A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai, India, from Thailand, Indian customs officials said. The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were “concealed in checked-in baggage,” Mumbai Customs said in a statement late Sunday. “An Indian national arriving from Thailand …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its warning about the risk of contracting measles while traveling, after the agency tallied dozens of cases so far this year in travelers who were infectious while flying on airplanes within the U.S. “Travelers can catch measles in many travel settings …

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology closed its DEI office last week, following an 18-month assessment of the department’s work.  The school confirmed that it closed its Institute Community and Equity Office, known as the ICEO, which described its mission online as “stewarding MIT’s values and their interconnections.” MIT will also …

Philadelphia’s mayor honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to the city Wednesday in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at Brunson’s alma mater, which inspired her show Abbott Elementary. The producer, writer and comedian gazed at the shiny key handed to her by Mayor Cherelle Parker and quipped: …

Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled the millennia-old tombs of three senior statesmen, identified by inscriptions left on the tombs. The three sites in the city of Luxor date to the New Kingdom era, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on social media, which ranged from about 1550 to 1070 …

Ben Griffin figured it wouldn’t be easy even after immediately breaking his tie with co-leader Matti Schmid and leading by five shots just five holes into the final round at Colonial. Schmid kept it interesting all the way to the end. Griffin earned his first individual PGA Tour victory a …

A Mississippi man faces two felony charges after he allegedly crashed through the gate at actress Jennifer Aniston’s Bel-Air mansion.  Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48,  allegedly drove his car through Aniston’s gate on Tuesday after harassing the actress for the better part of two years. The Los Angeles County District Attorney …

Growing concerns about the health effects of food dyes have led to a new West Virginia law banning seven artificial food dyes — but what does this mean for those in other states? And where else are bans in place? Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for …

A West York Borough police officer and a gunman were killed in a shooting Saturday morning that injured multiple staffers at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, Pennsylvania, the district attorney said. The gunman, armed with a handgun and carrying zip ties, went inside the hospital’s intensive care unit. He then …

From worries about food safety to egg prices, Americans have questions about the bird flu.  This strain of bird flu, also known as H5N1, is not entirely new. It’s been detected in a variety of bird populations since January 2022, and in March of last year, it was found in …