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The vast majority of electronic waste produced each year winds up in landfills in the global South, creating hazardous and toxic conditions. "Sunday Morning" examines efforts to ramp up formal recycling and extending the life of products like smartphones.
Prince William will announce the five winners of the 2023 Earthshot prizes, handed out to people working to solve climate change. One finalist from the U.S. has cracked the code for recycling clothing. Ben Tracy has the story.
Circ has found a solution to the clothing industry's substantial environmental waste and pollution, by separating and recycling cotton-polyester blend clothing.
One of the finalists in the running for the Earthshot grand prize of $1.2 million is an innovation that can process the hardest types of "fast fashion" to recycle — poly-cotton blended garments. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Danish toy giant Lego said 2 years of experimentation with blocks made from recycled plastic bottles showed they "didn't reduce carbon emissions."
A California winemaker is the first in the U.S. to embrace a British company's effort to decarbonize the drink industry, bottling wine in paper instead of glass.
In this episode of “Protecting the Planet,” CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explores the worldwide effort to recycle and how there is still so much more work to be done.
Nearly all 330 million balls made worldwide each year eventually get thrown out, with most ending up in landfills for centuries.
It's universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it's also universally confusing, since many plastics can't easily be recycled.
The EPA is poised to change the iconic "chasing arrows" recycling symbol for plastics, citing confusion around its meaning since many plastics cannot easily be recycled. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Solar panels can last for 25 to 30 years, but more than 90% of used panels end up in landfills.
Finding ways to recycle windmill blades and used solar panels is taking on greater importance as the use of renewable energy sources rises. Ben Tracy has more.
Flow Traders: Driving efficiency in global financial markets
"Based on the pickup route, it is believed the female had been picked up from within the city limits of Eureka," police said.
We highlight possible solutions to help veterans struggling with mental health. And we go inside innovative companies developing animal-free and sustainable alternatives to leather. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
Greenpeace USA blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction."
We look at how the new national mental health hotline number 988, could help save lives in more ways than one. And we visit a New Jersey town with a potential solution to make recycling easier. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
We meet a pastor in Philadelphia leading his neighbors in an effort to reduce gun violence, and visit a lab in California growing a material making an impact on fashion and the environment. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
Biden says "America will be the arsenal of vaccines"; Mount Recyclemore sculpture to appear at G-7
Deadly plane crash over Alaska; JLo's daughter shows off her singing skills
Nipsey Hussle murdered; Recycling Wrong.
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.
Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some opposition.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight in a major professional boxing match tonight. Here's how to watch and what time the bout starts.
Pregnant women say health care providers are billing them to deliver their babies earlier then expected. Patient advocates say that's unethical.
The Royal Navy also shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel this week, officials said.
If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot, now is the time so you'll stay protected throughout the season, according to doctors.
Mexican authorities warned the storm could cause "intense rains" over the resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.
Mike Tyson, a boxing legend, and Jake Paul, a social media legend, are ready to throw down. Financially, they'll both come out winners.
The bald eagle was killed by shotgun fire, federal officials said.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight in a major professional boxing match tonight. Here's how to watch and what time the bout starts.
Mike Tyson, a boxing legend, and Jake Paul, a social media legend, are ready to throw down. Financially, they'll both come out winners.
Pregnant women say health care providers are billing them to deliver their babies earlier than expected. Patient advocates say that's unethical.
The U.S. Postal Service's loss widened in fiscal 2024, although revenue rose slightly after two stamp hikes this year.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency said it is already recruiting people to work on the new initiative to cut federal spending.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.
The former president writes about his life after leaving office, when he was determined to "live in the present and for the future."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some opposition.
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.
The Pentagon expects to spend about $250 million on suicide prevention in 2025, the largest amount of funds the Defense Department has ever invested.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot, now is the time so you'll stay protected throughout the season, according to doctors.
Pregnant women say health care providers are billing them to deliver their babies earlier than expected. Patient advocates say that's unethical.
Public health expert and CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's choice for HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a long record of criticizing vaccines and has spread false and misleading claims about their safety.
The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."
Amnesty International says there are weapons from the U.S.-allied UAE and even France in Sudan's civil war, helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Mexican authorities warned the storm could cause "intense rains" over the resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.
Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince Mikasa.
The Royal Navy also shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel this week, officials said.
Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
Mike Tyson, a boxing legend, and Jake Paul, a social media legend, are ready to throw down. Financially, they'll both come out winners.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight in a major professional boxing match tonight. Here's how to watch and what time the bout starts.
Ali Larter stars as Angela in the Paramount+ series ""Landman,"" created by Taylor Sheridan. Set in the intense world of West Texas oil rigs, Larter navigates the life as the ex-wife of Billy Bob Thornton's character in West Texas.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is returning to the boxing ring Friday against social media star Jake Paul. Tyson, who retired in 2005, last fought in 2020 during an exhibition with former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr.
"America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," Conan O'Brien said.
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
On Wednesday, a judge allowed a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to move forward that accuses Meta of creating an illegal monopoly with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady explains.
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.
The Guardian says benefits of being on Elon Musk's social media platform X are outweighed by its "often disturbing content."
Amazon rolls out a new shopping service, dubbed Amazon Haul, that sells items for $20 or less.
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.
Seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks, researchers found.
Oil and natural gas companies will have to pay a federal fee if they emit methane above certain levels under a rule being finalized by the Biden administration that incoming Trump officials are likely to reverse.
1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would nominate former Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to discuss the move.
The trial has begun for Jose Ibarra, the man accused of murdering Laken Riley, a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. Riley's death in February became a rallying cry for some political candidates after it was revealed that Ibarra entered the country illegally. CBS News producer Jared Eggleston has more.
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
Texas mother Alyssa Burkett was killed in front of her co-workers in broad daylight on the morning of Oct. 2, 2020. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on the brutal murder of Burkett amid a bitter custody battle with her ex-boyfriend.
After Alyssa Burkett was murdered in broad daylight in Carrollton, Texas, Andrew Beard, the father of her child, became a suspect. Investigators would eventually discover a twisted murder plot they say was orchestrated by his fiancée, Holly Elkins.
Authorities suspect they've found the remains of 10 to 20 human skulls on a property in southeastern New Mexico.
Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
November's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, is the last supermoon of 2024. Here's when it peaks and why it's called the Beaver Moon.
Medical issues aside, the astronauts described a water leak in June that triggered a blizzard in the International Space Station's airlock.
With an Election Day docking, the cargo ship delivered 3 tons of supplies and equipment, including an unusual wooden satellite.
Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
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.
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.
Some of President-elect Donald Trump's early Cabinet picks, particularly Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary and Matt Gaetz for attorney general, have come with controversy and criticism. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on what Trump might be trying to accomplish with the choices.
President Biden is in Peru for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with his upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping at the summit generating significant interest. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has the latest.
Twenty-three years later, over a thousand families are still waiting for news of loved ones lost on 9/11. Scott Pelley looks at how efforts to search for and identify their remains have never stopped. Sunday.
Hundreds of hospitality workers walked off the job and onto the picket line Friday in Las Vegas after the Culinary Workers Union and Virgin Hotels failed to reach a contract agreement. CBS News correspondent Andres Gutierrez has more.
The trial has begun for Jose Ibarra, the man accused of murdering Laken Riley, a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. Riley's death in February became a rallying cry for some political candidates after it was revealed that Ibarra entered the country illegally. CBS News producer Jared Eggleston has more.