Checked bags are a big business for U.S. airlines, bringing in more than $7 billion in revenue last year, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The fees have brought more revenue to the airlines than it ever had prior to the pandemic, the data shows. Airlines began …

Kathmandu, Nepal — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest mountain. Kami Rita, 55, guided a group of clients to reach the summit in the early morning, …

President Trump signed an executive order Monday that will attempt to bring down the cost of some drugs in the United States — but why are drug prices so high to begin with?  On average, Americans pay almost three times as much for prescription drugs as people in other high-income …

The Kamler family, owner of Fairfield, New Jersey-based Kent International, has been in the bicycle business for four generations.  “When I joined the company in 1972, we had six employees, including both my parents and myself,” former Kent International CEO Arnold Kamler told CBS News. “And as of a few …

Sicilian police said Monday they had arrested a former gravedigger and were investigating 18 others accused of reselling burial sites after removing the corpses already interred in them. The former gravedigger’s assistant was also arrested Monday in the investigation dating from 2023 for alleged corruption and bribery in Trapani, on …

A pizza delivery worker stopped in her tracks Sunday after a Florida police officer warned the worker there was an alligator in front of the house she was bringing food to.  The officer had contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about the gator, but the pizza delivery worker …

Red light therapy, also known as LED therapy, is gaining popularity in the skin care world for its potential anti-aging benefits. Dr. Rachel Nazarian, a board-certified dermatologist in New York, told “CBS Mornings Plus” that LED, or light emitting diodes, create a narrow wavelength that can “penetrate the deepest into the …

An American woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a prison in Mexico more than 50 years ago has died in Canada, where she was living under an alias, authorities announced Thursday. Sharon Kinne was charged before her 25th birthday with killing her Missouri husband, her boyfriend’s …

Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods this, and every, holiday season. There’s even more to celebrate this year: A commercial real estate company has crowned Via …

A Georgia woman convicted of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Leilani Simon was spared the maximum punishment of life without a chance of parole. Her sentencing hearing in Chatham County Superior Court came a month after …