The search for a missing mother and her 7-year-old daughter ended in tragedy after their bodies were discovered in rural Washington state, police said.  On Wednesday, police in the city of Vancouver discovered what they believe to be the bodies of 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter Layla Stewart …

Brandy became the first Black actress to play Cinderella in a movie. Twenty-six years later, she is reprising the iconic role.  The singer and actress, who starred in the 1997 TV movie adaptation of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” will play the princess again in Disney’s “Descendants: The Rise of Red.” …

CBS Los Angeles viewers witnessed a scary moment over the weekend when KCAL News meteorologist Alissa Carlson fainted live on air Saturday, just as she was about to deliver a weather forecast. Now fully recovered and with some answers about what happened, Carlson joined “CBS Mornings” to share how she’s …

A missing 13-year-old from Dallas was found on Friday locked in a shed 1,000 miles from her home after being abducted and then raped by a man she met on a social media platform, authorities said.  Police found the teen in Lexington, North Carolina, in a locked outbuilding on the …

At the onset of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, downtowns across the country emptied out. Soft lockdowns, office closures and a massive shift to remote work meant businesses in the urban core that were traditionally dependent on the daily foot traffic of commuters were at risk of financial …

Washington — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman “will be back soon,” his chief of staff said Monday, sharing photos of the senator who has been undergoing treatment for clinical depression.  “Productive morning with Senator Fetterman at Walter Reed discussing the rail safety legislation, Farm Bill and other Senate business,” Adam Jentleson tweeted.  …

The deaths of two men who were found robbed and drugged after leaving gay bars in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen last year have been ruled as homicides, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported Friday.  Both men died of “drug-facilitated theft,” the medical examiner said. The NYPD said …

Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams built a career based on his pointed and humorous views on the workplace. When it comes to describing his own current work environment, he summed it up on Sunday in two words: “train wreck.”  Adams, who is White, is facing serious repercussions following recent comments he …

The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate from October through December, a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation, the government said Thursday in a downgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 2.9% annual rate last quarter. …

Charges are mounting against a “Dances With Wolves” actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades. A grand jury in Nevada indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on Wednesday on 19 counts, expanding on previous charges of sexual assault, trafficking …