Washington — Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia is calling for the House’s chief administrative officer to prepare to withhold pay for members of Congress until the looming crisis over the debt ceiling is resolved.  “If the American people and the American economy are suffering as a result of congressional …

Wall Street investors are already taking evasive action to protect themselves against what would be an unprecedented economic shock: America defaulting on its debt for the first time in modern history.  The stock market has moistly remained calm despite the impasse in Washington over raising the debt ceiling — the …

A Chicago man has been ordered to stand trial for murder in connection with the 1982 disappearance of his 8-month-old daughter, whose body has never been found, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday.  While making the announcement, Nessel praised the decades-long determination of the girl’s mother who “has never …

BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags might explode in a crash. The warning covers vehicles from the 2000 through 2006 that previously had been recalled to replace faulty and dangerous …

As South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott prepares for a likely 2024 presidential bid, CBS News has exclusively learned he would name longtime aide and former chief of staff Jennifer DeCasper to be his campaign manager.  DeCasper would make history as the first woman of color to run a Republican presidential …

Atlanta Police arrested a 17-year-old on Thursday in connection with the murder of Black transgender woman Rasheed Williams, who was featured in the Sundance Film Festival documentary “Kokomo City” in January 2023. Williams, 35, who performed under the stage name Koko Da Doll, was found shot to death in southwest …

Growth in the U.S. slowed markedly in the first three months of the year, as the effects of high interest rates and lingering inflation took a toll on the economy. The nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — grew at an annual rate of 1.1%, …

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. has come a long way from his childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, to becoming a prominent figure in the world of comedy. Now, he’s having a breakout moment. This Saturday, he’ll stand before President Biden and other politicians as the entertainer at the White House Correspondents’ dinner …

Two adults and one child were shot in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Tuesday after a basketball rolled into a man’s yard and he allegedly opened fire on them. The suspect, Robert Louis Singletary, turned himself in to authorities in Florida on Thursday, the Gaston County Police Department said. The incident unfolded …

The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night the team finalized a deal last week to buy the 49-acre …