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OECD forecasts a sharp economic slowdown and higher inflation in the U.S., citing tariffs
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (360+ words) June 3, 2025 / 8:32 AM EDT / CBS News U.S. economic growth is likely to hit the brakes this year, with GDP dramatically slowing due to the impact of the Trump administration's tariffs and uncertainty around its economic policies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…...
Starbucks strike expands to more cities over the weekend, just days before Christmas
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (839+ words) Updated on: December 23, 2024 / 12:45 PM EST / CBS/AP Starbucks workers' strikes expanded on Saturday to include stores in Denver; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio, Union leaders said. Starbucks Workers United, the union that has organized workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores since 2021, launched…...
White House aware of Gulf countries' concern about missile interceptor shortage
44+ min ago (476+ words) Updated on: March 11, 2026 / 6:37 AM EDT / CBS News The White House is aware that Gulf countries have said they're running short on missile interceptors, and that they've said they're having to choose which objects to blow up — and which not to…...
Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (554+ words) A death row inmate was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday evening in Texas, the first execution in the US since the failed attempt to put Christa Pike to death last week. Lawyers for 46-year-old Jamaal Howard had asked a…...
WhatsApp is bringing subscription model and ads to its messaging platform
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (436+ words) Updated on: June 16, 2025 / 10:59 AM EDT / CBS News WhatsApp has announced a series of new features that will change the way people interact with brands on the Meta-owned messaging platform and give companies more chances to cash in on user engagement....
Hollywood Smothers cleared ahead of Texas-Oklahoma game; 13 Sooners on availability report
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (199+ words) Texas running back Hollywood Smothers (2) talks to Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) ahead of the game against UTSA at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 19, 2026 in Austin. When the Texas football team takes on its Red River rival…...
Senate advances funding measure with backing of 8 Democrats, moving a step closer to ending shutdown
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (1771+ words) Updated on: November 9, 2025 / 11:16 PM EST / CBS News Follow live updates on the shutdown for Monday, Nov. 10, here. See earlier developments below. The Senate adjourned around 11:15 p.m. and is set to reconvene at 11 a.m. on Monday. House members have been notified that votes…...
Police officers across U.S. face crisis as ambush shootings rise: "It just happened out of nowhere"
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (1387+ words) August 22, 2025 / 7:53 PM EDT / CBS News When police officers responded to a disturbance call at a home in Tremonton, Utah, on Sunday, a man there immediately started shooting at them. Two officers were killed, a sheriff's deputy was wounded and a…...
What to know about new FTC rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions and memberships
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (239+ words) Updated on: October 17, 2024 / 9:15 AM EDT / CBS News The agency said it gets about 70 complaints a day about charges for subscriptions that are too difficult to cancel or that people did not realize they had signed up for to start with....
Texas execution would be first in U.S. since Tennessee failure
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (467+ words) A Texas death row inmate convicted of a fatal 2000 robbery could be the first person put to death in the country since a failed execution in Tennessee that has raised alarm over lethal injection. Jamaal Howard was 20 years old when…...