Whitmer orders "all-hands-on-deck" response to Michigan city's water crisis
The state has set a goal to replace all of Benton Harbor's lead service lines within 18 months.
The state has set a goal to replace all of Benton Harbor's lead service lines within 18 months.
Seven years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, another community in the state is living with high levels of lead in their water. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca shows us how they are getting by.
State officials say Benton Harbor's city's water system has failed six lead tests over the last three years.
Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a predominately Black city, are under orders not to use the tap water because of high levels of lead from old pipes. Omar Villafranca reports.
The 2022 governor races in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have taken on new significance for Democrats as Republicans push for more restrictive voting laws on the state level. The New York Times' domestic correspondent Nick Corasaniti joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.
Debt ceiling debate nears final resolution; Will Bill de Blasio run for New York governor?
Activist groups say lead in the city's drinking water has been a "persistent, widespread, and severe public health crisis."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a concession to Democrats, saying Republicans would let them raise the debt ceiling. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Biden sells agenda plans in Michigan; Leaked documents expose global tax evasion
President Biden hit the road Tuesday to promote his pair of spending bills focused on American infrastructure, jobs and social safety net programs. He spoke from a trade union facility in Howell as Democrats in Washington continued to negotiate the size and scope of a $3.5 trillion spending bill. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest as the U.S. nears its default deadline.
President Biden traveled to Michigan to sell his spending plans directly to American voters. The trip comes as Democrats try to reach a deal on how much to spend. Nancy Cordes reports.
President Biden is trying to shift the focus away from the price tag for his domestic agenda and on to what the bills actually seek to do for the American people. Speaking at a trade union training facility in Howell, Mr. Biden said that to oppose the investments in infrastructure and social programs "is to be complicit in America's decline." Reuters White House correspondent Nandita Bose, The Washington Post's national correspondent Philip Bump and Politico's congressional reporter Nicholas Wu join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest on Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to France, the dilemma facing Republican presidential hopefuls and more.
President Joe Biden's plans to reform the nation's social programs are being held up on Capitol Hill, while the president faces a looming economic crisis. CBS News political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what's at stake.
President Biden traveling to Michigan to sell his "Build Back Better" agenda; Republicans seek more partisan control of elections in Hood County, TX.
President Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to rally public support for the bipartisan infrastructure plan and his Build Back Better agenda as infighting between progressive and moderate Democrats continues. Ed O'Keefe reports.
In the coming decades, rising sea levels due to climate change could dramatically impact the East and West Coasts of the United States. You might think the 10,000 miles of coastline along the five Great Lakes might be better protected from such effects. But as Ben Tracy reports from Marquette, Michigan, no place is truly untouched by our changing climate.
Father alleges a teacher's assistant cut his 7-year-old daughter's hair without his permission.
A federal judge sanctioned former Trump lawyer Sydney Powell and other attorneys who sued Michigan seeking to overturn the 2020 election results. The judge ordered them to pay the state's legal fees, calling their suit "a historic and profound abuse" of the judicial system. CBSN "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano has more.
Judge Linda Parker called Powell's lawsuit in Michigan "a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process."
Garbin told prosecutors six men trained at his property, constructing a "shoot house" to resemble Whitmer's vacation home and "assaulting it with firearms."
Pentagon to require troops to get COVID-19 vaccine; Former Michigan GOP official weighs in on 2022 midterms messaging
The former executive director of Michigan's Republican Party and GOP strategist Jason Cabel Roe joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss why he thinks relitigating the 2020 election is a losing strategy for Republicans in 2022, and how the party should frame President Biden's big spending proposals.
While discarded goldfish aren't harmful to humans, other abandoned pets might be. Alligators have recently been dumped and seized from homes around the country. With so many of them turning up where they don't belong, a group of workers at an alligator sanctuary in Michigan have decided to take things into their own hands.
First elected to the Senate in 1978, Levin represented Michigan longer than any other senator, targeting tax shelters, supporting manufacturing jobs and pushing for military funding.
