Millions of Americans have embraced the practice of buying small-ticket items and paying for them in installments, an increasingly popular model among retailers known as “buy now, pay later” loans. But many consumers are struggling with the “pay later” part of the equation. Although such loans can help consumers purchase goods …

President Biden channeled John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of JFK’s moonshot speech on Monday, highlighting Biden administration efforts aimed at “ending cancer as we know it.” The president traveled to Boston on Monday to draw attention to a new federally backed study that seeks to validate using blood …

A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several of the victims’ families emotional and psychological harm. A six-member jury with several alternates in Connecticut will …

Apple unveiled updated versions of its popular iPhone, AirPods and watch on Wednesday at a highly anticipated event streamed from its Cupertino, California, headquarters. The Apple Watch Series 8, which starts at $400 or $500 with cellular service, comes with a larger screen and new health and safety features. Those …

The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill without the exceptions by eight votes. But once Republicans saw the outcome, they quickly went through a number of complex procedures …

The rental search website Roomster swindled customers out of millions of dollars by posting fake reviews and apartment listings which it charged users to view, a lawsuit from six states and the Federal Trade Commission alleges.  The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, accuses Roomster executives …

Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecutors said Thursday. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander “sought to profit from their theft of another person’s personal property,” Manhattan …

Ford Motor Co. is cutting about 3,000 white-collar jobs as it attempts to lower costs and shift from internal combustion to electric vehicles. Leaders of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker made the announcement Monday in a companywide email obtained by CBS News, saying that 2,000 full-time salaried workers would be let …

It’s not every day you’ll find a tennis legend who’s just finished chemotherapy giving free lessons on a Miami public court in 95-degree heat. Then again, there aren’t many legends like Chrissie Evert. A superstar since age 16, she was a force in women’s tennis throughout the 1970s and ’80s, …

To House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the highest ranking Black legislator in Congress, “racial gerrymandering” — what he describes as the intentional drawing of congressional districts that discriminate against minority populations — has deep roots in America’s history. He recalled areas around his home county of Sumter County, South Carolina, …