Biden has an edge over Trump in Florida, while the two are neck and neck in Arizona and Texas. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Relentless heat wave to bake the U.S. for “multiple weeks”

More than 80% of the nation — 265 million people — will sweat through highs above 90, and another 45 million will swelter in triple-digit temperatures. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

U.S. “looking at” banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps

Pompeo doesn't recommend downloading the app unless "you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party." | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Early findings grim on the health of Flint kids after water crisis

Six years ago, lead seeped into the tap water in Flint, Michigan, while state and local officials said everything was fine. Now, the same doctor who proved something was wrong is taking the first comprehensive look at the thousands of kids exposed to lead in Flint. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

School bus driver inspired by students gets college degree during pandemic

After talking to the students on his bus about history, he realized he wanted to do it even more – as a history teacher. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Washington state to require face masks after county runs out of hospital beds

People who do not wear a face mask in Washington will soon be charged with a misdemeanor crime. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

That wild fentanyl pharma rep rap video happened: 60 Minutes

A former sales VP for a pharmaceutical company who was sentenced to prison tells 60 Minutes he bribed doctors to prescribe fentanyl drugs. Bill Whitaker reports. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Money, dinners and strip clubs: How pharmaceutical executives bribed doctors

A former sales VP for a pharmaceutical company who was sentenced to prison tells 60 Minutes he bribed doctors to prescribe fentanyl drugs. Bill Whitaker reports. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Food scarcity is on the rise in America as the economy reels

More Americans are struggling to put food on the table due to the coronavirus pandemic's massive economic hit. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Siberia experiences 100 degrees Fahrenheit ( 38.78 degrees Celcius)

Reaching 100 degrees in or near the Arctic is almost unheard of. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Colorado passes sweeping police reform bill – CBS News

Among other regulations, the bill ended qualified immunity at the state level, making Colorado one of the first states that holds police officers liable for misconduct. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

How the Covid-19 pandemic changed TV commercials

After COVID-19 altered our world, companies have pivoted to a new style of advertising, with brands sending apolitical messages about community and protecting one another | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Wuhan bans eating wild animals as coronavirus drives a crackdown in China

New rules in COVID-19 epicenter come as national authorities pledge to buy out exotic animal breeders to curb illegal wildlife trade. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

J.C. Penney is closing 240 stores as part of its bankruptcy plan

The 118-year-old retail chain has not said which stores will close. The company filed for bankruptcy last week. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Coronavirus flare-UPS force France to re-close some schools

Just a week after a third of kids were allowed back to class, about 70 COVID-19 cases have been linked to schools. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 60 Minutes interview on coronavirus economic recovery

Jerome Powell lays out his thoughts on getting the economy back to its pre-coronavirus numbers. The transcript from the Federal Reserve chairman's interview with Scott Pelley. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Atlas 5 rocket launches Pentagon spaceplane on mission shrouded in secrecy

Officials lifted the veil slightly before Sunday's launch, saying two experiments from NASA were on board. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

The Science of Sneaker Culture

A class made by virtual course maker Yellowbrick, in partnership with Complex and New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, is helping students understand the business side of sneaker culture. An adult course revamped for younger students, the program takes them through the pro … | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Covid-19: Doctors Without Borders Dispatches Team to the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation has more coronavirus cases per capita than any U.S. state. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Examining Amazon's treatment of its workers

While Amazon proves to be a valuable resource for many Americans, particularly in the time of COVID-19, workers at the company are calling for safer conditions and better benefits. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

An American scientist who collaborates with the Wuhan Institute of Virology had his grant terminated in the wake of unsubstantiated claims that COVID-19 is either manmade or leaked out of a Chinese government lab. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Ghost Guns: The build-it-yourself firearms that skirt most laws and untraceable

Under federal law, they require no background check or serial number, making ghost guns a growing weapon of choice for criminals. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Doctors in Paris believe coronavirus may have been in Europe in late December

The man who was treated in December for pneumonia told French broadcaster BFMTV​ that to his knowledge, he had not been to China and was not in contact with anyone who had been there. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

