Matthew McConaughey, who is contemplating a run for Texas governor, said Tuesday that he opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates for “younger kids.” The 52-year-old actor, who is the father of three children between the ages of 8 to 13, revealed during the New York Times DealBook summit that he was against vaccine mandates …

Two 16-year-old high school students have been arrested and charged with murdering a Spanish teacher at their school, authorities said Thursday. Nohema Graber had been reported missing several hours before her body was discovered in a nearby park. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale have both been charged …

Washington — A Russian analyst who worked with Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer behind a controversial dossier about former President Donald Trump and Russia, has been indicted on federal charges of making false statements to the FBI, according to the Justice Department. A federal grand jury charged Igor …

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose investigation and subsequent report led to former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, announced her candidacy on Friday to be the next governor of New York. Her decision sets up a high-stakes race against current New York Governor Kathy Hochul.  James revealed her bid in …

Elon Musk’s net worth has surpassed $300 billion, making him the first person on the planet to reach that milestone. It also means the Tesla chief executive is worth tens of billions more than the second-richest person on earth, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.  Musk was worth $302 billion as of …

Atlanta — Rapper Young Thug said an apartment concierge let an unknown person take his Louis Vuitton bag holding about 200 unreleased songs and more than $100,000 worth of jewelry and cash. The performer’s allegations are in a lawsuit against the company that manages the apartment complex where he lived …

Millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been charged in suburban New York City with the death of his former wife, Kathie Durst, who vanished in 1982, authorities confirmed Friday. A state police investigator filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday at a town court in Lewisboro, New York, accusing Durst …

The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a series of steps to limit pollution from long-lasting chemicals, known as PFAS, which …

Microsoft executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee but dropped the matter after he told them he would stop, the company revealed Monday. The Wall Street Journal was first to report that Brad Smith, then Microsoft’s general counsel and now its president …

A whistleblower is accusing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of fraud, waste and abuse. CBS News was told the alleged practice could potentially involve hundreds of millions of tax dollars across multiple federal agencies.  The whistleblower said some in administrative jobs at the agency were paid a …