Cotton on China tariffs: "Some sacrifice" for US U.S. stocks dropped on Monday after a series of escalations in the U.S.-China trade war. The Dow lost 495 points, or 1.9%, in the first half-hour of trading. The S&P 500 lost…
US-China trade war: "Both sides will suffer" China has announced it is raising tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods in retaliation for the latest levies on its exports announced last week by the Trump administration. The Chinese finance ministry…
Teen runs 100-meter dash in 9.98 seconds Houston Strake Jesuit senior Matthew Boling ran the 100-meter dash in 10.13 seconds to break the national high school record in the event. He set the record Saturday at the Texas UIL state…
Louisville, Kentucky — A pilot for an American Airlines subsidiary was arrested Saturday and charged for the 2015 shooting deaths of three people in Kentucky, the state attorney general announced. Christian R. Martin was arrested Saturday at the Louisville airport, a…
The Trans World Airlines Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York City has been called a cathedral to aviation – the Grand Central Station of the jet age. "It was magnetic," said Louise Harpman, an architectural historian at New…
It's the house that Howard Stern built. Over the past 13 years, the so-called shock jock helped SiriusXM satellite radio grow from a fledgling experiment into a 33-million subscriber empire. "This is what heaven might look like when you finally…
Yusef Salaam. Antron McCray. Raymond Santana. Korey Wise. Kevin Richardson. Five men connected in a way few of us could ever imagine. Santana said there is never a time when he doesn't think about the episode that brought them together:…
Admiral William McRaven, now retired, thought commanding the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, would be the crowning achievement of his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. "I remember thinking to myself, 'Well, that, maybe…
For years Arabella Blume, a mother of three living in Michigan, mistakenly blamed herself for her son's autism. "I felt like I destroyed him," she said. "For a long time, I thought that was my fault. … I felt like…
The irony is stunning: At a time when the President of the United States appears at campaign-style rallies ranting against immigrants, on Thursday the new $100 million Statue of Liberty Museum opens on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Its…
SHANGHAI (AP) — A South Korean violinist and a North Korean singer on Sunday held a rare joint performance they hope would help bring the divided Koreas closer together via music — especially at a time of emerging tensions amid…
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. But Milano's call wasn't totally received with open arms, with…
The University of North Carolina-Charlotte honored at its commencement ceremonies this weekend two students who were killed in a shooting on campus on April 30. Riley Howell, 21, and Ellis Reed Parlier, 19, and four others were injured when a gunman…
Manhunt continues for fugitive multimillionaire years after being charged with wife's murder #FindPeterChadwick: The global search for a multimillionaire accused of killing his wife Produced by Chuck Stevenson and Gayane Keshishyan Mendez A murder that stunned an upscale California neighborhood…
The stepfather of 4-year-old Maleah Davis is in custody for alleged evidence tampering, Houston police said. The Harris County jail website said Derion Vence was being held on charges of tampering with a human corpse, although police have not said…
Virginia gas station explosion kills 3 Authorities recovered a third set of human remains just a day after a gas station explosion rocked a small town in Virginia, authorities said Saturday. State police responded to the explosion at the South…
Five men were shot and wounded, one critically, after being ambushed by three teenagers in north Philadelphia, authorities said. The shooting took place Friday afternoon, CBS Philadelphia reported. Surveillance video shows three male teenagers firing at the group, police said.…
Havana — The Cuban government announced Friday it is launching widespread rationing of chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap and other basic products in the face of a grave economic crisis. Commerce Minister Betsy Díaz Velázquez told the state-run Cuban News…
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Beto O’Rourke barreled into the 2020 presidential race with breakneck energy and a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants campaign style that saw him leap atop tables to address overflow crowds with the organic, off-the-cuff candor that had made him a…
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Saturday was preparing to celebrate its win in national elections, with the formal announcement of final results coming later in the day. With all votes counted, the ANC…
Mission control might never have witnessed Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon if it weren't for the vision of men like Eugene Shoemaker. Geologists Ivo Luccitta and Jerry Schaber say Shoemaker, who was their boss and a…
Inside "Game of Thrones" A girl has a name — and now, so do a lot of other girls. "Game of Thrones" baby names are surging in popularity, and new data from the Social Security Administration published Friday, shows they are…
Washington -- President Trump has heightened tensions with China by boosting tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent. And his administration is threatening to again raise tariffs. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Friday that…
The White House asked former White House counsel Don McGahn to publicly state President Trump did not obstruct justice, CBS News has confirmed. A source familiar with the matter told CBS News that White House lawyer Emmet Flood made the…