Death toll from Maui wildfires drops to 97, Hawaii governor says

He did not immediately elaborate on why the death toll had been projected by Maui County officials at 115 for several weeks.

• Sep 16, 2023

Special counsel turns over first batch of classified material in Trump docs case

Prosecutors said in a court filing they provided roughly 1.28 million pages of documents to Trump and his lawyers between June and September.

• Sep 15, 2023

Biden says of UAW strike that companies need to "go further"

About 13,000 autoworkers walked off the job at midnight Friday.

• Sep 15, 2023

"Magical" waves with a "beautiful blue glow" seen in California

The "awe-inspiring, wondrous" sight could come at a cost to marine life.

• Sep 15, 2023

United Auto Workers go on strike against Ford, GM, Stellantis

Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.

• Sep 15, 2023

Zelenskyy to meet with Biden in U.S. next week

President Biden plans to host Zelenskyy at the White House on Thursday.

• Sep 14, 2023

Meteorologists on Hurricane Lee's projected path and timeline

Hurricane Lee is churning northward, whipping up rough seas in the Atlantic as watches and warnings are issued for parts of New England and Canada.

• Sep 16, 2023

The cost of raising a child is almost $240,000 — before college

Annual tab to bring up a child has surged in recent years. "It's completely understandable that people are scared to death," one expert says.

• Sep 14, 2023

Mexican drug cartels get Americans to smuggle weapons across border

"We have allowed the cartels to amass an army," a former ATF senior special agent told CBS News.

• Sep 18, 2023

Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges

Attorney General Merrick Garland last month named federal prosecutor David Weiss as special counsel to lead the probe into Hunter Biden.

• Sep 14, 2023

Majority-Black school districts have far less money to invest in buildings

A CBS News investigation found stark disparities in funds invested in new buildings or facility improvements between school districts depending on their racial makeup.

• Sep 14, 2023

NASA: No evidence of "extraterrestrial" UFOs, but some defy explanation

NASA officials stressed that the group found no evidence that UAPs are "extraterrestrial" in nature, but said some of the objects cannot be explained.

• Sep 14, 2023

U.S. reopens troubled facility for migrant children in Texas

In response to an increase in border crossings by unaccompanied minors, the Biden administration is housing migrant children in a former work camp, for a second time.

• Sep 13, 2023

Federal judge again declares DACA immigration policy unlawful

While he declared the program unlawful, Judge Andrew Hanen allowed 580,000 DACA recipients to continue working and living legally in the U.S.

• Sep 13, 2023

Hurricane Lee, a Category 1, could pose threat to New England

Lee had strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane last week before weakening, but could still bring dangerous conditions.

• Sep 14, 2023

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