Michigan's Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary has become home to several alligators that were abandoned, abused or confiscated during drug raids. Charlie De Mar goes inside the family-operated sanctuary that gives these animals new life.
Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.
Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.
Sunday marks the first time the DNC is projecting counterprogramming onto a building while Trump will be inside it, but it's far from the first time Democrats have deployed the technique.
Just over a week out from the 2024 election, a CBS News poll finds the Trump-Harris race is essentially tied nationally and across the battleground states.
CBS News' Norah O'Donnell talks with Kamala Harris about women's healthcare, and a prospective return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Russia's economy is predicted to grow over 3% this year, more than the U.S. and Europe, despite being subjected to Western sanctions for more than two years.
There were no Israeli strikes on Iran's oil industry, nor its nuclear enrichment sites or its nuclear power plant at Bushehr.
In an interview with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio dismisses Russia's latest efforts to interfere with U.S. elections.
A small group of loyal customers gathered in Weston Saturday morning to thank a pharmacist who is relocating as Walgreens closes the location where he served the community for almost three decades.
With nine days until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.
The Indiana Fever is the sixth WNBA team to make a coaching change this offseason.
Pennsylvania's top election official said Sunday that the commonwealth's 2020 elections were "accurate," while addressing allegations of voter fraud this cycle.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. JD Vance and former Rep. Liz Cheney join Margaret Brennan.
At a town hall in Pennsylvania, tech mogul Elon Musk played down the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
AI helps philanthropic organization GiveAway provide neediest families direct cash payments, fast.
The Washington Post on Friday said it will not endorse Kamala Harris, Donald Trump or any other candidate this year.
Here's how much it will cost you just to get into the stadium in what's expected to be the most expensive World Series ever.
Joe Rogan interviewed former President Donald Trump at his studio Friday. Here's what to know about the show.
With nine days until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.
Sunday marks the first time the DNC is projecting counterprogramming onto a building while Trump will be inside it, but it's far from the first time Democrats have deployed the technique.
Pennsylvania's top election official said Sunday that the commonwealth's 2020 elections were "accurate," while addressing allegations of voter fraud this cycle.
"You should do what you think is right," former Rep. Liz Cheney told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday.
Colorado has seemingly eliminated one ingredient in the McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger E. coli outbreak as a cause for death and dozens of illness.
Here's how to bring up the topic productively, according to a relationship expert.
Jill Becher spent more than three years in agonizing pain. After one surgery failed, a riskier treatment provided relief.
The deadly E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's quarter pounder hamburgers has infected at least 75 people in 13 states. One person in Colorado has died. The source of the outbreak has not been confirmed.
Dozens more people have gotten sick in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders. While the source of the outbreak has not been confirmed, other fast food chains are removing raw onions from their menus. Karen Morfitt has the latest developments.
Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for thousands of years.
Egypt's proposal comes as Israel's spy chief travels to Doha for talks with CIA Director William Burns and the Qatari prime minister.
"CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell interviewed Vice President Kamala Harris in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claims he survived an assassination attempt after unidentified men opened fire on his car.
The circumstances of the crash remain unknown; however, Asi Aharoni, an Israeli police spokesperson, told reporters that authorities are treating it as a terror attack.
Timothée Chalamet surprised the crowd at his own look-alike contest at Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
During six undistinguished seasons in the major leagues, Bob Uecker never played an inning for the Milwaukee Brewers. But during his more than half-century as the team's play-by-play announcer, he has become a mascot for the game.
During six undistinguished seasons in the major leagues, Bob Uecker never played an inning for the Milwaukee Brewers. But during more than half a century as the team's play-by-play announcer, he has become a mascot for the game – and for the city of his birth. He talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Jon Wertheim about his love for baseball, and how it has manifested in his adjacent careers as actor, commercial pitchman, and TV talk show guest.
