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Waffle House cheats workers on pay, advocates says
Waffle House shafts its servers out of a portion of their pay by requiring that they also wash dishes and cook, labor advocates say.The restaurant chain engages in "rampant wage theft like performing non-tipped work for tipped wages," according to the Union of Southern Service Workers, or USSW, which filed a complaint with the Department of Labor on Thursday. In it, the union accuses the Georgia-based corporation of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act's tip credit requirements and failure to pay servers the federal minimum wage, which has been stalled at $7.25 since 2009.Employers can satisfy a part of the minimum wage...
Apple iPhone 16 officially launches today: The best deals
CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. The new lineup of Apple iPhone 16 smartphones is officially available from AT&T, Verizon, Best Buy and many more retailers. These new phones include the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.The new phones are being hyped for the addition of Apple Intelligence, Apple's artificial intelligence functionality that's being integrated into the iOS 18 operating system this fall. There are physical upgrades...
Apple iPhone 16 officially launches today: The best deals
CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. The new lineup of Apple iPhone 16 smartphones is officially available from AT&T, Verizon, Best Buy and many more retailers. These new phones include the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.The new phones are being hyped for the addition of Apple Intelligence, Apple's artificial intelligence functionality that's being integrated into the iOS 18 operating system this fall. There are physical upgrades...
5 Tufts lacrosse players hospitalized after Navy SEAL trainee-led workout
MEDFORD - Five Tufts University men's lacrosse players are still in the hospital following a workout with a Navy SEAL trainee on Monday.The school said that 50 student athletes participated in the 45-minute workout led by the university alum and Navy SEAL trainee. The university said that the instructor had completed the Navy SEAL BUD/S training program.Twelve of the players were sent to the hospital and diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, or rhabdo, a life-threatening condition that happens after an injury or overexertion, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The condition can cause muscle tissue to break down, releasing toxic components of muscle...
Best screen protectors for your new Apple iPhone 16
CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. You preordered your favorite iPhone 16 model. Then you ordered an iPhone 16 case to protect it. But now that it's in your hands, your new phone is still looking a little vulnerable. What's missing? A screen protector.Accidents can and do happen. Your smartphone, strong as its frame and its build can be, is still a piece of fragile tech. And even with a solid case, the wrong...
Drug middlemen illegally drive up the cost of insulin, FTC says
Federal regulators are accusing the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers of illegally driving up the cost of insulin in the U.S., while making it harder for patients to obtain cheaper versions of the life-saving drug. The companies — CVS-owned Caremark Rx, Cigna Group's Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx — acted in ways that stifled industry competition for insulin drugs, including by using unfair rebating practices, the Federal Trade Commission said Friday.That artificially raised the list price of insulin, creating what the agency characterized as a "drug rebate system that prioritizes high rebates" from drugmakers, the FTC alleged in...
3 big HELOC benefits to know as interest rates drop
We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Americans haven't had many cost-effective ways to borrow money in recent years. With a potent combination of elevated inflation and higher interest rates designed to combat it, rates on everything from personal loans to credit cards to mortgages surged in response. While home equity borrowing wasn't immune from this shift, rates on popular products have remained in the single digits, even as the economy looked shaky.With a home equity loan or home equity line of credit (HELOC), homeowners can...
"Doomsday Glacier" set to retreat "further and faster," scientists warn
The outlook for "Doomsday Glacier" just got gloomier. Scientists are warning the Antarctic Ice Sheet, known formally as the Thwaites Glacier, will deteriorate "further and faster" and that sea level rise triggered by the melting could impact "hundreds of millions" in coastal communities."Towards the end of this century, or into the next century, it is very probable that we will see a rapid increase in the amount of ice coming off of Antarctica," said Dr. Ted Scambos, a glaciologist at the University of Colorado. "The Thwaites is pretty much doomed."The findings are the culmination of six years of research conducted by...
Should you borrow home equity now that the Fed has cut rates?
We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. The financial landscape shifted dramatically this week when the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark rate for the first time since 2020. But rather than conducting the widely expected 25 basis points cut, the central bank dropped its benchmark rate by 50 basis points instead, cutting the rate to a range of 4.75% to 5%. This sent ripples through the economy, which has for years been plagued by high interest rates across most lending products.The Fed's aggressive rate hikes in...
Johnson says Trump "understands the situation" as shutdown nears
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled that former President Donald Trump could soften on his calls to shut down the federal government if a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is not attached to a short-term spending bill. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, met with Trump on Thursday as the House leader looks for a path forward to funding the government before the end of the month. Earlier this week, the House rejected Johnson's plan to extend funding through March 28. It included the voting measure, which was a nonstarter for Democrats. Johnson told reporters Friday he would not...
