If you’re worried about the long-term viability of Social Security, you’re not alone. According to a recent report by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, more than three-fourths (76 percent) of American workers fear that Social Security won’t be there for them when they’re ready to retire. This concern spans generations, expressed by 65 percent of baby boomers, 80 percent…
No matter where they’re from, visitors to the Tupelo Aquatic Center are impressed.
Her vehicle was found in a ditch way off the main road in Clay County. There’s still no sign of Victoria.
MANHATTAN BEACH, Cali. — Millions in the West are dealing with the dangers of extreme heat and rapidly-spreading wildfires Temperatures in Southern California broke records on Friday. It was 115 degrees in Woodland Hills, California, and 112 in Burbank. In Los Angeles, it was 103. At the same time, nearly 40 large fires are burning in 11 states. So far, families…
PORT MAYACA, Fla. — Rain, heat and pollutants have caused an outbreak of toxic algae blooms, which can cause health problems. Now, lawmakers in Florida want the governor to declare a state of emergency over an algae problem at Lake Okeechobee, the aquatic lifeblood of South Florida. Chris Wittman said he’s been fishing in southwest Florida his entire life, but…
NEW YORK — For more than a decade, the U.S. has offered immigrants who join the military a fast track to citizenship. But now, some immigrant recruits and reservists say they’ve been abruptly discharged without being told why. CBS News spoke to one Pakistani man about being kicked out of the military. He didn’t want his identity shown in fear…
Dozens of brown recluse spiders infested a woman’s apartment. Getty Images/iStockphoto Waking up to an infestation of spiders in your bedroom may sound like a horrible nightmare, but it was very much reality for a Tennessee woman. A reality that quickly became life-threatening. Angela Wright of Brentwood, Tennessee woke up with arm pain and a few bumps on her chest…
This August 2017 photo illustration shows the Twitter logo in London. Leon Neal / Getty A new report says Twitter is stepping up its fight against disinformation on its platform at a rate that could put user growth at risk. In May and June, the company suspended more than 70 million fake and suspicious accounts, The Washington Post reports. Twitter…
The suspects fired shots in the church’s sanctuary, leaving heavy damage. Windows are broken, pews overturned.
Rain and storms are possible each day through next week
To make up for the pups’ mischief, Jordan then purchased a $20 Subway gift card and left it at the post office for their carrier.
The Geological Survey says quakes of that size typically cause only minor if any problems.
He also says he wants a spending plan for $700 million in oil spill damage payments.
Last Updated Jul 6, 2018 4:11 PM EDT Lawyers for Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, say their client has been in solitary confinement as he awaits trial on financial charges. The lawyers say Manafort is locked in a jail cell in Virginia for 23 hours a day and has been in solitary confinement because the facility can’t guarantee…
LOS ANGELES — Southern California baked under a heat wave Friday that forecasters correctly predicted would be one for the record books, with widespread triple-digit highs and increased fire danger. Officials urged residents to take advantage of cooling centers in libraries and other public facilities and to watch out for those who may be especially vulnerable, warning that minor heat-related…
The FBI’s Peter Strzok has agreed to go before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, according to his attorney, Aitan Goelman. Strzok’s agreement is in response to a subpoena requiring his appearance, after he already appeared for a behind-closed-doors meeting on Capitol Hill. Strzok, who worked on the FBI’s investigations into Hillary Clinton’s emails and Russian meddling in the 2016…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A white man who challenged a black family’s use of a private community’s pool has not only resigned from a homeowner’s association board — he also lost his job. Sonoco announced Friday that Adam Bloom is no longer employed by the packaging and industrial products company, saying it doesn’t condone discrimination of any kind, even if it happens…
The shooting happened near Peach and Cherry Streets. In exchange for the plea, Erby will serve 20 years in prison.
The New York Yankees are known for standing out from the rest of the league. But this time, the 27-time World Series champions are taking some heat for it. They could soon become the only Major League Baseball team not to hold an LGBTQ Pride Night event. Twenty-four of the MLB’s 30 teams are set to hold gay pride celebrations…
Airplanes and comfy seats rarely belong in the same sentence. But our Luke Burbank thinks he’s found the perfect way to ease airplane agony: I was on a flight recently, when something very unfortunate happened… a tall, tall man sat right in front of me, and I knew it was only a matter of time before he would be committing…
Deputies say the suspect threatened all of the County Supervisors and Iuka’s Municipal Judge. Bond is set at $200,000.
Jordan Hill, 20, was sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated kidnapping and a hate crime in the live-streamed torture of a mentally disabled teenager in January 2017. Cook County Sheriff via CBS Chicago CHICAGO — A Chicago-area man who was the alleged ringleader in the beating of a mentally disabled teenager that was livestreamed on…
This January, 2009, file photo shows airline passengers waiting to be rescued on the wings of a U.S. Airways that safely landed in New York’s Hudson River after a flock of birds knocked out its engines. Steven Day/AP Nine years after the “Miracle on the Hudson” landing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a test that would require engine…
In this Jan. 4, 2012, file photo, state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, is greeted by supporters and protesters following a Democratic meeting at the Statehouse Indianapolis. Darron Cummings/AP INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana lawmaker at the center of groping allegations lodged against Republican Attorney General Curtis Hill has come forward. Democratic state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon published her own account…