Novo Nordisk, the maker of blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy, said Friday its CEO was stepping down by “mutual agreement” with the company’s board of directors, citing “recent market challenges” and a steep decline in the company’s share price. Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen’s departure comes a week after the company downgraded …

Karen Read’s second trial started Tuesdsay with opening statements and witness testimony in the high-profile Massachusetts murder case. Read, who is accused of hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow in Canton in 2022, is being retried less …

Oliver Miller, a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 54. Several of Miller’s former teams announced his death on Wednesday, as did the National Basketball Retired Players Association. A cause of death was not disclosed, …

A West Virginia pharmacist who was convicted of poisoning her husband to death with insulin has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Natalie Cochran was sentenced Friday after jurors last week found her guilty of first-degree murder in Raleigh County Circuit Court, CBS affiliate WDTV reported. Cochran’s husband, Michael …

While U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rayshaun Smith served a tour of duty in South Korea in 2018, he started feeling mild knee pain.  At first, he thought it was just from his rigorous military lifestyle or his intense workout regimen. He and his fellow soldiers were spending lots of time …

Arthur Brooks, a Harvard professor who studies the science of happiness, told “CBS Mornings” that while many people make New Year’s resolutions, their success rate is low. “About 50% of Americans make a New Year’s resolution. Most of them fail. Most of them fail really quickly. And the big reason …

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday morning in an effort by the union to pressure the e-commerce giant for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. People have begun picketing in some locations, including one in the New York City …

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested Saturday in Puerto Rico, officials said. The U.S. Marshals Service said they found Lance “Macho” Morales at a residence in the barrio of Fajardo. Police believe the 23-year-old Waterbury, …

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, could be more common in adults than we realize.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 15.5 million U.S. adults have received a diagnosis of ADHD at some point in their life. But according to a new survey from The Ohio State University …

Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products. According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products: Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, …