Walt Disney Co. is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a cost-cutting measure, CBS News has confirmed.  “As our industry transforms at a rapid pace, we continue to evaluate ways to efficiently manage our businesses while fueling the state-of-the-art creativity and innovation that consumers value and expect from Disney,” …

The woman accused of murdering three members of her ex-husband’s family by serving them poisonous mushrooms has taken the stand at an Australian court on Monday as the highly publicized triple murder trial nears its conclusion. Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of killing her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, …

The State Department has told U.S. embassies and consulates to expand vetting for all visa applicants who wish to come to Harvard University, including visitors as well as students, according to an email obtained by CBS News. In an internal email dated May 29 and sent by Secretary of State …

The last living grandson of the 10th U.S. President John Tyler has died at 96 years old — the end of a link to a bygone era of American history.  Harrison Ruffin Tyler died on Sunday evening, May 25, his family said in a statement to CBS News. His grandfather, …

Authorities seized more than six tons of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel — a so-called “narco sub” — and from two underground hiding places discovered in Colombia, the country’s navy announced this week. Officials released video of the narco sub being intercepted off the country’s Pacific coast, as well as video showing …

Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan is a small city with a thriving economy. That’s because visitors from its larger northern sister city in Ontario, Canada, keep the border town’s economy humming.  Situated on opposite sides of the St. Marys River, the U.S. and Canadian counterparts are connected by the Sault …

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder was among more than a dozen people arrested as part of a prostitution sting in Ohio, police said Monday. The former Ohio State wrestler, 29, was arrested for engaging in prostitution by uniformed officers inside a hotel room, the Columbus Division of Police said.  …

Getting a shingles vaccine may help with more than the viral infection that causes painful rashes — new research shows it can also lower the risk of heart disease.  In a study, published Monday in the European Heart Journal, researchers found people given the shot had a 23% lower risk …

An 1842 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the kidnapping conviction of a white man who seized a Black family and forced them into slavery south of the Mason-Dixon line is still being cited in American jurisprudence, 160 years after enslaved people throughout the U.S. were freed. Prigg v. Pennsylvania has …

A new study from Brigham Young University found that parental favoritism is real and that factors like gender, birth order and a child’s temperament can serve as influences. The study, which was done in Europe and North America, looked at data from 20,000 people and showed parents tend to favor …