Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the deaths linked to the “Texas Killing Fields,” an area near Houston where the bodies of dozens of women were found beginning in the 1970s, saying they have solved a piece of a tragic mystery that has inspired a Netflix documentary and been featured on…
Body camera footage of Tiger Woods’ arrest has been released, less than a week after the golf icon was taken into custody following a car crash in Florida and charged with driving under the influence. The video shows Woods being handcuffed after failing a sobriety test. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the…
Stocks fell on Thursday, while oil prices surged more than 8% after President Trump vowed to continue strikes on Iran and offered no new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 sank 25 points, or 0.4%, to 6,550 after the opening bell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 24 points, or…
Washington — President Trump is seriously considering replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general because of dissatisfaction with how aggressively the Justice Department has pursued some of his priorities, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. White House officials have discussed several possibilities as options for attorney general, but Lee Zeldin, the Senate-confirmed administrator of…
The FBI arrested a married couple Thursday accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for $7.45 million while running a hospice with a survival rate reported to be more than 97% after five years. They were the first in a series of arrests planned Thursday, federal officials told CBS News. A high survival rate at a hospice…
Washington — The Senate early Thursday took the first step toward funding the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security after House GOP leaders reversed course and agreed on a plan to reopen most of the department while pursuing additional funding at a later date. Senate Majority Leader John Thune took to the Senate floor…
“Cicada” is trending, but not because it’s the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 variant called BA.3.2, which is nicknamed “Cicada.” Where is it? BA.3.2 was first identified in November 2024 and has since spread to at…
American drivers have paid an additional $8.4 billion in fuel costs since the Iran war started, according to a new estimate from the Joint Economic Committee’s Democratic minority. The lawmakers’ calculation is based on daily average gasoline prices as tracked by AAA between Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, through March 31. The…
Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese’s founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups have always been made with real milk chocolate or dark chocolate and peanut butter. But a small portion…
The Iran war is adding fresh pressure to a slowing U.S. labor market, with at least one major employer already freezing hiring plans. Consumer goods giant Unilever, which owns brands such as Dove and Vaseline, told CBS News on Tuesday that it’s hitting the brakes on hiring amid an unstable economic backdrop. In a memo…