Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury convicted two longtime U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors Wednesday of leaking confidential information to defense attorneys as part of a bribery conspiracy that prosecutors say imperiled high-profile cases and the lives…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with a gun was arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, police said. Police confronted the 21-year-old man from Atlanta after someone saw him with a rifle in a park near Senate…
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- Dog owners should check the labels on what they feed their four-footed friends, as three brands of pet food have been recalled in recent weeks after testing positive for salmonella. There have been at least seven recalls this…
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- A common veterinary drug used by American pork farms could soon be pulled from the market, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday, due to concerns that it could pose a cancer risk in humans who…
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested for…
CARLSBAD, Calif. (CBS) -- A California jury awarded has awarded $332 million to a man who said Monsanto weedkiller Roundup caused his cancer. In 2020, Carlsbad, California resident Mike Dennis, 57, was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,…
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- An unmanned U.S. Navy vessel successfully fired "lethal munitions" in international waters in the Middle East, officials announced Thursday, marking the first time such an exercise has been carried out in the region. The Navy said the…
Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off. The downside:…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) -- The Pentagon has launched a digital form allowing current or former government employees, contractors or service members to report "direct knowledge of U.S. Government programs or activities related to" Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs, the formal government…
Washington, D.C. (CBS) — Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos' future in Congress could be determined Wednesday night when the House is set to vote on a resolution that would expel him from Congress, an effort led by his fellow New York Republicans. Five GOP…
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Robert De Niro shouted “Shame on you!” as he testified Tuesday in a New York courtroom, directing the comments toward his former executive assistant and vice president who seeks millions of dollars after…
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials. Nearly four centuries later,…
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The videos playing in a Colorado courtroom were both chilling and, by now, familiar — a violent mob, with some wearing tactical gear, smashing through the U.S. Capitol, attacking police officers and chanting “Hang Mike…
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Five months before the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, the gunman’s family alerted the local sheriff that they were becoming concerned about his deteriorating mental health while he had access to firearms, authorities…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) -- President Biden on Monday issued an executive order creating standards for safety and privacy protections over artificial intelligence, a move the White House says will safeguard Americans' information, promote innovation and competition, and advance U.S. leadership…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBS) -- Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom "Friends," died on Saturday at the age of 54. In a statement following the actor's death, his parents thanked his fans for…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks…
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities searched forests, waterways and small towns Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar that…
By David Sharp Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search…
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxious Republicans prepared to vote once more Wednesday, hopeful of electing Rep. Mike Johnson as their House speaker to unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict…
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work. [caption id="attachment_1450041" align="alignleft"…
Associated Press Spirit Airlines canceled about 100 flights on Friday after pulling some planes out of service for inspections, and the airline expects the disruptions to last several days. Spirit did not describe the nature of the inspections and did…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A federal jury convicted a Knoxville man of terrorism for trying to support ISIS. The jury convicted 31-year-old Benjamin Carpenter on October 19, following a trial that lasted eight days, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…