Michigan school district bans backpacks: "We will not take any chances"
Students at Flint Community Schools in Michigan can no longer bring backpacks to school. The district says safety concerns prompted the new policy.
"Godfather of AI" leaves Google to talk about potential dangers
Geoffrey Hinton, who worked with Google and mentors AI's rising stars, started looking at artificial intelligence more than 40 years ago, he told "CBS Mornings" in late March.
McDonald's franchisee employed 10-year-olds, U.S. Labor Department says
The children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m. and one of the children was allowed to operate a deep fryer, Department of Labor investigators found.
19th century hospital, cemetery found underwater off Florida Keys
Archeologists found the remains of small hospital submerged in the water off the Dry Tortugas National Park. The hospital was used to treat yellow fever patients.
General Mills issues Gold Medal flour recall over salmonella concerns
General Mills is recalling 2, 5 and 10-pound bags of Gold Medal unbleached and bleached all purpose flour with "better if used by" dates of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024.
Florida serial killer pleads guilty to 4 murders
Howell Donaldson pleaded guilty to the murders of Benjamin Edward Mitchell, Monica Caridad Hoffa, Anthony Naiboa and Ronald Felton in the Seminole Heights section of Tampa, Florida.
Investors sue Adidas over Kanye West Yeezy deal
Adidas investors say company executives knew about the problematic behavior of Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, for years before the company ended its relationship with the artist.
General Mills issues Gold Medal flour recall over salmonella concerns
General Mills is recalling 2, 5 and 10-pound bags of Gold Medal unbleached and bleached all purpose flour with "better if used by" dates of March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024.
3 in custody in Texas prom after-party shooting that injured 11
Shots rang out at a prom after-party in Jasper, Texas on Sunday, officials said. Three suspects have been taken into custody.
Coast Guard suspends search for cruise ship passenger who went overboard
The cruise ship passenger went overboard Tuesday night on a trip from Australia to Hawaii, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.
60 Minutes visit to Carolyn Bryant Donham's home in 2004
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched, has died. In 2004, 60 Minutes tracked her down and tried to speak with her.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger goes overboard on trip to Hawaii
A passenger on Quantum of the Seas went overboard during a trip from Australia to Hawaii, a company spokesperson confirmed.
Phaethon asteroid is even weirder than astronomers thought, NASA says
Phaethon acts like a comet and astronomers had thought its tail was made of dust, but a new study published in The Planetary Science Journal found the tail is actually made of sodium gas.
Archeologists find centuries-old mummy in Peru
The child would have lived about 800 years ago, and could have belonged to the Lima or Ichma civilizations, archeologists said.
Heat waves could devastate these regions in the coming years, study says
As climate change makes record-breaking heat waves more common, certain areas are either more susceptible to or unprepared for the changes.