SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed a revised budget proposal without a deficit for his last year of office and the next, laying out a $350 billion plan that includes little new spending but also avoids major cuts. Newsom is eager to safeguard programs that have defined his tenure as …
By Ricardo Brito and Luciana Magalhaes BRASILIA, May 14 (Reuters) – Allies of Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro scrambled on Thursday to play down ties to a jailed banker that threatened his odds in a narrowly contested October presidential election. Aides and members of Bolsonaro’s right-wing Liberal Party told Reuters they were caught flat-footed on Wednesday …
(Corrects day to Thursday in paragraph 1) WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – There are 41 people in the United States currently being monitored for hantavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, most of whom should stay at home and avoid people during the 42-day monitoring period. The 41 people come …
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. CEOs traveling with President Trump to China that it will open further to American business, a key goal for corporate leaders eager to expand their presence in the world’s second-largest economy. Xi spoke with the delegation of chief executives, which includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk …
May 14 (Reuters) – A group of United Nations human-rights experts has asked Starbucks and the U.S. government to respond to allegations that Starbucks has carried out a years-long campaign against workers seeking to unionize, according to a March 10 letter made public this week by the U.N.’s human-rights office. The letter says the experts …
A new report from the national Education Scorecard warns the U.S. is experiencing a “learning recession.” Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research, joins CBS News to discuss.
An Oklahoma inmate who was given a new trial after nearly three decades on death row has now been granted bond, laying the groundwork for his first release from prison since 1997. Richard Glossip, 63, was arrested that year in the killing of his former boss, Barry Van Treese. After numerous legal challenges, execution dates …
Following recent interest rate and inflation news, credit card borrowers stuck in debt should start asking themselves a series of difficult questions. MASTER/Getty Images An inflation report for March showing the rate surging to 3.3%, its highest level in years, was not the news millions of American borrowers contending with elevated interest rates were hoping …
Adam Meyers, head of counter adversary operations for Crowdstrike, joins CBS News to discuss how Americans should view potential cyber threats from China and North Korea.
Dan Levy, the Emmy-winning co-creator of “Schitt’s Creek,” talks with Anthony Mason about his new sitcom, “Big Mistakes,” the story of a New Jersey pastor and his sister (played by Taylor Ortega) who fall into a relationship with organized crime. He also discusses his early days as an MTV VJ; revisits Goodwood, Ontario (the small …