A decades-long decline in the U.S. fertility rate has confounded policymakers and economists alike, with experts pointing to possible causes ranging from the economic fallout of the Great Recession to changing public attitudes about parenthood. Now, one economist is pointing to another factor: the iPhone. A new research paper by Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers found…
Wild high-speed chase causes chaos in Florida – CBS News Watch CBS News Police said a man broke himself out of a hospital, carjacked a woman and led authorities on a wild chase in Miami-Dade County on Thursday. Cristian Benavides reports. Source link
The following is the transcript of an interview with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 26, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz. Good to have you here in person. Thanks,…
Closing arguments in the trial for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three children, could begin as soon as Monday as the prosecution continues calling rebuttal witnesses. Caroline Polisi has more. Source link
Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, after a major flood smashed through one province, killing at least 23 people. Around 100 people are unaccounted for, the national disaster agency and the provincial governor’s office said, also updating the death toll from Monday’s deluge. An AFP…
Hailing from Oklahoma City, roots-driven country band Jason Scott & The High Heat is on the rise. Headliner Jason Scott spent years training as a preacher until he experienced a crisis of faith, an experience that shaped his songwriting. The band’s upcoming album “Playboy” captures their electrifying sound. Here’s Jason Scott & The High Heat…
William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, are opening up about a terrifying journey they shared together — battling stage 4 cancer at the same time. The Star Trek icon explained three years ago he had a lump that a doctor told him was a salivary gland — but after a month the lump…
Kyiv, Ukraine — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens of others, officials said. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses. NATO member…
A female humpback whale has been documented apparently grieving a stillborn calf in new research released Wednesday, offering rare insights into the complex emotions of the sea-dwelling mammals. The footage, taken off Australia’s Gold Coast last year, shows a female humpback whale staying close to the dead calf as it lies motionless on the seafloor….
Washington — Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said Sunday that the tariff fight with Canada could extend U.S. inflation, should the tense trade dynamic that came to a head in recent days between the historically allied countries continue. “The longer there’s back and forth on the trade front, just like…
