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Waffle House servers are getting a raise — to $3 an hour
Waffle House CEO said the restaurant chain will hike menu prices after its "single largest" investment in the company's workforce.
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Waffle House CEO said the restaurant chain will hike menu prices after its "single largest" investment in the company's workforce.
There are a few ways to gauge the expected destruction from a hurricane, but one of the more unusual ways is the Waffle House index.
As Hurricane Ian makes landfall, chain shutters 21 restaurants in evacuation zones and low-lying areas across the state.
Kelvin Watson, 27, was arrested Monday on a charge of first-degree attempted murder for the incident on May 15, police said in a statement.
With many of its 2,000 restaurants closed, the breakfast chain is ramping up its online sales with $20 bags of mix
"This should have never happened," a family member said
A visit to the restaurant chain that serves up grits and hash browns all day, all night
Founded in 1955, the first Waffle House was just a tiny rectangular box; it has since grown to a chain of 2,000 restaurants, mostly in the South, that serve up grits, hash browns, and of course waffles, all day and all night. Luke Burbank talks with the customers who come at all hours to sample the Waffle House's menu that Atlanta Magazine food critic Mara Shaloup calls "meats and starch and sugar and butter and grease and everything that's comforting and wonderful."
USA Today reports 18 of the chain's restaurants have closed in Florida's evacuation zone, an unofficial index of how serious the storm threat is
A Bahama Breeze Island Grille in Cleveland is accused of racial profiling during gathering of African-American women
Chadwick Boseman said while it was an honor to be recognized for playing a superhero, it was more important to "acknowledge the heroes we have in real life"
A black couple was handcuffed and told they were being charged with theft after a dispute over $1.50 in a bill for a meal they hadn't received
While some stores like Starbucks are vowing to stamp it out, some consumers say racial profiling is getting worse
A lawyer says a man who was choked by an officer was called a homophobic slur by an employee before staff called police
Mayor A.J. Connors insisted "this was not a racially motivated situation"
Officials in Warsaw, North Carolina, are defending the controversial arrest of an African-American man at a Waffle House. Mayor A.J. Connors praised the arrest and denied that raise was a factor. Tony Dokoupil reports.
After a violent incident with police was captured on camera at a Waffle House, Bernice King is calling for change
Anthony Wall says he had taken his 16-year-old sister to prom just before the incident at the N.C. Waffle House
DeEbony Groves, 21, was one of the four victims fatally shot in April; her mother honored her memory at Saturday's graduation ceremony
DeEbony Groves, 21, majored in social work and was among the four young people killed after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House restaurant last month in Tennessee. Her mother attended Groves' graduation ceremony Saturday in her honor at Belmont University. CBS affiliate WTVF-TV's Alexandra Koehn reports.
Addresses packed church in Mobile, Alabama, where controversial arrest was made of black woman by white officers
A woman at a motel where Travis Reinking was staying reportedly told police he threatened her when she asked him to be quiet
James Shaw Jr., who charged at the suspected gunman who killed four people at a Waffle House, took upon on himself to raise money for the families of the victims
Employees wore orange ribbons and hugged one another as a steady stream of customers came in to order food and show support
The co-owner of a company where Travis Reinking worked asked the Secret Service to help him after he was arrested by the White House last year
The Supreme Court's landmark decision ruled that Trump is immune from prosecution for official acts he took while in office.
Forecasters warned Hurricane Beryl could bring "life-threatening winds and storm surge" to Jamaica.
The Supreme Court declined to consider the constitutionality of an Illinois law banning certain semi-automatic rifles.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
Massachusetts State Police announced that Michael Proctor was "relieved of duty" and transferred out of Norfolk County District Attorney's Office State Police Detective's Unit.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
It's a welcome number for the candidate, who caused widespread concern among Democrats after his debate performance
The Supreme Court ordered lower courts to take another look at challenges to several federal and state firearms restrictions.
Hurricane Beryl is the first storm on record to reach Category 5 this early in the season.
The newly-released transcripts from 2006 reveal prosecutors knew about accusations against Jeffrey Epstein years before they cut a deal with the late financier.
The two 19-year-olds each allegedly had loaded weapons and were using a spotlight to hunt when they were arrested.
Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes internet companies from civil liability stemming from content posted to their sites by third parties.
Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind.
Chicken Soup for the Soul, which once surged on the strength of nurturing content, tumbled deeper into debt after buying DVD provider Redbox.
Jonathan Kaye's attorney claims he was "terrorized" before throwing punch at a woman in June in Brooklyn.
California law takes effect today amid partisan divide over firearms that killed more than 48,000 Americans in 2022.
So-called personality hires can bring real value to companies, but are sometimes resented by co-workers.
Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes internet companies from civil liability stemming from content posted to their sites by third parties.
The Supreme Court declined to consider the constitutionality of an Illinois law banning certain semi-automatic rifles.
The Supreme Court ordered lower courts to take another look at challenges to several federal and state firearms restrictions.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
Measure would protect an estimated 36 million and represent first major federal safety standard of its kind.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
A Florida woman with no training in mental health services pretended to be a licensed social worker during online therapy sessions with Brightside Health patients.
Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.
California law takes effect today amid partisan divide over firearms that killed more than 48,000 Americans in 2022.
Indian officials have confirmed scores of deaths after a crowd attending a Hindu religious event reportedly started running to leave at the end, leading to a crush.
Wimbledon is underway, and while millions will watch the tennis tournament from the comfort of home, it takes a bit more dedication to get courtside.
Under the agreement, U.S. immigration officials will train and provide assistance to Panamanian authorities to help them carry out more deportations of migrants heading north.
Hurricane Beryl ripped doors, windows and roofs in homes across the southeast Caribbean after making landfall on the island of Carriacou as a Category 4.
The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault.
Beyond his comeback in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F," Eddie Murphy gets candid with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about fatherhood, his passion for music and what a return to the stage could look like
Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy discusses his journey back to the stage and the revival of his famous character.
Michael J. Fox makes a surprise appearance at the Glastonbury Music Festival, in Somerset, England, joining Coldplay onstage.
Legendary rapper Flavor Flav joins USA Water Polo national teams as the official hype man, bringing energy, support, and unexpected surprises to the athletes.
In a surprise appearance, Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay at the Glastonbury Festival in England on Saturday. Frontman Chris Martin introduced the actor, who joined in on the songs "Fix You" and "Humankind."
More than half of U.S. car dealerships are still struggling with a cyberattack that crippled a key software system, hampering their ability to sell cars. J.D. Power estimates the attack may have caused June retail sales to drop more than 5% compared to last year.
American car dealers could lose nearly $1 billion due to an ongoing cyberattack on software provider CDK Global. Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer of Mandiant Consulting, the security consulting organization of Google Cloud, joins CBS News to discuss how the hack is crippling operations, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The meme-stock investor bought more than 9 million shares of the online pet supply company, causing its stock to surge.
This week marks 50 years since the debut of the barcode, those machine-readable black stripes that have changed many aspects of modern life. Bradley Blackburn looks back at its history.
The United States is now the world's leading exporter of liquified natural gas, or LNG, after the country tripled its output in the past six years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Some environmentalists say this is defeating the Biden administration's goals of weaning us off fossil fuels to avert climate change-driven catastrophe in the future.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.
Scientists are racing to figure out what's causing strange behavior and even deaths among fish, including the endangered sawfish. The phenomenon started in the Florida Keys, but has been seen as far north as Tampa.
South Africa is home to a large majority of the world's rhinos and as such is a hot spot for poaching driven by demand from Asia.
New research paints a worrying picture about the state of polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay. The big furry bears could go extinct in the region as early as the 2030s due to thinning ice, longer ice-free seasons and human activity leading to climate change. Geoffrey York, one of the study's co-authors, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Prosecutors say they will re-try Karen Read after a judge declared a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury in her murder case Monday. Read is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him to die in 2022. She says she's being framed for the killing. CBS News Boston reporter Penny Kmitt has more.
A judge declared a mistrial Monday for Karen Read after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. Read was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence and fleeing the scene where there has been personal injury and death. Read is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
A Florida woman with no training in mental health services pretended to be a licensed social worker during online therapy sessions with Brightside Health patients.
A months-long investigation into hundreds of hoax calls ended in the arrest of a Texas juvenile.
A new law took effect Monday in Tennessee that requires GPS monitoring of the most violent domestic offenders. Born from an unspeakable tragedy, the law is the first of its kind in the U.S. Meg Oliver reports.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
The latest GOES satellite will play a critical role in tracking hurricanes and other dangerous storms across North America.
China's Chang'e 6 is the first craft ever to collect soil and rock samples from the side of the moon that faces away from Earth into space.
NASA has again postponed the troubled Boeing Starliner's trip home from the International Space Station as crews assess a series of helium leaks. Those leaks had also delayed the first crewed launch of the ship multiple times. Mark Strassmann reports.
NASA canceled a spacewalk on Monday due to a leaky spacesuit. And Starliner commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams will remain at the International Space Station longer than planned after NASA and Boeing delayed the capsule's return to Earth. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down the issues the astronauts are navigating in space.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Prosecutors say they will re-try Karen Read after a judge declared a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury in her murder case Monday. Read is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him to die in 2022. She says she's being framed for the killing. CBS News Boston reporter Penny Kmitt has more.
The Dish: Recipe" series presents an easy and refreshing summer cocktail by J.M. Hirsch, editorial director of Christopher Kimball's Milk Street multimedia group and author of the new book "Freezer Door Cocktails." The ingredients you need for this recipe are coconut rum, white rum, a lime, coconut water, and just a little bit of salt.
Palestinians are being told by Israel's military to leave the eastern part of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, indicating there could be a new ground operation in the already mostly-destroyed area. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest on the war.
President Biden bashed the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that gives presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts in office, saying "There are no kings in America." The remarks came as his campaign continues its recovery efforts from last week's disastrous debate performance. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on that and the White House's response to Hurricane Beryl.
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