WEB EXTRA: Your Super Bowl food spread might cost you more this year
(CBS Newspath) --- SUPER BOWL FOOD: Super Bowl Sunday isn't just about the game. It’s also about the food. Here's why Americans will be spending a little more on game day grub…
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In reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday's move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply…
Oz gets Walk of Fame star as rival says he’s too ‘Hollywood’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who recently ended his daytime TV “Dr. Oz Show” to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was Friday,…
Father pleads guilty in torture, starvation death of son
ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania father about to stand trial on charges he tortured and starved his 12-year-old son before the boy died has pleaded guilty to several charges and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Scott…
Putin, Biden conclude hourlong call on Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have concluded a call to discuss the crisis in Ukraine as the White House says intelligence shows Russia could invade on short notice. The White House says the call lasted 62-minutes.…
Boy Scouts of America reaches tentative deal on sex abuse claims
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Two years after filing for Chapter 11 protection amid a flood of child sex abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men…
Study: Fewer crashes after Utah sets strictest DUI law in US
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say car crashes and traffic deaths dropped in Utah after the state enacted the nation's strictest drunken driving laws. A study published Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests Utah’s roads became…
FBI searching for man who robbed banks in Tennessee, Alabama
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The FBI is seeking help from the public in identifying a man who has robbed several banks in Tennessee and Alabama since December. The FBI says the suspect was disguised in a mask and wore different…
9 officers hurt in ‘ambush,’ shootout at Phoenix home
PHOENIX (AP) — A man ambushed a police officer who responded to a call at a Phoenix home, shooting him several times, then rained more gunfire on other officers who tried to rescue a baby that was placed outside the…
Tennessee parents, teachers push back against ‘Maus’ removal
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — Parents, teachers and students packed a crowded meeting of the McMinn County School Board to talk about “Maus," a Pulitzer-Prize winning graphic novel the board banned from its curriculum last month. The board held firm, offering…
Young Dolph shooting suspects plead not guilty in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daylight ambush at a Tennessee cookie shop have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. Lawyers for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith entered…
Biden to split frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order to split the $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and create a trust fund to compensate Sept. 11 victims. The…
Congress approves sex harassment bill in #MeToo milestone
NEW YORK (AP) — Congress has given final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts. It's a…
Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. That's according to the first figures released by Texas health officials since the law known…
Medical examiner: Bob Saget died from unseen blow to head
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner in Florida says comedian Bob Saget died from blunt head trauma, likely from a backwards fall. The 65-year-old was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9 after performing stand-up comedy…
Tennessee Valley Authority launches new nuclear program
(AP) -- The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The board for the Tennessee…
Biden puts focus on drug prices as he tries to revive agenda
CULPEPER, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs. Biden traveled to Culpeper, Virginia, on Thursday…
CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is proposing changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for doctors prescribing opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s previous guidance was issued six years ago.…
Chris Young leads Academy of Country Music nominations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and producer to lead the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards. Young shares three nominations with his “Famous Friends” collaborator Kane Brown. Miranda Lambert…
Tennessee lawmakers confirm AG’s office lawyer to high court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have confirmed one of the top lawyers from the state attorney general’s office to the state Supreme Court, solidifying what will likely be a shift even further right for the court. The Republican-supermajority General…
EXPLAINER: The drug behind Russia’s Olympic doping case
BEIJING (AP) — The first big doping case at the games involves one of its biggest stars. And it seems far from straightforward because she is just 15 years old and has protections as a minor in the anti-doping rule…
US inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department…
Feds say no taxpayer money for safer drug-smoking pipes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says a government grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra…
Legal experts baffled by sentence for registering to vote
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to vote in 2019 while on probation for previous felonies. Some legal experts see the…
Engineers: Black Hawk flies unmanned at Fort Campbell
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a helicopter flew unmanned around Fort Campbell in what is the Army’s first automated flight of an empty Black Hawk. Engineers told reporters Tuesday that the 14,000-pound helicopter successfully navigated around the post…
Ukraine soldier’s ‘broken soul’ amid war pressure
In the trenches of eastern Ukraine, Ivan Skuratovskyi's calm verges on numbness — even after a sniper's bullet recently killed one of the 50 or so men under his command. It is the sort of thing that has happened from…
EXPLAINER: How to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who've never filed a tax return will need to do so this year to claim what's coming to them under the enhanced child tax credit. Previously, only people who earned enough money to owe…
Working conditions for Border Patrol getting more attention
WASHINGTON (AP) — A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration. Tense meetings have taken place between senior officials and the rank-and-file as the agency deals with the largest influx of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border…
