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The fall of Saigon 50 years ago marked the end of the Vietnam War, and for WCCO’s Pauleen Le, it marked the start of her family’s immigration story to America — one that resonates with so many Minnesotan families. Le shares her story below. While decades have passed since the war’s end, the pain and…
At least three people were killed when a small boat capsized Monday morning off the coast of San Diego, officials said. At least nine others were missing as rescue and recovery operations got underway. The panga-style fishing boat overturned near Torrey Pines State Beach with at least 18 people on board, the San Diego-based CBS…
The Department of Education says federal student loan borrowers who do not pay on time could damage their credit scores and even have their wages garnished beginning today, May 5 — causing challenges for some of the more than 5 million borrowers who are in default and struggling to get answers about their loans. “I don’t…
Uncertainty around President Trump’s ever-changing tariff agenda is already hitting small businesses hard, and threatening their very survival, operators say. With baseline 10% taxes on all imported goods in effect and country-based levies looming, business operations have become significantly more challenging for the U.S.’ nearly 35 million smaller enterprises, owners told CBS MoneyWatch. One of the…
EIGHTEEN new U.S. citizens were sworn in during a naturalization ceremony at the District Court for the NMI on April 22, 2025. Patricia Phelan, U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services officer, made a motion in court to accept the applicants as new citizens. Presiding over the special court session, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted the…
An American climber died attempting to scale the world’s fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, in the Himalayas, his expedition organizer said Monday. It was the second death of this climbing season. Alexander Pancoe, 39, died at Camp 2 of the 27,838-foot mountain Sunday evening. “He had descended after an acclimatization rotation to Camp Three, and was not…
Millions of student loan borrowers could face a wake-up call Monday as the Department of Education resumes collecting on school loans. The restart of collections comes as data from a recent analysis shows delinquency rates among people with student debt are at an all-time high. After nearly five-years since the U.S. government first paused federal…
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Dollywood, the mountains, and country music are all some reasons why tourists flock to the popular vacation destination of Pigeon Forge. But officials there have just added another reason to visit the Tennessee city: the longest zipline in the country. They’ve got a mile to go at 55 miles per hour. Mark Ezell, the Tennessee…
Ohio man charged in deputy’s death after his son was shot and killed by police, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials in Ohio say a man allegedly rammed his car into a sheriff’s deputy last week and killed him. The man is the father of Ryan Hinton, 18, who was shot and…