Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has a message for women-owned businesses in states that have passed abortion bans: leave your state and come to ours. On Twitter, the governor posted his open letter to Alabama, Georgia and Missouri business owners encouraging…
The House Judiciary Committee is meeting on Tuesday after a subpoena for former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before the panel and testify has been turned down, with the Office of Legal Counsel claiming executive privilege. The White…
Great white sharks off the Carolina coast A great white shark that was tagged last year off Nova Scotia was detected in Long Island Sound on Monday just days after being spotted off the North Carolina coast. An organization that…
Taquan Air float plane that crashed into Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska on May 20, 2019 is seen being towed to a beach; two people died in the crash, authorities said Kelsie Hayward Two people died Monday afternoon when the plane they…
Detroit — Before becoming America's most unlikely art phenom, Richard Phillips was in prison. In 1971, he was arrested for a murder we now know he didn't commit. To pass the time and temper the injustice, he painted. "It was…
Snapshot into Trump's business income Washington — A federal judge sided with a Democratic-controlled congressional committee on Monday, ordering President Trump's accounting firm to comply with a subpoena and turn over his long-sought financial records. "It is simply not fathomable…
McGahn declined to say Trump didn't obstruct justice The White House has directed former White House counsel Don McGahn not to appear before Congress, backed by a Justice Department legal opinion released Monday claiming Congress cannot compel the former White…
A 16-year-old boy apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol was "found unresponsive" Monday morning in the facility where he was being held, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Border Patrol officials said the cause of death is not known The…
What to expect from the 5G revolution Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai plans to back wireless carrier T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, a crucial step for the deal's approval. Pai said Monday he agreed to vote for…
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, the first Republican in Congress to accuse President Trump of impeachable conduct, is facing a primary challenge. State Rep. Jim Lower announced Monday he's running for the western Michigan seat. The announcement came two days…
Detroit — Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs, or about 10% of its global salaried workforce, as it nears the end of a major company restructuring by the end of August. The company said Monday that the plan will save…
Oprah Winfrey was so inspired by a CBS News story on a high school principal changing his students' lives, that she decided to help in a big way. New Jersey principal Akbar Cook started the "Lights On" program at West…
Auburn, Alabama – Several police officers were shot in a trailer park south of here late Sunday night and a manhunt was on for the alleged gunman, reports CBS Birmingham, Alabama affiliate WIAT-TV. The Opelika-Auburn News quotes a source as…
Four Americans were among those killed when a small plane they were traveling in crashed shortly after take off from an island off the coast of Honduras on Saturday, according to a spokesperson from the State Department. According to a…
The Trump administration's posture towards Iran has made confrontation with that Middle Eastern country "far more likely," House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff told "Face the Nation" Sunday. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been escalating, with the Trump…
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York says she would eliminate the detention system for immigrants waiting for their claims to be processed in U.S. immigration courts, insisting that if immigrants were released into the community with a court date…
The Trump administration will not send immigrants who cross the southern border to Florida, a reversal that was decided over the weekend, acting Department of Homeland Security chief Kevin McAleenan told "Face the Nation" Sunday. McAleenan's comments come after Florida…
In a proposal fashioned after the GI Bill, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts will announce a five-point plan for encouraging national service on Sunday during a two-state swing through Massachusetts and New Hampshire, CBS News has learned.…
For all the obvious reasons, people who come to Italy often find it a difficult place to leave. Now, some are finding they don't have to go home – they already are home. Sandy and Phil Ferretti, from Long Island…
MADRID, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farmer Tim Bardole survived years of low crop prices and rising costs by cutting back on fertilizer and herbicides and fixing broken-down equipment rather than buying new. When President Donald Trump’s trade war with China…
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter carved an unlikely path to the White House in 1976 and endured humbling defeat after one term. Now, six administrations later, the longest-living chief executive in American history is re-emerging from political obscurity…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will hear from former CIA director John Brennan about the situation in Iran, inviting him to speak next week amid heightened concerns over the Trump administration’s sudden moves in the region. Brennan, an outspoken critic…
The story of a cafeteria worker who was fired by the school's vendor after giving free lunch to a student with zero funds in his account has gone viral. Bonnie Kimball was fired on March 28 by Fresh Picks, which…
One year after Rachael DelTondo was shot to death, there are plenty of theories, but no arrests, leaving some to wonder if the case will ever be solved. The case shook Aliquippa and remains the ninth unsolved murder in a…