Last spring, amid high (and rising) interest rates, many people turned to savings accounts to help buffer higher borrowing costs. By opening a certificate of deposit (CD) or high-yield savings account, you were likely to earn many times more interest than you would have by simply leaving your money in a regular savings account, the latter of which still comes …

Medical innovation is an incredible thing. Thanks to recent advancements on the medical stage, people around the world are living longer now than ever before, according to the World Health Organization. That’s great news, but it does pose some challenges. One of the most significant challenges posed by living longer is an increased risk of needing long-term care later in …

E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused former President Donald Trump of sexual assault and was awarded $83.3 million in damages on Friday for defamatory statements, says she believes the jury was sending a message with their verdict. “I think they said ‘enough,'” Carroll said in an interview on “CBS Mornings” on Monday. “Enough saying horrible, slimy, terrible things about …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is looking into running for president as a Libertarian, since he still faces significant hurdles in gaining ballot access in the vast majority of states as an independent candidate. “That’s something that we’re looking at,” he told CNN’s Michael Smerconish Monday, in response to a question about whether he’d consider a Libertarian bid. “We …

A Pentagon watchdog found a slew of problems with the White House Medical Unit that took place during the Trump administration, including that the unit provided controlled substances to ineligible White House staff. A new report from the Department of Defense inspector general found the military-run White House Medical Unit provided a wide range of health care and pharmaceutical services …

The 2024Super Bowl matchup is set — the San Francisco 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 11. The game will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+, but if you want to see the game in person, you’ll have to shell out a pretty penny. The average ticket price is a whopping $12,082 …

House hunters frequently consider price per square foot when they’re shopping for real estate because the figure can provide value comparisons with other properties in the same area. But looking at a neighborhood’s average selling price on a square-foot basis can also shed some insight into where America’s priciest and cheapest real estate is located. A new report from home …

COON RAPIDS, Minn. —A 37-year-old Fridley man was allegedly dressed as a UPS worker before fatally shooting three people inside a Coon Rapids home last week. Alonzo Mingo was charged on Monday in Anoka County District Court with three felony counts of second-degree murder in connection to Friday’s killings. According to the county sheriff’s office, authorities received a 911 call …

Toyota is urging the owners of 50,000 older vehicles to stop driving the cars immediately and get their airbags fixed. According to the voluntary recall, the vehicles should not be driven until their faulty airbags have been repaired or replaced. The recall notice, issued on Thursday, covers these models: 2003-2004 Corolla2003-2004 Corolla Matrix2004-2005 RAV4 Because of the age of the …

Boeing has withdrawn a request for the Federal Aviation Administration to grant a safety waiver for the 737 Max 7 after the manufacturer reported an issue with the Max’s anti-ice system last year. “We have informed the FAA that we are withdrawing our request for a time-limited exemption relating to the engine inlet deicing system on the 737-7,” Boeing said …

The Pentagon announced the names of the three American service members who were killed in an unmanned aerial drone attack on a base in northeast Jordan on Sunday. In a press release Monday, the Defense Department said Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of …

Tel Aviv, Israel — An Israeli intelligence document shared on Monday with CBS News and a number of other Western news outlets spells out allegations against a dozen U.N. employees whomIsrael says participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack. The document claims seven staff members of UNRWA, the U.N. humanitarian agency that helps Palestinian refugees, stormed into Israeli territory during …

Japanese flight controllers re-established contact with the robotic SLIM lunar lander Saturday, eight days after the spacecraft tipped over and lost power as it was touching down on Jan. 19, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Sunday. An engine malfunction moments before landing caused the Smart Landing for Investigating (the) Moon, or SLIM, spacecraft to drift to one side during …

(CBS DETROIT) –The grand re-opening ceremony at the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills marked the historic transformation of its core exhibit. The event also showed the importance of remembering the Holocaust. As Edith Kozlowski, a Holocaust survivor, took the stage to celebrate the Zekelman Holocaust Center’s exhibits, she and others who lived through that horrific time, were present to …

Washington — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, who announced the group’s endorsement of President Biden for reelection last week, explained why the union endorsed Mr. Biden, noting a “very clear difference” between him and former President Donald Trump. “One of them, President Biden, has always been on the American worker and stood with the American worker and he proved …