Pennsylvania announces new COVID-19 restrictions
Governor Wolf said he tested positive for COVID-19 but was "feeling well" and didn't have any symptoms.
Governor Wolf said he tested positive for COVID-19 but was "feeling well" and didn't have any symptoms.
President-elect Joe Biden is facing bipartisan concerns over his choice to lead the Pentagon. He's urging Congress to pass a waiver that would allow retired General Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports from Wilmington, Delaware, with the latest developments on Mr. Biden's transition to power, and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith joined CBSN to discuss some of the major concerns with Austin's nomination.
The high court spurned a request from Republican allies of President Trump to decertify Pennsylvania's election results.
President Trump's last-ditch attempt to stay in office was dealt a decisive blow by the Supreme Court on Tuesday as it denied a bid to overturn election results in Pennsylvania. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing over the election results in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, four battleground states that helped swing the race for President-elect Joe Biden. Michigan's attorney general called it a "publicity stunt." CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Adam Brewster joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss what Paxton is arguing, and where the lawsuit could be headed.
"We can't afford to have more case spikes like the Thanksgiving spike," said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley.
"If you test positive for COVID-19 and are considered high risk, you will receive a call from a case investigator," said Lindsey Mauldin.
Two regions in the state are facing a hospital staffing crisis.
After years of maintaining his innocence, Bill Cosby is appealing his sex assault conviction in Pennsylvania. Lawyers for the comedian are arguing that several of his accusers should not have been allowed to testify at his trial and that a former district attorney's promise of immunity should stand. CBS News legal expert and analyst Rikki Klieman breaks down Cosby's case.
Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright is one of only a handful of Democrats who held onto House seats in districts that voted for President Trump. He was just elected to a fifth term. Cartwright joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano with more on how he managed to win the district while supporting a progressive agenda.
Pennsylvania's highest court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Republicans attempting to thwart President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Zak Hudak joins CBSN with the latest.
President Trump is still baselessly claiming election fraud occurred and signaling he may never concede. On Saturday, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court threw out another lawsuit trying to halt the state's certification of election results. Ben Tracy has the latest.
Millions of Thanksgiving travelers returning home amid COVID-19 surge; Americans begin early Christmas decorating after rough year
The case had earlier this week let to a stay for Pennsylvania act on further certification efforts.
President Trump has spent three days in a row at his Virginia golf club while still insisting without evidence that the election was rigged. Meanwhile, his campaign’s efforts to overturn the election results are failing. Ben Tracy reports.
The Trump campaign has so far been largely unsuccessful in court.
President Trump is now demanding that President-elect Joe Biden prove he actually won the election. While Mr. Trump and his campaign repeatedly insist the race was rigged, court ruling after court ruling has upheld the outcome. Ben Tracy reports after the Trump campaign suffered another legal setback, when three Republican-appointed judges offered a stinging rebuke to the campaign's push to challenge the results in Pennsylvania.
"We have to turn the election over," the president said as he called into the meeting on speakerphone.
Pennsylvania certified the results of its election Tuesday, formalizing Biden's victory over Trump.
"We are in a very disastrous situation," the governor said as the state is grappling with a surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Many Republicans are criticizing President Trump's efforts to change the election outcome and urge him to cooperate with the White House transition. Chip Reid reports.
Coronavirus cases soar as Thanksgiving approaches; Commemorating 400 years after the Mayflower's arrival
President-elect Joe Biden will announce several Cabinet picks on Tuesday, according to incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss how delays to Mr. Biden's official White House transition could end up slowing down the process of nominating Cabinet members.
The judge wrote in his order that the plaintiffs employed "strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence."
A federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit that attempted to stop Pennsylvania from certifying its election results. The Trump campaign said they plan to appeal. CBSN Pittsburgh reports.
Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. They include founding members who had evaded death or detention for decades.
President Biden said, "Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror."
In North Carolina alone, more than 400 roads remained closed on Saturday as floodwaters began to recede and reveal the extent of damage from Hurricane Helene.
The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday that was intended to hold Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a committee.
In North Carolina, more than 400 roads remained closed on Saturday as floodwaters began to recede and reveal the extent of damage.
U.S. Central Command said two of the dead were senior militants affiliated with the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria.
In a speech in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the Republican nominee intensified his personal attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Kendy Howard, a 48-year-old wife and mother, was found dead in her bathtub with a gunshot wound to the head. Evidence at the scene led investigators to take a hard look at her husband, a former Idaho state trooper. Did he have the know-how to get away with murder?
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
Parasocial relationships are those that are one-sided – like the fascination and devotion that fans hold for their favorite celebrities. How do they speak to the human condition?
Kendy Howard, a 48-year-old wife and mother, was found dead in her bathtub with a gunshot wound to the head. Evidence at the scene led investigators to take a hard look at her husband, a former Idaho state trooper. Did he have the know-how to get away with murder?
In a speech in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the Republican nominee intensified his personal attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Lyle Menendez tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales, "There's just never been a case of guilt or innocence. It was always about why it happened."
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
Bigger bins and premium-priced seating with added legroom are just some of the changes the carrier is betting will win over customers.
Rising Florida home insurance rates, which surged 45% from 2017 to 2022, are likely to keep climbing along with the mercury, experts say.
Loophole in law means potentially deadly furniture is still being sold by major retailers, advocacy group cautions.
Grocery costs barely rose last month, according to Friday's report, and energy costs dropped 0.8%, led by cheaper gasoline.
A government task force is ready to help minimize supply-chain disruptions in case of a prolonged East Coast port strike, Biden administration says
In a speech in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the Republican nominee intensified his personal attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.
President Biden said, "Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror."
