A Minnesota television station reported Thursday that the Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs says in a letter from jail that he plans to plead guilty. KARE-TV reported that suspect Jake Patterson's Feb. 28 letter was in response…
Holyoke, Massachusetts, went from having the state's last coal-fired power plant to its biggest solar farm It started planning for the shift several years ago, well before the coal plant closed The planning required cooperation among activists, employees, and company,…
London -- An activist with sources inside an Iranian prison said Friday that U.S. Navy veteran Michael White has gone on hunger strike to protest his detention in the Islamic Republic, which Iran's government has yet to fully explain. Cyberactivist Ivar…
Special counsel Robert Mueller may soon submit his long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and any contacts Trump campaign associates may have had with Kremlin officials. And while we don't know what Mueller and his investigative team will say…
Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, has made implementing a universal basic income his central campaign plank. On this week's episode of "The Takeout," Yang spoke with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett to discuss…
Global GDP would jump by 31 percent, or $28 trillion, by 2025 if women's economic equality was advanced, Bank of America estimates. The U.S. lags other developed nations in both pay and gender policies, with the average S&P 500 board…
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft separated from the International Space Station early Friday, setting the stage for a fiery unpiloted plunge to splashdown off the coast of Florida later Friday morning. A successful return to Earth would help clear the way…
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, the star of the "Miracle Mets" 1969 World Series championship team, has been diagnosed with dementia at age 74. His family made the announcement Thursday through the Hall and said Seaver has retired from…
A truck transporting Fireball Cinnamon Whisky bottles crashed on a Massachusetts highway Thursday afternoon. However, whisky lovers shouldn't fear -- the bottles were completely empty. The truck rolled over on Interstate 495, while driving south through Westborough, Massachussets, a town…
A major stretch of Colorado's I-70 was shut down Thursday due to safety concerns after a separate avalanche buried three cars. Everyone in the vehicles buried in the slide was accounted for after search and rescue crews combed the area,…
Guaidó plans to take over Venezuela presidency Washington — Top Democratic senators, including 2020 presidential candidates, are urging President Trump to support bipartisan legislation to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to certain Venezuelans living in the U.S.. "Granting TPS to…
The Justice Department announced Thursday its largest crackdown on scams that defraud the elderly. Since March of last year, charges against some 260 people have been filed in elder financial scams. The cases affected roughly 2 million Americans, with losses…
Families who lost everything in the Alabama tornado are finding faith. As the pastor at Salem First Baptist Church, David Babson is helping along the way. Fourteen years ago, Babson nearly died in a horrible truck accident. He endured 140…
Christopher Watts, a Colorado man who admitted killing his family, told investigators he was in a rage and "snapped" when he strangled his pregnant wife last summer. Watts said said he took out the anger with his wife Shanann "on everyone…
A deputy assigned to a U.S. Marshal task force was fatally shot Thursday while attempting to serve a warrant on a suspect at an extended stay hotel in Illinois, according to police in Rockford. The suspect was still inside a…
Andrew Yang explains Universal Basic Income New York businessman and Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang believes his "tranformational" universal basic income proposal — which would give every American over the age of 18 a $1,000 stipend each month — is…
Several Democrats this week sized up the ever crowded 2020 presidential contest and declined to enter themselves. But Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts congressman and former marine who served four tours in Iraq, sees a potential opening for himself on a…
American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, pulled 14 of its 304 Boeing 737-800s from service Thursday after finding a contractor failed to properly secure overhead bins on at least two planes. Forty flights were canceled as a result. American mechanics…
Top leaders of the U.S. military services apologized to Congress on Thursday for allowing substandard living conditions in military family housing. They acknowledged failing to have fully understood the problem earlier and promised to fix it. One senator has even…
Airbnb is acquiring last-minute booking service HotelTonight in order to boost its offerings. The two San Francisco-based companies announced the deal Thursday. Terms weren't revealed. HotelTonight co-founder and CEO Sam Shank will lead Airbnb's boutique-hotel category. HotelTonight will operate separately,…
Space station astronauts closed hatches to the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Thursday, setting the stage for undocking early Friday and a fiery unpiloted plunge to splashdown off the coast of Florida. A successful return to Earth will help clear the…
The 2019 severe weather season is off to a running start. Less than a week after devastating tornadoes hit the Deep South, two more severe weather threats are on their way within the next week. A strengthening El Niño may…
After former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's public testimony last week, Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have another Trump associate on their radar — Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Trump Organization. Weisselberg has worked…
The most stressful jobs in the U.S. Job stress is something just about every employee can relate to, but not all jobs are created equal when it comes to the mental and physical toll some professions can take. Military personnel,…