“Murder hornets” have now entered the US and could decimate honeybee population

Just when 2020 couldn't seem to get any more chaotic, hornets that look "like something out of a monster cartoon" invaded Washington State to decapitate honeybees and eat their young. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway lost $50B in first quarter

Famed investor's portfolio plunged with Wall Street's crash. The good news: His companies' revenue rose 1%. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

New report says coronavirus pandemic could last for two years

An estimated 70% of the human population may need to be immune to halt the pandemic, researchers say. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Elon Musk slams “fascist” social distancing measures

"This is not democratic, this is not freedom. Give people back their g**d*** freedom," the Tesla CEO says in an earnings call. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Millions of Americans can't afford food, rent and other basics, report finds

The coronavirus is deepening existing fissures in an economy destabilized by decades of rising inequality. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Up to 90% of minority and women owners shut out of PPP, experts fear

"I never thought I'd get anything because I am a minority and a woman," said one owner after her loan was rejected. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 3 years ago

Coronavirus is spreading fast in states that may reopen soon, study finds

"We need to be aware that this epidemic is far from over. The number of cases in every region today are higher than they were a week ago." | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Lysol makes warns against injecting disinfectants after President Trump suggests

"We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body," the company said. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Ryanair CEO says his planes won't fly if seats are kept empty for “idiotic” rule

"Either the government pays for the middle seat or we won't fly," Michael O'Leary told the Financial Times. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Paycheck Protection Program Out of Money: Thousands of Small Businesses Shut Out

U.S. Small Business Administration says it has made more loans in 14 days than it has made in 14 years. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

March 2020 was the first March without a school shooting in the U.S. since 2002

Schools across the U.S. have been shut down since early March as a prevention measure to slow the spread of coronavirus. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

March 2020 was the first March without a school shooting in the U.S. since 2002

Schools across the U.S. have been shut down since early March as a prevention measure to slow the spread of coronavirus. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Seed companies can't keep up as more Americans turn to growing their own food

Demand for seeds is surging, with many consumers fretting about food shortages planting gardens. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

60 Minutes speaks to a doctor who says NYC hospitals are like hell on Earth as waves of patients suffering from COVID-19 come through their doors. And a nurse says the U.S. is treating the virus with equipment that lags behind what's being used in other countries. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Watchdog FBI knew risk of Russian disinformation in Steele dossier

The FBI was warned sections of the controversial Steele dossier could have been part of a "Russian disinformation campaign to denigrate U.S. foreign relations," according to the footnotes. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

USS Theodore Roosevelt now has 416 coronavirus cases in wake of captain's firing

The ship's former captain alerted higher ups when there were only dozens of cases onboard. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

AI is preserving our ability to converse with Holocaust survivors after they die

Survivors of the Holocaust now have the chance to preserve their stories in a way that allows them to directly answer future generations' questions about their experiences. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

The upper crust of Earth is shaking left following coronavirus lockdowns

During the coronavirus pandemic, people are moving less — and so is the planet. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

U.S. warns Americans to leave Japan amid significant increase in Covid-19 cases

Strongest message to date from U.S. Embassy comes as experts warn Japan could be heading for a surge in new coronavirus infections. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte orders policeto kill citizens who defy lockdown

"Do not challenge the government," he warned the nation Wednesday. "You will lose." | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

3D-printing facility in CA stepping in with face shields to fight coronavirus

In the race to meet the high demand for personal protective equipment, these 3D-printed face shields can serve as a lifeline for those on the frontlines battling COVID-19. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Instacart workers strike for worker safety

"Shoppers have had enough. Instacart has refused to act proactively in the interests of its Shoppers, customers and public health, so we are forced to take matters into our own hands," the workers said. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

NYU dean sends REM dance video as part of response to call for tuition refund

The dean invited students to "dance along," if they would like. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Washington pushes $6T stimulus package

The number of cases in the U.S. continues to soar, but the president is eager for the economy to get back to normal. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago

Some hourly workers would go to work sick: “I can't afford to miss a day”

Adriana Alvarez, a 27-year-old single mother, works at McDonald's and currently doesn't get paid sick leave. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 4 years ago