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Most of Puerto Rico is without power right now after Hurricane Fiona slammed the island with a torrential downpour, triggering devastating flooding and mudslides. Michelle Carlo. medical adviser for Direct Relief in Puerto Rico, joins CBS News to discuss the damage and ways to help.
"This is about to get significantly more intense," utility official said as the mercury in some parts of the state hits 115 degrees.
The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.
The blackout also left some 160,000 customers without water and snarled traffic across the island of 3.2 million people.
Hundreds of trees were brought down by ice in a winter storm.
Tennessee is reporting the most outages, with more than 100,000 Memphis residents in the dark.
Multiple people were killed in an explosion in Somalia's capital. A power outage plagues Buenos Aires during a heat wave. Quebec is set to tax the unvaccinated. Tennis star Novak Djokovic speaks out on his COVID-19 chaos. Rylee Carlson joins CBSN AM from London with the latest on these world headlines.
Residents are asked to be patient when it comes to restoration efforts.
On the heels of a powerful nor'easter, a swarm of tornadoes ripped through Texas and Louisiana. Janet Shamlian takes a look at the devastation.
Thousands of homes and businesses have lost power, and it's expected to get worse in the coming hours as wind speeds increase to between 40 and 60 miles per hour. CBS New York's Lonnie Quinn has the latest on the season's first nor'easter.
Nicholas is slamming the Gulf Coast with torrential rain as more than half a million homes and businesses have lost power. Janet Shamlian has the latest.
Hurricane Nicholas slammed the Houston area with winds of up to 75 miles an hour Tuesday morning before being downgraded to a tropical storm. The system’s heavy rain and storm surge made roads nearly impassable while its winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands as Nicholas made its way toward Louisiana. Janet Shamlian reports.
Residents in Barataria, Louisiana, continue to cope ten days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the region. The town's main roads are either flooded or washed away, leaving it barely functioning. David Begnaud reports from hard-hit southeast Louisiana, where access to food, water, aid, and power is a constant struggle.
Thousands of Louisianans are living off of emergency supplies in the sweltering late-summer heat after Ida wiped out live-sustaining infrastructure in parts of the state. In Grand Isle, one of the places hit hardest by Ida, the mayor says at least 85% of the buildings there are totaled. Correspondent Omar Villafranca surveyed the damage from the hurricane with Mayor David Camardelle.
People are still desperately looking for their loved ones after Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana this week as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying buildings and leaving more than a million people without power. “CBS This Morning” Lead National Correspondent David Begnaud tagged along with the sheriff's department in hard-hit LaPlace, where some residents had to be rescued from their debris-filled homes.
New Orleans and Baton Rouge are under a heat advisory as thousands go without power.
Ida leaves power outages, major damage in Louisiana; Millions of women look for flexible job options
The storm brought record rainfall and heavy flooding to the area.
Parts of 13 counties and three tribal lands throughout California were affected by the power shutoff.
The massive heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is putting the infrastructure of major cities to the test as roads buckle, and power cables melt. Experts say the region isn't designed for multiple days of triple-digit temperatures. Lilia Luciano reports from Seattle.
Six best-selling young adult authors — Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon — teamed up to write a novel centering and celebrating Black love. "Blackout" weaves together six stories of love and friendship set during a massive power outage in New York City. First on "CBS This Morning," the six writers come together to discuss the collaboration and the importance of representing young people of color in joyful love stories.
Record-breaking drought and sweltering temperatures are baking parts of the U.S. This comes as temperatures in Texas are putting a strain on its power grid. Omar Villafranca takes a look.
Leftist Shining Path militants in Peru are reportedly responsible for killing 18 people, including 2 children, on Sunday in the lead-up to the country's presidential election next month. In Malaysia's capital, at least 200 people have been injured in a metro train crash. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" from London with a roundup of those and other headlines.
Severe weather warnings are in effect for parts of the southern United States for a third consecutive day. More than a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed since Sunday, resulting in at least two deaths and thousands of power outages across the region. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN with more.
"We need to make significant investments in upgrading our transmission grids," newly confirmed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in an interview with CBS News.
Former President Donald Trump looked on Tuesday night as his onetime rivals for the nomination lined up to support him.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
The FBI is investigating whether the shooter was a politically motivated homegrown domestic violent extremist, and investigators are combing through his background.
