Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has received intense criticism this week for how her office handled the Jussie Smollett case. Foxx fired back in a Chicago Tribune op-ed published Friday, saying she would welcome an independent investigation into her…
Before devoting himself to basketball, Grant Williams was playing something entirely different. "It reminds me of home to sit down at a piano," Williams said. "It takes your mind off of things you may be worried about. You may have…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cholera cases among cyclone survivors in Mozambique have jumped to 271, authorities said, a figure that nearly doubled from the previous day. The Portuguese news agency Lusa cited national health director Ussein Isse, who declared the outbreak…
More than 600,000 people call 911 every day. But the 911 network often falls short when it's needed most because it was built some 70 years ago for landlines. Today, about 80 percent of calls come from cellphones. Now, a…
A woman implicated in the sex-trafficking case against an upstate New York self-help group that's been compared to a cult has quietly pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. Lauren Salzman, the daughter of NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman, pleaded guilty Monday to…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags. The ban would prohibit grocery stores from providing plastic…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Threatening drastic action against Mexico, President Donald Trump declared Friday he is likely to shut down America’s southern border next week unless Mexican authorities immediately halt all illegal immigration. Such a severe move could hit…
CHICAGO (AP) — A brewing battle over Chicago’s demand that Jussie Smollett recoup the city more than $130,000 for an investigation into his report of a racist, anti-gay attack and the “Empire” actor’s apparent determination not to pay it could…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to revive the fight over the Affordable Care Act has stirred a political and policy debate among Republicans on how best to approach the divisive issue heading into the 2020 election. Failing to…
A North Carolina charter school promoting traditional values engaged in unconstitutional sex discrimination by requiring girls to wear skirts, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard ruled that Charter Day School can't enforce the skirts-only rule as part of its dress code that punishes violations with suspensions and even expulsion.
Arlington, Va. — A source told CBS News black box data from Ethiopian Air flight 302, which crashed earlier this month just after takeoff, has given Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials a growing sense that the 737 Max's new anti-stall…
An autopsy concluded a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol. Jakelin Caal Maquin died on December 8, just over a day after she was apprehended by Border Patrol agents with…
A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for making bogus emergency calls to authorities across the U.S., including one that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between two online players over…
Thursday night's 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards was a star-studded bash, but two celebrities stood out: Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The power couple received the prestigious Vanguard Award, and during their acceptance speech, Beyoncé became emotional as she dedicated the honor…
Sandy Hook dad dies in apparent suicide The wife of a man who died earlier this month by apparent suicide says "he succumbed to the grief that he could not escape." Jeremy Richman was found dead in Newtown, Connecticut, on…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he is opening an investigation into the San Antonio mayor and city council after the city barred Chick-fil-A from the airport due to what it called "anti-LGBT behavior."
A mother from South Carolina is calling for justice after her daughter, a fifth grader, died from injuries she suffered in a classroom fight. The other student has been suspended. Raniya Wright, 10, died two days after the classroom fight…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on a proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics (all times local): 4:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says he is backing off a budget request to cut funding for the Special Olympics, after days…
President Trump is rallying his supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Thursday night, in the second rally of the year -- and the first since the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation into collusion and obstruction of justice. Days…
Amid revelations that the Trump administration would be eliminating all funding for the Special Olympics, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin chastised Secretary Betsy DeVos, saying the idea deserved a "Special Olympic gold medal for insensitivity." During a hearing before a Senate…
77 percent of Americans want full Mueller report released Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is over 300 pages long, CBS News confirms. Mueller concluded his investigation on Friday evening and submitted his report…
A mother is suing The Weather Channel for $125 million over the death of her son, who died in a crash involving storm chasers employed by the cable network. The lawsuit, citing text messages, alleges that at least one Weather…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce legislation Thursday that would admit Puerto Rico into the union as the 51st state without a referendum on the island's territorial status.
In a case that stirred racial tensions across the country, a self-avowed white supremacist pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a deadly attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, admitting that he intentionally plowed his speeding car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters, killing a woman and injuring dozens.