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A huge piece of space junk is about to make an uncontrolled re-entry back into Earth's atmosphere, threatening to drop debris on a number of cities around the world in the coming days. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for a closer look.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in London this week to meet with fellow foreign ministers in the G7, where the focus is likely to be the pandemic and climate change. The top U.S. diplomat is also sounding the alarm on China, as he told "60 Minutes" in an exclusive interview. CBS News' Christina Ruffini joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the latest.
Foreign ministers of the G7 are gathered in London this week for their first in-person meeting since the coronavirus pandemic began. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in attendance, following his interview with "60 Minutes" about dealing with the challenges posed by China. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN to explain how this meeting will lay the groundwork for President Biden's participation in the G7 summit next month.
Norah O'Donnell speaks with Secretary Blinken in a wide-ranging interview that touches on China's recent military aggression, winding down the long war in Afghanistan and the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. is investigating two possible directed energy attacks on American soil. One was just steps from the White House. Jeff Pegues shares more.
President Biden unveiled his American Families Plan during his first address before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, proposing free child care, pre-K and community college. CBS News' Laura Podesta reports on the highlights and reporter Bo Erickson joins CBSN AM with analysis.
Officials expect the project to take a couple years, but launch of the control module is a major step for China's increasingly sophisticated space program.
Johnson outlines the leading challenges facing the Biden administration on "Intelligence Matters" this week with host Michael Morell.
As President Biden approaches his first 100 days in office this week, Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group and GZero Media, joined CBSN to discuss his foreign policy actions so far, and what more needs to be done.
Over the past year, negative rhetoric surrounding the coronavirus has led to a surge in anti-Asian violence. But, anti-Asian bias has existed in the U.S. since the 19th century. Some experts say if we don't put an end to the hate, history will repeat itself. Michael Luo, editor for the NewYorker.com, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with his perspective.
Friday marked the final day of President Biden's climate summit. He highlighted the need for international partnerships. CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish joined CBSN'S Lana Zak to discuss.
The White House is marking Earth Day by hosting dozens of world leaders in a virtual climate summit. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins "CBSN AM" with what we're watching and what it can mean for the future of climate change.
Hong Kong woman was duped by fraudsters posing as Chinese officials, police say, in the city's biggest recorded phone scam.
The White House is hosting a summit this week with global leaders to address carbon emission reduction. Foreign correspondent Lucy Craft reports for CBSN on the key role of coal-dependent countries such as China and Japan in the climate change fight.
Scientists say COVID rebound fueling 2nd sharpest spike in carbon emissions ever, as some of the most advanced nations have serious old-school fuel addictions.
But as Biden prepares to host a summit of world leaders, seeking pledges to carbon emissions, China warns more ambitious goals are "not very realistic."
President Biden announced this week he plans to pull all U.S. military troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, a move that will bring an end to America's longest war. The Biden administration wants to turn its foreign policy focus away from the Middle East and redeploy those resources toward countering China and Russia. Christina Ruffini has the details.
President Biden called America's gun violence a national embarrassment after the latest mass shooting. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
Apparel brands are accusing China of mistreating Uighur Muslims. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on the Japanese government to confront Beijing's alleged human rights abuses. Foreign correspondent Lucy Craft reports for CBSN.
5 of the leading pro-democracy voices from the city were sent to prison, but four others, including an 82-year-old former lawmaker, got suspended sentences.
Japan is one of the few industrialized nations not sanctioning China for human rights abuses. The U.S. would like that to change.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to at least 12 months in jail for his involvement in a 2019 pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong. Three people have died and multiple are sick with salmonella poisoning after ingesting a now-recalled capsule in Denmark. And coronavirus infections in Chile are on the rise despite a successful vaccine roll out. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with a look at these and more international headlines.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Shanghai Wednesday to discuss climate change with his Chinese counterpart. China is the world's leading emitter of carbon, followed by the U.S. CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
The Senate Intelligence Committee held a public hearing Wednesday to discuss the dangers facing the United States from around the globe. Officials said China and Russia present the most serious risk of undermining the nation. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the hearing and what officials said about how the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan will impact terror threats.
Top U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials testified before the Senate about worldwide threats facing the nation.
CBS News poll finds Walz and Vance improved their standing in what debate watchers said was a positive debate.
President Biden will survey damage from the air and get a briefing from officials on the ground.
Israel says troops carrying out cross-border raids in Lebanon are engaged in "intense fighting" with Hezbollah militants.
Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say their employers waited too long to let them leave work.
Video played in court that showed the moment a Kentucky judge was fatally shot in his chambers by a former sheriff charged in his murder.
CBS News fact checked the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
New research suggests tropical cyclones, both hurricanes and tropical storms, drive thousands of deaths for years after a storm passes.
Coast Guard crew members found 142 "brick-sized packages" that tested positive for cocaine inside a small boat.
The woman convicted of luring five young men into a Long Island park where they were attacked by MS-13 gang members that killed four of them was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday.
