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F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa’s last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country’s white minority rule, has died at the age of 85. De Klerk died after a battle against cancer at his home in the Fresnaye area of Cape Town, a spokesman […]

Four astronauts braced for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday evening to kick off a 22-hour rendezvous with the International Space Station. The launching comes just two days after the crew they are replacing returned to Earth to close out the longest flight in American space history. Watch a replay of the launch […]

A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and heating oil is setting Americans up for a financially difficult Thanksgiving and holiday shopping season. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier, leaving families facing their highest inflation rate since 1990, the Labor Department said Wednesday. From September […]

Breaking update: Defense attorneys at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial say they will ask the judge to declare a mistrial after prosecutors posed what appeared to be improper questions of Rittenhouse on the stand. Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder did not immediately rule, saying he would give the prosecution a chance to respond. At issue were questions […]

A woman who lost three loved ones including an infant grandson in a recent accident involving an allegedly drunk driver is pushing Missouri legislators to support a proposed law she’s named after a surviving grandson, CBS St. Louis affiliate KMOV-TV reports. “Bentley’s Law” would require drunk drivers to pay child support when an accident they […]

On November 11, as we celebrate Veterans Day, we thank those brave men and women who have served in the US military. To make the day extra special for veterans, we have compiled a list of restaurants and stores offering discounts for those who proudly served our nation. If your business has a Veteran’s Day […]

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a new pandemic low 267,000 last week, another sign that the job market is recovering from last year’s sharp coronavirus downturn. Jobless claims fell by 4,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ups and downs, […]

A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In denying a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Tuesday that Congress had a strong public interest in obtaining records that could shed light on a violent insurrection […]

Bill Mulder was one of the nation’s most decorated Navy SEALs. His wife, Sydney Mulder, said he was a great father and dedicated to his SEAL team. “Bill was incredibly proud,” she said. “He loved his job.” But after a grueling mission to Afghanistan in 2009, Mulder said her husband changed. He was angry, he […]

The NFL has fined the Green Bay Packers organization, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Allen Lazard for violating COVID-19 protocols, the league said in a statement to CBS News on Tuesday. The fines come nearly a week after Rodgers tested positive for the coronavirus and subsequently revealed he was not vaccinated after earlier stating […]