Tesla on Friday announced it’s launching new versions of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the U.S., with new price tags to match.  The electric-vehicle maker said the upgraded cars, which it’s rolling out Friday, come with a number of enhancements, including better battery range, improved aerodynamics, aesthetic …

Unprecedented footage of an elusive deep-sea creature came to light this week. On an expedition through the Southern Ocean last Christmas Day, researchers discovered the Gonatus antarcticus, a mysterious species of squid known to roam the freezing waters around Antarctica but never seen alive before in its natural habitat. The …

About 700 Marines completed training and could be deployed to the Los Angeles area by Friday, as protests continued for a sixth consecutive day. More than 850 people have been arrested in Los Angeles County since the demonstrations over federal immigration enforcement began last Friday. The protests have also spread to other cities across …

Porn website owner Michael Pratt, the mastermind behind the GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking ring and who was placed on the FBI’s notorious “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list, pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple counts of sex trafficking. Pratt, who also co-owned GirlsDoToys, conspired with his co-defendants to use force, fraud and coercion …

Update: On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the end of the Quiet Skies program. CBS News’ original report appears below. The Trump administration is preparing to end a federal domestic surveillance program for travelers that’s meant to ferret out terrorist threats but has sometimes ended up saddling Americans …

Three former Salvadoran military officers were convicted by a five-person jury late Tuesday for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the Central American nation’s civil war. They received 15-year prison sentences. A jury made up of five women convicted the three men of murder in a lightning trial …

A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to leading an extensive plot to use swatting calls and bomb threats to intimidate dozens of people, including a former United States president and multiple members of Congress, authorities announced on Monday.  The allegedly years-long scheme involved bogus police emergencies and false reports of …

An appeals court on Friday refused to freeze a California judge’s order halting the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce, which means that Department of Government Efficiency-led cuts remain on pause for now. In the 2-1 ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the White House’s request to freeze …

Saharan dust is heading toward Florida and could be seen over the state by this weekend, radar shows. Dust is forecast to hit south and central Florida on Saturday and stay for at least several days, according to CBS Miami’s NEXT Weather radar.  Computer models show that after an initial …

At least five people were injured in a shooting Tuesday at the Brass Mill Center mall in Waterbury, Connecticut, authorities said. A person of interest is in custody, according to the Waterbury Police Department. The incident took place at about 4:40 p.m. in what started as a “conflict” between two …