Video played in court that showed the moment a Kentucky judge was fatally shot in his chambers by a former sheriff charged in his murder.
Google brings new interactive summary cards to Gmail inboxes to help users track purchases, events.
Coast Guard crew members found 142 "brick-sized packages" that tested positive for cocaine inside a small boat.
President Biden will survey damage from the air and get a briefing from officials on the ground.
Former French teacher Peter Vlaming sued the school after his firing, alleging his constitutional right to speak freely and exercise his religion was violated.
Google brings new interactive summary cards to Gmail inboxes to help users track purchases, events.
The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended Sept. 30. The "on-ramp" period helped borrowers struggling to make payments avoid the risk of defaulting and hurting their credit score.
Vice President Kamala Harris reinforced her stance that Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned.
Thousands of East and Gulf Coast dockworkers are on strike and demanding higher pay. Here's how much they earn.
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would require AM radios in electric vehicles, even though automakers claim electric motors interfere with the signal.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
CBS News is fact checking the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
CBS News poll finds Walz and Vance improved their standing in what debate watchers said was a positive debate.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Americans "need a new direction" as he closed out the only VP debate before the November election.
Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris' coalition of supporters, praising her for bringing "joy" to politics.
Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
New research suggests tropical cyclones, both hurricanes and tropical storms, drive thousands of deaths for years after a storm passes.
Employers are eyeing a health reimbursement arrangement in which they make tax-preferred contributions to employees to use to buy coverage on the individual market.
Gov. Tim Walz signed a law in 2020 that goes further to cut costs than other state laws. Now, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are vying for support from people with diabetes.
The vast majority of hospice patients choose to receive care at home, like 98-year-old Joan Prum of Connecticut — and former President Jimmy Carter.
Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says in his memoir that he "had known for a year or more" that Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer.
A number of unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. military during World War II have been unearthed in the area, officials said.
The World Health Organization says there have been increasing reports of deadly outbreaks among mammals caused by influenza viruses, including H5N1.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate for Iran's missile attack, saying Tehran will "pay for it."
On this "Mornings Memory," "Big Brother" premiered, changing the reality TV landscape forever. Eddie McGee and two runners-up share how the show impacted their lives.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says in his memoir that he "had known for a year or more" that Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer.
Frank Fritz starred for more than a decade on the History Channel program "American Pickers."
John Amos was best known for his roles in "Roots" and the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson, the two remaining original members, revisited their 1994 debut album as part of their "Voyage to the Blue Planet" tour.
Google brings new interactive summary cards to Gmail inboxes to help users track purchases, events.
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would require AM radios in electric vehicles, even though automakers claim electric motors interfere with the signal.
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.
Sony's PlayStation Network went down, frustrating gamers around the world who complain they weren't able to sign in to their accounts.
Verizon customers reported their mobile phone service was down in cities across the U.S., giving them only SOS mode.
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.
The author revisits his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," to examine the flip side of that earlier book's lessons about studying social change. Among the topics he covers: Cheetah reproduction.
The Viking burial ground, used during the 9th and 10th centuries, was discovered on the southern outskirts of the village of Åsum.
Nine years after it was negotiated, the Paris Climate Agreement continues to serve as a blueprint for global environmental goals. Todd Stern, the top U.S. negotiator for the deal, outlines the years-long process it took to reach the landmark agreement in his new book, "Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters and What Comes Next." Stern joins CBS News to look back at the talks.
Video played in court that showed the moment a Kentucky judge was fatally shot in his chambers by a former sheriff charged in his murder.
Coast Guard crew members found 142 "brick-sized packages" that tested positive for cocaine inside a small boat.
The woman convicted of luring five young men into a Long Island park where they were attacked by MS-13 gang members was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday.
Modern forensic tests helped identify a suspect in the abduction of Morgan Nick, a 6-year-old who disappeared in Arkansas in 1995.
Arthur "Jack" Schubarth allegedly used tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting.
Researchers used observations from the Webb Telescope to identify carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.
Crew Dragon's two astronauts will join two Starliner fliers for a five-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.
Later today, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set to launch a crewed mission to the International Space Station. The craft is also set to bring back the two astronauts who have been waiting for a ride home since June.
A NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut will join the Starliner astronauts for a normal tour of duty
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?
Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced off in their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Here are the highlights and analysis.
CBS News polling shows both JD Vance and Tim Walz got a boost in their favorability ratings following Tuesday night's debate. CBS News campaign reporters Aaron Navarro and Zak Hudak have more on how each campaign is reacting.
Oprah Winfrey selected "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout as her latest book club pick. Watch the author, Elizabeth Strout, read an excerpt from her book that follows a friendship between 91-year-old Olive and acclaimed writer Lucy Barton.
Oprah Winfrey selected " Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout as her latest book club selection. Watch the author Elizabeth Strout answer reader guide questions about her novel about love, loneliness and the human need for connection.
President Biden will travel to North and South Carolina Wednesday for a first-hand look at the destruction left by Hurricane Helene. The death toll from the storm has now passed 160 people. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more.