Facebook suffered a huge outage starting on Wednesday that affected users worldwide The social network said on Thursday that changes to a server configuration were to blame Users flocked to Twitter to let the company know what they thought about…
Potential 2020 contender and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is apologizing for comments he made suggesting that he's spent "more time in the last decade" with the military than any candidate running for president -- despite the fact that the…
Many parents are underestimating their kids' ability to get their hands on dangerous medications and need to do more to protect young children from accidental poisonings, a new report warns. The research from the children's advocacy organization Safe Kids Worldwide…
Pamela Camper has worked at a UPS distribution center in the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio, for 30 years, where she supervises drivers and deals with customers. But after three decades with the delivery giant, she's still part-time. "I've tried several…
Olivia Jade Giannulli is starting to feel the backlash over her parents' alleged involvement in the massive college admissions scandal. Amid a flurry of criticism and #boycottsephora tweets, Sephora is ending its relationship with Giannulli — the 19-year-old social media…
A defamation case against Donald Trump filed by a former reality show contestant who said the president subjected her to unwanted kissing and groping in 2007 can proceed, a panel of New York judges ruled Thursday. Mr. Trump's lawyers have long sought…
The college admissions scandal is shining a light on the secretive world of elite university admissions offices, which reject far more applications than they accept. Even without the outright bribery and cheating alleged this week by federal prosecutors, wealthy students…
The former Chicago police officer convicted in the shooting death of black teen Laquan McDonald has been transferred to a New York federal correctional institution that's been called one of the country's "cushiest" prisons. Van Dyke was sentenced to less…
Gun maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Justices issued a 4-3 decision…
Four of the world's largest consumer goods companies produce 6 millions of tons of plastic waste every year, the companies revealed in a report published Thursday. Coca-Cola, Mars, Nestle and Danone are responsible for 6 million metric tons of plastic…
In a rebuke of the president's executive authority, the Senate is voting Thursday afternoon on legislation that aims to reverse President Trump's national emergency declaration concerning the U.S.-Mexico border. The president issued his emergency declaration as a way to free…
New York— Lawyers for Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei have entered a not-guilty plea in a U.S. case charging the company with violating Iran trade sanctions. The company was arraigned Thursday on an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn. Prosecutors…
While the Internal Revenue Service generally approves valid business-oriented deductions, the agency takes a firm stance against others, Selva Ozelli, and international tax expert, told CBSN. Classic business expense items like gifts for clients, business clothes, commuting or dining out…
Barr will not recuse himself from Mueller probe The House of Representatives voted to pass a non-binding resolution calling for the public release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report into the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016…
Latest on college admissions cheating scandal San Francisco — Two college students have filed a lawsuit against the University of Southern California, Yale University and other colleges where prosecutors say parents paid bribes to ensure their children's admission. The lawsuit was…
A massive late-winter storm described by meteorologists as a "bomb cyclone" unleashed powerful winds as well as heavy rain and snow on parts of the Midwest plains early Thursday. National Guard troops used specialized vehicles with tank-like treads to rescue…
Butterball, perhaps the nation's best-known turkey brand, is recalling 39 tons of turkey because it might be tainted with salmonella. The recalled ground poultry products were distributed nationwide to institutions and retailers, including Kroger and Food Lion, the U.S. Department of…
Graduates of the colleges caught up in the cheating scandal earn far more than the typical college grad over their careers Yale grads earn a median annual salary of $135,400 at mid-career, and those from other top schools make well…
FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., the author of Title IX in Congress, speaks during a forum in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington in a gathering to…
More American teens and young adults appear to be struggling with mental health issues, and experts believe a number of cultural trends may help explain why. A new study found the percentage of teens and young adults with depression, anxiety…
Facebook's data deals with major electronics manufacturers are under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors, the New York Times reports. A grand jury in New York has subpoenaed information from at least two companies known for making smartphones and other devices,…
An aerospace engineer by training, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg started as an intern in 1985 He rose to lead the defense division and was tapped as CEO in 2015 Muilenburg assured President Trump on Tuesday evening that 737 Max planes…
Washington -- Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to be grilled by House Democrats over his controversial decision to add a question on U.S. citizenship to the 2020 census. Ross will testify at a public hearing Thursday morning. After months…
New Mexico's legislature has passed a bill that requires the state's utilities to be completely carbon-free by 2045 It's the third state to set a 100 percent renewable goal -- and by some measures the most ambitious and toughest The…