Bowman pleads guilty to falsely pulling fire alarm in Capitol Hill office building

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York has admitted to activating the fire alarm that led to the office building's evacuation in September.

• Oct 26, 2023

East Palestine derailment costs grow for Norfolk Southern but railroad's trains moving more smoothly

The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach $966 million for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad's service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of the cost of the crash in eastern Ohio early this year.

• Oct 25, 2023

After backlash, Scholastic will stop segregating diverse titles at schools

Scholastic is backtracking after allowing schools to opt out of offering books related to diversity at book fairs.

• Oct 25, 2023

More chocolate products found to contain heavy metals, Consumer Reports says

Consumer group found "concerning" levels of lead or cadmium in a third of the products it tested, from brownie mixes to chocolate chips.

• Oct 25, 2023

NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape, allowing players to use it on the ice this season

NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all.

• Oct 25, 2023

FBI monitoring potential hate crimes as 5-year commemoration of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting approaches

KDKA's John Shumway has the perspective of the people who work daily to prevent hate-related violence here in Pittsburgh.

• Oct 25, 2023

Rep. Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination for speaker

Rep. Mike Johnson is the fourth speaker nominee since McCarthy's removal and the second in a single day. He said that his intention is to go the House floor Wednesday for a noon speaker vote.

• Oct 24, 2023

Orkin ranks Pittsburgh as 16th rattiest city in U.S.

Pittsburgh took the 16th spot in Orkin's 2023 Top 50 Rattiest Cities List.

• Oct 24, 2023

Pennsylvania among states suing Meta, claiming its social platforms are addictive and harming children's mental health

Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms.

• Oct 24, 2023

UAW expands its strike to General Motors' largest factory

Arlington Assembly in Texas is where GM workers produce the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon and the Cadillac Escalade.

• Oct 24, 2023

GM reports $3 billion in profit, even after hit from UAW strike

General Motors is the first Michigan automaker to report earnings since thousands of autoworkers went on strike.

• Oct 24, 2023

Jenna Ellis, Trump 2020 adviser, pleads guilty in Georgia election case

Three lawyers advising Trump or his campaign have now pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case, which may feel "rather ominous" for Trump, says CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson.

• Oct 24, 2023

How the auto workers strike can impact buying, selling, and repairing your vehicle

The car market is continuing to evolve and the strike is having an impact on both sales and service.

• Oct 24, 2023

Mary Lou Retton home and recovering from pneumonia

American gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton is back home and on the road to recovery after being hospitalized with pneumonia.

• Oct 23, 2023

The Rock wants Paris museum to change the skin color of his wax figure

Johnson wrote on Instagram Sunday that his team was reaching out to the Grevin Museum in Paris, France, "so we can work at 'updating' my wax figure."

• Oct 24, 2023

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