Supreme Court to rule on census citizenship question John Gore, who leads the Justice Department's civil rights division, will defy a congressional subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday without counsel present, the department said…
A 3-year-old boy was found by Border Patrol agents alone and crying in a south Texas cornfield, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The federal agency said the boy had his name and phone numbers written on his shoes…
Kohl's wants a piece of the biggest online retailer's business: its customers' returns. The department store chain said Tuesday that it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores starting in July, expanding its nearly two-year test of the…
Eleven large companies are urging Tennessee's Republican legislative leaders to oppose bills they say discriminate against LGBTQ people. The Human Rights Campaign announced Tuesday's letter from Hilton; IKEA North America Services; InterContinental Hotels Group; Lyft; Marriott International; MassMutual; Nike; Replacements Ltd.; Salesforce;…
Grand Canyon National Park -- Another visitor to Grand Canyon National Park has died after falling over the edge of the South Rim, authorities said Tuesday. A 70-year-old woman fell about 200 feet over the rim, the second over-the-edge death…
A car plowed into eight pedestrians at a Sunnyvale, California intersection Tuesday evening and it might have been intentional, authorities said. Some of those hit have serious injuries and all were brought to area hospitals, the city's Department of Public…
A car plowed into eight people on a Sunnyvale, California sidewalk Tuesday evening and it might have been intentional, authorities said. Some of the people hit have serious injuries, the city's Department of Public Safety told CBS News. Sunnyvale DPSD…
Merriam-Webster's dictionary made 640 additions to its ever-expanding collection this April, including the widely-used phrases buzzy and EGOT. EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, refers to someone who has nabbed all four honors, while buzzy…
Los Angeles — For eight straight weeks, gas prices are climbing across the country, up more than 20 cents a gallon in a month. No one has been hit harder than California drivers, who are seeing their highest prices in…
Washington — The Treasury Department on Tuesday defied for a second time a deadline set by House Democrats to turn over six years of President Trump's tax returns, intensifying one of several legal clashes between the administration and Democratic-controlled committees in…
What has less sugar than a can of Coke and less caffeine than a cup of coffee? The answer, according to Coca-Cola, is Coke Coffee, a blend of both drinks that will be appearing in 25 markets by year-end. "Coke…
Madison, Wisconsin — A 24-year-old Wisconsin man stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $768 million Powerball jackpot, the nation's third-largest, saying he "pretty much felt lucky" the day he bought his tickets. Manuel Franco of West Allis said he was…
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings says he'll schedule a vote on whether to hold a former administration official in contempt of Congress after he failed to come for a hearing. Cummings had subpoenaed former White House Personnel…
New 2020 poll released Former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his long-anticipated presidential campaign on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the plans. Biden will announce his intentions in a video announcement and hold a fundraiser Thursday evening…
Kushner says probes more harmful than meddling President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner said that he believes the investigations into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election are more damaging to democracy than the…
CBSNews.com Live Video HD 1The names of more than 130 Boy Scout leaders in New York and 50 Boy Scout leaders in New Jersey accused of sexual misconduct with minors were expected to be revealed Tuesday in back-to-back press conferences…
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez asked his Republican counterpart, Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, to promise that Republicans will not "encourage theft of private data" or use information from stolen data in campaigns. Perez's request, published in an…
Target is recalling 495,000 wooden toy vehicles because they have small wheels that can become detached, posing a choking hazard. The recall, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, covers the "Bullseye's Playground" wooden toy vehicles, which were sold…
New details have emerged about the nature of a fall that took the life of an Israeli teen hiking in Yosemite National Park last summer. Tomer Frankfurter died on Sept. 4, 2018, while attempting to mimic a popular photograph while…
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are headed overseas, where they are expected to meet with Queen Elizabeth II in the U.K. and later mark D-Day in France. The White House said in a statement that the president accepted…
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, a question that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of…
The leader of a militia group who's been detaining migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border allegedly told the FBI his militia was training to assassinate former President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Democratic donor George Soros. Larry Hopkins, head of the United…
Los Angeles -- New Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit by a former sports reporter. Kelli Tennant filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday alleging that Walton…
Coachella, Calif. -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing a bag containing seven newborn puppies into a Southern California dumpster. Riverside County Animal Services arrested 54-year-old Deborah Culwell on Monday at her Coachella home, reports CBS Los Angeles.…