July was “a wild weather month,” setting a record as the warmest month ever for the contiguous United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. Temperatures last month averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit as above-average warmth blanketed the U.S., and several locations in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana saw all-time high temperature records since…
Washington — President Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order on Monday laying out new recommendations for childhood vaccinations, sources familiar with the plans told CBS News. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the president would sign the executive order at 2:45 p.m. This is a developing news story and will be…
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia Monday, prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The epicenter was at San José del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia’s capital, Bogota, the United States Geological Survey and Colombia’s counterpart reported. The governor of Chocò province, where the quake struck, said in…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna that uses mRNA technology, the drugmaker announced Wednesday. mFLUSIVA, approved for adults ages 50 and older, is the first influenza vaccine using mRNA technology to receive FDA approval. “This approval also reflects the ongoing potential of our mRNA platform to…
Mike Lindell is stepping down as CEO of MyPillow to focus on his campaign for governor of Minnesota, the company announced Tuesday. Lindell, who founded MyPillow in 2004, also reduced his ownership stake in the company to a minority. He will remain a member of MyPillow’s Board of Directors. “After 22 years of leading MyPillow,…
JPMorgan Chase said on Monday it will invest $750 billion through 2035 to boost the U.S. housing supply, including financing for 1 million affordable housing units and assisting 500,000 people in buying homes. The investment is part of JPMorgan Chase’s American Dream Initiative, announced in March to boost economic mobility at a time when many…
At least three people were killed and two were wounded in a shooting that occurred in the area of an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said Saturday. The situation unfolded before 2:30 p.m. local time. According to Joshua Palmer, a Twin Falls city spokesperson, the shooting began inside the In-N-Out restaurant. The…
Two notes that appear to have been sent by Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper to a local news outlet shortly after her disappearance were made public Friday by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. The search for the missing 84-year-old just passed the six-month mark, but according to the second note, sent on Feb. 6, Guthrie “perished shortly…
The death toll has grown to at least 34 people in southwestern Japan after a powerful earthquake on Tuesday, according to the prefectural government of Kumamoto, on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, where the quake struck. The disaster destroyed homes, triggered an explosion at a mall and caused a factory chimney to collapse. Two days…
More airlines are banning humanoid and pet-like robots from boarding flights or traveling in passengers’ checked luggage, citing potential safety concerns. Although humanoid robots remain rare outside the laboratory and even the factory floor, numerous companies are developing the technology, with robot evangelists such as Elon Musk predicting that they will eventually become common. Earlier…
