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New research finds there may be an increase in autism diagnosis rates among U.S. children. A CDC report found about 1 in 31 children were diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to explain the new findings.
Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder, was arrested earlier this week in Vermont. He was among the students who led protests at Columbia University against the Gaza war. He is not charged with a crime, but the Trump administration wants him deported. Prior to his detainment, Mahdawi told CBS News about his fear that a long-awaited appointment to become a U.S. citizen was a "honey trap."
A Connecticut man who says he was held captive for 20 years by his step-mother released his first statement Tuesday, saying he'd chosen to change his name and go by "S." In the statement he called it "the first of many choices I will make for myself now that I am free."
The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam video showing deputies searching the home of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, before they were discovered. Warning, some of the video in this story is disturbing.
A group of Harvard professors sued the Trump administration to block the withholding of billions of dollars in funding, which could impact research. The freeze came after the school rejected White House demands to control parts of its curriculum, along with the school's admission process and who it chooses to hire.
CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady breaks down what to know about Beijing reportedly ordering Chinese airlines to halt deliveries of all Boeing aircraft. Boeing nor the Chinese government have commented, but President Trump appeared to confirm the information from a Bloomberg report in a social media post.
Students fled from Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas after a suspect opened fire at the school on Tuesday. At least four people were hospitalized. Sources tell CBS News Texas the suspected shooter is a student at the school who turned himself in.
A federal judge says she's seen no evidence officials have done anything to comply with her order to facilitate the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison last month. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
"CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, along with five other members of an all-female crew, blasted off to the edge of space in a Blue Origin rocket on Monday. After landing, King described her experience and the peaceful view of Earth. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more.
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains what gut health really means and why it plays a key role in overall well-being.
The Oscar-winning film "Conclave" has become a surprise streaming hit amid renewed curiosity about the Vatican's inner workings.
Tina Knowles, mother of superstars Beyoncé and Solange, spoke with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about her new memoir, "Matriarch."
Oprah Winfrey has named "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles as her latest book club selection. The memoir shares Knowles' personal journey from growing up in segregated Texas to raising music icons Beyoncé and Solange.
Tina Knowles shares how a missed mammogram may have led to a delayed detection of breast cancer, and opens up about the support from her daughters, Beyoncé and Solange, niece Angie Beyincé, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland.
As climate change warms rivers, the fishing industry is increasingly threatened. One nonprofit shows how it's helping to save the fishing-tourism economy.
Rep. Robert Garcia traveled with lawmakers to El Salvador Monday to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported.
George Clooney dyed his hair to star in the Broadway adaptation of "Good Night and Good Luck," and he knows it's catching people off guard.
Bob Hall's 1975 finish opened the door for generations of athletes. Today, Delmace Mayo becomes the next to follow his path at just 19 years old.
Stephanie Horowitz said she knew what was happening on Florida State's campus before the shooting was confirmed Thursday because she is a survivor of the 2018 shooting in Parkland.
"That just made me so mad," one laid-off FDA scientist said.
The president is set to be in Michigan on Tuesday, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution.
President Trump's meme coin had lost 88% of its value. But an offer of dinner with the president helped boost its price on Wednesday.
Extreme heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020, according to researchers at Dartmouth College.
Warming waters off New England's coast has contributed to the proliferation of the green crab, one of the world's most invasive species.
President Trump's meme coin had lost 88% of its value. But an offer of dinner with the president helped boost its price on Wednesday.
The lawsuit said the policy put in place by President Trump has been subject to his "whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority."
Two U.S. retailers warned President Trump his sweeping tariff policy could disrupt supply chains and lead to empty shelves in the coming weeks.
More than a quarter million complaints reported losing money to a scam in 2024, the FBI said in a new report.
A federal judge has halted her order demanding the government explain what it's done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
The president is set to be in Michigan on Tuesday, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — lost their jobs as the Trump administration took steps to shutter USAID.
A federal judge is hearing a challenge Wednesday brought on by the city of San Francisco and other local jurisdictions to President Trump's crackdown on "sanctuary city" policies.
President Trump's meme coin had lost 88% of its value. But an offer of dinner with the president helped boost its price on Wednesday.
"That just made me so mad," one laid-off FDA scientist said.
