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…
Sacramento, Calif. -- A protest over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police ended with police arresting more than 80 demonstrators. Scores of people staged a march Monday evening in a wealthy area of the city.…
A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the "Berlin patient," doctors reported. The therapy had an early success with Timothy Ray Brown, a U.S. man treated in…
A Vietnam War veteran was finally laid to rest on Saturday, 51 years after he went missing. In 1968, 27-year-old Rich "Tito" Lannom's plane disappeared. It took until last September for an excavation team to discover his remains on the…
Baltimore — The investigation into a woman's murder on the streets of Baltimore has taken an unexpected turn. In December, Jacquelyn Smith's husband and stepdaughter claimed she was stabbed to death after rolling down her car window to give money…
San Francisco Giants President and CEO Larry Baer has taken a leave of absence from the team. The move follows a physical altercation involving his wife that was caught on camera last week. "Mr. Baer has acknowledged his behavior was…
New York — The FDA may be on the verge of approving the first new treatment for depression in decades. One out of every six adults will have depression at some point in their life, and it affects about 16…
Smiths Station, Ala. — At least 23 people were killed including three children when a tornado hit Alabama. It's the worst tornado outbreak in the U.S. in nearly six years. Now, some are sharing how they survived. Kim Serda is…
ICE officers have released 12 of the infants that were being held at a rural Texas detention center, where immigrant advocates claim they dealt with dirty water, limited baby food and a lack of medical care. The release comes just…
A billion-dollar mystery in South Carolina has been solved. Lottery officials said the winner has come forward to claim the record $1.5 billion jackpot from October. He or she will remain anonymous, a right afforded to the winner by state…
The Rhode Island man accused of kidnapping a Boston mother will be transported back to Massachusetts from Delaware, where federal authorities say he was found driving with the slain woman's body in his trunk last week. Louis Coleman III, 32,…
A number of major U.S. retailers crashed and burned last year, led by long-suffering Sears. And according to Moody's Investors Service, 2019 could see a number of other name brick-and-mortar chains tumble into bankruptcy. Among the most fragile: J.C. Penney,…
A Missouri man is in custody after he allegedly set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic last month. Wesley Brian Kaster, 42, of Columbia, was arrested and charged Saturday for attempting to burn down the building with a Molotov cocktail,…
Actor Luke Perry, best known for his roles on "Beverly Hills, 90210" in the 1990s and, more recently, "Riverdale," died Monday after suffering a "massive stroke" last week, a representative confirmed to CBS News. He was rushed to a hospital…
The House will vote Wednesday on a "resolution condemning anti-Semitism," according to a senior Democratic aide, following comments made last week by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, at a "progressive issues town hall" at Busboys & Poets last week, where…
Purdue Pharma is considering filing for bankruptcy as the OxyContin maker looks to limit its potential liabilities from lawsuits over the drugmaker's alleged role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, according to reports that cited people familiar with the matter.…
President Trump is set to speak to the National Association of Attorneys General at the White House Monday, two weeks after 16 states sued his administration over his declaration of a national emergency along the southern border. The lawsuit, spearheaded by…
A southern California man was arrested in connection with an explosion at a spa that killed is ex-girlfriend last year after materials similar to those used in the bomb were found in his home and car, federal authorities said Monday. Stephen William…
Hoda Muthana fighting to return to U.S. A federal court is denying 24-year-old Hoda Muthana an expedited case in her quest to return to the U.S. after running away from Alabama five years ago to join ISIS in Syria. Judge…
Virgin Atlantic is getting rid of its mandatory makeup regulations for female cabin crew members, a spokesperson for the U.K.-based airline confirmed to CBS News. The move, coming from a major airline, represents a symbolic shift in an industry long…
Eli Lilly said it plans to roll out a half-price version of its Humalog insulin, an effort that comes amid rising scrutiny and criticism over the surging cost of the life-saving medication. The price of the new medication, called Lispro,…
Democrats grill Whitaker in combative hearing Former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has left the building, CBS News correspondent Paula Reid reports. Although he was replaced by Attorney General William Barr last month, Whitaker was spotted at the Justice Department as recently…