Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long road of dental work. Then Carroll …

The son of the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt in Florida against former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Alexander Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation …

Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer. On screen, Jones, who died Monday at 93, brought to life a reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in “Field of Dreams” …

The dog days of summer are in full swing, which means it’s important to keep your pooch protected from the heat.  The U.S. has experienced unrelenting temperatures this year, with triple-digit highs seen across the country, from the Southwest to the nation’s capital. This week another summer heat wave is …

NEW YORK — A man is accused of setting a subway rider on fire on Saturday afternoon and the NYPD says he was behind a similar attack a few months ago. Officers were called for an assault in progress on the 1 line platform at the Houston Street station and …

Brain worms, like the one Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign said he contracted more than a decade ago, are real — and the infections are more common in certain parts of the world than you might think. On “CBS Mornings” Thursday, CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder confirmed there are …

Des Moines, Iowa — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it legal protection from lawsuits claiming its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year …

Preventative care and screenings are important steps you can take for your health — and that’s true even for young adults in their 20s, who may feel invincible but shouldn’t take good health for granted. CBS News HealthWatch has compiled a series of guides to help you know which preventative …

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — A 26-year-old suspect wanted in the shooting deaths of three of his relatives surrendered to authorities in Trenton, New Jersey, officials said Saturday evening. The shootings occurred Saturday morning at two separate homes in nearby Levittown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Trenton police said Andre Gordon …

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Andrew J. Graff, the author of the 2021 novel “Raft of Stars,” returns with “True North” (Ecco/HarperCollins), a family drama about a schoolteacher’s scheme to save his marriage by buying a run-down rafting company and uprooting his family …