<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2nxkhz_0ur1Vg3Z00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2nxkhz_0ur1Vg3Z00" width="1200" height="630" ><p>While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades, there have been no federal protections. That soon could change, however. David Schechter explains.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Colorado State

Denver, CO

CBS News

Denver — Spend a day with chef Edwin Sandoval and his food truck in Denver, Colorado, and you can't help asking yourself: Does this guy ever stop?"I love it, to be honest with you," Sandoval said. "It's just so much different than being in a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant." Sandoval has two events and a 16-hour day ahead of him, and it's going to be hot. "There's always…a little bit of an aspect of kind of being like, foggy," Sandoval said. "Because I think it's like, so hot, and your body's trying to adjust the temperature. Physically, it gets pretty tiring."Inside his...

Extreme heat affects millions of workers. Will new proposed rules bring relief?

New documents are providing the first publicly detailed accounts from the flight crew about what happened when a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight in January. Kris Van Cleave has more.

Flight crew describes Alaska Airlines door blowout in new documents

Georgia State

Tropical Storm Debby made landfall along Florida's west coast as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least five people and bringing more than a foot of rain. The storm now heads north as Georgia and the Carolinas prepare for more rain and flooding. Tom Hanson and Cristian Benavides report.

Debby wreaks havoc in Florida, heads to Georgia and the Carolinas

A frantic 911 call captures the sound of a gunshot as a couple reports a break-in. How did the intruder disappear? "48 Hours" contributor Jamie Yuccas reports Saturday, August 10 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Sneak peek: Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?

Minnesota State

With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Ed O'Keefe takes a closer look at the background of the potential next vice president.

A closer look at Tim Walz's background

Taylor Swift’s Austria concerts canceled after 2 arrested in alleged terror plot; How extreme heat is taking a toll on U.S. workers.

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Dramatic details emerged Tuesday after police said human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia's second fatal attack in about a month.The latest victim was 40-year-old doctor Dave Hogbin, who fell from a steep bank Saturday into the Annan River south of Cooktown in Queensland state, his family said in a statement. The general practice doctor from Newcastle in New South Wales had been traveling on a camping vacation through Queensland with his wife Jane Hogbin and their three sons aged 2, 5 and 7 years. Cooktown is more than 1,500 miles from...

Tourist eaten by crocodile saved wife's life before he died, she says

Minneapolis, MN

MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities man and 14 others are charged in connection to what federal law enforcement officials call one of the most sophisticated international drug trafficking operations they've ever seen.Clinton James Ward, 45, is facing decades in prison for allegedly running what Luger describes as a "sprawling, Mexican-based" operation that spread a "truly staggering" amount of drugs across Minnesota.United States Attorney Andrew Luger, DEA Special Agent in Charge Steven Bell and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Leah Greeves announced the charges in a joint press conference Tuesday at the United States District Court in Minneapolis.  Authorities say on...

Minnesotan charged with "kingpin statute" for allegedly running "sprawling" Mexican drug trafficking ring

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  Gold investors who got started with the metal at the end of 2023 or early 2024 have benefited from significant price growth this year. The precious metal was priced at $2,063.73 on January 1 but has broken numerous price records since that time. The latest record, set July 17, saw the metal surge to a new record of $2,472.46 per ounce. And while it's come down slightly since, it's still high and could soon eclipse a new record.Against this...

The price of gold is down. Here's when it could change again.

Florida State

Hurricane Debby brought more than powerful winds and storm surge to Florida — packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million also made landfall, officials said, marking the latest in a string of recent discoveries of drugs along Florida shores.Debby, which slammed into the state as a Category 1 hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, washed the drugs ashore in the Florida Keys, U.S. Border Patrol acting chief patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II wrote on social media."Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys," Briggs wrote, posting two...

Hurricane Debby blows cocaine worth $1 million onto Florida beach

Arizona State

Water scarcity remains a concern for people around the world. In fact, a 2022 Gallup poll revealed that 57% of Americans worry more about safe drinking water than global warming, air pollution, or the extinction of animal species. Americans are also using more water than ever before, according to J.D....

These U.S. states have the best and worst tap water: Washington ranked No. 1 while Arizona came in dead last

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NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

South Carolina State

Charleston, SC

CBS Boston

SALEM - Two dozen puppies and dogs arrived in Massachusetts early Wednesday morning from Charleston, South Carolina, just hours before Tropical Storm Debby hit.By transporting these 24 pups to the MSPCA in Salem, there is now more room in the shelter in Charleston for dogs that may be separated from their families during the storm."All the dogs were available for adoption down there so it frees up space for Charleston to help out with whatever comes through their door as the natural disaster hits," said MSPCA-Angell Salem Shelter Manager Zach Boerboon. "Any strays that are down there that become strays...

24 dogs from South Carolina avoid Tropical Storm Debby with trip to Salem shelter

The Americans freed in a historic prisoner swap with Russia will likely face challenges as they return to ordinary life, including automatic IRS penalties. Diane Foley, president and founder of hostage advocacy group the Foley Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss the bill sitting in Congress to address the tax issue.

Americans wrongfully detained abroad could still face IRS penalties

Now a tropical storm that could cause catastrophic flooding in Georgia and South Carolina, Debby made landfall Monday as a Category 1 hurricane in Florida. The storm system is responsible for at least five deaths.

Debby turns deadly after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane

Cincinnati, OH

A U.S. fugitive known as "The Devil" who was wanted for a deadly shooting outside an Ohio bar 20 years ago has been captured in Mexico, where authorities say he had been working as a local police officer.Antonio "El Diablo" Riano, now 72, was arrested Thursday in Zapotitlan Palmas and charged with first-degree murder stemming from the December 2004 shooting in suburban Cincinnati, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release. On Monday, a judge ordered Riano  held without bond, CBS affiliate WKRC-TV reported.  Riano fled the state and then the country after he allegedly shot and...

U.S. fugitive dubbed "The Devil" caught in Mexico after 20 years on run

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Authorities killed on Monday a large crocodile thought responsible for Australia's second fatal attack in a month.The latest victim was a 40-year-old man from New South Wales state who had been fishing on Saturday while on vacation with his wife and children, traveling through Queensland state with a trailer, according to police. Government conservation officer Daniel Guymer said the man fell into the Annan River south of Cooktown. His body has not been recovered.Cooktown resident Bart Harrison said the steep bank had collapsed underneath the victim's feet, sending him more than 20 feet into the river which is renowned as...

Crocodile believed responsible for killing man on vacation with family

Buildings are one of the top bird killers in the United States, with more than a billion birds dying after a building crash each year. About 60% of birds brought to wildlife rehabilitators or emergency rooms for animals die while in care of the facility either by succumbing to their injuries or euthanasia, according to a new study released in the Public Library of Science Journal on Wednesday. There has been a widespread bird population decline in North America over the past half-century. The North American bird population is down by nearly 3 billion birds since 1970 according to a Cornell...

More than 1 billion birds die each year after building crashes, study finds

Debby is expected to move slowly north, lingering over Georgia and the Carolinas while dumping heavy precipitation. CBS Miami chief meteorologist Ivan Cabrera has the forecast.

Where Debby is headed after making landfall

While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades, there have been no federal protections. That soon could change, however. David Schechter explains.

How extreme heat is taking a toll on U.S. workers

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