As the countdown to Christmas narrows to just 10 days, the United States Postal Service is issuing a last call to holiday gift senders. The cutoff date for USPS first-class mail is set for Saturday — marking a crucial deadline to ensure gifts arrive…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer UPDATE: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Braugher died from lung cancer, a representative said Thursday. When the Emmy-winning actor who starred in the series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street” died Monday at age…
An 85-year-old man in Washington, D.C. was arrested for allegedly stabbing his 81-year-old wife to death after he refused to eat the pancakes she made, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Steven Schwartz is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Sharron Schwartz,…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films…
Washington — The House voted to formalize the Republican majority's impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Wednesday, a move that could give them more legal firepower to investigate his family's business dealings. The chamber voted 221 to 212 in a party-line…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when…
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings, insisting outside the U.S. Capitol that…
Washington — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up the Biden administration's bid to maintain access to a widely used abortion pill, marking the first dispute involving abortion that the high court will hear since members of its conservative majority overturned Roe…
BY AIMEE PICCHI McDonald's said it is opening a new chain called CosMc's that will focus on coffee and other drinks, a step that is viewed as a challenge to Starbucks and Dunkin'…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election. The new charges filed Thursday — three…
BY KATE GIBSON Panera Bread's Charged Lemonade is being blamed in the death of a second person, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. Dennis Brown of Fleming Island, Florida, drank three of the drinks — unknowingly consuming high levels…
McDonald's plans to open about 10,000 new stores worldwide by 2027 in what it anticipates will be the "fastest period of growth" in its 60-year history, the company said in a news statement on Wednesday. While inflation has sent prices at fast…
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California. His announcement capped a…
WASHINGTON (CBS) -- Without new funding, aid to Ukraine will be depleted by the end of the year, the White House warned Congress Monday. By the end of the year, "we will run out of resources to procure more weapons…
CUPERTINO, Calif. (CBS) -- Apple is urging iPhone users to download a new version of its latest operating system to patch two iOS 17.1.1 security issues. The tech giant wants customers to install the iOS 17.1.2 update, which does not…
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A stabbing at Macy's in Philadelphia left a security guard dead and another injured, interim police commissioner John Stanford said Monday. It happened at the department store in the 1300 block of Market Street in Center City.…
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health…
BY SARA MONIUSZKO ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS) -- Suicide deaths in the United States reached a record high last year, but decreased among children and young adults, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a report released Wednesday,…
PHOENIX (AP) — A Texas border crossing was closed to vehicles Monday, and traffic at an Arizona crossing was limited to shift more resources to illegal entries, U.S. authorities said in the latest sign of how fast-changing migration routes are…
NEW YORK (AP) — Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week. Under Google’s updated inactive-account policy, which the tech…
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- The company that owns Facebook and Instagram has tailored both social media platforms to keep children and teenagers engaged on their platforms for as long as possible in order to gather personal data and sell it…
By The Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said…
IRAQ (CBS) -- Several U.S. service members were injured in a ballistic missile attack by Iranian-backed militias on Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. The attack Monday night on U.S. and coalition forces involved a close-range ballistic missile and…
DALLAS (AP) — Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately attached herself to the police officers who had converged…