Homes "unaffordable" in 99% of nation for average American (www.cbsnews.com)
Fast food workers to get a $20 minimum wage in CA (www.cbsnews.com)
California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom....
Nearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey finds (www.cbsnews.com)
A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.
"Debris field" found near Titanic in search for missing sub, U.S. Coast Guard says (www.cbsnews.com)
The sub went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic.
Face mask effectiveness: What science knows now (www.cbsnews.com)
In an interview for 60 Minutes, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook posed that question to Linsey Marr, a Virginia Tech University professor specializing in aerosol science....
Maine's mass shooter found dead (www.cbsnews.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted" (www.cbsnews.com)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is facing widespread criticism from political leaders and civil rights organizations after a video surfaced of him making false claims that COVID-19 was designed to attack certain ethnic groups while sparing Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people — a conspiracy theory that drew accusations of antisemitism and...
Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave (www.cbsnews.com)
To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.
Florida ocean temperatures peak to almost 100 degrees amid heatwave: "You really can't cool off" (www.cbsnews.com)
U.S. cities consider banning "right on red" laws amid rise in pedestrian deaths (www.cbsnews.com)
Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off the curb and into the crosswalk....
Man accused of raping, waterboarding girlfriend in her university dorm room for days until she escaped (www.cbsnews.com)
'Rate limit exceeded;' Twitter down for thousands of users worldwide (www.cbsnews.com)
Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site or faced difficulty and delays Saturday.
AAA pulls back from offering insurance in Florida, following Farmers (www.cbsnews.com)
More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.
Family of man killed by police responding to wrong house in New Mexico files lawsuit (www.cbsnews.com)
The family of a man fatally shot in New Mexico by police officers responding to the wrong house sued the department for wrongful death and other claims in federal court, according to a complaint filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court of New Mexico....
Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms face federal probe over possible child labor violations (www.cbsnews.com)
Recreational weed is now legal in Minnesota: What to know (www.cbsnews.com)
Minnesotans are now able to legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes, after the Minnesota Legislature approved a 300-page bill earlier this year, and Gov. Tim Walz signed it into law shortly thereafter. It became official Tuesday.
Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog at Banff National Park in Canada (www.cbsnews.com)
Texas National Guardsman allegedly shoots across U.S. border wounding man in Mexico (www.cbsnews.com)
A soldier with the Texas National Guard allegedly fired a gun near the U.S.-Mexico border, hitting a 22-year-old man across the border in Mexico....
In Tuesday's special election, Ohioans overwhelmingly voted against requiring a supermajority to amend their state constitution (www.cbsnews.com)
Voters in Ohio went to the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1 that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot. In the ultimate irony, the vote against changing the amendment process exceeded the 60% supermajority that the special election was seeking to require in the first...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation to ban child marriage in Michigan (www.cbsnews.com)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to prevent child marriage and protect minors....
Dead skydiver found on front lawn of Florida home: "The worst I've seen" (www.cbsnews.com)
Detectives are investigating after a skydiver was found dead in the front yard of a residence near an airpark in Florida, authorities said Saturday....
White mom sues Southwest Airlines over "blatant racism" after alleged human trafficking flag (www.cbsnews.com)
A White mother who said she was questioned about human trafficking while traveling with her biracial daughter has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the company of “blatant racism.”
Black musician says he was falsely accused of trafficking his own children aboard American Airlines flight (www.cbsnews.com)
One of the nation’s biggest airlines has been called into the spotlight after a Black father was accused of trafficking his own children on a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles earlier in September....
Trump and indicted allies have until 12 p.m. on August 25 to turn themselves in, DA says (www.cbsnews.com)
Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell in hospice care, representative says (www.cbsnews.com)
Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell is receiving hospice care treatment at home, a representative confirmed to CBS News Sunday....
