Prop 36 supporters say it will combat California's retail theft. Here's what to know.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
A Rite Aid store in Compton, California, is taking a dramatic step to combat shoplifting by placing nearly all its items behind locked cases, including paper goods and potato chips. Elise Preston has more.
Experts say shoplifting could lead to increased prices and possibly store closures. WBZ-TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
A growing number of retailers are considering equipping security and other employees with body cams in a bid to deter thefts.
The National Retail Federation retracted an earlier estimate of the losses stores suffer at the hands of criminal rings.
It is estimated that tens of billions of dollars' worth of merchandise is lost to shoplifters each year. And as shoplifters (working individually or as part of organized retail crime gangs) become more brazen, store owners are looking for new ways to stop them. Correspondent Rita Braver visits the Loss Prevention Research Council, which is testing new ways for retailers to protect their goods from being pilfered. (This story was originally broadcast April 16, 2023.)
The San Francisco district attorney is facing criticism after declining to file criminal charges against a Walgreens security guard who fatally shot a suspected shoplifter last month, saying the evidence showed the guard acted in self-defense. Jonathan Vigliotti has more.
Organized retail crime is impacting Target and other retailers, and shoppers can be in "harm's way," CEO Brian Cornell said.
There is growing outrage over the death of a man, Banko Brown, who was killed while allegedly shoplifting from a Walgreens. San Francisco's district attorney says no charges will be brought against the security guard who killed him. Nancy Chen reports.
The president of the California Retailers' Association is blaming the state for a rise in shoplifting. Revenue losses from theft remain higher than they were half a decade ago. Errol Barnett and Adriana Diaz are joined by David Johnston, vice president of asset protection and retail operations for the National Retail Federation, who breaks down this nationwide issue.
The suspects were arrested just 15 minutes after the shooting and are being booked on multiple charges including murder, robbery, child endangerment and conspiracy.
The woman had to undergo an emergency C-section after the shooting, police said.
Senior Axios reporter Kelly Tyko joins CBS News to discuss why measures intended to stop people from shoplifting actually cause a drop in retail sales, and the impact this is having on businesses.
Rod Rosenstein to depart Dept. of Justice; mother arrested after using son to help her shoplift
Caught on Tape: Surveillance video from a J.C. Penny store in Grapevine, Texas shows three mothers shopping. The women admit to stealing clothes from the store, right in front of their kids.
Former President Donald Trump tried to seize on the "garbage" comments at a truck in Wisconsin while Vice President Harris will have a campaign event with J.Lo in Las Vegas.
As the Nov. 5 election draws near, the Supreme Court has been asked to intervene in a growing number of disputes.
Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid mud-caked debris.
A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.
Former President Donald Trump said that his advisers deemed the line about protecting women "inappropriate."
North Korea launched a new, perhaps more agile ICBM in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland, days ahead of the U.S. election.
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index eased to a 2.1% annual rate in September, close to the Fed's target.
Dustin Kjersem was found dead by a friend who reported he appeared to have been killed by a bear. An autopsy later showed Kjersem sustained "multiple chop wounds."
A Virginia jury has acquitted the man at the center of a case that helped trigger major changes inside the Central Intelligence Agency for its handling of sexual assault allegations.
Some voters may wish to only vote in some races. Here's what happens if you leave fields blank.
Ford is temporarily halting production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as motorists cool on EVs.
Walz recorded the interview with Colbert Thursday in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, underscoring the Harris campaign's focus on the battleground state in the 2024 election.
A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades.
Starbucks to bring back ceramic mugs and messages written in Sharpie pens to revive a coffeehouse vibe at its nearly 40,000 stores.
Ford is temporarily halting production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as motorists cool on EVs.
Starbucks to bring back ceramic mugs and messages written in Sharpie pens to revive a coffeehouse vibe at its nearly 40,000 stores.
The settlement stems from allegations Credit Karma misled consumers into applying for credit offers.
Trump Media & Technology Group's stock, which trades under DJT, is plunging just days before the November 5 election.
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index eased to a 2.1% annual rate in September, close to the Fed's target.
Some voters may wish to only vote in some races. Here's what happens if you leave fields blank.
As the Nov. 5 election draws near, the Supreme Court has been asked to intervene in a growing number of disputes.
Walz recorded the interview with Colbert Thursday in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, underscoring the Harris campaign's focus on the battleground state in the 2024 election.
Trump Media & Technology Group's stock, which trades under DJT, is plunging just days before the November 5 election.
Jotaka Eaddy founded"Win With Black Women," a virtual network that started meeting by Zoom every Sunday during the pandemic to support and advance the policy agenda of Black women.
The manufacturer of tumblers sold at Wawa stores says it has received four reports of cuts from the product's metal drinking straws.
The future of Medicare continues to come up in the closing arguments from both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ahead of Election Day 2024.
Americans are getting dental implants more than ever — and at costs reaching tens of thousands of dollars. Experts worry some dentists have lost sight of the soul of dentistry: preserving and fixing teeth.
