As back-to-school season approaches, families will face higher prices for supplies and other costs for the upcoming academic year, a new analysis found. The cost of a typical basket of school items, including notebooks, lunch boxes and index cards, is up nearly 8% this year compared to 2025, according to research from The Century Foundation, a …
0m ago Trump says Graham “became one of the most important men in the most important country on earth” The president recalled competing against Graham in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, saying they “did not exactly get off to the best of starts,” Mr. Trump said. The president called Graham “unwavering” in his principles, but …
On April 29, prosecutors released a brief outlining their case against singer-songwriter D4vd, who has been charged in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. On this episode of “Case By Case,” we examine the state’s timeline of events, including the allegation that D4vd stabbed Celeste and went to great lengths to cover up the …
After a long legal battle, the Department of Justice released audio recordings containing former President Joe Biden’s discussions with his ghostwriter. Biden criticized the release of the audio tapes as “political retribution” by the Trump administration. CBS News’ Weijia Jiang reports.
Mexican authorities on Monday arrested the widow of a mayor in central Mexico who was shot and killed last week, on charges she was involved in an extortion case, according to prosecutors and local media. Valentin Lavin, the mayor of the town of Temoac and allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum’s leftist party, was shot and …
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday. The proposed landmark settlement aims to end a long-standing legal battle that has weighed on the New Jersey-based company for years. J&J said …
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, registering a magnitude of 7.1 according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and 6.8 according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered near the city of Kumamoto, about 600 miles south of Tokyo. A tsunami alert was issued, but only for waves of about one yard …
Washington — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing with the nation’s former top infectious disease expert on Wednesday about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul, who heads the Senate Homeland …
Southfield, Michigan – Michigan Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens clashed on issues of spending by outside groups, the tone of the race and electability in the last televised debate before a pivotal primary election next Tuesday. The Democratic primary contest to fill the open seat of outgoing Democratic Sen. Gary Peters …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told CBS News the Trump administration’s plan to ramp up arrests and deportations of Haitian migrants is a “mistake,” arguing the move could bruise the state’s economy and risk putting Haitians in danger in their home country. More than 300,000 people from Haiti are set this week …