Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley killed in Georgia shooting
Townley was killed during an altercation with his ex-wife and another man. Police are still investigating.
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70% spike in e-scooter, e-bike injuries reported
Hoverboard and other products involved in nearly 200,000 hospital ER visits and 71 deaths from 2017 through 2020.
Hospital charging workers $200 for unvaccinated spouses
Employers pass on costs of being unvaccinated to workers -- and insured family members -- to avoid hits to bottom line.
Boy with autism who wished for friends goes viral
"People want to be loved, don't they? People want to be liked. It's a universal feeling," his dad said.
84-year-old hostage in Iran needs lifesaving surgery within a week
The 84-year-old's family has turned to the UN for urgent assistance to get him out of the country.
"Riverdale" creator pleads for release of father, who is a political prisoner in Nicaragua
"The biggest fear is that I'm not gonna get a chance to see him again," "Riverdale" creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told CBS News.
How one low-paid minor league player keeps his bills paid
Scott Randall, a pitcher for the Visalia Rawhide in California, said he makes $500 a week playing for the Diamondbacks farm team.
Crypto firm mistakenly sends out $89M, asks users to please return it
A code update on Compound, a popular cryptocurrency platform, mistakenly gave out millions of dollars of free money.
Henrietta Lacks' family says company used "her body for profit"
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is accused of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the Black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or consent.
Schumer says lawmakers must address debt ceiling by end of week
The Treasury Department estimates the U.S. will exhaust measures allowing it to pay its bills October 18.
Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson vows company will continue
Watson said last week's closure announcement was "premature." The media startup is facing questions about its operations.
Bright blue fireball caught on videos over Colorado
About six people described hearing a boom during the fireball sighting — one person said it was so bright, it charged his solar lights.
NBA star gets vaccine after being denied religious exemption
Wiggins was among notable NBA players who voiced their resistance to the vaccine.
Supreme Court gears up for new term filled with contentious disputes
The court's new term begins Monday.
Surfer attacked by shark in California: "He had a struggle with it"
"I saw the dorsal fin of the shark and then I saw the tail fin of the shark kind of going down into the water," a witness told CBS San Francisco.
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