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Stevie Nicks became a superstar as lead singer and songwriter for the '70s band Fleetwood Mac, and a platinum-selling solo artist. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about composing her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something" following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. She also discusses the loss of her bandmate Christine McVie in 2022, and how she continues to pay tribute to her.
Surveillance tech has expanded abilities of firms to track employees, often without their consent, fed agency says.
A community-based group of young designers in London has big plans to expand the world of emojis, to reflect their own styles, and to quash "texturism."
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.
Have you ever heard of the term, "Googleganger?" It's when you and a person you search on Google share the same name. A CBS report from 2007 shows how it one time led to an unlikely friendship.
Major phone companies say some Americans want to ditch their smartphones in favor of so-called dumb phones. Some cell phone makers have even come up with new models of the iconic flip and brick phones to help those who want a simpler lifestyle.
In parts of the U.S., it's been spooky warm, with some places setting records for heat. As we get ready for Halloween, CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has been taking a closer look at these records and how climate change is heating up trick or treating.
Environmental activists are working in battleground states to energize climate-focused voters ahead of Election Day. CBS News senior coordinating producer of climate Tracy Wholf has more.
A new report from the United Nations says the world is way off target when it comes to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and avoiding the worst threats of climate change. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has more.
New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has scientists ringing alarm bells about the health of the world's oceans. Seventy-seven percent of the world's coral reefs have experienced "bleaching-level heat stress" over the last 22 months. Derek Manzello, coordinator of NOAA's Coral Reef Watch program, joins CBS News to dive deeper into the research.
Rising sea levels and more intense storms driven by climate change are making it difficult for the residents who live on North Carolina's Outer Banks, a series of barrier islands. In the last four years, the Atlantic has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island as officials are searching for new ways to adapt. David Schechter has more.
After Minnesota nurse Alex Pennig was found dead in her bathroom, her friend Matthew Ecker told investigators she shot herself. But evidence at the scene left detectives with some big questions about how Pennig died.
A con artist posing as a wholesale distributor for a major French retailer had made off with $390,000 worth of cheese.
The attack on an Iranian police convoy in the country's restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan killed at least 10 officers, authorities said.
Sixty-two years ago this week, 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was murdered inside a Catholic church, steps from her home in Bristol, a suburb of Philadelphia. Despite efforts of investigators, her killer has never been found. Now, the case is getting attention thanks to a new podcast.
Alex Pennig, 32, was shot dead in her St. Paul, Minnesota, apartment. Detectives used surveillance footage to piece together her final moments.
NASA says three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility for additional evaluation after splashing down to Earth Friday morning in the SpaceX Dragon Capsule. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the mission.
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Friday in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, capping a record-setting 235-day mission to the International Space Station. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood has more.
The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a month later than planned, setting a SpaceX endurance record in the process.
Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.
Spending a month longer than planned aboard the ISS, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are finally headed home.
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.
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."
Journalist Chris Moody joins "The Takeout" to discuss how the people of western North Carolina have rallied together in the aftermath of Helene and dispel misinformation about federal and local response to the storm. Later, CBS News contributor David Becker joins to discuss the work election officials are doing to help those affected by the storms cast their early ballots. Becker also breaks down each battleground state's ability to quickly count and report 2024 election results.
Shingles can be debilitating and even cause permanent vision loss. But a new treatment plan may be able to provide relief for those who have suffered vision loss as a result of the virus. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
Only 11% of students in the U.S. still bike to school. But in some cities, parents and their kids are skipping the bus and forming a caravan to bike to school together. Itay Hod has the story.
One person was killed and at least 30 others were hurt when a truck crashed into a bus stop in Tel Aviv. The driver, an Arab-Israeli citizen, was shot and killed and officials say they are investigating the crash as a possible terrorist attack. Ramy Inocencio reports.
The southern border has become a key issue in the 2024 election. Omar Villafranca traveled 1,700 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border to see how people closest to the issue view the debate.