A 63-year-old man has been arrested in Alabama in the 2000 murder of a northwest Georgia woman. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that they have charged Clerance D. George with murder and aggravated assault in the June 2000 death of Julie Ann McDonald. McDonald, a pharmacist, was found stabbed to death …
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The sun is burning a hole in Americans’ wallets. Back-to-back months of heat records and sweltering days have contributed to rising electricity costs, and experts say that without action, it’s a problem that will likely only get worse. According to CBS News’ price tracker, the cost of electricity has increased from $0.14 per kilowatt hour in 2019 to $0.18 per …
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Labor Day may be a national holiday, but it’s also a big day for family get-togethers and backyard grilling with friends, often requiring a quick dash to pick up extra hamburger buns or drinks. The good news is that plenty of retailers will be keeping their doors open on September 2. Others will remain closed on Labor Day — a …
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise will pursue a lawsuit against the estate of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who died in August after his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. Britain’s High Court in 2022 ruled mostly in favor of the U.S. technology company, which accused Lynch and his former finance director of fraud over its $11 billion takeover of his …
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Ten thousand hotel workers across the U.S.went on strike beginning Sunday, with employees at major chains including Marriott and Hyatt walking off the job in cities including Boston, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. The strike comes as millions of Americans are traveling over the busyLabor Day weekend. The Unite Here union, which represents more than 40,000 workers, has been …
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Volkswagen says auto industry headwinds mean the German automaker can’t rule out plant closings in its home country, while the company is also dropping a longstanding job protection pledge that would have barred layoffs through 2029. “The European automotive industry is in a very demanding and serious situation,” Oliver Blume, Volkswagen Group CEO, said in a statement Monday. He cited …
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The father of an Israeli American still believed to be in Hamas captivity in Gaza says the killings of six hostages “never had to happen.” The Israeli military announced on Saturday they had recovered the six bodies in a tunnel under the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Adi Alexander’s 20-year-old son, Edan Alexander, was taken by Hamas during the deadly …
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Joey Chestnut mustered the strength to down a world record 83 hot dogs on Monday, relishing another victory against rival Takeru Kobayashi, who struggled to catch up to the world’s best competitive eater in Netflix’s “Unfinished Beef” Labor Day showdown. Following the same format as the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island, New York, Chestnut …
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With his hair colored in a design reminiscent of the eyes in a Picasso painting, Team USA athletics captain Roderick Townsend was ready to go for a three-peat at the Paralympics. “I’m a showman,” Townsend said, explaining the hairstyle he had done at a salon in Paris. “Had they been out there booing me? I’d probably still be jumping.” Instead …
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ESPN, Disney, ABC stations and streaming services including Hulu went darkfor millions of DirecTV customers on Sunday, with the networks pulled by network parent Walt Disney Co. over a contract dispute. The services were pulled on a busy night for sports events, with the new college football season kicking off its first full weekend and ESPN airing the U.S. Open …
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