The 40 million Americans eager to shed their student debt are being targeted by scammers who are calling, texting and emailing people with fraudulent offers of help, law enforcement officials warn. Criminals often adapt old scams to capitalize on current events, in this case making use of the Biden administration’s program …

A federal judge in Maryland said Wednesday that there is a “very high likelihood” he will order a mental evaluation for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. District Judge Peter Messitte said during a brief hearing that he believes a mental evaluation will …

The campaign manager for Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist has been dismissed after being arrested earlier this week in Maryland on a domestic violence charge, according to court records reviewed by CBS News.  According to Maryland court records, 43-year-old Austin Durrer was arrested Oct. 18 on a count of …

Americans planning to fly this holiday season should brace themselves for crowded flights and costlier seats, with airlines cutting back their schedules at what is usually a slower time for travel. “The fourth quarter traditionally is a low-travel season — not this year,” CBS News’ senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg …

Authorities said Friday that they arrested three suspects in the slayings of two people, and the shooting of a police officer, after a daylong search on a tribal reservation in northeastern Washington. The Colville Tribes Emergency Services said on Facebook Friday evening that the third suspect was arrested in Elmer …

Across America, the message is loud and clear: 35 years after the talk radio revolution, “on the air” is still often an exercise in “off the rails.”  Correspondent Jim Axelrod asked industry expert Brian Rosenwald, “In 2022’s America, what’s the nature of talk radio? Is it any different than it’s …

Just after a jury in Florida spared the gunman convicted of killing 17 people at Parkland‘s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the death penalty, jury foreman Benjamin Thomas told CBS Miami he did not agree with the decision. “I don’t like how it turned out, but that’s how the jury …

LeBron James’ move this week to buy into a professional pickleball team is unlikely to weigh heavily on his pocketbook. The Los Angeles Laker star became a billionaire earlier this year due to his mix of real estate holdings, ownership in sports teams, and many sponsorship and endorsement deals, according …

Authorities in Merced County in Central California are searching for four family members they say were kidnapped Monday morning from a local business. A manhunt is on for their abductor. The sheriff’s office says detectives are trying to find 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her mother, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, her father, 36-year-old …

Award-winning journalist and anchor Natalie Morales has been named a CBS News correspondent, effective November 1. She will also continue to host “The Talk” on CBS. “Natalie is one of the best in the business and a welcome addition to CBS News,” Neeraj Khemlani, president and co-head of CBS News …