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Dear David: Stories of triumph that inspire perseverance and compassion
CBS News contributor David Begnaud shares inspiring stories of perseverance and compassion.
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CBS News contributor David Begnaud shares inspiring stories of perseverance and compassion.
Jaden Brunz, an 18-year-old artist, turned a risky graffiti project into a promising opportunity with the help of Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken.
CBS News contributor David Begnaud surprises his former teacher and mentor, who has made an impact on countless lives through her decades in the classroom.
For 10 months, students at Tulane University worked to design and build a tiny home for a member of their community in need. The home is just 440 square feet, but its impact is immeasurable.
Dick Kazan is dedicated to sharing a simple message that makes a big difference in people's daily lives, but he didn't always have that perspective.
Through his actions and words, Judge Frank Caprio has shown that compassion and kindness can make a significant difference in people's lives.
Now 11 years old, Quentin Hines Jr. started his lawn care journey when he was just 8.
In a letter first obtained by CBS News, LULAC requested that the Justice Department investigate Paxton's office for Voting Rights Act violations.
Chicago manufacturer's employees labored in a haze of dust and were exposed to dangerous levels of silica, according to OSHA.
The alternative to Harris, the letter from more than 200 Republicans said, "is simply untenable."
Rudy Giuliani's lawyer says the charges against him in Arizona's fake elector case should be thrown out.
Metros in the Midwest and Northeast stole the top slots on this year's list.
Chipotle accused of violating federal laws by telling unionized employees that the restaurant chain could not give them raises
Apple's annual tech showcase this year is also expected to highlight a suite of new artificial intelligence services.
Special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a court filing that a lower court's order to dismiss the documents case against Trump deviated from legal precedent.
Want to know if your personal care products contain harmful forever chemicals? Here are some steps you can take.
In a letter first obtained by CBS News, LULAC requested that the Justice Department investigate Paxton's office for Voting Rights Act violations.
Chicago manufacturer's employees labored in a haze of dust and were exposed to dangerous levels of silica, according to OSHA.
The alternative to Harris, the letter from more than 200 Republicans said, "is simply untenable."
Rudy Giuliani's lawyer says the charges against him in Arizona's fake elector case should be thrown out.
Metros in the Midwest and Northeast stole the top slots on this year's list.
Chicago manufacturer's employees labored in a haze of dust and were exposed to dangerous levels of silica, according to OSHA.
Metros in the Midwest and Northeast stole the top slots on this year's list.
Chipotle accused of violating federal laws by telling unionized employees that the restaurant chain could not give them raises
Apple's annual tech showcase this year is also expected to highlight a suite of new artificial intelligence services.
Want to know if your personal care products contain harmful forever chemicals? Here are some steps you can take.
In a letter first obtained by CBS News, LULAC requested that the Justice Department investigate Paxton's office for Voting Rights Act violations.
The alternative to Harris, the letter from more than 200 Republicans said, "is simply untenable."
Rudy Giuliani's lawyer says the charges against him in Arizona's fake elector case should be thrown out.
Special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a court filing that a lower court's order to dismiss the documents case against Trump deviated from legal precedent.
Members of the task force on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump met Monday.
Chicago manufacturer's employees labored in a haze of dust and were exposed to dangerous levels of silica, according to OSHA.
Want to know if your personal care products contain harmful forever chemicals? Here are some steps you can take.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
As Dr. Anthony Fauci recovers from West Nile virus, here's what to know about the illness, including how it's contracted, its symptoms and how to avoid getting it.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is recovering at home after spending nearly a week in the hospital with West Nile virus. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook spoke with him over the weekend and shares how he is doing.
Footprints dating back 120 million years show where dinosaurs were able to cross between land that's now part of two different continents.
Orcas attacked a sailboat off the coast of Spain on Sunday, in the latest account of killer whales targeting vessels in that region.
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been detained in France, reportedly over the failure to moderate criminal activity.
The incursion into Japanese airspace by the Y-9 surveillance aircraft was the first by a Chinese military plane, local media reported.
Australian airline will rebook customers on the same flights after system glitch, though not in first class.
Singer Mariah Carey said in a statement that both her mother and sister died on the same day this past weekend.
Britpop icons Liam and Noel Gallagher are teasing Oasis fans with strong hints of a possible reunion after 30 years of bitter separation.
