A year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been
An eventful first week in his job for CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil, maybe not as intended
No one can say Tony Dokoupil is slipping into his new job as “CBS Evening News” anchor unnoticed. In a week, he’s issued a veritable manifesto for how he intends to fulfill the role, cast subtle shade
Judge allows San Diego high school gunman to be resentenced after 23 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge granted a request Tuesday by the gunman in a 2001 shooting at a San Diego high school to be resentenced, potentially allowing him to be freed after 23 years in prison.
Notorious New York City-area ‘Torso Killer’ confesses to 1965 killing
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — One of the New York City area’s most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing. Police in New Jersey announced Tuesday that Richard Cottingham, known as the “Torso Killer,” admitted killing
Trump freezes $10 billion child care, family assistance funds to 5 US states
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is freezing more than $10 billion in federal child care and family assistance funds to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York, the Department
Gov. Tim Walz says he doesn’t know what future holds for him after abandoning reelection bid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Had history turned out differently, Tim Walz might be about to begin his second year as vice president. Instead, the Minnesota governor is thinking about going back to teaching geography. “What I’m really good
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was
Trump administration freezes some child care funds to five states
Jan 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is freezing some federal child care and family assistance funds to the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York, the federal Department of Health and Human Services
US FDA to limit regulation of health and fitness wearables, commissioner says
By Puyaan Singh Jan 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it will limit regulation of wearable devices and software designed to support healthy lifestyles, issuing new guidance to clarify its
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine reports to NYC lockup where Nicholas Maduro and Luigi Mangione await trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City. The embattled 29-year-old artist, whose real name