Woman linked to exploding pagers is under protection, mother says
The woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria this week is under the protection of the Hungarian secret services, her mother told The Associated Press on Friday.Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono has not appeared publicly since the deadly simultaneous attack that targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah on Tuesday and that has been widely blamed on Israel. She is listed as the CEO of Budapest-based BAC Consulting, which the Taiwanese trademark holder of the pagers said was responsible for the manufacture of the devices.Her mother, Beatrix Bársony-Arcidiacono, told the AP that her daughter had received unspecified threats and "is...
Georgia State Election Board votes to change rules
The Georgia State Election Board voted Friday in favor of hand counting all ballots in the election in November, which could lead to a delay in the reporting of Georgia's election results. The board, which has a three-member pro-Trump majority, took up the proposal to require a hand count of ballots by precincts, in addition to the machine counts already in place. Under the proposal, the poll manager and two poll officers would unseal ballot boxes, count the ballots, compare them to the machine count and resolve any discrepancies between the two.Proponents say this will make state elections more secure and...
Should you buy a home after the Fed's big rate cut?
We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Homebuyers have waited for years, literally, for some economic relief. After mortgage interest rates plunged in 2020 and 2021 following the height of the pandemic, they made the opposite move in 2022 and 2023 thanks to inflation and a rising federal funds rate. The latter eventually rose to a range between 5.25% and 5.50% last summer, the highest it had been in 22 years. And mortgage interest rates followed, hitting their highest point since 2000 in August 2023.In 2024,...
5 years after woman vanished, ex-boyfriend is arrested for her murder
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the 2019 disappearance of his ex-girlfriend in Idaho. Rae Allison Berwanger was reported missing on March 7, 2019. During the investigation into her disappearance, the Bonner County Sheriff's Office looked at her ex-boyfriend, Jordan Jarrad Law, as a person of interest, according to a news release. Law, 46, lived near Berwanger, who was 54 at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen at his home, according to CBS affiliate KREM. Berwanger had been struggling with substance use, family members told KREM, but was making strides towards sobriety shortly before her...
How Chris Hemsworth's kids convinced him to join "Transformers One"
For Chris Hemsworth, whose career skyrocketed after playing Thor in the Marvel universe, the decision to voice Optimus Prime was an easy one—especially after consulting with his kids. "They said, 'Absolutely, you have to play this character," Hemsworth said. Transformers One offers a fresh take on the familiar story, showing a young Optimus, known as Orion Pax, during his early days as a lowly miner on the planet Cybertron. He was once best friends with D-16, who eventually becomes the evil Megatron. Brian Tyree Henry, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated actor, voices the younger version of Megatron.The film showcases the journey of...
Can debt relief help with your tax debt?
We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Millions of Americans are grappling with high amounts of debt in today's challenging economic landscape. Whether it's credit card balances, personal loans or other financial obligations, the weight of that debt can feel suffocating. But that burden has become even more pronounced recently, as many households are stretched thin due to elevated borrowing rates and the lingering effects of inflation on consumer goods prices.While the cost of borrowing has begun to cool, the impact of the last few years...
Secret Service identifies failures that preceded July 13 Trump attack
Washington — A Secret Service assessment of the failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on July 13 found that there were multiple communications issues with law enforcement at the site, the agency's interim leader said Friday.Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe detailed to reporters the findings of the agency's "mission assurance review," which he said is nearing its end."We need a shift in paradigm in how we conduct our protective operations," he said. "The threat level is evolving and requires this paradigm shift."Rowe clarified this shift involves looking at the...
Man's DNA tied to 1988 murder after spitting on sidewalk, prosecutors say
BOSTON - A man who spit on the sidewalk outside of his home in Boston is now charged with an unsolved 35-year-old murder, prosecutors said Friday. Karen Taylor murderJames Holloman, 65, of Dorchester, was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to a first-degree murder charge in Suffolk Superior Court. Holloman tried to hide from cameras as a prosecutor revealed new details in the May 27, 1988 murder of 25-year-old Karen Taylor in Roxbury.Taylor's mother called her daughter's home that day and Taylor's 3-year-old daughter answered the phone, saying her mother was sleeping and she couldn't wake her up. Taylor...
Is debt consolidation a good way to get out of credit card debt?
We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Despite inflation cooling and interest rates starting to fall, many Americans are still feeling the pressure from the higher costs of everyday goods and services. Over the last couple of years, inflation pushed the prices of groceries, gas and housing higher, stretching budgets thin, and even with recent improvements, it's still a tough time to carry credit card debt. That's because credit card interest rates are sitting at a record-high average of nearly 23%, making it difficult to pay...
Sheriff who allegedly killed judge was accused of ignoring courthouse abuse
The sheriff who allegedly shot and killed a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal lawsuit of failing to investigate allegations that one of his deputies repeatedly sexually abused a woman in the same judge's chambers. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines has been charged with murder in the first degree in Thursday's shooting.The preliminary investigation indicates that Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.Mullins, 54, who held the judgeship for 15 years, died at the scene, and Stines surrendered without...
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