White House slams investigations into Trump The White House Counsel's Office is refusing to release documents requested by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform related to its issuance of security clearances, teeing up a potential subpoena battle between Capitol…
Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who sounded the alarm on teen vaping, unexpectedly submitted his resignation after nearly two years at his post, the Trump administration said Tuesday. Gottlieb has submitted his paperwork for…
Some shrunken Kohl's stores are getting a new neighbor: Planet Fitness gyms. Kohl's, which is on a mission to shrink its biggest department stores, said it will lease or sell the newly empty space at 10 locations to Planet Fitness,…
Washington — U.S. immigration authorities apprehended more than 76,000 migrants — including about 36,000 families — along the southwestern border last month, making it the busiest February for border officials in the last 12 years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Officers not charged in Stephon Clark's death A California Department of Justice investigation has concluded that criminal charges are not warranted against officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark in Sacramento last year, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday. The…
A protest that began with Toys R Us workers left empty-handed in the retailer's bankruptcy is now being heard on Capitol Hill and the 2020 campaign trail. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, plans to reintroduce legislation that would classify worker claims in bankruptcy…
The world's billionaire class is poorer by about $400 billion, thanks to stock market drops in 2018 and global economic slowdowns, according the latest Forbes ranking of the world's wealthiest individuals. Indeed, nearly 1,000 billionaires tracked by Forbes saw declines…
A Texas businesswoman who vanished last week told a friend "many times" that if she ever went missing, it would be because her husband had killed her, according to an arrest affidavit. CBS affiliate KENS-TV reports Andreen McDonald, 29, was reported…
The youngest victim was 6, the oldest 93. One family lost seven members. The 23 people killed in the nation's deadliest tornado in nearly six years came into focus Tuesday when the coroner finished identifying them and released their names.…
Port Canaveral, Fla. — Several passengers on a Norwegian cruise ship were hurt when a sudden gust of wind caused the ship to list. According to CBS affiliate WKMG, the ship set sail Sunday for a seven-night cruise to the…
Suspected rapist faked own death Northern California authorities say a Scottish man may have faked his death last week off the Carmel coast to avoid facing rape charges at home. The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that divers and helicopters…
Kevin Huerter used to have Dwyane Wade's sneakers. Now, he's got his jersey. Wade has been exchanging uniform tops with opposing players all season long as part of his "One Last Dance" before he retires - swapping with close friends…
North Carolina has set the dates for a new election in the 9th Congressional District, just weeks after the North Carolina State Board of Elections held a dramatic hearing into allegations of ballot fraud in that race. The primaries will…
Seth Rich conspiracy WASHINGTON — A conservative author and conspiracy theorist entangled in the special counsel's Russia investigation said Monday that he had retracted an article that made false allegations about a Democratic National Committee staffer killed in 2016. Corsi…
Picking through the twisted debris that had been her Alabama mobile home, Carol Dean found her wedding dress and a Father's Day note to her husband reading, "Daddy, I love you to pieces." But the storm took the 53-year-old husband…
Papa John's has reached a settlement agreement with its founder, John Schnatter, that will see him step down from the pizza chain's board. Schnatter will leave once an independent director that is mutually acceptable replaces him, according to a securities…
Trump: New AG will decide fate of Mueller report Attorney General William Barr will not be recusing himself from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia probe, citing advisement from "senior career ethics officials," according to the Department of Justice. Deputy…
Firearms use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents is declining, and less-lethal force is also down, according to data obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. The decrease comes as fewer people are crossing the border illegally and…
California and 20 other Democratic-led states announced they were challenging the Trump administration's effort to set up obstacles for women seeking abortions, including barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring patients to abortion providers. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said…
As President Trump continues to blast the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential ties between his campaign and the Russian government as a "political hoax", former White House attorney Ty Cobb is defending Special Counsel…
The price of the same prescription drug can vary by hundreds or even thousands of dollars, depending on where you buy it, according to a new report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group which surveyed hundreds of pharmacies and…
Two young sisters who survived alone in the California wilderness for nearly two days are recounting their story. Rescuers found Caroline and Leia Carrico near Richardson Grove State Park on Sunday, about a mile-and-half from their house. The girls' parents…
President Trump is preparing to issue his first veto in office, with Congress poised to pass a resolution rejecting his national emergency declaration along the southern border. So far, Mr. Trump has been one of the most restrained presidents in modern history…
After Oregon's rent control law last week, Illinois and New York have introduced similar bills Those laws would slow or stabilize permitted rent increases and make it harder to evict tenants Cities including Philadelphia, Providence and Los Angeles are considering…