How airline “drip pricing” can disguise the true cost of flying
Travelers often spend more than they need to for airfare, experts say. Here’s what to know about paying for add-ons like your seat assignment.
How to watch today’s Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics NBA Playoff game: Game 2 livestream options, more
The Boston Celtics face the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series today. Here’s how to watch the game.
How to watch today’s New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Playoff game: Game 2 livestream options
Here’s how to watch the New Orleans Pelicans face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Protesters claim Columbia threatening to request National Guard troops
A group representing pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University claims the school has threatened to request deployment of National Guard troops and NYPD officers to get demonstrators to break up their encampment on campus.
Indian teen chess prodigy could become world champ
Seventeen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India is the youngest challenger for the world chess title later this year. CBS News’ John Dickerson has the details.
How AI and innovative technology are helping countries to protect ocean life
More than 100 nations have agreed to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. One way of doing this is to create what are known as Marine Protected Areas, where human activity is restricted or banned. Ben Tracy reports on how a mix of AI and satellite vessel tracking data can help.
Renée Fleming talks new book “Music and Mind”
Renée Fleming is a five-time Grammy winner, a Kennedy Center honoree and a longtime advocate for the healing power of the arts. For her new book “Music and Mind,” Fleming collected essays from leading scientists, artists and health care providers. They look at the powerful impact that music and the arts can have on our […]
Arizona Democrats poised to continue effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the highly-restrictive 160-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions can be enforced.
Teacher who pleaded guilty to attempted murder freed on parole
FREEBURG, Ill. – The crime made international news in 2006 when a now-former Freeburg, IL, high school teacher tried to end an affair with a student by killing her. Citizen’s Park in Belleville was the scene of the attempted murder. It’s where Sam Shelton said he’d killed a 17-year-old. Investigators searched the woods, looking for […]
Residents, aldermen say speed bumps are making a difference
ST. LOUIS – Wednesday is often referred to as “hump day,” the midpoint of the work week. Every day is now becoming hump day for drivers in St. Louis. The City of St. Louis has spent nearly $8 million and counting on speed humps to combat its epidemic of reckless driving. More than 1,100 of […]