Author Kim Brooks left her then-4-year-old son in a car with his iPad as she shopped for five minutes inside a store. But Brooks didn't realize a stranger recorded her child alone and then called police. The fallout from that moment caused Brooks to take a deeper look at why today's parents deal with so much criticism, doubt and worry. Brooks joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her new book, "Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear."
Our series A More Perfect Union aims to show what unites us as American is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we bring you the story of Susan Unterberg, a 77-year-old photographer who used her inheritance to advance the careers of female artists without identifying herself until recently. The grant named "Anonymous Was a Woman" pays homage to women in art who once believed their work had more value if their gender was kept a secret. Alex Wagner reports.
A former British marine is braving treacherous waters to become the first blind man to complete a boat race across the Pacific Ocean. Steve Sparkes and his partner Mick Dawson are rowing more than 2,400 miles from Monterey, California, to Waikiki, Hawaii. The two are still about 150 miles away from their final destination. They're getting ready for Hurricane Lane as it approaches the Hawaiian islands.
None of the women in a "Face the Nation" focus group of female Virginia voters identified as feminists
A controversial lecture on nutrition calls into question the health claims for coconot oil. A Harvard adjunct professor called the oil "pure poison." Coconut oil's superfood status was challenged last year when the American Heart Association recommended limited use of the saturated fat. Samantha Heller, a registered dietitian at NYU Langone Health, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how the oil, like butter and lard, can raise your levels of bad cholesterol.
The giant grocery chain now goes through 6 billion bags annually but wants to cut that to zero by 2025
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A new report from the International Rhino Foundation found three of the world's five rhino species could be lost within our lifetime. Perhaps no species is closer to extinction than the northern white rhino. There are only two left in the world. Scientists at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are part of an international effort trying to save the species. John Blackstone reports.
Pope Francis will arrive in Ireland this weekend for an international Catholic gathering. He's under intensifying scrutiny over the church's handling of sexual abuse by priests. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti speaks with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Sister Liz Murphy, a leading Irish missionary, who hope Pope Francis can chart a way forward following last week's Pennsylvania grand jury report.
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Animals don't always do what's expected of them, Judy Lehmberg finds during her trip to Africa
The name of the grant, Anonymous Was a Woman, pays homage to women who once believed their work had more value if their gender was kept a secret
A Michigan police department is apologizing for failing to help a mother who accidentally locked her baby in a hot car. Lacey Guyton's 2-month-old daughter got trapped during a visit to her grandmother's home last Saturday. Michelle Miller reports.
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has been suspended after an internal investigation found he mishandled allegations of domestic violence by a former assistant coach. Meyer will miss the Buckeyes' first three games, one-quarter of the regular season. He will also lose six weeks of pay. Jim Axelrod reports.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a leading Irish missionary hope Francis can chart a way forward after the "catalog of horrors" revealed last week
An officer responsible for training cadets at The Citadel military college is under arrest, charged with sexually assaulting a student. Lt. Col. Kenneth Boes appeared in front of a South Carolina judge Wednesday after turning himself in to police. A 20-year-old male cadet accuses Boes of assaulting him multiple times. Norah O’Donnell spoke with the school’s head of communications, Col. John Dorrian, about the allegations.
The paper's pro-Trump political activities now raise questions about whether parent AMI is really a media company
Japan's trade minister said the country may take action if the U.S. follows through on an auto tariff threat
Lt. Col. Kenneth Boes appeared in front of a South Carolina judge Wednesday after turning himself in to police