Unemployed workers will be eligible for an additional 20 weeks of unemployment benefits, the N.J. Labor Department said Wednesday. Until now, workers maxed out at 39 weeks.The news is a relief for the many thousands of workers who are about to — or who already have — exhausted their state and federal unemployment benefits.“The state…

Hong Kong's status as one of the world's most prominent financial hubs appears to be under threat. Beijing has unanimously passed a new national security law for the territory, which some experts warn has the potential to erode the very structures that grant the region major privileges on the international stage. The legislation bans sedition, secession and…

July 1, 2020 | 8:58am | Updated July 1, 2020 | 1:05pm President Trump on Wednesday said the reports about the Russians offering Taliban fighters a bounty to kill American troops has not been corroborated and claimed they are part of a “hoax” to make him and other Republicans look bad. “‘No corroborating evidence to…

Published on Jul 1, 2020Human remains found approximately 30 miles from Fort Hood could be those of missing Private First Class Vanessa Guillen. The Guillen family is set to hold a press conference in Washington, D.C. Wednesday morning expressing their disappointment with the army’s response to Guillen’s disappearance. Mireya Villarreal reports.Watch "CBS This Morning" HERE:…

State and local governments planned more restrictions Tuesday as coronavirus cases continued to spike and officials became increasingly alarmed that the July 4th holiday weekend could bring a wave of new infections that could overwhelm hospitals.The surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began around the Memorial Day weekend as residents began socializing after months largely…