Richest Americans paid almost nothing in income tax: Report
ProPublica analyzed a "vast trove" of IRS tax data on Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet and other billionaires.
ProPublica analyzed a "vast trove" of IRS tax data on Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet and other billionaires.
Over the last 18 months, much of the national conversation has shifted to improving racial inequality and inclusion. That same conversation applies to American classrooms, where some say a lack of diversity is harming students. Shavar Jeffries, national president of Education Reform Now, joins CBSN's Tom Hanson to discuss.
The president will pivot to talks with a bipartisan group of senators to try to reach a deal on infrastructure.
New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams has opted not to appear in this week's Democratic primary debate, the final one before early voting begins. He joins CBSN's Tom Hanson to discuss that plus his current edge in the polls and his vision for leading the city.
Bruce Springsteen's one-man show is reopening on Broadway for a limited time this summer. Audience members will have to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. CBSN's Tom Hanson has the details.
An unmanned drone successfully refueled a U.S. fighter jet in midair for the first time. A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and a Boeing-made drone were briefly connected by a hose as the drone transferred fuel to the jet in the skies over the Midwest. Read more here.
The athletes include Kimia Alizadeh, who was the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016.
The drought in Western states this year is about as bad as it gets – setting the stage for what will likely be a catastrophic fire season.
A new book charts the rise of the marriage-equality movement. "The Engagement: America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage" is about the decades of activism that ultimately led to the Supreme Court's 2015 decision to legalize same-sex unions. Author Sasha Issenberg joins CBSN AM to discuss his book.
Growing up gay and Mormon, Sean and Jake Taylor-Baumann didn't know what the future held for them. But after meeting each other, the two realized they could have it all and even more. Caitlin O'Kane has more, with The Uplift.
A fire at a chemical plant kills at least 18 people in India. A driver in Canada nearly wiped out an entire Muslim family in what police say was a "deliberate" attack, while an Israeli official warns political violence could be ahead. Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with these and other top headlines from around the world, including a global sting that resulted in hundreds of arrests.
The initial attempt to remove the statue of a Robert E. Lee monument prompted a rally in 2017 that turned deadly.
A day after the Justice Department announced it recovered millions of dollars in bitcoin Colonial Pipeline paid to hackers, company CEO Joseph Blount told senators on the Homeland Security Committee paying the ransom was the "hardest decision" of his career. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the hearing.