Former Vice President Joe Biden is in the final stages of preparing for a 2020 presidential campaign that is expected to launch next month, according to multiple people familiar with his planning. A formal kickoff is expected by mid-April and…
John Kelly, President Trump's former chief-of-staff, appeared to part ways with several of the administration's immigration policies, including Mr. Trump's promise that a "big, beautiful" wall must be built along the southern border, in a wide-ranging discussion at Duke University…
After building a social network that feeds off consumers' data, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants his company to focus on messaging services designed to serve as fortresses of privacy. Critics say the plan could make it harder to…
A fired Florida police officer was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted murder Thursday for the fatal 2015 shooting of a stranded black motorist, becoming the first officer in the state to be convicted of an on-duty shooting in 30…
Valve Corp. said it won't distribute a game called "Rape Day" -- described by its developers as "a game where you can rape and murder during a zombie apocalypse" -- after almost 8,000 consumers signed a petition protesting the game's…
Prairie Village, Ks. -- A petition signed by more than 1,000 Catholics asks church officials to reconsider a decision banning a child of a same-sex couple from attending a local Catholic grade school, reports CBS Kansas City, Missouri affiliate KCTV.…
Socialism used to be a dirty word in American politics, but in today's Democratic Party, you'd hardly know it. One of the top contenders for the party's presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, is a self-described democratic socialist. And the breakout…
Just months after President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan First Step Act into law, Democratic presidential candidate and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker will introduce new legislation Thursday calling for an even broader overhaul of the nation's criminal justice system.…
A three-judge panel in a New York appeals court asked questions Wednesday that appeared to signal they would make documents public related to multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal for sexually abusing teenage girls, according to the Miami Herald. The…
With a left-handed layup in the second quarter, LeBron James on Wednesday surpassed Michael Jordan in career NBA points. James is now fourth on the list of points leaders, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant. In Wednesday's…
A new video titled "Don't Silence Me," inspired by the #MeToo movement, debuted online Tuesday. Mhairi Morrison, a producer whose friend wrote the song after Morrison accused a French director of sexual assault, and Lili Bernard, who is featured in…
An American citizen who working as a journalist in Venezuela has been freed after being detained by security forces early Wednesday. Weddle was at the main Caracas-area airport waiting for a U.S.-bound flight, according to the TV station he works…
National Security Agency director Gen. Paul Nakasone, in a departure for the agency, acknowledged the NSA is contemplating the possibility that its phone bulk data collection program, may be terminated. The program was first made public by Edward Snowden. "We…
Lordstown, Ohio — After more than half a century, a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio stopped production. Sixteen hundred workers are affected, including Aaron Applegate, who worked at the plant for 11 years. Wednesday was his last shift. "The…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented a new "vision" for how the social networking giant will protect members' privacy Cornerstones of this approach will be to better encrypt data and give users more control over who can contact them Facebook will…
A homeless man charged with engaging in a $400,000 GoFundMe scheme has pleaded guilty in federal court. Johnny Bobbitt Jr. entered the plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Camden, New Jersey, along with his co-defendant, Katelyn McClure, reports CBS…
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek announced Wednesday he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. "Now normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I'm going to fight this, and I'm going to keep working," he said in a video published…
Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly was taken back into custody Wednesday after a hearing in Chicago over unpaid child support. Cook County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said Kelly will be transferred to the county jail. Darrell Johnson, who said…
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Enumeration Clause, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Judge Richard Seeborg of the Northern District of California ruled that…
Freshman Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, revealed on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer while serving in the Air Force. The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran who was appointed…
Celebrity chef Mario Batali no longer has any role in Batali & Bastianch Hospitality Group Several women had accused him of sexual harassment and assault Batali also sold his stake in the rapidly expanding Italian food-hall chain Eataly The two-decade…
A pastor in Fort Collins, Colorado, is vowing to support the LGBTQ community, even if other church leaders disagree. Lead Pastor Dr. Melanie Rosa wrote a long Facebook post after the Methodist Church voted last week to ban gay clergy members…
A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown, Ohio, will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end. GM announced late last…
A Florida prosecutor told a jury Wednesday that a police officer's actions alone escalated a chance encounter with a stranded black motorist into a confrontation that left the motorist dead. The fired officer's attorney called the death "a tragedy" but…