Nashville -- Authorities say the suspect in the slaying of seven people in rural Tennessee was within days of being arrested for probation violations when he went on his killing spree. The bodies were discovered at two Sumner County homes.…
Crews evacuated people from some buildings and cars Tuesday afternoon after a flood barrier failed along the Mississippi River, sending floodwaters rushing into downtown Davenport, Iowa. The National Weather Service sent an alert around 4 p.m. of a flash flood…
Special counsel Robert Mueller "expressed frustration over the lack of context" in Attorney General William Barr's four-page letter summarizing the findings of Mueller's nearly two-year investigation into President Trump's conduct and Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Justice Department said…
College Park, Md. — NASA is preparing for the absolute worst: A large asteroid speeding toward Earth. It's unlikely to happen any time soon, but scientists are preparing just in case. In the movie "Armageddon," Bruce Willis helps save the…
Two people are reported dead and four wounded in a shooting Tuesday at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Mecklenburg EMS confirmed the casualties. The suspect is in custody, CBS Charlotte affiliate WBTV reports. Two people suffered life-threatening injuries and two others suffered…
Facebook's F8 developer conference begins At Facebook's F8 developers conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said "The future is private." Accordingly, Facebook is emphasizing more private ways for Facebook users to communicate. As Facebook shifts to more private messaging, it plans to…
House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff says the panel will be moving to make a criminal referral for former Blackwater security firm founder Erik Prince to the Justice Department for allegedly misleading the committee and making false statements. Schiff, speaking…
A high school senior in Texas just ran a 100-meter dash in 9.98 seconds – that's fast enough to be an Olympic final. Runner Matthew Boling, nicknamed "White Lightning," broke his school's record, and he may even be the fastest…
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says he will not run for Senate next year despite numerous calls for her to seek public office once again. In a video released on social media Tuesday, Abrams said that she is…
A U.S. Army veteran is being held without bail, accused of plotting an attack to avenge the killing of Muslims. Mark Domingo, 26, faces terrorism-related charges after his arrest in an FBI sting. Prosecutors say he planned to set off…
Honolulu, Hawaii — A tour helicopter burst into flames Monday morning after crashing nose-first onto a busy Kailua highway. Authorities believe three people were aboard the four-seat Robinson R44, all of whom were killed. A woman driving on the street…
Barr threatens not to testify Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has officially submitted his resignation letter to the White House, a long-anticipated move. Rosenstein was expected to leave the Justice Department after the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.…
Fans of "Winnie-the-Pooh" know the beloved bear and his friends live in the "Hundred Acre Wood." But the real-life forest that inspired the children's story is Ashdown Forest, which is now being engulfed in flames, the BBC reports. About 14…
President Trump is welcoming the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball National Champions Baylor Lady Bears to the White House Monday afternoon, making that team the first women's championship sports team to visit the White House solo under Donald Trump.…
A "technical issue" with a booking and reservation system used by several U.S. airlines caused delays and headaches at airports across the country Monday. "Earlier today, Sabre had a brief technical issue that impacted multiple carriers, including American. This technical…
The FBI is investigating an apparent hacking incident that affected computers at Cleveland Hopkins Airport last week. The hack did not affect flight operations or security protocols, but it did interfere with baggage claim operations, as flight and baggage claim…
This is a developing story and will be updated. A terror plot has been disrupted in California and law enforcement operations to investigative it were ongoing Monday morning, federal officials told CBS News. One person, who was discovered discussing with…
The world's biggest hotel company will take reservations for 2,000 homes in 100 markets in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Prices will range from $200 per night for a one-bedroom apartment to $10,000 for a full Scottish castle. Meantime,…
The gunman who opened fire at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant in February, killing five colleagues before he was killed by police, told a co-worker the morning of the shooting that if he was fired he was going to kill…
The Impossible Whopper is joining a growing crowd of plant-based burger offerings on fast-food menus across the country. Burger King in early April began testing what it's dubbing the Impossible Whopper at 59 restaurants in the St. Louis area using…
Mooresboro, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say a fire at a zinc production plant in Mooresboro forced some residents to evacuate the area early Monday. The American Zinc Products plant was still burning around 5 a.m. The fire started…
Ohio police are hailing an 8-year-old boy as a "hero" for saving his 10-year-old sister from an alleged attempted kidnapping. Police say the boy pulled his sister from the suspect's grasp and they were able to tumble out of a…
New York — The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book…
Indianapolis — Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but whose reputation for working with Democrats cost him his…