Our Bodies Are Polluted With Plastic, Scientists Warn
It's not just the ocean. Our bodies are also polluted with small plastic pieces known as microplastics, scientists have confirmed in a new study.
It's not just the ocean. Our bodies are also polluted with small plastic pieces known as microplastics, scientists have confirmed in a new study.
Meat-free burgers contain high levels of salt -- exceeding recommended limits, finds a new survey into the salt content of vegetarian and vegan alternatives to meat.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday that there are 155 patients under investigation this year for acute flaccid myelitis, a condition that that can cause paralysis and mostly affects children.
Every parent worries when it comes to the health of their child. Now, a simple test can give mothers and fathers a glimpse into their infant's medical future.
Dr. Wael Jaber, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic and senior author of the study, called the results "extremely surprising."
More and more, patients are being caught up in efforts to rein in the cost of health care - efforts employers and patients desperately want to succeed.
A team of researchers are studying a new anti-cancer vaccine that would help the body resist the return of an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Twenty-five of the top US burger chains were graded on their antibiotic policies in a collaborative report released Wednesday.
Twenty-one of the sick patients have been hospitalized, though no deaths have been reported.
The average life span in the U.S. was 78.7 years in 2016, but the study suggests Americans will live to be 79.8 years in 2040.
A mystery illness that attacks the nervous system, paralyzing some children, has many parents concerned across the country.
A four-year-old Oregon boy is seeing for the first time thanks to a new gene therapy treatment.
Welch's new ad campaign is aimed at Gen X men.
A 61-year-old New York man developed an extremely rare and fatal brain disorder after he ate squirrel brains, according to a new report.
For the last seven weeks, a San Francisco fifth grader has embarked on a physical challenge that most adults wouldn't consider trying, all of his own accord.
Students at Lincoln Unified returned to class, but this time without their cell phones.
A 14-year-old dirt biker has been arrested by police in Roseville after a group of riders swarmed a city streets.
A preliminary 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Bakersfield and shook all the way to Los Angeles County.
Many California voters and politicians are saying that Kamala Harris' vice president candidate pick of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has come as a surprise.
A 2-year-old is stable after police said he was shot in Stockton on Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Orr, the Sacramento State athletics director, was appointed to a new role on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee, the university announced Thursday.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg said Tuesday that Rio City Café in Old Sacramento will close on Saturday.
Emergency repair work is continuing on a Sacramento street after a large sinkhole caused a city truck to get stuck.
A man was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2020 shooting death of a mother of four in Sacramento, prosecutors said Thursday.
Millions of dollars are about to be handed out to help keep kids safe in Sacramento, and a workshop was held to ask people how the funding should be spent.
Six years later, the trauma caused by the devastating 2018 Camp Fire in California's Butte County is being relived by residents in the path of the Park Fire.
Northern California's Park Fire continues to grow, but it still would need to more than double in size to eclipse the state's largest-ever wildfire.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
Thomas Neverkovec, owner of the Bambi Inn in Butte Meadows and a former firefighter, is staying put despite mandatory evacuation orders because of the Park Fire.
How the largest wildfires of the year — including the Park Fire — get their names comes down to simple geography. But not all incidents are easy to map.
James Wood homered, tripled and scored four runs, and the Washington Nationals erased a quick four-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 11-5 on Tuesday night.
Amit Elor's dominance was very real to her opponents. She had a 31-2 advantage over four matches and was not scored upon in her final three contests.
Two weeks after the San Francisco 49ers reported to training camp there has been no change in the status of Brandon Aiyuk despite trade rumors swirling around the star disgruntled wide receiver.
The A's beat the White Sox 5-1 Monday night for Chicago's 21st straight loss, tying an American League record.
Matt Chapman homered in his third straight game and the Giants beat the Nationals 4-1 on Monday night.
VP pick Tim Walz told the crowd, "in the White House, I'll have Vice President Harris' back every single day, and we'll have yours."
A Pakistani national with ties to the Iranian government has been arrested and charged with plotting a murder-for-hire scheme targeting U.S. government officials and politicians.
Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz, the popular two-term governor of Minnesota, as her VP running mate, selecting a Midwestern Democrat to join her on the ticket.
The day after the shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, the internet saw a huge spike in calls for violence, and in particular an increase in calls for a modern-day civil war, researchers say.
Kamala Harris received 99% of the delegate votes in the Democratic National Committee's early virtual roll call vote, which ended Monday evening.
Compared with a year ago, 3.4 million more Americans do not have health insurance.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
Portion control is key, say researchers in examining levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic in cocoa-laden products.
Defective carbon monoxide detectors and flammable sleepwear are among the recalled products cited in a federal report.
When a wildfire rips through your community, your life and home are likely top of mind, but what about your brain health?
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
The federal government announced Wednesday that it will keep interest rates where they are for now, but that could change in the next few weeks.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team are on the lookout for the best back-to-school deals so that parents and families can save money.
There are big dreams to bring big development and business to Citrus Heights. The Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan is expected to transform the aging Sunrise Mall into a new central hub for the community with a main street, hotels, housing and more.
Customers are speaking out about their experience with the Flashfood app and how they've managed to save a few bucks.
Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why.
The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes.
It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
Instead of facing trial for attempted murder, the Pasadena doctor accused of trying to kill his wife and kids by driving their Tesla off a cliff was released on Monday.
Emails obtained by CBS News California Investigates reveal the Governor's Chief of Staff did not want to negotiate with the initiative coalition unless they agreed to postpone their ballot measure until 2026.
American credit card debt hit a record Tuesday, especially impacting younger adults who are putting more on their credit cards.
A Salida homeowner contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to tell us that she was charged for flooring she never received.
The federal government announced Wednesday that it will keep interest rates where they are for now, but that could change in the next few weeks.
A Modesto woman said her home insurance company of nearly 40 years abruptly canceled her coverage over what it spotted from a drone's view high above her Central Valley property.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team are on the lookout for the best back-to-school deals so that parents and families can save money.
Crews are still at work to contain California's fourth largest wildfire in history, the Park Fire, which has threatened four counties over two weeks and burned more than 406,000 acres.
At least one structure is threatened as crews are working to gain control of a grass fire that has burned roughly 100 acres near the Sacramento International Airport on Monday.
Northern California's Park Fire continues to grow, but it still would need to more than double in size to eclipse the state's largest-ever wildfire.
It was the second time in six years the Baker family had driven away from their dream home with a dark plume of smoke from a wildfire hanging overhead.
How the largest wildfires of the year — including the Park Fire — get their names comes down to simple geography. But not all incidents are easy to map.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.
A conservation corps firefighters found out his truck was likely stolen by someone in the town he working nonstop to protect from California's fourth-largest fire.
More than 70 people with disabilities will be without a job in Vacaville come November because a local union went to the state and argued their jobs at a state facility should belong to state workers.
Control fires can help forest healthier and safer, but why are they so misunderstood?
Here's what voters around Sacramento had to say about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
American credit card debt hit a record Tuesday, especially impacting younger adults who are putting more on their credit cards.