Macklemore said he canceled a concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis" in Sudan.
The Rolling Stones' "Hackney Diamonds" was the band's first album of original music in 18 years – and their first since the death, in 2021, of drummer Charlie Watts. Correspondent Anthony Mason sat down with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood to discuss their unique chemistry; reuniting with the Stones' original bassist Bill Wyman; and what becoming octogenarians meant to Jagger and Richards. (This story was originally broadcast on October 15, 2023.)
The Northern Catskills "book village" of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles.
Apple's annual tech showcase this year is also expected to highlight a suite of new artificial intelligence services.
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been detained in France, reportedly over the failure to moderate criminal activity.
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.
Uber says it will appeal a $324 million fine imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority over the company's handling of drivers' personal information.
Commanding your device to do things you could just as well do yourself is a mark of technological progress that humorist David Sedaris finds peculiar, when your voice-activated app is not up to the job.
Footprints dating back 120 million years show where dinosaurs were able to cross between land that's now part of two different continents.
$15 for a pound of coffee? Groceries have been particularly expensive lately with inflation helping drive up the cost of nutritional staples 25% since 2019. But there's a root problem with the surge in grocery costs that's attacking food right at the source. CBS Los Angeles meteorologist Marina Jurica explains what to know about the rising costs of groceries as we get closer to Election Day and what Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have planned to address it.
This week there was a funeral for 15 glaciers that have disappeared or are in critical danger as the planet heats up. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
Dramatic images from Iceland show lava spewing from a fissure almost two-and-a-half miles long as the Reykjanes peninsula sees its 6th eruption since December.
Before Ernesto was a hurricane, it was a tropical storm. But that's all it took to wipe out electricity for nearly all of the U.S. Virgin Islands and half of Puerto Rico. And it's not just an island problem. Extreme weather across the entire U.S. is taking a toll on infrastructure that is being used long past its life expectancy. As we get closer to Election Day, CBS Los Angeles' Marina Jurica tells us what to know about the intersection of climate and energy.
A task force made out of House of Representatives lawmakers toured the site of the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where a man shot at former President Donald Trump. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the investigation.
Video clips recorded by the hidden camera showed Paul Giacopelli assaulting the victim, prosecutors said.
Closing arguments are set to begin Monday in a high-profile murder case in Las Vegas. Former local politician Robert Telles is accused of killing investigative reporter Jeff German, who wrote critical articles about Telles. Telles says he's unequivocally innocent. Former prosecutor Steve Baric joined CBS News to discuss the case.
Advanced DNA testing helped Canadian authorities identify the body of Tammy Eileen Penner, who went missing in 2005.
A federal judge dismissed felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led to the fatal police raid on Breonna Taylor's home. The 26-year-old's death sparked nationwide protests.
NASA astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore were supposed to spend 8 days in space, but now they will remain there until February due to issues with the Boeing Starliner. With their return delayed, they must wait for a SpaceX craft to bring them back.
NASA has a plan to bring back Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two astronauts who took the troubled Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station, but it means they'll need to stay in space another six months. Wilmore and Williams are now slated to return on a SpaceX capsule in February, extending what was supposed to be a week-long mission to more than eight months. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on what issues are keeping Wilmore and Williams from returning.
Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
It's decision day for NASA as leaders of the space agency meet in Houston today to decide whether Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth with or without its two astronauts. The spacecraft experienced problems with its propulsion system on its test flight to the International Space Station in June.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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?
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."
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are focusing their efforts in several battleground states to court union workers who may help sway the 2024 presidential election. CBS News' Dan Klaidman has more.
The League of United Latin American Citizens is denouncing Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to curb apparent voter fraud by raiding members of civil groups working on voting registration efforts. LULAC CEO Juan Proaño has more.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are expected to debate in September on ABC. Their campaigns are currently at odds over the use of a microphone mute button, but each candidate has more to consider before debating. Semafor's Dave Weigel and Bloomberg's Laura Davison break down what's ahead for the presidential debate.
A task force made out of House of Representatives lawmakers toured the site of the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where a man shot at former President Donald Trump. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the investigation.
Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group exchanged fire over the weekend. Both sides said they only aimed at military targets as another round of cease-fire talks brokered by Qatar, Egypt and tje U.S. in Cairo continues. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.