Hurricane Erin underwent rapid intensification to become a Category 5 storm in just hours.
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A new book by former President Barack Obama’s former speechwriter, David Litt, details his attempts at learning to surf–and some of the life lessons he learned along the way.
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Lord Huron frontman Ben Schneider began playing with his friends in Okemos, Michigan, at age 12. Their first album landed on the scene in 2012, and they’ve captivated audiences ever since. The indie rock favorites return to “CBS Saturday Morning” to perform songs from their fifth full-length album, “The Cosmic Selector: Volume One,” which dropped last month. Here’s Lord Huron with “Nothing I Need.”
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining whether immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship have a “good moral character.”
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Fewer Americans are drinking alcohol than ever before, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 54% of adults in the U.S. say they consume alcohol, which is the lowest percentage by a single point in the poll’s 90-year history.
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Following President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit in Alaska, European leaders have pledged solidarity with Ukraine, indicating in a joint statement that they want to see a tri-lateral summit between Trump, Putin and Zelenskyy.
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A complete shutdown will affect approximately 130,000 people daily, and around 25,000 Canadians will be stranded abroad each day. Air Canada operates around 700 flights per day.
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Yara Souza, who is from Orlando, Florida, made the discovery about 90 minutes into her first-ever dig.
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The District of Columbia on Friday sued the Trump administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the federal takeover of the District’s police. Gregg Pemberton, chair of the D.C. police union, joins “The Takeout” with his reaction.
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Taylor Swift’s upcoming album release and her love of all things orange isn’t lost on her fans — or businesses clamoring for a piece of the action.
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