The skeletal remains of a child, and three surviving siblings who appear to have been abandoned, were found inside an apartment in the Houston area, a sheriff said. One of the children, a 15-year-old, called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday afternoon and told authorities his 9-year-old brother had …

The Justice and Labor Departments say they’ve reached “historic” agreements with Facebook over what they allege were hiring practices that discriminated against U.S.-based workers.  In December 2020, during the Trump administration, the Justice Department accused the tech giant of abusing labor programs, like the the permanent labor certification program (PERM), …

The Food and Drug Administration is urging the food industry to voluntarily reduce the amount of salt in products amid a “growing epidemic of preventable, diet-related conditions,” the agency announced in updated guidance Wednesday. The new recommendations seek to decrease the nation’s average sodium consumption by 12% over the next …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects increased prices at grocery stores, restaurants and elsewhere to eventually ease up once supply chain issues are resolved.  “I believe it’s transitory. But I don’t mean to suggest that these pressures will disappear in the next month or two,” Yellen told “CBS Evening News” anchor …

From Los Angeles to Miami, Dallas to Denver, thousands of Southwest customers had weekend travel plans ruined by more than 2,000 flight cancelations. The airline canceled another 10% of flights on Monday. Southwest pilots’ union president blames airline for widespread cancellations: “We’ve been sounding this alarm for about four years” …

The U.S. was careening toward its first-ever default in the absence of a deal to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, allowing the Treasury to borrow more money to pay its debts. But it appears what most agree would be a crisis is on the verge of being averted …

Washington — A national organization representing school board officials from around the country is appealing to President Biden for assistance from federal law enforcement to address a growing number of violent threats and intimidation against public school officials over COVID-19 restrictions and critical race theory. The leaders of the National …

Washington — Ambassador Pamela Spratlen, the senior official leading the State Department’s response to cases of “Havana Syndrome” reported by U.S. diplomats, is leaving her post after six months in the role, the department confirmed Wednesday. “Ambassador Spratlen earlier this year agreed to return to the Department to take on the …

Watch the CBS Reports documentary “Ghost Light: The Year Broadway Went Dark” in the video player above. When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, much attention was paid to the devastation it wreaked on industries like hospitality, travel and sports. But few industries shut down as completely or for …

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in 2017, saying the charge doesn’t fit the circumstances in this case. Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Justine …