NASA says there's a chance SpaceX can launch two astronauts aboard the company's Crew Dragon capsule by the end of the year. But that assumes changes needed in the wake of a catastrophic test failure can be implemented in time.…
Gatlinburg, Tenn. — Gatlinburg's new SkyBridge is tough to beat for a mountain panoramic. It spans 680 feet and every step stakes a claim as the best seat in the Smoky Mountains. Randy Watson oversees Gatlinburg SkyLift Park and the…
Dayton, Ohio — May is already the fourth worst month for tornadoes ever recorded and the threat continues with watches and warnings posted in half-a-dozen states from Oklahoma to New Jersey. More than 500 tornadoes have been reported. One storm…
DNA has provided further evidence that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance, police said Tuesday. Elizabeth "Lizzy" Shelley was reported missing Saturday by her family after they woke up. Evidence also indicates…
A teenager has been sentenced to a year of probation after he snuck through a tunnel onto President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida while Mr. Trump was there in November, according to court documents. Mark Lindblom has pleaded guilty to…
In a plan to boost the "dignity" of the United States education system, former Vice President Joe Biden announced policies to boost teacher pay and provide more funding for early-childhood learning. He is expected to speak about his education plans…
A teen honor student was among three people killed during a spate of violence over the long Memorial Day weekend in the nation's capital. Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police reported via Twitter that 20 people were struck by bullets in 13…
President Trump wraps up visit to Japan U.S. service members who attended a Memorial Day address during President Trump's overseas trip to Japan who were photographed wearing patches on their jumpsuits bearing a motto resembling his campaign slogan may have…
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said the streaming company will reconsider its "entire investment" in Georgia if the state implements a recently enacted law that bans abortion after a heartbeat is detected in an embryo. In 2018, the film…
Financial tips for college grads with debt Burger King is holding a contest that will pay a single winner up to $100,000 and others up to $500 each toward the payment of their student debt. Some critics say the sweepstakes…
New York — Attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he defrauded his most famous ex-client, porn star Stormy Daniels. Avenatti barely spoke during his 10-minute appearance before a federal judge in New York, except to answer a…
GOP congressman on Trump Republican Rep. Justin Amash — the first and thus far only Republican to say the president has committed impeachable offenses — isn't backing down. And he doesn't seem to care if the whole world knows it.…
"Gaming disorder" is now a medical diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization. To be diagnosed with the addicition, a person must show 12 months of "severe" symptoms, including prioritizing gaming over work, education and social relationships. About 167 million…
St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. In a statement to be released later Tuesday, Planned Parenthood said Missouri's health department…
The Supreme Court will take up a case about whether the family of a Mexican teen migrant killed by a U.S. Border Protection agent in a cross-border shooting can sue the officer to collect damages. Hernandez v. Mesa centers around…
Mental health of millennials vs. Gen Xers The World Health Organization has added occupational "burnout" to its handbook of medical diagnoses, which guides health professionals around the world. Symptoms of burnout includes feelings of exhaustion, cynicism about one's job, and…
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos share divorce terms MacKenzie Bezos, who in April finalized her divorce from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos -- the world's richest man -- is vowing to donate at least half of her wealth to charity.…
Abortion rights: How Roe v. Wade came to be The Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. But the justices are staying out of…
After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the U.S. is falling as the Trump administration wages a trade war with China. And that has U.S. cities, malls and other tourist spots scrambling to reverse the trend.…
Tornadoes ripped through Ohio's Miami Valley on Memorial Day night, causing injuries and widespread damage and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. CBS Dayton affiliate WHIO-TV, citing weather radio spotters, says twisters were reported in…
An 8-year-old anaconda housed at the New England Aquarium in Boston gave birth this January, but these are no ordinary babies. The mother lives in an exhibit with only adult female snakes — making the young products of nonsexual reproduction,…
This image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows an infectived rat lungworm larva recovered from a slug. The parisite is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis. CDC Three more cases of rat lungworm disease have…
A 26th horse was euthanized Sunday at a Southern California track after suffering a leg injury during a race. He was the third horse to die at Santa Anita Park in the last nine days. Officials told CBS Los Angeles the…
Bill Buckner, the Major League Baseball great most commonly remembered for a crucial error in the 1986 World Series, has died at the age of 69, the Associated Press reported according to a family statement. Buckner had been battling dementia,…