A letter sent to the convention rules committee establishes that "no virtual voting will begin before August 1."
Peter Navarro, 75, was released from federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence.
Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland on the map as a culinary destination, was 49 years old.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
Britain's King Charles III donned a ceremonial crown and robe to give a speech opening the U.K.'s first left-leaning parliament in 14 years.
At least 36 have been hospitalized after eating the mushroom "edibles."
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
At least 36 have been hospitalized after eating the mushroom "edibles."
Peter Navarro, 75, was released from federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
Here's how much EssilorLuxottica is paying for Supreme, the skate brand with a cult following.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
Gambling ends and the doors close Wednesday at The Mirage, which changed the face of Las Vegas. It's slated to resurface in 2027 as the Hard Rock Las Vegas.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
A letter sent to the convention rules committee establishes that "no virtual voting will begin before August 1."
Peter Navarro, 75, was released from federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
Former President Donald Trump looked on Tuesday night as his onetime rivals for the nomination lined up to support him.
At least 36 have been hospitalized after eating the mushroom "edibles."
A workout that mindlessly tones your arms while getting some cardio in? If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it may be. Here's what experts say.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
Amazon's Prime Day, which generated $12.7 billion in sales in 2023, can also lead to more worker injuries, a Senate probe finds.
Residents of a Toronto suburb tell CBS News they're worried a U.S. company may be emitting a cancer-causing gas in their community.
Britain's King Charles III donned a ceremonial crown and robe to give a speech opening the U.K.'s first left-leaning parliament in 14 years.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo declare the Seine river "exquisite" after taking a long-promised dip to show its water is safe for the Paris Olympics.
Officials say traces of cyanide were found on 6 people found dead in a Bangkok hotel, with one suspected of murdering the others.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Season 26 of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother" premieres on Wednesday. Sixteen new house guests will compete and strategize to evict one of their own each week to try and be the last person standing. The prize is $750,000. "Entertainment Tonight" host Nischelle Turner visited the house and even entered a one-day competition.
"90210" stars like Jennie Garth and Brian Austin Green paid tribute, and Alyssa Milano commented on her "complicated relationship" with Shannen Doherty.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Apple users can now download an early version of a new iPhone operating system that will be officially released this fall.
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.
AT&T on Friday disclosed that hackers had accessed records of calls and texts of "nearly all" its cellular customers for a six-month period between May 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2022. Jo Ling Kent reports.
AT&T disclosed yet another major data breach on Friday. The company said a third party illegally downloaded call and text records for nearly all its 109 million customers with accounts between May and October 2022. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent is following this story.
The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rotation, according to a recent study.
Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. Until, perhaps, now. One may have washed up onto a New Zealand beach.
Symptoms among the new bird flu cases included "fever, chills, coughing and sore throat/runny nose," alongside pink eye and eye tearing, a CDC spokesperson confirmed Monday.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a deadly start as Hurricane Beryl tore across the Caribbean, Mexico and eventually the U.S.
A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Officials say traces of cyanide were found on 6 people found dead in a Bangkok hotel, with one suspected of murdering the others.
The alleged leader of a violent extremist group plotted to poison children and minorities in New York City, authorities said Tuesday.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
It has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other. Jane Rigby, astrophysicist and a senior project scientist for the Webb telescope at NASA, joins CBS News to discuss.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit Thursday night, the first time in nearly a decade the rocket has failed. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on that and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The engine failure blamed for stranding 20 Starlink satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit was caused by a liquid oxygen leak.
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.
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."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Donald Trump's security detail had been beefed up due to a U.S.-detected Iranian plot against the former president before this past weekend's assassination attempt at a Trump rally, a source tells CBS News. So far, investigators have found no connection between the rally shooting and Iran. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Charlie De Mar have more on the Iranian plot and the investigation into the assassination attempt.
Republicans spent Day 2 of the RNC bashing President Biden on his immigration policies. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat and Biden surrogate, joined CBS News to discuss how Democrats are responding to the Republicans' message so far and ongoing concerns about Biden's candidacy.
Viral TikTok sensation and behavioral therapy practitioner Keila Shaheen joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her new book, "The Lucky Girl Journal."
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A source tells CBS News that former President Donald Trump's security detail had been increased prior to the shooting in Pennsylvania after U.S. intelligence detected a possible Iranian plot. There's no evidence of a connection between those threats and the shooting.