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People in Houston are looking to another leader, former Mayor Bill White, for what he learned from the three major hurricanes that impacted Houston while he was in office. He welcomed Hurricane Katrina evacuees and made critical decisions on how to handle Hurricanes Rita and Ike. This week, he became one of Harvey's victims. Jamie Yuccas reports.
In the face of destruction and loss across Texas, there are also examples of resilience and kindness. DeMarco Morgan takes a look at how ordinary people are stepping up as heroes.
Trump has proposed vast spending cuts and leaving some leadership positions unfilled at agencies involved in disaster management
Sylvester Turner says it's time for him to turn his attention to recovery and helping the thousands displaced by the storm
Police are searching for a Texas mother who mysteriously disappeared right before Hurricane Harvey hit. Crystal McDowell's last Facebook post said,"Stay safe out there!" the day before Harvey made landfall. Michelle Miller spoke with McDowell's family.
Though the floodwater may be receding, countless homes and neighborhoods are still flooded in Texas. Still, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says it's time for him to turn his attention to the city's recovery. Mark Strassmann spoke with Sylvester in the mayor's first extensive interview since Hurricane Harvey.
Gas prices have jumped almost 20 cents since Harvey made landfall one week ago. The national average is now $2.52 - the highest average price in at least two years. In Dallas, drivers lined up to fill their tanks, worried that refinery and pipeline shutdowns along the Gulf Coast would cause a gas shortage. Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy for RBC Capital Markets, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how long the price spike could last and how widespread the effects could be.
President Trump will return to Texas Saturday to visit Houston and other areas hit hard by Harvey. He was criticized after his first trip for not visiting with victims in the storm-ravaged area. Meanwhile, Vice President Pence went to Texas Thursday to meet with victims. Major Garrett reports.
Houston officials are surveying the damage left behind by Harvey. The White House estimates the storm affected around 100,000 homes in Texas. Some 37,000 utility customers in Houston still don't have power. But there are also signs that the city is starting to turn a corner. DeMarco Morgan reports.
With a fifth of U.S. refinery capacity out of action, much depends on how quickly flood-damaged plants can restart
CEO of restoration company on the scene in Houston has some advice for property owners hurt by Harvey
Mosques housing evacuees of all faiths, Muslim volunteers conducting rescues, serving food, delivering donations
The Obama-era rule would have tightened safety requirements for companies storing large amounts of dangerous chemicals like the plant near Houston that exploded early Thursday
Some 500,000 vehicles in the Houston area alone could be a total loss due to damage from the storm
It was an impromptu moment captured on camera: Victoria White singing a song of hope at the Lone Star Convention Center shelter
Pizza Hut workers on kayaks surprise stranded Texans with free pizza during Harvey floods
Citing national security considerations, Arkema didn't provide details CBS News sought on chemicals at plant
Satellite photos from almost 500 miles above the Earth reveal the stunning extent of Texas floodwaters
Some employees worked 20 hours straight to restock the empty shelves full of bread and pastries for a hungry city
Vice President Pence pledged that the White House is ready "to help communities begin to recover" after Hurricane Harvey
You know things are bad when this unusually hardy breakfast chain starts closing restaurants
The announcement comes before the president's second trip to Texas scheduled for Saturday
The city of Beaumont, Texas, has lost its water supply after flooding overwhelmed the city's pump system. Beaumont police department spokesperson Haley Morrow joins CBSN with more on the situation.
Many are thankful to be alive in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's disastrous flooding in Texas. Stories are emerging of strangers helping strangers in hard-hit parts of the state. Share your Hurricane Harvey story at CBSNews.com/Harvey.
Vice President Pence visited storm-ravaged Texas on Thursday to survey the devastation and meet with survivors of Hurricane Harvey. CBSN political contributor Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN to discuss.
Milton strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane in less than a day after developing into a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico.
Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said more resources are needed in parts of the state hit hardest by Hurricane Helene.
Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed in a Monday, Oct 7. "60 Minutes" election special. Here's how and when to watch.
Forecasters predict Hurricane Milton will make landfall around the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, bringing with it upwards of 120 mph winds.
"It's up to us, the people who serve in Congress and in the White House to get the information out there," Sen. Mark Kelly told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage from Florida into the Appalachian mountains and killed more than 225 people across multiple states.
Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, responded to former President Donald Trump implying Democrats were behind the attempts on his life.
Christopher Ciccone spent most of his life in Madonna's shadow - as her back-up dancer, personal assistant, dresser, decorator, art director and tour director.
