Category: US

  • Frustrated coastal home buyers contend with low inventory, high demand

    Frustrated coastal home buyers contend with low inventory, high demand

    Orlando, Florida — Chrissy and Cole Robinson are finally unpacking in their newly purchased home after a daunting search in Northern California’s Silicon Valley. “There were 15 other offers on this house,” Chrissy Robinson told CBS News. Silicon Valley home prices have seen some of the steepest declines in the nation, dropping 11.8% between April […]

  • Army’s first female deep-sea diver reflects on her journey

    Army’s first female deep-sea diver reflects on her journey

    Watch CBS News for an interview with retired Master Sgt. Andrea Motley Crabtree, who in 1982 became the first female deep-sea diver in the U.S. Army and also the first Black female deep-sea diver in any U.S. military branch. Her remarkable journey is now showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. […]

  • House debates contentious debt ceiling bill

    House debates contentious debt ceiling bill

    House debates contentious debt ceiling bill – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to gather enough votes from fellow Republican lawmakers to push through a bill aimed at raising the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially disastrous default by the U.S. government. Scott MacFarlane brings you the latest updates. […]

  • Duo arrested after body slamming Oklahoma Sonic manager

    Duo arrested after body slamming Oklahoma Sonic manager

    Two individuals in Oklahoma were apprehended after allegedly assaulting the manager of a Sonic Drive-In eatery because they were mistakenly served a hot dog with jalapenos on top, according to law enforcement. Tulsa police stated that Quantaurius Simmons and Andres Brisco arrived at the fast food restaurant on Saturday evening with two others and ordered […]

  • Tupac Shakur to be posthumously honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Tupac Shakur to be posthumously honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    Rap icon Tupac Shakur will be posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday. Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, will accept the honor on the artist’s behalf on June 7 on Hollywood Boulevard. Shakur’s star will be issued in the “Recording” category. Radio personality Big Boy will emcee […]

  • Shooting in Pennsylvania kills 3, including 2 children

    Shooting in Pennsylvania kills 3, including 2 children

    Gunshots rang out in a Pennsylvania city on Tuesday night, leaving three dead, including two children, and wounding another person, officials said. An 8-year-old boy, a 9-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man died after the shooting outside a Lebanon home, Mayor Sherry Capello said during a Wednesday press conference. A 33-year-old man underwent surgery after […]

  • “Jurassic World” exhibition in Atlanta closes after vandal caused $250,000 in damage

    “Jurassic World” exhibition in Atlanta closes after vandal caused $250,000 in damage

    A man broke into the newly opened “Jurassic World: The Exhibition” in Atlanta and caused more than $250,000 in damages to the displays. The suspect, Acauan Carvalho Van Deusen, 20, was caught on video footage ripping off the skin covering of one of the dinosaurs and stealing four custom-made dinosaur shirts valued at $6,000 each. […]

  • Amazon’s Ring gave employees “unfettered” access to customer videos, FTC alleges

    Amazon’s Ring gave employees “unfettered” access to customer videos, FTC alleges

    Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera is marketed as a safety device, but a new lawsuit claims the company gave its employees and contractors “unfettered” access to personal videos, violating customer privacy. In one case, a Ring employee “viewed thousands of video recordings belonging to at least 81 unique female users,” according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday […]

  • 1 dead in boiler explosion at Texas power plant

    1 dead in boiler explosion at Texas power plant

    One person was killed when a boiler exploded at a southeastern Texas power plant Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Luminant. “A contractor was fatally injured” in the blast about 8 a.m. at the Oak Grove Power Plant, according to a statement from spokesperson Meranda Cohn for Luminant, which owns the plant. “All […]

  • Car launches off tow truck, crashes onto Georgia highway in video

    Car launches off tow truck, crashes onto Georgia highway in video

    A car jumped off a ramp on a Georgia highway while being towed, flew through the air, and crash-landed last week, and the entire incident was captured on video. The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office was assisting the Georgia State Patrol last Wednesday on a highway, according to the sheriff’s office, when the chaotic scene unfolded. […]