Ten inmates considered “armed and dangerous” escaped a New Orleans jail Friday morning, and it’s believed they had inside help, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Three inmates have been captured, and seven remain at large.   Earlier, the sheriff’s office had said 11 inmates had escaped the jail but …

March Madness 2025 is finally here, bringing with it the heart-pounding action and unforgettable moments that make this tournament a can’t-miss event. With 68 teams battling for college basketball’s ultimate prize, fans everywhere are gearing up for weeks of buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories and championship dreams. Want to make sure you …

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after a police officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting Friday evening in Newark, New Jersey. Officer Joseph Azcona, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, was pronounced dead after being taken to University Hospital in Newark, the Essex …

Country star Colt Ford doesn’t remember the day he had a life-threatening heart attack.  He and his band performed at Whiskey Row, a venue in Gilbert, Arizona, on April 4, 2024, but Ford told CBS News that he has no memory of the show. He also doesn’t remember the moments …

Egg prices jumped more than 15% in January from a year ago, with a carton of eggs costing Americans roughly $4.95. Producers blame it on the bird flu that has forced them to euthanize millions of chickens. With relief not expected anytime soon, some egg consumers are now looking for …

As the year 2000 ushered in the new millennium, boy bands and pop stars dominated the music charts, and the International Space Station welcomed its first crew, while back on Earth, reality TV was forever changed by an inaugural group of castaways on the CBS show “Survivor” — all when …

Authorities in Ohio launched a homicide investigation after the bodies of three women were found Saturday inside a home in Columbus. Officers were called to a home on the city’s south side just before 4 p.m. Saturday for what a 911 caller described as a medical event. Police found three …

Many of us feel sleepy after eating turkey and all the fixings on our Thanksgiving dinner table, but why?   While we often blame our post-dinner drowsiness on the tryptophan in turkey, experts say that isn’t the full picture. What is tryptophan? Tryptophan is one of 20 essential, naturally-occurring amino …

Health officials are alarmed by more than 50 confirmed human cases of a bird flu variant across seven states this year, with a new case confirmed this week in a California child without known contact with infected animals. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder, the editor-at-large for public health …

Christopher Ciccone, an artist and former dancer who was also singer Madonna’s younger brother, has died, his rep Brad Taylor confirmed to CBS News. He was 63. He died from cancer on Oct. 4, surrounded by his husband, Ray Thacker, Taylor said in a statement. Born on Nov. 22, 1960, …