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The long road of recovery continues for thousands chased from their buring homes by the deadly Southern California fires. Most have vowed to rebuild and restart their lives. But for those survivors who thought they could enjoy their golden years, starting over poses its own challenge. Kristine Lazar reports.
Nearly 70% of Americans aged 65 and older will require some form of long-term care during their lifetime.
Nearly 70% of Americans aged 65 and older will require some form of long-term care during their lifetime, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. An estimated 53 million people are taking care of an aging family member. Mark Strassmann reports.
It's common among older adults to not get a consistent full night's rest, but there are ways to improve sleep issues. A sleep psychologist shares tips.
The U.S. is heading toward a demographic cliff. Over the next decade, there will be fewer 18-year-olds available to fill the nation's universities. An analysis of census data projects by 2039, the pool will drop by 15% every year thereafter. Jeff Strohl, director of Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, explains what it means for America's future.
Congress is voting on whether to revamp Social Security so that certain former public sector employees who have been shut out from the system will receive full benefits. Kati Weis explores why some seniors don't receive the full payments and the burden this places on them.
College sophomore Grace Sun uses her free time to play piano for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. It started during the pandemic, when she would play virtually for her isolated grandmother. Now, more than 100 musicians have joined the movement. Carter Evans reports.
The aging U.S. population raises new questions about how to approach keeping drivers safe behind the wheel.
Many people in their 50s are part of the so-called "sandwich generation" of workers who support both young relatives and aging parents.
The vast majority of hospice patients choose to receive care at home, like 98-year-old Joan Prum of Connecticut — and former President Jimmy Carter.
Half of middle-class workers expect to continue to working past the traditional retirement age, either due to finances or to keep active.
A new study finds that the average person experiences two rapid bursts of aging in their lifetime -- at ages 44 and 60. The research published in the journal "Nature Aging" examined age-related changes in the molecules of more than 100 adults. Stanford researcher Michael Snyder, co-author of the study, joins to discuss.
About one in five people over age 65, or approximately 11 million Americans, are still working.
A police dog named Pandora is getting a pat on the head and maybe some extra treats after her impressive work in the line of duty. Dave Malkoff has the tale.
Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to Stokie, Illinois, for a story about finding friends and sharing history across generations.
96-year-old Evelyn Kidd of St. Louis spent many years flying in the skies above Missouri with her late husband. Last month, she received a surprise when her senior home, Cedarhurst Senior Living, granted her wish to fly in a Cessna one more time.
The Veterans Affairs program provides care for over 700 veterans from approximately 500 caregivers.
A unique housing complex welcoming LGBTQ+ seniors officially opened its doors on Friday.
An intergenerational daycare in Los Angeles brings children and seniors together for quality playtime. For the seniors, it can improve social skills, combat ageism, and give them a sense of purpose, while the kids are able to learn empathy and patience.
Eighty-three years after she left Stanford without a master's degree, Virginia Hislop, age 105, has it in hand at last.
With more seniors in the U.S. than ever before, CBS News has been taking a look at a growing trend in nursing homes: many are now backed by profit-seeking investors. Lisa Ling has part two of our investigation into claims these facilities may have neglected patients in pursuit of profits.
A CBS News investigation found concerns over care emerged after a for-profit chain took over some California nursing homes.
CBS Philadelphia went inside the apartment of a couple who called the building home for the last seven years and explained why there's a need for this community.
National poverty rates are on the decline, but the amount of progress made varies across age groups and geography, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data. Alan Berube, co-author of "Confronting Suburban Poverty in America," joins CBS News to examine why.
One senior living community in Olathe, Kansas, isn't exactly known for its singles' scene, but widowers Doris Kriks and Carl Kruse found love there nonetheless.
A recent poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
Powerful earthquakes hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing dozens and trapping workers under the rubble of a toppled Bangkok skyscraper that was under construction.
A closely watched measure of inflation shows that prices excluding fuel and food ticked up in February. Here's what to know.
President Trump invoked the wartime Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members earlier this month.
Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed a bill banning fluoride from public water supplies. The ban will take effect in May.
Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to "personally hand over" $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race.
France and Lebanon say Israel violated its ceasefire with Hezbollah with a strike in Beirut, as deaths mount in Gaza after Israel abandoned its ceasefire with Hamas.
A U.S. Army commander says recovering four soldiers from their submerged vehicle in swampland in Lithuania "will be a long and difficult" operation.
Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection cocktail to fail.
Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to "personally hand over" $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race.
