Social Security Fairness Act has bipartisan support, but time is running out
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing calls to schedule vote on bill for which he is cosponsor.
Goodbye, Brownie: Heartfelt farewell for Colin Brown
ST. LOUIS – 16-year-old Colin Brown was laid to rest Friday at the Cathedral Basilica in the Central West End. He was struck by a random bullet on Interstate 55 while his dad was driving him home from a hockey game on Nov. 23. A funeral was held Friday for the teen who died Nov. […]
Is it legal to drive with Christmas lights on your car in Missouri or Illinois?
ST. LOUIS – You might be tempted to decorate your car with Christmas lights to embrace the holiday spirit. But keep in mind: Depending on how it’s done, it might not be the safest or most legal way to celebrate. While there are no federal laws that explicitly prohibit decorating cars with Christmas lights, using […]
Police hold news conference after body recovered of grandmother who fell into sinkhole
Authorities in Western Pennsylvania have recovered the body of Elizabeth Pollard, the missing 64-year-old woman who fell through a sinkhole while looking for her cat. Police held a news conference Friday afternoon to speak about situation.
Breaking down the November 2024 jobs report
New numbers from the Labor Department show the U.S. added 227,000 new jobs in November, more than expected. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady has a look at the report.
Contaminated IV bags suspected in death of 13 children in Mexico
Mexico’s federal health department said the children appeared to have died from a blood infection after an outbreak of a multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Judge dismisses manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny
The judge in the New York City subway chokehold case has dismissed the 2nd-degree manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny after jurors said they were deadlocked on it. Penny still faces a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide for the 2023 death of Jordan Neely. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
House Republicans block release of Gaetz ethics report, Schiff says preemptive pardon a bad idea
Republicans in the House have blocked the release of the House Ethics Committee’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz after sinking two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the committee to make the report public. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that and some of the other top news on Capitol Hill.
Out-of-work Americans facing longer waits for new job
It’s taking longer for hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans to find new jobs, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cory Stahle, an economist for Indeed, joined CBS News to discuss why that’s happening.
Austin Tice, kidnapped in Syria, believed to be alive and well, family says
“We have from a significant source that has already been vetted all over our government, Austin Tice is alive, Austin Tice is treated well,” his mother said.