Fifty years ago Fred Smith founded the company that revolutionized business. At the sorting center at FedEx headquarters in Memphis, packages are routed around the world using computerized conveyer belts and elbow grease. Once you see it, you will never again take overnight delivery for granted.  Today FedEx employs more …

A driver who declared he had explosives in his vehicle drove past state police near the U.S.-Canada border on Monday morning, leading border troopers to open fire, officials said. The driver was identified as Tony Holford, 42, from Providence, Rhode Island, Maine State Police said.  The suspect displayed a sign …

Ten people — including two high-ranking Navy SEALs — have been singled out for possible prosecution as a result of last year’s training death of Kyle Mullen hours after he had completed the infamous “Hell Week.” A Navy official says the 10 are identified in an investigation that concluded that …

Teenagers are placing sports bets online even though some of them reside in states where sports gambling is prohibited under the age of 21, or illegal altogether. That’s according to a study from the NCAA. The national survey of 18- to 22-year-olds found that 58% of respondents have placed at least …

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the prime culprit behind driver cancellations are trips to undesired destinations.  In an interview with “CBS Mornings” on Thursday, Khosrowshahi said driver cancellations were more prevalent when drivers were unaware of the intended destination.   “That’s the most common reason for cancellation. It’s a destination …

The man convicted in a 2017 terror attack on a New York City bike path that killed eight people was given eight consecutive life sentences on Wednesday. Sayfullo Saipov will serve 260 years consecutive with two more life sentences to be served concurrently. The now-35-year-old Uzbekistan citizen drove a rented …

A Texas judge on Wednesday sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for shooting and killing a protester in 2020, a case that garnered the attention of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has said he will pursue a pardon. Perry was convicted on April 7 by a Travis County …

This year, the nation’s 66 million Social Security recipients got their biggest benefit hike since 1981 — an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment meant to help offset the highest inflation in four decades. But next year’s benefit adjustment is shaping up to be much more meager. Based on current inflation trends, retirees …

Actor Jonathan Majors was confronted Tuesday with a revised domestic violence charge stemming from a woman’s allegations that the Marvel star twisted her arm, struck her head and shoved her into a vehicle in New York City in March. Majors, appearing by video, did not enter a plea to the …

Two inmates, including one alleged killer, escaped from a prison in Philadelphia on Sunday night by cutting a hole in the fence, authorities said. Officials did not learn of their escape until the following afternoon, CBS Philadelphia reported, citing the city’s police department. Police identified the inmates as 18-year-old Ameen Hurst, …