A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution.
The Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. announced.
State-level efforts to regulate fertility coverage reveal the gauntlet of budgetary and political hurdles such initiatives face.
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said "it's hard to guarantee when science will make an advance."
India's External Affairs Ministry said the Indus Water Treaty will be suspended after an attack in Kashmir left over two dozen dead.
France, Germany and Britain meanwhile said Israel's seven-week blockade on all imports to Gaza was "intolerable."
Israeli media identified the victim as Barak Tzach, a man in his 40s and a father of four.
Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. Vance said he knew the pontiff was "very ill," but he "didn't realize how sick he was."
JD Vance says both Ukraine and Russia will "have to give up some of the territory they currently own" to end the war, or the U.S. will "walk away" from peace efforts.
The 2025 AMA nominations were released on Wednesday, with Kendrick Lamar leading with 10. The awards show will air on May 26.
Tina Knowles, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange, is opening up about her life in her book, "Matriarch." She styled Destiny's Child when the group started out and spoke about how the record label complained about the group's look.
Roman Catholic cardinals are gathering to decide when to hold the conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis' death on Monday. It has sparked renewed interest in the movie "Conclave," which is about the process and came out last year. CBS News' Carter Evans looks at what the movie got right and wrong about the process.
Tina Knowles, mother of superstars Beyoncé and Solange, spoke with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about her new memoir, "Matriarch."
Oprah Winfrey has named "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles as her latest book club selection. The memoir shares Knowles' personal journey from growing up in segregated Texas to raising music icons Beyoncé and Solange.
Have you ever wondered if your coworker is a bot? Now, you may have to. Companies say they are working to stop fake job-seekers as new employment scams target both sides of the market. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani breaks it down.
The EU has hit Apple and Meta with hundreds of millions of euros in fines as it steps up enforcement of the European Union's Digital Markets Act.
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.
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys are seeking to impose sweeping penalties on Google after a court ruled the tech giant is a monopoly.
Companies say fake job seekers are using artificial intelligence to get remote jobs, often in an attempt to steal insider secrets.
Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, scientists say.
A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see, and hear, the bugs this year.
If Earth's entire 4.5 billion-year history was squeezed into a single, 24-hour day, when would modern humans arrive? "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson ponders the meaning of Earth Day.
This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.
The flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid near Jupiter.
City leaders in Uvalde have given final approval to a $2 million settlement with families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022.
More than a quarter million complaints reported losing money to a scam in 2024, the FBI said in a new report.
Prosecutors in Karen Read's second trial for the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe used her own words against her during opening statements. CBS News Boston's Penny Kmitt reports.
James Osgood was condemned to die for the 2010 killing of Tracy Lynn Brown. He is one of only a small number of inmates on U.S. death rows to abandon their legal challenges.
A 22-year-old inmate named for the late John F. Kennedy escaped from Peru's most crowded prison, and video of the jailbreak has gone viral.
This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.
During the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, 10 to 20 meteors could be seen per hour, NASA says.
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in space.
The flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid near Jupiter.
Astronomers say they have discovered "the strongest evidence yet" of life on a distant planet, although, they stress that more research is needed. Chief astronomer and planetarium director of the Franklin Institute Derrick Pitts joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, in Washington, D.C. and other cities across the United States, in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
A look into a grieving husband Jan Cilliers' investigative work after his wife Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales died after a night out.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
Over 350 college leaders around the country -- including several in Colorado -- have signed a letter condemning what they call political interference in higher education by the Trump administration.
The power of forgiveness and its ability to mend emotional wounds was on display in an El Paso courtroom as families of the 23 shot and killed during a hate-filled mass shooting spoke of their painful loss. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois has more.
A new report on America's air quality is offering a cloudy prognosis on the health of Americans forced to breathe in more pollution. Laura Kate Bender, an assistant vice president at the American Lung Association, joins to discuss.
Off the coast of New England, warming waters are fueling the spread of the invasive green crab. Jacob Wycoff reports on efforts to turn the species into a seafood staple.
Harvey Weinstein is being retried on rape and sexual assault charges. The disgraced movie producer's 2020 conviction was overturned after New York's highest court found Weinstein did not receive a fair trial. Jessica Levinson has more.