Teens getting more hours of daily screen time are reporting increased levels of anxiety and depression symptoms, according to new data. But technology isn't always all bad, an expert explains.
Therapist Lori Gottlieb and Oprah Daily's Pilar Guzmán join "CBS Mornings" to discuss the pressures women face managing life's demands.
The remains of the town, dubbed al-Natah, reveal how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said.
Israel's wars with Iran's allies in Lebanon and Gaza grind on as top U.S. envoys visit the region to push for cease-fires.
Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid mud-caked debris.
NASA confirmed its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun.
Hours after gunmen killed a journalist who had just interviewed a mayor, an entertainment reporter was killed inside a restaurant she owned.
Rapper Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.
Charli XCX has been tapped to work a double shift on "Saturday Night Live" next month — playing host and musical guest in the same evening.
The lawsuit claims popular content creator Milagro Gramz caused Megan Thee Stallion emotional distress by cyberstalking and questioning if the Grammy winner was actually shot.
Emmy-winning comedian JB Smoove, known for Curb Your Enthusiasm, is bringing his humor to "Buy It Now," a Prime Video game show where entrepreneurs have 90 seconds to pitch products to a live audience and celebrity panel. He joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk more about it.
Reuniting with "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in "Here," a multigenerational story set in a single living room across decades. They join "CBS Mornings" to talk about the film.
Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.
While scam phone calls have slightly decreased in the last three years, scam texts have tripled. A consumer report found that phone companies need to do more to prevent robocalls and texts for customers. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen has more.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Washington Post is reporting that a group of hackers linked to the Chinese government collected audio recordings from phone calls of American political figures, including an unnamed Donald Trump campaign adviser. The report comes days after CBS News learned the same hacking group tried to access phones and networks used by the former president, Sen. JD Vance and members of Kamala Harris' campaign. Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, joins CBS News with analysis.
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A new report from the World Weather Attribution group has found that the 10 deadliest weather events of the last 20 years were intensified by manmade climate change. CBS News climate correspondent David Schecter has more.
Transportation is a lifeline, but experts say it's aging, underfunded and unable to withstand more frequent and intense extreme weather events. And if changes aren't made quickly, the EPA says the costs will be "steep," with hundreds of billions of dollars of damage every year.
Hurricane Helene is one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the mainland U.S. For many places across Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas, recovery could take months or even years — and the next president will play a vital role in what that process looks like when they take office in three months. Here's what to know about Project 2025, former President Donald Trump's and Vice President Kamala Harris' stances on extreme weather, disaster recovery, and the root of the increasing frequency and power of storms — climate change.
Viral claims in the wake of Hurricane Helene suggested that the government controlled the devastating storm to hit certain areas and that authorities were attempting to seize Chimney Rock, North Carolina, to commandeer mining operations. These claims are false — but extreme weather does have a significant impact on U.S. mines, particularly coal mines. Here's what to know.
A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.
Rapper Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.
A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.
The sanctions come two years after a judge ordered La Linea to pay $4.6 billion to the families of nine Americans killed in a 2019 ambush in Mexico.
Dustin Kjersem was found dead by a friend who reported he appeared to have been killed by a bear. An autopsy later showed Kjersem sustained "multiple chop wounds."
Hours after gunmen killed a journalist who had just interviewed a mayor, an entertainment reporter was killed inside a restaurant she owned.
NASA confirmed its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun.
A Chinese spacecraft carrying a three-person crew, including the country's first female space engineer, has successfully docked with China's orbiting space station. The launch comes as Beijing works to expand its space exploration and put a person on the moon by 2030.
A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.
NASA says three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility for additional evaluation after splashing down to Earth Friday morning in the SpaceX Dragon Capsule. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the mission.
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Friday in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, capping a record-setting 235-day mission to the International Space Station. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood has more.
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The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
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New election laws targeting mail-in voting could make it more difficult for voters with disabilities to cast their ballots, with thousands potentially unable to vote in the 2024 race in Louisiana. CBS News reporter Kati Weis spoke with one woman at the heart of a legal battle looking to overturn the laws.
College voters could help swing the election in battleground states. Puck News partner Peter Hamby, who has been on a tour talking to students about how they view the 2024 presidential candidates, joins "America Decides" to share what he heard this week at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
In Wisconsin on Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump got behind the wheel of a garbage truck "in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden." He seized on the president's remark where he appeared to call the Republican's supporters "garbage," something the White House has denied. Political strategists Joel Payne and Lance Trover join "America Decides" to assess if the stunt could move the needle for Trump's campaign.
More than 60 million voters have cast their ballots early this year. So what do we know about this big slice of the electorate who've already made their decision? Partisan polling experts Tom Bonier and John Couvillion join "America Decides" to examine what the early voter numbers say about the state of the 2024 race.
Roy Cooper's eight-year tenure as the governor of North Carolina comes to an end in two months. Josh Stein, the Democratic candidate running to fill his shoes who currently serves as the state's attorney general, joins "America Decides" to discuss how the race is shaping up five days from Election Day.