On March 3, 1882, one-hundred-and-thirty-seven years ago today, the founding father of financial hijinks, Charles Ponzi, was born in Parma, Italy. Ponzi emigrated to the United States in 1903. He arrived in Boston at age 21 with $2.50 in his…
President Trump walked away from his second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Vietnam without a firm agreement in hand, failing to secure a deal to get the North to give up its nuclear program. But John…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — College basketball teams are trying to get fans to keep coming to games in the age of smartphones by making those phones an integral part of the experience. That’s evident every time cellphones in the stands…
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — In a slashing speech packed with braggadocio and grievance, President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as the party of “the socialist nightmare,” relitigated his crowd sizes back to the inauguration and took on “sick,” ″lunatic” and…
In 2015, a team of "48 Hours" producers were filming in Charleston, South Carolina, on another case when they met a mother who told them a story they couldn't stop thinking about – a mystery that has haunted the small…
A massive alligator was found in southwest Georgia last weekend and due to its size, the viral images of the giant gator initially generated speculation online as to whether the animal was actually real. Brent Howze, a Wildlife Biologist with…
The West Virginia GOP chairwoman said Saturday that the party does not condone an anti-Muslim poster that was displayed at the state's Capitol during a Republican event that linked U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The poster…
Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, in a $50 million defamation lawsuit, citing a piece she wrote for The Washington Post about domestic abuse. The suit said Depp has suffered financial losses because of the accusations, including…
The two Sacramento police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark will not face charges, authorities announced Saturday. Clark, 22, was shot last year while holding a cellphone that police mistook for a gun. Police pursued Clark as a vandalism suspect…
Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in New Jersey won a massive jackpot. The lottery announced Saturday that a $267 million winning ticket was sold in the Garden State, CBS New York reported. Lottery officials announced the ticket was…
On the same day the New England Patriots won the AFC championship in January, Florida officials allege team owner Robert Kraft visited a South Florida massage parlor and paid for sex acts. According to court documents released this week, he…
Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland were all pulled over by police for a routine traffic stop. All are dead. In an effort to curb racial profiling, North Carolina became the first state to demand the collection and release…
A newly released video shows an altercation between San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer and his wife that ends with her on the ground, screaming for help. The video, published by TMZ, was recorded by a bystander in a public…
Miami – Incoming Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva is apologizing for comments he made about abortion in an interview with CBS Miami's Jim DeFede. During the interview, part of which aired on Thursday, he repeatedly used the term "host body" to describe…
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia -- Mikaela Shiffrin clinched the World Cup overall title for the third straight year in "strange" circumstances after snowstorms prevented the women's super-G race in Sochi from going ahead on Saturday. The 23-year-old American skier -- who…
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis -- known for his outrageous energy and piano skills on songs like "Great Balls of Fire" -- suffered a minor stroke on Thursday. He's expected to make a full recovery. A statement from…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The opening months of the Democratic presidential primary have been dominated by senators who have staked their campaigns on personal narratives and sweeping liberal policies. Now come the governors. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was the first…
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Fighters with the U.S.-backed force battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria advanced on two fronts Saturday as the extremists used snipers and booby traps to slow the push on the last area they…
Opening a new era in American spaceflight, a Falcon 9 rocket streaked into space early Saturday, boosting the company's first Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit on an unpiloted test flight, the first launch of a commercially developed capsule intended to…
Insurers for Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan, former chief executive John Stumpf and 18 others will fork over $240 million to shareholders over the scandal involving the creation of millions of phony accounts. Subject to court approval, the settlement resolves…
Southwest Airlines has accused its mechanics union of "coordinating" to undermine the airline's business by writing improper safety assessments that have taken a large number of aircraft out of service over the past three weeks, according to claims made in…
Kroger said it will no long accept Visa credit cards at 142 Smith's Food and Drug stores and 108 fuel centers in seven states, citing what it calls "excessive fees." It's the second Kroger brand to ban Visa cards amid…
More millennials are getting plastic surgery, driven by the pressures of social media and the desire to stand out in the job market. Jamie Mysel, 23, always disliked her nose, but said that if it hadn't been for a photograph…
Facebook announced on Friday that it is suing three people and four companies based in China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers on the social network as well as Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. The…