G-7 nations have agreed to back a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15%. In a press conference on Saturday from London, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said members of the G-7 agreed "the post-pandemic world must be fairer, especially with regard to global taxation." Watch her remarks.
President Biden dismissed Republicans' latest offer for infrastructure plans. The president spoke with West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito about the deal Friday. She offered an additional $50 billion for the plan. However, the White House and Senate Republicans are still miles apart on negotiations. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini is at the White House with more, and CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joins from Washington with the latest on the negotiations.
The FBI responded Friday after a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Nashville was diverted to Albuquerque after a passenger approached the cabin in a way that forced flight attendants to act. Delta said Flight 386 landed in Albuquerque without incident and the passenger was removed by law enforcement.
Great white sharks have survived over 400 million years, but now they may be in deep trouble.
Biden, Democrats reject GOP infrastructure counteroffer; Restaurateur Will Newman puts new spin on old traditions with Nashville-style barbecue chain.
The announcement was made weeks after The Washington Post, CNN and The New York Times received notification that the Justice Department had secretly obtained reporters' phone and email records.
An estimated 38 million people worldwide are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
From email to social media, more and more of modern life is lived online. But what happens when those lives come to an end? Authors Daniel Sieberg and Rikar Steiber have tried to answer that question in their new book, "Digital Legacy: Take Control of Your Online Afterlife." They spoke with "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-host Michelle Miller on how to responsibly handle our digital assets and our digital legacy.
The world's richest countries signed a the global agreement Saturday to confront tax avoidance.
From Kansas City to the Carolionas, America has a wide variety of barbecue styles. For restaurateur Will Newman, his specialty is in "Nashville style," which is what he's cooking up at the four locations of "Edley's Barbecue." Newman named the restaurant chain after his grandfather, and "Thrillist" considers the spot among the best in the city.
Nicole Yoon burst onto the literary scene in 2015 with "Everything, Everything," a book that has now sold more than 2 million copies. She followed that a year later with "The Sun is Also a Star," and both novels have been turned into successful films. Now the author is back with "Instructions For Dancing," a book about a young girl who can see into the future as she grows up in Los Angeles.
Singer-songwriter Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection in addition to being a best-selling author. Anthony Mason spoke to Zauner about her inspirations.
At least 1,500 Canadians work in healthcare in Michigan.
It will be at least two years before former President Trump will be able to use his Facebook account. The social media company suspended him on January 7 for inciting violence. Mr. Trump said the Facebook decision was an insult to all the people who voted for him. But the ruling also goes well beyond the former president. Nancy Cordes reports.
During World War II, Nazi Germany made enemies of Europe and much of the world. But the regime had another, lesser-known foe: the rising threat from a deadly disease. Dana Jacobson traveled to Philadelphia to speak with author Sam Apple, who uncovered a fascinating connection between the Nazis, a Jewish scientist and a breakthrough in cancer research that’s still being studied today.
Great white sharks have been a big draw to South African nature lovers for decades, but now their numbers are in steep decline. Sightings of the deadly predator on the country's Western Cape have been dropping rapidly for the past five years. Debora Patta went to sea with a group of researchers who are urgently trying to figure out why the ocean is so quiet.
Due to the pandemic, the long border between the U.S. and Canada remains closed to non-essential travel. But essential does describe the work of a small army of Canadian healthcare workers. Every day they cross into the U.S. to care for American patients in Michigan hospitals, and during COVID, some got infected themselves. In Canada, there's been pushback from people who fear these healthcare workers could bring the virus home. Adriana Diaz spoke with two nurses who say despite those challenges, they wouldn't have it any other way.
June 5 marks 40 years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the first report of what would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. In the past 20 years, infections and deaths have fallen dramatically, thanks to awareness and new treatments. But in those early days of the epidemic, fear, discrimination and a lack of understanding of the virus made containing it and defeating it all the more difficult.
The White House said the latest GOP offer does not meet President Biden's "objectives to grow the economy, tackle the climate crisis, and create new jobs."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges teens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a new report issued Friday. The agency says the number of adolescents hospitalized with the virus rose last month and nearly one-third of them required intensive care. This comes as just more than half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Michael George has the latest.
Music producer Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection. That’s in addition to being a best-selling author. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Japanese Breakfast performs “Tactics.”
Music producer Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection. That’s in addition to being a best-selling author. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Japanese Breakfast performs “Kokomo, IN.”
Negotiations between the White House and Republican lawmakers about President Biden's proposed infrastructure plan continue. However, both sides remain far apart on the cost of the overall plan and how to pay for it. It's leading Democrats to map out a different plan, one that would not need Republican backing. Christina Ruffini has the latest.
Music producer Michelle Zauner has two studio albums to her credit and recently released a much-anticipated third collection. That’s in addition to being a best-selling author. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Japanese Breakfast performs “Be Sweet.”
A Delta Air Lines flight was diverted after a passenger tried to break into the cockpit. Also, the dangerous record-breaking heat that's roiling the West is moving into the Midwest and the Northeast. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
