Beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have been waiting longer than they ever have before for the government to decide on renewing their deportation protections, federal data shows, leading some to lose work authorization in the interim. While the number of people whose DACA protections have expired due to delays is not…
A law designed to protect patients from surprise medical bills succeeded in eliminating unexpected charges, but spawned a lucrative arbitration industry with providers and specialized middlemen extracting payments far above benchmark billing rates. The practice is ultimately driving up healthcare costs for consumers, a CBS News investigation found. The arbitration system Congress created to settle…
New Jersey residents got some bad news earlier this year when the state’s public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1. A key driver in that rate hike: data centers. The spread of these large-scale computing facilities across the U.S. amid growing demand for artificial intelligence,…
Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection Wednesday night, are calling for her sentence to be commuted after she endured what they said was a “cruel,” “torturous,” and “predictable” botched execution. “The state of Tennessee has shown us again that they are…
The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Caleb Flynn, the former “American Idol” contestant and pastor charged with murder in the killing of his wife, Ashley. The verdict is expected to be announced in court shortly. Prosecutors said Flynn, 40, shot his wife twice in the back of the head while she…
Interlocking silhouettes and bold lines shape Keith Haring’s signature style. In his own words: “It was made for lots of people. You don’t have to know anything about art to appreciate it.” “I would describe his work as graphic, as fun, as direct, as appealing,” said Austen Bailly, a curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of…
Long before he became the most famous cinematic fighter of all time, Sylvester Stallone had to fight his own battle to survive in New York. For example, he was living in places where he literally had pizza boxes for his mattress. “I did, yeah. It was very comfortable,” he said. His jobs also included cleaning…
The powerful nor’easter headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive waves along the East Coast that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm, which has already canceled concerts and prompted people on islands near Cape Cod,…
The reality of being a trauma surgeon in a war zone came crashing down on Dr. Feroze Sidhwa when the surgical unit where he was working in Gaza was hit by an Israeli airstrike. “I got scared that day, that’s for sure,” Sidhwa said, recalling the March 23, 2025, strike that hit the Nasser Hospital…
This story previously aired on June 15, 2024.It was updated on April 12, 2025. Not far from a quiet stretch of Gilgo Beach on Long Island, New York, investigators uncovered the hidden remains of four young women. The mystery of who they were and how they got here might have stayed a secret if not…
