Month: August 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked informants in Russian-occupied Crimea after previewing plans to attack the disputed peninsula. Zelensky said during a video address on Wednesday that he had met with Ukrainian military leaders to discuss the “situation on the frontline” of the war against Russia. He thanked Ukrainians who had offered “support” for the

Workers at a Hostess bakery in Galewood accused the snack dessert maker of firing a transgender employee for her gender identity and of segregating LGBT employees onto a separate work line at the Narragansett Avenue factory at a Wednesday news conference. Danyell Wallace, 43, said she was filing a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment

The contentious Pennsylvania senate race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman got personal Tuesday after the frontrunner — who suffered a stroke in May — announced he’d forego a scheduled September debate while trying to regain his form. Even trailing by double-digits in a Fox News poll, the conservative TV physician better

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver a prime-time speech Thursday night from Independence Mall on what he calls “a battle for the soul of the nation.” The president will deliver his speech beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday from the lawn before an invitation-only crowd. The public will only be able to

BROOKLINE – Wednesday was Harper Oates’s first day of fifth grade. She is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair. Usually, someone drives her to Brookline’s Dexter Southfield School in an accessible van that her family owns. But that’s not the way she’d like to get to school. She’s watched her siblings ride the bus to school

WASHINGTON, Dc. (CNN) — A week after winning the Democratic primary for Florida governor, Rep. Charlie Crist will resign from his seat in the US House effective at the end of Wednesday, his campaign confirmed. Resigning from Congress frees up Crist to focus on his race against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. In 2018, DeSantis also resigned

FDA authorizes updated COVID booster shots to target Omicron – CBS News Watch CBS News The FDA has authorized new booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that target the initial coronavirus strain as well as the current Omicron subvariants. CBS News reporter Alex Tin joins “Red and Blue” with details on how these shots are

MINNEAPOLIS — Millions of Americans are expected to see some student loan forgiveness under a plan from the Biden administration. But Minnesotans who qualify could see a higher tax bill next year because of it. The plan would relieve up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for single filers making less than $125,000 and provide additional $10,000

Andy Adler is a sports anchor for CBS 11 and co-host of the Dallas Cowboy’s Pre & Post-Game Shows. Additionally, you can catch Andy’s weekly one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest sports stars in the country— “Going beyond the x’s and o’s and getting to know the person beyond the persona has always been

RYE BROOK, N.Y. — A year after torrential rain that spun off from Hurricane Ida flooded their neighborhood, residents in one suburb have a big decision to make. Should they stay put? Or should they sell their homes and see them torn down? CBS2’s Tony Aiello has more from the village of Rye Brook in

FOLSOM — Operators of California’s power grid issued an Emergency Energy Alert (EEA) Watch as well as a Flex Alert Tuesday, calling for voluntary electricity conservation because of the high energy demand as a heat wave settles over the Bay Area and the state. Also Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over

(CBS DETROIT) – Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. As families pack up for their last road trip of the season, AAA Michigan says the demand for gasoline is expected to rise, and so are the prices. “Labor Day holiday weekend is the third busiest summer travel weekend of the summer and is third

Police were seeking the public’s help Wednesday to help find a 78-year-old man who authorities said has been diagnosed with dementia and hypertension and was last seen in Cerritos. Samuel Son was last seen at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 16100 block of Crystal Creek Lane, near Alondra and Norwalk boulevards. Son is described as

SURVIVOR announced today the 18 new castaways who will compete against each other when the Emmy Award-winning series kicks off an all-reality Wednesday night and returns for its 43rd season with a two-hour premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The series is also available to stream live and on

President Joe Biden probably won’t roll out the “semi-fascist” charge in his Thursday night speech (unless he goes off-script), but he’ll still use his trademark blend of half-truths and outright lies to paint the entire Republican Party a threat to our democracy, with the real point being to get voters to think “Trump — oh,

MINNEAPOLIS — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday. The disease was detected after a farm in Meeker County reported an