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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Angelica Leicht |Jennifer Earl
There's a reason gold has been a prized investment decade after decade: It's a tangible asset that doesn't lose value just because of a market crash or economic panic. And, lately, this precious metal has been back in the spotlight due to its impressive upward price trajectory.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Angelica Leicht |Jennifer Earl
When your credit card debt starts to spiral, it can feel like you're one unexpected expense away from disaster. And, if your budget is eventually stretched too thin by your growing card payments, putting off a payment or two might not seem like a big deal, at least initially. After all, there are other bills, like groceries or rent, that need to take priority at first.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Angelica Leicht |Jennifer Earl
Having your wages garnished over an unpaid debt is one of the more stressful financial consequences you can face. One day, you're making ends meet between your paycheck and your regular bills, and the next, a chunk of your income has been taken to pay a delinquent debt, with the money gone before you ever see it.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Tracy Smith |Jennifer Earl
Christian Bale may have played a superhero in the "Batman" franchise, but now he's on a real life mission to help some kids who could really use a hero. And for Bale, it's the role of a lifetime. The Oscar-winning actor is helping to build Together California, a foster care home designed to keep orphaned siblings together, in the desert community of Palmdale, California.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Tracy Smith |Jennifer Earl
2 hours agoMost people get out of bed in the morning wanting to have a positive impact. Yet, it’s easy to get distracted by caregiving responsibilities, never-ending emails or to-do lists. Life intervenes. Time is a deficit. We don’t spend the time reflecting on what impact we hope to create. With a few simple …
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Natalie Morales |Jennifer Earl
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a basketball legend with six NBA championships over his 20-year career. But the six-time MVP has bigger concerns than basketball. Off the court, Abdul-Jabbar's spent his life advocating for social justice. "Freedom, justice and equality are for all of us – not just for some.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Natalie Morales |Jennifer Earl
Now5 games that can make or break the Bears' 2025 seasonThe Bears’ opposing strength of schedule, .571, is tied for the second-toughest in the NFL. When he interviewed for the head coaching job that would …5 hours ago‘Don’t know what that means’ Shaquille O’Neal leaves co-hosts in stitches as $500m business empire expandsShaquille O'Neal's $500 million empire just got bigger, and he doesn't even know it. The NBA legend was caught off guard on Wednesday when his co-host …
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Vladimir Duthiers |"CBS Mornings |" Anchor |Jennifer Earl
For more than half a century, KISS' Gene Simmons has been one of the most recognizable figures of rock and roll. Simmons rose to stardom as the "demonic" bassist and co-lead singer of the rock band formed in New York City in 1973. "All my life I've been a chameleon. Everything is a costume," Simmons said in an interview for "CBS Mornings" that aired on Wednesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Vladimir Duthiers |Jennifer Earl
7 hours agoThe series finale of Andor aired last night, the last batch of four weeks of three episodes each, a 12 episode season 2 matching a 12 episode season 1. It is widely considered to be some of the best Star Wars content ever created perhaps only short of the original trilogy itself. And perhaps not …
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Tony Dokoupil |Jennifer Earl
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates is giving up his wealth for the health and wellness of millions, announcing exclusively on "CBS Mornings" on Thursday that he's committing $200 billion from the Gates Foundation to be spent over the next 20 years. Gates first revealed his plan to give away virtually all of his wealth in an interview with "CBS Mornings" last week, saying he will take an "equity, value-driven approach" to the distribution of funds.
