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America's Doorway Represented Hope To Many, But Its Hospital Is Where Many Dreams Of A New Life Ended
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America's Doorway Represented Hope To Many, But Its Hospital Is Where Many Dreams Of A New Life Ended
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A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
Patti LuPone, the star of "Evita" and "Gypsy," is returning to Broadway alongside her longtime friend Mia Farrow in a new play, "The Roommate," which explores the strength, depth, humor and surprise found in women of a certain age.
On a holiday weekend, most of us enjoy an extra day to relax. Comedian Jim Gaffigan is not most people.
After more than 40 years, the game show that's a TV institution has a new host, someone who's a broadcast institution himself: Ryan Seacrest, whose journey has taken him from tiny Dunwoody, Ga., to working with TV royalty Vanna White.
In her conversation with "Sunday Morning," Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about one of the court's most divisive decisions, as well as her own journey to becoming the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.
In her first broadcast interview, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about her historic ascension to the nation's highest court; her dissent in the Trump immunity decision; and the controversy over ethics involving justices.
After years of preparation, the completed National World War I Memorial, featuring a 60-foot-long bronze relief sculpture dramatizing the horrors of war, will be unveiled this month in Washington, D.C.
Drivers on Highway 1, a ribbon of road that hugs the California coastline, are afforded spectacular views. But in recent years, fierce storms, landslides and wildfires have closed sections of the highway, blocking access to communities like Big Sur.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
An Off-Broadway play, "N/A," features characters based on former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who remain nameless. The play's author hopes that one day names and labels will no longer magnify loyalties and divide audiences.
The latest labor market data comes less than two weeks ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to cut interest rates.
There were three loaded guns in her house the night former ballerina Ashley Benefield shot and killed her estranged husband Doug Benefield.
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump will argue that a $5 million judgment finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll should be thrown out.
The men's and women's singles draw champions will take home 20% more than they did last year, out of record $75 million pot.
The secretive National Security Agency recounts its contributions to the decade-long search for 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in the launch of its new podcast, "No Such Podcast."
The latest labor market data comes less than two weeks ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to cut interest rates.
A federal judge probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal involving student-athlete payments.
The men's and women's singles draw champions will take home 20% more than they did last year, out of record $75 million pot.
The IRS said funding from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped it go after wealthy taxpayers who failed to pay their tax bills.
Half of the semifinalists in the U.S. Open women's singles draw are the children of billionaires.
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump will argue that a $5 million judgment finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll should be thrown out.
Former President Donald Trump has twice sought to delay sentencing after his conviction in May by a unanimous jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued an order mostly siding with a timeline proposed by special counsel Jack Smith.
Democratic Sens. Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown, the most vulnerable 2024 incumbents in the Senate, are among the senators targeted by the $10 million AFP Action ad blitz.
The homes of Police Commissioner Edward Caban and at least three other top New York City officials were raided by federal agents Wednesday, sources said.
Valley fever, a disease caused by breathing in a type of fungus, is on the rise in California. Here's what to know.
Congo finally gets vaccines, but stopping the world's worst mpox outbreak will be a race against time, and there are plenty of hurdles.
Tested positive for COVID in 2024? Here's what to know about isolation, testing, new vaccines and more.
Do weight loss drug labels warn enough about potential side effects? A patient who needed emergency surgery is suing prescription drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
As climate change brings more extreme weather, farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more protections from extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
Doctors in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say an American woman has been fatally shot at a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Lloyd Austin announces more support for Ukraine at a "critical moment" in the war with Russia, as Zelenskyy says his partners' promises are unfulfilled.
Fifth grader Karin Tabira passed a test that means she is now certified to slice and gut the poisonous fish for consumption.
The secretive National Security Agency recounts its contributions to the decade-long search for 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in the launch of its new podcast, "No Such Podcast."
A fire gutted an elementary boarding school dormitory in central Kenya as students slept, killing at least 17 boys, officials say.
Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, known for her summer novels set in Nantucket, celebrates the debut of her first TV series adaptation. "The Perfect Couple," now on Netflix, stars Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in a thrilling mystery that unfolds when a body is discovered during a wedding celebration.
Rich Homie Quan was one of the biggest names in hip-hop in the mid-2010s.
Amazon Books Editorial Director Sarah Gelman talks about the top novels that have been transformed into must-watch TV shows and films,
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tells "CBS Mornings" what it's like to be in a power couple with Taylor Swift and reveals a project he's working on with Pepsi.
Kylie Jenner said she chose her son's name, Wolf, in haste and instantly regretted it, ultimately changing it to Aire. Regret occurs in other parents, too.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center saw more than 880,000 complaints last year, a 10% increase from 2022. Dan Ackerman, editor-in-chief of Micro Center News, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the rise of these threats.
Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country.
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.
Ads for major Republican and Democratic groups and candidates appear under racist content that could be making money on X.
If you have an Amazon smart speaker, you may count on Alexa to help keep track of your to-do lists, check the weather or answer your questions on the fly, but would you pay extra if it meant an upgraded version of the personal voice assistant? Amazon is ready to find out as it looks to launch its delayed AI Alexa subscription by October. Abrar Al-Heeti, consumer tech and mobile reporter for CNET, joined CBS News to discuss the new service.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlook through November indicates warmer than average temperatures are expected in 2024. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Researchers discovered the first known case of a porbeagle shark likely being killed by a large shark predator, raising questions about whether this rare instance represents a larger trend.
More Americans are having to choose between food and energy bills as the price of electricity rises. The cost is based on many factors, but one stands out from the rest — and is likely only going to make matters more complicated and expensive.
The crash-landing of a SpaceX booster ended a string of 267 successful recoveries in a row.
The landing mishap ended a string of 267 successful booster recoveries.
Students and community members are sharing their memories of the victims who died in the school shooting in Georgia as people on Thursday gathered and laid flowers outside of the school. One student told CBS News that one of the victims, math teacher Cristina Irime, took a bullet that could have hit another child.
Authorities arrested Colin Gray, the alleged Georgia school shooter's father, on Thursday. He faces a series of charges, including second-degree murder. Investigators say the AR-style rifle used in the shooting was purchased by the suspect's father as a gift last December.
There were three loaded guns in her house the night former ballerina Ashley Benefield shot and killed her estranged husband Doug Benefield.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was arrested along with Joaquín Guzmán López after landing at an airport near El Paso in July.
ChiefsAholic, a fan who dressed in a wolf costume to attend Chiefs games, was sentenced on charges related to bank robberies across seven states.
NASA has decided to fly Boeing's Starliner spacecraft back from the International Space Station without astronauts due to safety concerns. The spacecraft is expected to land in New Mexico just after midnight, weather permitting, marking another setback in the troubled multi-billion-dollar program.
Leaving its crew behind, the Starliner is expected to undock and head for landing in New Mexico to wrap up a disappointing test flight.
Crew 9 commander Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will stay behind when the Crew 9 mission takes off on Sept. 24.
Blue Origin launched six passengers, including a NASA-sponsored researcher and the youngest woman to fly in space, in the company's eighth crewed spaceflight.
The crash-landing of a SpaceX booster ended a string of 267 successful recoveries in a row.
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.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
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 August unemployment report is in, and it could have major consequences for interest rate policy. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger breaks down the key takeaways and what they mean for the economy.
The U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August, slightly below economists' expectations while unemployment decreased from 4.3% to 4.2%. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more on what that means for the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision on interest rates.
Students and community members are sharing their memories of the victims who died in the school shooting in Georgia as people on Thursday gathered and laid flowers outside of the school. One student told CBS News that one of the victims, math teacher Cristina Irime, took a bullet that could have hit another child.
Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, known for her summer novels set in Nantucket, celebrates the debut of her first TV series adaptation. "The Perfect Couple," now on Netflix, stars Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in a thrilling mystery that unfolds when a body is discovered during a wedding celebration.
NASA has decided to fly Boeing's Starliner spacecraft back from the International Space Station without astronauts due to safety concerns. The spacecraft is expected to land in New Mexico just after midnight, weather permitting, marking another setback in the troubled multi-billion-dollar program.