The Sex Pistols, the legendary English punk band, last went on a North American tour in 2003.
A U.S. Army commander says recovering four soldiers from their submerged vehicle in swampland in Lithuania "will be a long and difficult" operation.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."
Nikola's Trevor Milton says he received a call from President Trump about a pardon for his fraud conviction.
U.S. egg prices are just starting to fall, but big demand for Easter and Passover could cause prices to edge up again next month.
Nikola's Trevor Milton says he received a call from President Trump about a pardon for his fraud conviction.
A closely watched measure of inflation shows that prices excluding fuel and food ticked up in February. Here's what to know.
President Trump's newly announced 25% tariffs on all vehicles and auto parts imported into the U.S. is set to take effect April 2.
These automakers are the most and least exposed to President Trump's sweeping tariffs on automobiles.
Billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to "personally hand over" $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."
President Trump invoked the wartime Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members earlier this month.
A recent poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
The latest action comes after the U.S. Department of Education said it was investigating 52 universities for alleged racial discrimination earlier this month.
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed a bill banning fluoride from public water supplies. The ban will take effect in May.
23 measles cases have been confirmed in Kansas, marking an outbreak for the state, according to local health officials.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
U.S. egg prices are just starting to fall, but big demand for Easter and Passover could cause prices to edge up again next month.
A U.S. Army commander says recovering four soldiers from their submerged vehicle in swampland in Lithuania "will be a long and difficult" operation.
France and Lebanon say Israel violated its ceasefire with Hezbollah with a strike in Beirut, as deaths mount in Gaza after Israel abandoned its ceasefire with Hamas.
A former Australian police officer avoided a prison term when sentenced for killing a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser.
King Charles was hospitalized briefly, more than a year after his cancer diagnosis, due to what Buckingham Palace called "temporary side effects" of his treatment.
The Sex Pistols, the legendary English punk band, last went on a North American tour in 2003.
In her new memoir, the daughter of Kennedys, broadcast journalist and former first lady of California uses poetry to explore a woman in search of herself.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."
The iconic Sundance Film Festival will be moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, the festival and the Colorado Governor's Office announced on Thursday.
William Shatner, who became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90, is offering encouragement and practical advice to Gayle King and the all-female crew launching April 14.
As cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence advancements are made, U.S. demand for the energy needed to power massive mining and data centers grows. David Turk, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss how much energy the U.S. needs and the potential environmental impacts.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was among the contacts listed in Waltz's Venmo account.
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.
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
The Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony on Tuesday from key players involved in a group chat on the messaging app Signal, in which the U.S.'s highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed inadvertently with a journalist. President Trump said that his administration would investigate the government's use of Signal. CBS News contributor and former CIA official Andrew Boyd has more on what it is and how it's used.
Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised.
Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday in a news statement.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection cocktail to fail.
"48 Hours" correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti speaks to one of seven Jane Does who testified at the trial of David Pearce, the Los Angeles man charged with murder in the overdose deaths of friends Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales in 2021.
An NYC woman says burglars forced their way into her Queens home, tied her up and stole her jewelry and other expensive items.
The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward trial, but Rex Heuermann's attorneys are challenging something called nuclear DNA testing.
The mother of murdered model Christy Giles pleads for others to share their locations. She says the technology helped police catch David Pearce, who murdered Giles and her friend, architect Hilda Marcela Cabrales.
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ahead of King's upcoming Blue Origin launch.
Astronomy fans figuring out where and what time to see the March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse can check out a map from NASA.
William Shatner, who became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90, is offering encouragement and practical advice to Gayle King and the all-female crew launching April 14.
Democratic members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee are warning that Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the Office of Space Commerce at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could harm American interests. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
President Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow deportation flights to continue under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This comes as several courts have held a block on flights after more than 200 Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
Several law firms are challenging President Trump's executive orders targeting their businesses based on what the administration is calling "partisan representations to achieve political ends." CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
The earthquake that rocked Myanmar and was felt in Thailand reached a 7.7 magnitude. John Colin Mutter, a professor at Columbia University, joins CBS News with more details on the severity of the deadly phenomenon.
One of President Trump's latest executive orders calls for Vice President JD Vance to look into programs at the Smithsonian Institution that are federally funded and may deal with "divisive, race-centered ideology." CBS News' Aaron Navarro explains.
Greenlanders are expecting Vice President JD Vance for a short visit to the territory that President Trump has said should be part of the U.S. CBS News' Holly Williams breaks down what to expect.