Workers clean Apollo 16 spaceship ahead of 50th anniversary
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Apollo 16 spacecraft is dusty and home to a few cobwebs decades after it carried three astronauts to the moon. But workers at a space museum are getting the capsule ready for events marking the…
Samsung unveils new phones as premium market share shrinks
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung is trying to reclaim lost ground in the coveted high end of the smartphone market with a new lineup of Galaxy S models designed to appeal to consumers who are increasingly sharing videos of…
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
MOSCOW (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat has arrived in Moscow to try to defuse tensions raised by Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warns that an invasion would mean “massive consequences for all involved.” Truss said Britain…
Electric vehicle charging company to build Tennessee factory
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials have announced that an Australian electric vehicle charging company will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee. President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed the announcement as being a result of the federal government’s effort…
Lucky dog: Colorado deputy rescues pup from burning SUV
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy is being praised for smashing the windows of a burning SUV and rescuing a frightened dog in a neighborhood south of Denver. Douglas County Deputy Michael Gregorek’s body camera video from Jan.…
House OKs bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bipartisan bill that would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt. The measure would require the service to continue delivering mail six days per week.…
AmEx to offer debit card that will accrue rewards points
NEW YORK (AP) — American Express has launched a checking account that comes with a debit card that will allow its customers to accrue its popular Membership Rewards points the same way they do on its credit and charge cards.…
Starbucks, citing safety, fires 7 seeking union in Memphis
Starbucks has fired seven employees who were leading an effort to unionize a Memphis, Tennessee, store. The Seattle coffee giant says the employees violated company policy by reopening a store after closing time and inviting non-employees to come inside. The…
White House: File your taxes to get full child tax credit
(AP) -- The Biden administration is kicking off an outreach campaign to get millions of families to file their taxes so they can receive the second half of payments from the expanded child tax credit. Vice President Kamala Harris, Treasury…
Tennessee House advances anti-abortion resolution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republicans have advanced an anti-abortion resolution commemorating the day the medical procedure became legal nearly 50 years ago. The resolution states that Jan. 22 will be known as the “Day of Tears,” and suggested…
Power still out to 60K customers, days after Memphis storm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — More than 60,000 homes and businesses were without power in Memphis, Tennessee, four days after a winter storm led to ice accumulations that downed power lines and damaged electrical circuits. Officials with the city’s power company,…
Frontier bids $2.9 billion for rival budget airline Spirit
(AP) -- Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are proposing to combine in a $2.9 billion deal. If it goes through, the combination would create a larger discount airline to compete against the nation’s dominant carriers and, the two airlines say,…
TVA says it won’t power Mississippi medical pot businesses
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — One of the main suppliers of wholesale electricity in north Mississippi says it's uncertain whether it can power facilities that grow marijuana for medical use. Tennessee Valley Authority says in a statement that since it’s a…
Tennessee’s Gov. Lee signs map splitting Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved a proposal to split fast-growing Nashville into multiple congressional seats. It's a move Democrats have warned will unfairly affect Black voters. The Republican on Sunday also signed off on legislation…
Argument leads to fatal shooting in checkout line of grocery
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — An argument in the checkout line of a South Florida grocery store escalated into a fatal shooting. The argument started in the checkout line of a Publix on Saturday evening in the upscale neighborhood of…
Ashley Bryan, acclaimed children’s author, dead at 98
ISLESFORD, Maine (AP) — Ashley Bryan, a prolific children’s book illustrator and storyteller who often retold African folktales he had heard as a child, has died. He was 98. The Ashley Bryan Center in coastal Maine says Bryan died Friday…
10 Cuban migrants rescued from sinking vessel off Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Ten Cuban migrants in a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast. A Coast Guard boat spotted the vessel Thursday about 40 miles off Key Largo. Capt. Shawn Koch says the boat didn't have life-jackets or…
Nashville expanding mental health worker, police partnership
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville will expand a pilot project that pairs mental health professionals with police after the program’s first seven months yielded promising results. The Tennessean reports the city last week announced plans to expand the Partners in…
Frank Reich among groups going to LA to combat trafficking
(AP) --- Frank Reich is heading to Los Angeles this week for an important mission. A year after he became head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Reich and his wife, Linda, formed kNot Today, a nonprofit that works to prevent…
Bill seeks to tackle high cost of prescription drugs
BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at addressing the increasing costs of prescription drugs is scheduled to come up for a vote in the Massachusetts Senate this week. The legislation would establish a process for identifying drug price thresholds that…
WEB EXTRA: Dad gets tattoo to match daughter’s heart surgery scar
(CBSNewspath)--- A DAD'S LOVE: A four-year-old girl born with a heart defect was left with scars that made her feel a little different from everyone else, so her dad decided to get a "matching"…
U.S. airborne infantry troops arrive in Poland amid tensions
RZESZOW-JASIONKA, Poland (AP) — A few dozen elite troops and equipment from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division have landed in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. Hundreds more troops are still expected. President Joe Biden has ordered the deployment…
