Health
Sharp rise in child COVID hospitalizations
There's an alarming spike in COVID hospitalizations among children, fueled by the Omicron variant. Nikki Battiste reports.
There's an alarming spike in COVID hospitalizations among children, fueled by the Omicron variant. Nikki Battiste reports.
New York City's mayor said the nation's largest school district will reopen for in-person learning as planned. For other schools across the country, the decision is not as clear. Meg Oliver reports.
New York City is once again the epicenter of the pandemic, with one in 50 Manhattan residents testing positive in the last week. Five states, including New York, New Jersey, Florida, Delaware and Massachusetts are reporting new daily records. Nikki Battiste has the latest.
Many travelers remain stranded after airlines cancelled nearly 4,000 flights due to COVID-related staff shortages. Errol Barnett has the details.
The CDC has cut isolation recommendations in half, from 10 days to five. It is yet to be seen what this will mean for businesses, including airlines hit hard by staff shortages. Nancy Chen has more.
The Pope and Queen Elizabeth both delivered their annual holiday messages on Christmas as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt traditional Christmas celebrations. Roxanna Saberi reports.
Nearly 1,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide as winter weather conditions and a spike in COVID-19 infections hinder holiday travel. Lilia Luciano has more.
Many churches made the difficult decision to forego in-person services for Christmas yet again, as the Omicron variant fuels a spike in coronavirus cases nationwide. Elise Preston reports.
Christmas celebrations continued this year despite rising COVID-19 cases. Pope Francis held a Christmas Eve Mass with about 1,500 attendees as smaller crowds gathered in the city of Bethlehem. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Hundreds of Christmas Eve flights were canceled in the U.S. after airlines reported staffing shortages due to the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant. Some states are also seeing a shortage in health care workers. Nancy Chen reports.
In his new book "War," Bob Woodward claims Donald Trump has had at least seven phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office.
A new book from veteran journalist Bob Woodward claims former President Donald Trump has had at least seven calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office. Woodward's book, "War," also reveals Trump sent Putin a COVID-19 testing kit early on in the pandemic. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Nebraska awards electoral votes by congressional district, and Omaha is at the heart of the state's second district.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving ghost guns, which are assembled with build-it-yourself kits sold online with no background checks. The justices appeared to signal they were leaning toward upholding the Biden administration's crackdown on the guns, which would require serial numbers and background checks. Jan Crawford reports.
Heman Bekele, a 15-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, was recently honored for creating a new type of soap that could some day help treat and prevent skin cancer.
The storm surge from the approaching hurricane poses a fire hazard for vehicles with lithium-ion batteries.
Improper manufacturing and assembly of the cars' steering gearbox may impair driving, according to Honda.
Images from space show the progress of Hurricane Milton towards the western coast of Florida.
Apple's new mobile operating system could help iPhone users stay in touch if Hurricane Milton knocks out cell service.
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said on Wednesday that the agency has a "layered approach" to staffing.
The storm surge from the approaching hurricane poses a fire hazard for vehicles with lithium-ion batteries.
Improper manufacturing and assembly of the cars' steering gearbox may impair driving, according to Honda.
Apple's new mobile operating system could help iPhone users stay in touch if Hurricane Milton knocks out cell service.
Donald Trump's $59.99 "God Bless the USA" Bibles were printed in China, a country he has accused of stealing American jobs.
Waffle House said it shuttered its Tampa-area locations ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival. Here's what to know.
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said on Wednesday that the agency has a "layered approach" to staffing.
Donald Trump's $59.99 "God Bless the USA" Bibles were printed in China, a country he has accused of stealing American jobs.
Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate, and Gentner Drummond, the state's attorney general, are asking the Supreme Court to grant Glossip a new trial.
"I think all of us know the electoral college needs to go," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said. "But that's not the world we live in."
In the decades-old tradition, the press corps traveling with a candidate rolls an orange up the aisle of the campaign jet with a question written on it. An answer is written on the orange and then rolled back to reporters.
The storm surge from the approaching hurricane poses a fire hazard for vehicles with lithium-ion batteries.
Kamala Harris says she would expand Medicare to cover in-home senior healthcare costs.
"The Office" actress Jenna Fischer on Tuesday revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year but is now cancer-free after receiving treatment.
There's a troubling rise in breast cancer in women under the age of 50, an American Cancer Society report shows, but there are things you can do to help lower your risk.