In most states, those who wish to vote have more than one option that makes it easier and more convenient to register or update their registration than in past years.
This follows a bombshell report last week which found that Robinson had posted racist and sexually explicit comments online.
Despite suspending his campaign, the independent presidential candidate was fighting to have his name restored to the state's ballot.
The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday that was intended to hold Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a committee.
Tyler Theroux was born with a brachial plexus injury that would eventually leave him depressed and in extreme pain. A complex surgery finally provided relief.
Loophole in law means potentially deadly furniture is still being sold by major retailers, advocacy group cautions.
Officials claim the changes "had no bearing" on Boar's Head's now-shuttered plant.
Many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk, despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol.
U.S. Central Command said two of the dead were senior militants affiliated with the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria.
Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. They include founding members who had evaded death or detention for decades.
President Biden said, "Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror."
The 60-year-old priest was questioned by the investigating judge and placed under arrest, the prosecutor's office said.
On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined the faith.
Dame Maggie Smith, whose luminous career included two Academy Awards and a Tony, died on Friday, September 27, 2024, at age 89. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that aired January 20, 2002, correspondent Eugenia Zukerman talked with Smith about her roles, which ranged from Shakespeare's Desdemona to Harry Potter's Professor Minerva McGonagall; and about her grandmother's advice that she never appear on the stage. Zukerman also talked with "Gosford Park" director Robert Altman and producer Bob Balaban about the actress' on-screen magic.
The festival, which runs through Oct. 14, features new films starring Adrien Brody, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Saoirse Ronan, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray.
Richard Powers has been writing for decades, after a career as a computer programmer. In 2019, his nature-inspired book "The Overstory" took home a Pulitzer Prize. His newest book, "Playground," also focuses on the natural world, this time paying homage to our oceans, celebrating their beauty and raising concern for the future. Jeff Glor has more.
Author V.E. Schwab has written nearly two dozen books since making her debut in 2011. Her novels feature modern characters and twisty plots, and are helping redefine the fantasy genre. Dana Jacobson has more.
In this preview of an interview to be broadcast on "CBS Sunday Morning" September 29, correspondent Anthony Mason talks with Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland of the rock band Coldplay about their massively-successful world tour.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday with a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a Crew Dragon capsule that normally carries four. That is because the Crew Dragon's two empty seats will be used to give two Boeing Starliner astronauts a ride back to Earth next February. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were part of Boeing's first crewed test flight of its Starliner, and though it got them to the International Space Station back in June, problems with its propulsion system prompted NASA to look for another ride. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Top U.S. artificial intelligence startup OpenAI took a hit Thursday after three of its top executives exited the company. The departures come as CEO Sam Altman is reportedly preparing to turn OpenAI into a traditional for-profit company. Connie Guglielmo, senior vice president focused on AI edit strategy for CNET, joins CBS News to examine the future of the startup.
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.
Super Micro Computer's stock price fell sharply after the Wall Street Journal reported the company faces a federal investigation.
Meta AI will talk to you in the voice of a handful of celebrities, Mark Zuckerberg announced today.
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.
Florida is bracing for the wrath of Hurricane Helene. A common question that scientists face during natural disasters like this is: Has climate change impacted their severity? CBS News Miami investigative reporter Jim Defede and CBS News Texas investigative reporter Brian New break down how lawmakers and residents in their states view climate change amid natural disasters.
Kendy Howard, a 48-year-old wife and mother, was found dead in her bathtub with a gunshot wound to the head. Evidence at the scene led investigators to take a hard look at her husband, a former Idaho state trooper. Did he have the know-how to get away with murder?
Lyle Menendez tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales, "There's just never been a case of guilt or innocence. It was always about why it happened."
Kendy Howard was found dead in her bathtub. While dispatched as a suicide, clues at the scene made Kootenai County authorities suspicious.
Darien Urban, 21, and Shalene Ehlers, 20, the baby's parents were arrested after they allegedly tried to sell their 2-month-old baby because having three dogs and an infant was "not working."
A search was underway for the suspects, national police spokesperson Brig. Athlenda Mathe said in a statement regarding the two mass shootings in South Africa.
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
The Soyuz landing in Kazakhstan sets the stage for launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the space station Thursday.
For the next two months, Earth will have a "mini-moon" when a small asteroid temporarily orbits the planet. Scientists say the asteroid, which is only 33 feet long, will enter Earth's gravity in a horseshoe orbit September 29 before leaving on November 25. Most people won't get a glimpse of this mini-moon though, it's too small to see without professional equipment.
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?
Friday's airstrike by the Israeli military that killed Hassan Nasrallah, overall leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon, along with the recent explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members, have now eliminated virtually all of the terrorist group's senior commanders. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with CBS News contributors Andrew Boyd (former head of counter-terrorism operations at the CIA) and Michael Morrell (former acting CIA director) about what these latest developments mean for Israel, and for Iran.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
Parasocial relationships are those that are one-sided – like the fascination and devotion that fans hold for their favorite celebrities. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with journalist Jancee Dunn about her experience interviewing her hero, rock star Stevie Nicks; and with experts about how that intense fan-celebrity relationship speaks to the human condition.
We travel across the Atlantic Ocean to visit three restaurants in three different European countries, from a chef who owns over a dozen eateries in Portugal to a chef elevating Georgia’s traditional cuisine. Watch these stories and more on The Dish.
Actor, producer and director Zoë Kravitz sits down with Michelle Miller to discuss her directorial debut with the film "Blink Twice." Then, Martha Teichner meets Philippe Petit, the French high-wire artist who walked across a high wire strung between the Twin Towers 50 years ago. "Here Comes the Sun" is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on "CBS Sunday Morning."