Fiat Chrysler said it will spend $4.5 billion to build the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in almost three decades, boosting its workforce in the area by about 6,500 jobs. Investment officials touted the plan as an uncommon…
Las Vegas - Casino mogul Steve Wynn's former company was fined a record $20 million by Nevada gambling regulators on Tuesday for failing to investigate claims of sexual misconduct made against him before he resigned a year ago. The penalty…
Many taxpayers will benefit this year from the 2017 tax law, even including residents of notoriously high-taxed New Jersey, accountants say. But the taxpayers don't seem happy about it. They're upset because the tax refund checks mailed to those who've…
As the world's attention remains trained on the spectacle of President Trump's second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week in Vietnam, the broader approach of the U.S. to containing the world's would-be nuclear powers is also…
Owners of coastal properties are getting hit by a rising tide of bad news. Higher sea levels slashed home values in 17 states from Maine to Mississippi by $15.8 billion over a dozen years, according to updated research from the…
A Michigan teenager who was scheduled to testify against her alleged rapist and was later found dead was scared after reporting the man, who is now standing trial for her murder, according to testimony Tuesday. Quinn James, 43, is on trial…
When President Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen appears before Congress Wednesday, he plans to offer explosive testimony. He is expected to say Mr. Trump knew his ally Roger Stone was talking with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about publishing…
The story of a good Samaritan who bought $540 worth of Girl Scout cookies from a South Carolina troop — so they wouldn't have to sell them in near-freezing weather — has taken a dark turn. The man, now-identified as…
Three people were killed and service was suspended along several Long Island Rail Road lines Tuesday night after officials said a two trains struck a truck on the tracks, CBS New York reports. Video from the scene showed first responders…
North Korea is using increasingly sophisticated technology to evade sanctions while continuing to raise money by selling arms to Syria, according to a confidential United Nations report obtained by CBS News. The 67-page draft document was assembled by experts for…
Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a staunch White House ally, issued a cryptic warning to President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, who is expected to accuse the president of racism and criminal activity at a high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday.…
Washington — Thousands of migrant children allegedly suffered sexual abuse while in U.S. government custody over the past four years, according to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) documents released Tuesday by Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch. According to…
Coverage of the U.S.-North Korean summit in Vietnam marks a return for CBS News. The most important events of the Vietnam War — events that changed our country forever — were captured in real time by CBS News crews. On…
A review of civil detention facilities in California found immigrant detainees are subject to prolonged confinement and lack access to mental and medical care, according to a report by the state's Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Facilities in California have housed…
Walmart is drawing fire for its plan to phase out the "greeters" who welcome customers at its stores. The retail giant last week started replacing greeters at roughly 1,000 of its locations across the U.S. with what the company calls…
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, but many people who should be getting screened for it aren't. New research suggests there may be a solution for that:…
As crews continue to search a bay off southeast Texas for clues as to how a Boeing 767 cargo plane nose-dived into shallow water, a cadaver dog found the remains of the third and final victim of the doomed flight.…
A jury on Tuesday found a northern New Jersey man guilty of strangling his childhood friend and throwing her body from a bridge in an effort to steal her inheritance money, CBS New York reported. Prosecutors said 21-year-old Liam McAtasney killed…
New election called in contested N.C. race Former Republican congressional candidate Mark Harris says he will not be running in the upcoming special election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District less than a week after calling for a new race.…
Omaha, Nebraska — Nebraska officials have issued subpoenas to more than 400 Roman Catholic churches and institutions in the state seeking information related to child sexual abuse or assault. "The subpoenas request all records or information related to any child sexual…
A mother accused along with her teen daughter of killing five family members in a Pennsylvania home Monday told authorities everyone in the home wanted to die, according to a probable cause affidavit. Shana Decree, 45, and 19-year-old Dominique Decree…
On Monday, President Trump boasted that his daughter and top White House adviser Ivanka Trump for creating "millions" of jobs. "My daughter has created millions of jobs," he told a White House gathering of the nation's governors. "I don't know…
Erie, Pennsylvania, has served as a backdrop for national political campaigns, including Donald Trump's in 2016 and more recently a pitch from Bernie Sanders. This week, however, the city is the scene of the first strike in 50 years by…
The winner of Gerber's ninth annual photo contest is just 15 months old, but she's already making history. Baby Kairi Yang from Hickory, North Carolina was chosen out of a record-breaking 544,000 entries, according to Gerber. She is the first official…