CBS is taking a closer look at how race is discussed in sports. CBS special correspondent and host of "NFL Today," James Brown, spoke with Milwaukuee Bucks players Kyle Korver and George Hill about their friendship. It's part of a CBS special set to air on Saturday, July 4, at 1 p.m. ET.
A controversial new security law has taken effect in Hong Kong. It was implemented by the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, and many argue the law curtails freedom of speech and diminishes Hong Kong's political and economic autonomy. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, joined CBSN for a closer look at the law.
Civil rights icon Andrew Young marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and has been at the forefront of breaking barriers against Black Americans for a generation. In an interview with CBS News' Pamela Falk, Young said George Floyd's death and the subsequent protests against racism and police brutality "have touched the heart of the planet."
Health experts are expressing concern over the surging number of new coronavirus cases across the U.S. Some beaches and restaurants are expected to be crowded over the Fourth of July weekend despite restrictions in several states. Dr. Bob Lahita, a professor of medicine at New York Medical College, joined CBSN to discuss how to be safe over the holiday weekend.
The National Institutes of Health director said "people are a little uneasy about the government calling the shots here"
President Trump is kicking off the Independence Day holiday with a visit to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota despite coronavirus concerns and criticism from the Native American community. The president will take part in a fireworks display, where 7,500 people are expected to attend, and masks and social distancing won't be required. Lisa Kaczke, a South Dakota politics reporter for the Argus Leader, joined CBSN to discuss.
California woman's attempt to publicly shame worker for enforcing public health rule backfires in a big way.
Florida's most populous county instituted an overnight curfew, and beaches and businesses began closing down again as the state's number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations keep rising.
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A white woman is facing a felony assault charge after she was caught on video pointing a gun at a Black woman and her teenage daughter during an argument. The mother, Takelia Hill, said the confrontation broke out after the woman bumped into her daughter in a Detroit parking lot.
FedEx is joining the push to rename the Washington Redskins football team, along with other investors who oppose the name's racist origins. The shipping giant, for which the team's FedEx Field is named, is its highest-profile sponsor. Other companies such as Nike are also being urged to sever ties with the team, and on Thursday night no official Washington Redskins gear could be found on Nike's online store. The team announced on Friday that the name is now under review.
Incident at Hampton Inn allegedly one of a series involving discrimination against African Americans by lodging chain.
In lieu of fireworks, skywatchers can look up to see multiple celestial events this weekend.
The recent national debate over racism renewed calls for the franchise to change the name, and sponsors started mounting their own pressure
"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim."
Officials in Tuscaloosa, where the school is based, said students known to be COVID-19 positive were attending parties and infecting others
It's estimated that 4% to 5% of people living in the U.S. are in polyamorous relationships.
John Bolton, Mayors Carlos Giménez and Sulvester Turner and Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
13-ton shipment suspected to be made out of human hair taken from ethnic minorities locked inside a Chinese internment camp.
An adorable video shows the doubles partners high-fiving before Olympia walks off the court — dropping her racket for her mother to pick up.
"Hamilton" star Daveed Diggs joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss a powerful new video questioning the meaning of the Independence Day holiday for Black Americans, and how Frederick Douglass' July 4 speech resonates today.
Condé Nast Traveler's contributing editor Mark Ellwood joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss safe summer travel. He shares why rediscovering what is in one's own backyard with road trips and reconnecting with nature are the popular choices.
People from nations with a "reduced risk" of coronavirus will soon be allowed to visit the UK without self-isolating.
For Norman Lear, Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke (who are collectively 280 years young), making people laugh never gets old
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, fears that fireworks displays will attract thousands of spectators has caused cities across the U.S. to cancel Independence Day celebrations. One pyrotechnic company, often called “the first family of fireworks,” shares their concerns while prepping for a show the president is expected to attend.
