Bankrupt California utility Pacific Gas & Electric agreed Tuesday to pay $1 billion to 14 local governments to cover damages from a series of deadly wildfires last year caused by downed power lines. The San Francisco-based company is facing more…
A House Judiciary subcommittee is gathering to debate H.R. 40, a bill that would study how the U.S. would implement reparations to black Americans, amid a national conversation about what the federal government owes descendants of slaves. Sen. Cory Booker,…
Seven weird weather phenomenons When Amy Hunter looked up at the overcast sky over Virginia's picturesque Smith Mountain, what she saw looked like a surreal painting. Rolling waves tumbled across the sky. The clouds mysteriously formed perfect crests, as if…
Scientists are puzzled by a disturbing trend in the waters along four Gulf Coast states: almost 300 dead and dying dolphins have washed ashore since February, about three times the usual number. From Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, coastline residents…
Investigators in Philadelphia continue to search the cargo ship where they found more than 17 tons of cocaine Tuesday in what's being called one of the biggest drug busts in U.S. history. Officials told CBS News there could be 30…
New York -- Federal prosecutors say the son of a reputed Bonanno associate gunned down at a McDonald's drive-thru in the Bronx was behind his father's hit, and an earlier failed attack on his own brother. Anthony Zottola Sr. was…
New York would adopt the nation's most aggressive emission reduction goals under a proposal worked out by state leaders and endorsed by the state Senate Tuesday night. Under the legislation, New York would generate 100% of its electricity from renewable…
San Francisco could soon become the first city to block the sale of e-cigarettes, in an effort to crack down on vaping by kids. City leaders voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban the sale of the products in city limits,…
Anchorage, Alaska -- An Indiana man implicated in the murder of an Alaska teenager had allegedly promised millions of dollars to the teens who killed her in exchange for images of the killing, CBS affiliate KTVA reported. Court documents say…
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is making a "major policy announcement" Wednesday morning. Although the EPA has not disclosed the topic of the announcement, Democrats, environmentalists, industry representatives and others expect it will be on rolling back regulations on…
The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday night to block President Trump's move to restrict transgender men and women from military service. The House passed, by a 243-183 vote, an amendment to block Mr. Trump's transgender ban from remaining in effect. The…
People ran past security checkpoints away from Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Terminal 2 on Tuesday after false reports of an active shooter. The terminal was evacuated, leading to flight delays as passengers were forced to go through security…
South Bend, Indiana Mayor and 2020 Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday requested the city's police chief to issue an order reaffirming the city's police department's policy on body cameras. According to a release pertaining to the general order, the policy…
President Trump regularly calls broadcast networks and newspapers "fake news" on Twitter and Monday night he hurled the insult at ABC News. However, he didn't tag the American ABC News in his tweet, but an Australian broadcaster — and they…
A dangerous flesh-eating bacteria may be on the rise at some popular East Coast beaches due to warming water temperatures. In the past two years, five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterial infection that is spread by handling or…
A Connecticut judge on Tuesday sanctioned Infowars founder Alex Jones after he threatened one of the attorneys representing families of Sandy Hook shooting victims. Jones lashed out after the families' lawyers alleged that Jones sent them child porn. Jones is…
Oneonta, New York— At Valley View Elementary School in Oneonta, New York, a third grade class was feeling more than a little frustrated when they discovered a problem in a math workbook. It said "Christopher Columbus landed in America." "America,"…
Online pharmacy Valisure has discovered another cancer-causing chemical in blood-pressure pills made by companies including Novartis, according to a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The filing to the FDA on Thursday involves dimethylformamide, or DMF, a solvent…
In 2018, Walmart edged out archrival Amazon when it came to filing for drone technology patents. Walmart filed 56 requests, while Amazon filed 54. These initiatives reflect the changing nature of retail and consumers' "want it now" mentality. Walmart appears…
$1B worth of cocaine seized in Philadelphia More than $1 billion worth of cocaine has been seized at the Philadelphia Port on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. They say the drug bust netted approximately 16.5 tons of the…
A former professional football player for Vince McMahon's XFL and the NFL's Carolina Panthers is missing and endangered, according to deputies in South Carolina. The Sheriff's Office in Lancaster County put out missing person's report for Torrald "Rod" Smart on…
The White House knew about a violent domestic dispute between members of outgoing Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's family that derailed his expected nomination to become the permanent secretary, according to two administration officials familiar with the matter. Shanahan withdrew…
Google announced a $1 billion investment to ease the housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area, pledging to add about 20,000 homes to the region over the next decade. Google plans to convert at least $750 million of its…
Boeing is selling its 737 Max planes again. The company announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday that International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways and other carriers, signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing…