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As many Americans get ready to head back to the office, some working parents are wondering who will watch their kids who have been with them while they worked from home during the pandemic. Adriana Diaz found one e-commerce company with a creative solution: make every day "take your child to work day."
Democrats push for payments to extend beyond 2021 as the first checks hit bank accounts July 15
Some franchises will start a "backup care" pilot program for child and elderly care.
Millions of eligible families will receive the first in a series of monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit this week, which could help parents and guardians struggling to pay for child care. Richard Weissman, CEO and founder of The Learning Experience, joined CBSN to discuss why child care is so crucial to the nation's economic recovery.
Biden pushes infrastructure agenda in Illinois; Texas GOP looks to revive voting restrictions
During a visit to Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Wednesday, President Biden pitched his plans to increase spending on "human infrastructure," like child care and education. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, The Washington Post's political correspondent Philip Bump, and Insider politics reporter Oma Seddiq join CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on why Mr. Biden appears to be focusing on districts where Democrats are vulnerable, and how the White House is preparing to respond to the recent spate of Russia-based cyberattacks.
President Biden visited Crystal Lake, Illinois, and pushed for action on his education and child care priorities, as part of what the White House calls the "American Families Plan." Watch Mr. Biden's speech.
Mr. Biden toured McHenry County College and spoke about his plans for child care, health care and education.
Shortly after President Biden announced Democrats and Republicans reached a compromise on a bipartisan infrastructure package, the deal is in doubt. Republicans are upset over Democrats' plans to push through a separate bill addressing issues like child care and climate change. Politico associate editor and White House correspondent Anita Kumar joined CBSN with the latest on where negotiations stand.
The IRS is sending out letters to taxpayers who may be eligible based on information it has from tax returns and distributing stimulus checks, among other measures.
Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose the Democratic nominee in the state's gubernatorial primary. State Senator Jennifer McClellan, one of the candidates, joins CBSN AM to talk about her ideas.
White House continues to meet with GOP on infrastructure plan; Labor unions rally in defense of California Governor Gavin Newsom
President Biden announced the start of a National Month of Action as he pushes to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose into the arms of 70% of U.S. adults. CBS News reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact of the incentives.
Revoking a controversial business tax break would free up $5 billion for child care, according to the bipartisan effort.
President Biden addressed efforts to bolster the economy, including sending more that $350 billion to states and localities, helping families with child care and pushing back on Republican legislators' efforts to end enhanced unemployment insurance, among other steps. Watch the president speak from the White House on Monday.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says a less-than-stellar jobs report shows the U.S. has "a long way to go to recover from the pandemic."
Many companies are reopening their offices as vaccination rates climb and coronavirus cases drop nationwide. But parents who want to go back to work face a new problem: a childcare shortage. CBSN's Lana Zak spoke with ProPublica reporter Lizzie Presser about the nationwide childcare crisis that could impact the nation's economic recovery.
President Biden's latest economic recovery proposal, the American Families Plan, would invest nearly $2 trillion dollars in education and child care, but some economists worry massive government spending could heat up the economy too quickly, causing inflation to soar. Washington Post economics correspondent Heather Long joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about her new book "Persist," her plans to take on the urgent issues of child care and student debt, and the battle over infrastructure funding in Washington, D.C.
President Biden is seeking a major investment in child care and education in his proposal called the American Families Plan. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano with a look at what the plan would do.
In his first presidential address to Congress, President Biden said families shouldn't have to decide between a paycheck and taking care of their family. Watch his remarks and read more here.
Parents are struggling to find and pay for childcare, a situation exacerbated by the pandemic.
As part of the American Families Plan, all employees participating in pre-K programs and Head Start will earn at least $15 per hour.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Patty Murray have introduced competing proposals that pressure the president ahead of his own announcement.
Child care costs are weighing down families. The Biden administration wants to increase taxes on the wealthy to help pay for child care and education. Nancy Cordes has more.
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial has rested its case.
Iran's president and foreign minister were killed when their helicopter crashed in mountains in dense fog, state media say.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out.
New York prosecutors allege that bankrupt crypto lender Genesis hid more than $1 billion in losses.
Top Capitol Hill aides have met about how to handle threats of violence and the toxic atmosphere of the political moment.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
A Senate inquiry found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor.
The Dali, the 948-foot-long cargo ship stuck in the Patapsco River for weeks since it felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge, was refloated Monday. Now it's headed to Seagirt Marine Terminal.
Red Lobster's owner has said the pandemic and rising costs hurt the seafood chain's financial performance.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
In the 1980s, Ivan Boesky helped prosecutors expose a massive insider trading scandal and bust "junk bond king" Michael Milken.
If you live in France or are traveling there for vacation, you can now send your friends overseas an authentic French fragrance in the mail.
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial has rested its case.
Top Capitol Hill aides have met about how to handle threats of violence and the toxic atmosphere of the political moment.
A Senate inquiry found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor.
In the 1980s, Ivan Boesky helped prosecutors expose a massive insider trading scandal and bust "junk bond king" Michael Milken.
Hims & Hers is pitching consumers on a GLP-1 weight loss injection that will cost 85% less than brand-name drugs like Wegovy.
New York prosecutors allege that bankrupt crypto lender Genesis hid more than $1 billion in losses.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
A Senate inquiry found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor.
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial has rested its case.
Top Capitol Hill aides have met about how to handle threats of violence and the toxic atmosphere of the political moment.
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Hims & Hers is pitching consumers on a GLP-1 weight loss injection that will cost 85% less than brand-name drugs like Wegovy.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
While it may seem like everyone is taking Ozempic, not everyone can afford to. The high price of popular diabetes drugs prevents many people from getting them.
Health authorities are watching for signs the virus might be starting to accelerate again after a springtime lull in COVID rates.
If you live in France or are traveling there for vacation, you can now send your friends overseas an authentic French fragrance in the mail.
Despite suffering broken bones and lacerations during the attack, the man was able to defend himself with his gun and the bear ran off.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
A door to a French Revolution-era watchtower in England is engraved with more than 50 drawings, including gruesome depictions of people being hanged.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, but his death is unlikely to spark any political crisis. Here's what happens next.
"CBS Mornings" celebrates Tony Dokoupil as he marks five years as an anchor on the show.
"CBS Mornings"celebrates the 5-year anniversary of Vlad Duthiers hosting "What to Watch" by taking a look back at some favorite moments.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Monopoly is the top-selling modern board game of all time, available today in 114 countries and 47 languages, and a myriad of variations. Hasbro's senior VP of board games Brian Baker explains to correspondent Susan Spencer the most important design element to a game's success.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
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.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
"Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive," prosecutors said.
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Iranian regime supporters are mourning the death of President Ebrahim Raisi after a deadly helicopter crash that is shaking up Iran's leadership. Dr. Eric Lob, an associate professor at Florida International University, joins CBS News with more on the political implications.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail over the weekend ahead of the 2024 general election. Mr. Biden addressed Morehouse College students in Atlanta, and Trump spoke to members of the National Rifle Association, which formally endorsed him for president in Dallas. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney and "fixer," is back on the stand Monday for what is expected to be his last day of testimony at the former president's "hush money" criminal trial. CBS News' Robert Costa breaks down the latest in the case.
The process to refloat the Dali cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge involved dive crews and other meticulous steps to move the vessel. CBS News' Skyler Henry explains.