the war, and survived. He's now 90…
New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has resumed flights after a United Airlines plane made an emergency landing on Saturday morning, officials said. United Flight 2098 left LaGuardia Airport around 8:30 a.m. It was traveling toward Houston when it experienced…
San Diego — A 2-year-old boy has died and three others were sickened after contraction the E. coli bacteria at the San Diego County Fair, local health officials said. The exact source of the bacteria is still under investigation, but…
A federal judge on Friday prohibited President Trump from tapping $2.5 billion in military funding to build high-priority segments of his prized border wall in California, Arizona and New Mexico. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. in Oakland acted in two…
Man charged in death of college student A man has been charged in the death of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck. Police charged 31-year-old Ayoola Ajayi with aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping and desecration of a body, Salt Lake City…
Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation fund, died on Saturday, his attorney said. He was 53. "It is with peace and comfort, that the Alvarez family announce that Luis (Lou)…
If you wound up paying additional tax for 2018, the IRS has some advice. The agency recommends that you review your paycheck's tax withholding as soon as possible. Chances are the new tax law did cut your tax liability, but…
The Supreme Court won't revive Alabama's ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The measure has been blocked by lower courts. The justices on Friday rejected the state's appeal in which it sought to enforce a law…
West Virginia isn't the first state to offer free college tuition for in-state students, but it has come up with a novel requirement. In addition to some typical requirements, such as achieving a certain GPA, students must also pass a…
On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court decided to take up a challenge to the Trump administration's decision to end an Obama-era program that allowed undocumented immigrants who came to U.S. illegally as children to apply for…
Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill Georgia's controversial "heartbeat" law, a recent piece of legislation that would ban abortions after about six weeks into a woman's pregnancy, was challenged in court this morning by pro-abortion advocates who claim the new law…
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump's son-in-law in a restaurant as an example of diplomacy being conducted behind his back when he was in the administration, according to a newly released transcript…
New Jersey environmental officials say people shouldn't swim in New Jersey's largest lake or even touch the water because aerial surveillance confirms the presence of an extensive harmful algae bloom. On Thursday, CBS New York's Chopper2 was over northern New Jersey's…
Buffalo Bills player Shaq Lawson has offered to pay for the funeral expenses of an 11-year-old girl who was fatally shot over the weekend in her South Carolina home, CBS affiliate WSPA-TV reported. The shooting took place last weekend and…
Girl contracts flesh-eating bacteria during vacation A 12-year-old Indiana girl who was vacationing with her family in Florida contracted rare flesh-eating bacteria that will take her months to recover. CBS affiliate WKRG-TV reported the Brown family went to a beach…
Paul Manafort latest President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman has pleaded not guilty to state mortgage fraud charges in New York City. Paul Manafort entered the plea at an arraignment Thursday in Manhattan. Manafort, seen with greyed hair, walked with…
Social media comapnies accused of bias Twitter will start labeling tweets from public officials that violate the company's rules — and that's likely to affect the president of the United States, the company announced Thursday. The notice, which isn't retroactive,…
Report: Recalled baby sleeper was untested Fisher-Price on Thursday recalled 71,000 of its Play Yard products that include inclined infant-sleeper add-ons, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The move follows growing demand from consumer-safety advocates to pull inclined…
An American pilot accused of being a mercenary in Libya's civil war was released this week after being held in the country for six weeks, CBS News has confirmed. Jamie Christopher Sponaugle, an Air Force veteran who reportedly crashed in…