Much of the U.S. Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke from Canadian wildfires, leading to New York City’sworst air quality since the 1960s. Such episodes, once mostly isolated incidents, are increasingly common due to the impact of climate change, new research shows. About 83 million Americans, or 1 in 4, are already exposed each year to air quality …
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Rafah, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military says it rescued two hostages from the Gaza Strip in a dramatic raid under fire early Monday, marking a small but symbolically significant success in its quest to bring home over 100 captives believed to be held by the Hamas militant group. At least 67 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes that were part …
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Migrants in Mexico have made more than 64.3 million requests to enter the U.S. using a smartphone app that the Biden administration has tried to establish as the main gateway to the American asylum system at the southern border, internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News show. In the first year of the program’s implementation, migrants used the phone …
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The Indianapolis Colts may have lost any hope of making it to the Super Bowl last month, but the city celebrated a different sort of win this Super Bowl Sunday: the birth of a white rhinoceros calf. Mom Zenzele, 19, gave birth at around 9:15 a.m., local time, the Indianapolis Zoo said. Zenzele’s newborn is her seventh calf, but the …
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If you’re a manager planning to remotely lay off a younger employee, you may want to be ready for your close-up. Raised on social media, some Gen Z workers have taken to recording themselves getting fired and posting the videos on TikTok for all the world to see. The trend, involving what appears to be authentic videos of individuals either …
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MIAMI — Authorities were investigating what led to a crash between two boats Sunday afternoon that led to over a dozen people being hurt near PortMiami. On Monday, CBS News Miami’s Peter D’Oench spoke with two of the people who were on the boat and who say they were fortunately not injured. With permission from his mother, CBS News Miami …
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Thousands of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers turned off their apps Wednesday in a Valentine’s Day demonstration to demand better pay and working conditions, organizers of the protest said. “We are turning our apps off to get their attention, they are going to have to give up some of that piece they are taking,” Carlos Pelayo, 69, a substitute high …
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CHICAGO (CBS) – Customers seek great deals from online discount retailer Temu. However, a class-action lawsuit claims Temu is getting a lot more in return, with shoppers often unaware of the company’s data collection/sharing policies and activity. Class-action lawsuits The complaint was filed in Illinois in November by the Hagens Berman law firm on behalf of seven named plaintiffs from …
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These days, you don’t have to look hard to find a good opportunity to maximize the returns on savings. With nearly a dozen rate hikes by the Federal Reserve over the last two years, the interest rates offered on interest-bearing accounts, like high-yield savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs), are some of the highest we’ve seen in recent years. …
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A human case of the plague has appeared in Pueblo County, Colorado, according to preliminary test results. It is the first case in the state since achild from La Plata County died in 2021. Southern Coloradois a hot spot for the plague in the U.S., as it mostly occurs sporadically in rural areas. But this isn’t the first case in …
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