Forecasters predict Hurricane Milton will make landfall around the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, bringing with it upwards of 120 mph winds.
Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage from Florida into the Appalachian mountains and killed more than 225 people across multiple states.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Turner and Sen. Thom Tillis join Margaret Brennan.
As floodwaters surged into Tennessee's Nolichucky River, Boone McCrary headed out on his fishing boat to rescue a man from his collapsing home.
Just weeks before the presidential election, new rules are going into effect in some states that can jeopardize people's right to vote, from challenges to voter registrations, to limits on when and how ballots may be cast.
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon "has not endorsed a candidate," bank says, refuting former president's claim on social media.
Outside of Florida, roughly 99% of homeowners that sustained flooding are not covered, Insurance Information Institute estimates.
The Social Security Administration will set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment within days. Here's what the experts say.
Trump Media exec's exit comes as Truth Social's parent company is ordered to hand over nearly 800,000 shares to an investor.
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.
Doctors operated on Allison Misconin's reproductive system while she was more than halfway through her first pregnancy.
Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects.
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
It centers around a sweeping new weekly metric called "acute respiratory illness."
A majority of kids have school-related worries and there are ways to help ease their stress. A psychiatrist shares tips.
Michelle Dvorak, 31, and Fay Manners, 37, went missing on Thursday after their equipment and food tumbled down a ravine while trekking up India's Chaukhamba mountain.
After the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, the National Library of Israel began collecting art and testimonials that speak to the horror of that day. In the West Bank, the Palestinian Museum collects and displays work by Gazan artists documenting the ongoing war.
Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
The men were arrested by federal agents in June on immigration charges.
Congolese authorities have started mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after the disease outbreak was declared a global emergency.
Christopher Ciccone spent most of his life in Madonna's shadow - as her back-up dancer, personal assistant, dresser, decorator, art director and tour director.
At just over five feet tall, Sabrina Carpenter is one of the giants of the pop world, with her album debuting at #1. "Sunday Morning" paid a visit to the rehearsal studio for her international tour.
Singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter seems to have exploded on the music scene, but her path to the top of the pop charts started more than a decade ago, posting videos on Youtube. And now, her latest album, "Short n' Sweet," debuted at #1. Correspondent Tracy Smith met with Carpenter during rehearsals of her stage show to talk about how the shutting of her Broadway show "Mean Girls" was a blessing in disguise; casting her boyfriend Barry Keoghan in the music video for her hit "Please Please Please"; and crediting her family (and caffeine) for the ability to deal with success.
Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates sits down with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about her new TV show "Matlock," which explores the "invisibility" of women of a certain age. She also discusses some of her most memorable stage and screen roles, including her performance as a violent psychopath in the Stephen King thriller "Misery," and the message she shared with her late mother the night she won the Oscar.
Pharrell Williams has built a fascinating career as a musician, performer, and now creative director for Louis Vuitton's Men's collection. He talks about the joy he finds in creativity, and about his new Lego movie, "Piece by Piece."
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 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.
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.
Two youths have been arrested in connection to Friday night's attack on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson Anthony Sliwa.
Sarah Harris' mother believes Dr. James Ryan dominated every aspect of her daughter's life, brought her powerful habit-forming drugs, and is therefore responsible for her death.
"One thing the detectives kept telling us was … eventually technology's gonna solve this case. … I trusted that, and they turned out that they were right," Sarah Yarborough's mother tells "48 Hours."
Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Friday hosted its first home football game since a 14-year-old student opened fire at the school one month ago, killing four people and wounding nine others. One of those killed was a beloved defensive football coach. Jericka Duncan has more.
A shooting on a SEPTA bus critically injured a teenage boy and led to a pursuit throughout Philadelphia Friday evening.
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.
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.
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?
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Turner tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that in the wake of the assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump "all the candidates need to deescalate, especially in their language." But when asked if there's anything to imply Eric Trump's allegation that Democrats are "trying to kill" Trump is true, Turner said "of course not."
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "Iran is the country that's in a corner" in the conflict in the Middle East, and says the "Israelis are certainly going to hit back."
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the malnutrition, hygiene and mental health for children in Gaza is "all terrible," adding that it's a "hellscape for children."
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on... the damage caused by hurricane Helene, children in Gaza and Iran's response to Israel.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that in evaluating damage from Hurricane Helene in the western part of his state that "the scope of this storm is more like Katrina."