Living in extended-stay hotels, often a last resort for low-income families trying to avoid homelessness, can lead to or exacerbate various children's physical and mental health issues, advocates say.
As an official says 115 people were killed in one small town, rights advocates warn Haiti's criminal gangs are luring more children into crime and sexual abuse.
President Biden spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel's leader warned support for Iran ally Hezbollah would bring Lebanon "suffering like we see in Gaza."
A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline says.
Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before he was murdered.
Nima Rinji Sherpa's team says he's summitted Tibet's Shisha Pangma, completing a record-setting mission to top all 14 of the world's highest peaks.
In a fierce competition, 20-year-old bear Grazer won Alaska's Fat Bear Contest for the second year in a row, defeating fan favorite Chunk, who had killed one of her cubs earlier this summer. Grazer claimed victory by more than 40,000 votes
Taylor Tomlinson opens up about her new comedy tour, "Save Me," which tackles personal topics like growing up in church.
A Dutch museum exhibit featuring hand-painted beer cans was almost lost forever when a staff member mistakenly threw them in the trash. A curator returned early from break and saved the art in time.
Toks Olagundoye joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about starring in the "Frasier" reboot as Harvard's quirky psychology chair, Olivia Finch.
In today's "Mornings Memory," we take a trip back to the 90s when clunky cell phones were the norm.
Apple's new mobile operating system could help iPhone users stay in touch if Hurricane Milton knocks out cell service.
Fourteen attorneys general have sued TikTok claiming the social media app harms teens and their mental health. They allege the Chinese-owned app violates consumer protection laws and claim TikTok relies on "addictive features" that keep users on the app.
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 attorneys general of more than a dozen states and Washington D.C. claim TikTok falsely claims its platform is safe for children.
Glocks, military-style rifles and "ghost guns" have all been advertised for sale on easily accessible sites like Facebook and Instagram, a new report finds.
Two scientists' groundbreaking research on worms has earned them the Nobel Prize in medicine. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun uncovered microRNA, tiny molecules that help control what cells do, which could help develop new medicines.
Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send Europe's Hera asteroid probe on its way.
The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
The Bethany Beach firefly is the first lightning bug species to be considered for protections under the Endangered Species Act.
In this episode of "Climate Watch: Protecting the Planet," CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy speaks to scientists and experts about the growing number of critically endangered plants and animals and how humans can help.
Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before he was murdered.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving ghost guns, which are assembled with build-it-yourself kits sold online with no background checks. The justices appeared to signal they were leaning toward upholding the Biden administration's crackdown on the guns, which would require serial numbers and background checks. Jan Crawford reports.
A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder of a married couple during a raid that revealed corruption in the narcotics unit.
14 attorneys general allege in several lawsuits filed against TikTok that the social media app is harming children's mental health and relies on "addictive features." Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell broke down the commonwealth's allegations Tuesday.
The original initiative launched to identify 22 women saw about 1,800 tips received from the public.
Images from space show the progress of Hurricane Milton towards the western coast of Florida.
Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send Europe's Hera asteroid probe on its way.
With a hurricane approaching, two high-priority NASA and European missions to an asteroid and Jupiter's moon Europa face delays.
The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
Despite an apparent problem with one of two strap-on boosters, the Vulcan reached orbit and otherwise performed as expected.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
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 at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
In the year since Israel declared war on Hamas in retaliation for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, Gaza's health ministry estimates more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children. With limited access to the territory, CBS News relies on producer Marwan al-Ghoul to show the world what is happening there. Warning: some of the images are disturbing.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris heard from federal officials leading efforts to prepare for Hurricane Milton's expected historic impact. The storm will make landfall in Florida overnight Thursday. Here's how the Biden administration is responding to the storm.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are being briefed on the latest Hurricane Milton preparations. The Biden administration has been in contact with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the storm approaches the U.S. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports on Milton and the latest in the Middle East conflict.
In the book "War," veteran journalist Bob Woodard cites a Trump aide that says there were as many as seven phone calls between former President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin in the period since Trump left the White House in 2021. It also claims Trump allegedly secretly sent COVID tests to Putin even though they were in short supply. The former president denied the claims while Vice President Kamala Harris criticized her opponent.
In a fierce competition, 20-year-old bear Grazer won Alaska's Fat Bear Contest for the second year in a row, defeating fan favorite Chunk, who had killed one of her cubs earlier this summer. Grazer claimed victory by more than 40,000 votes