Many U.S. military veterans are troubled by the news out of Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control, and mental health crisis lines have seen an uptick in calls. Lisa Kearney, the director of the Veterans Crisis Line, and Sonya Norman, the director of the PTSD Consultation Program at the National Center for PTSD, joined CBSN to discuss the resources are available for veterans.
Freshta, a college student in Michigan, fears her Hazara family in Afghanistan could be harmed by the Taliban because of their assistance to the U.S. war effort.
The suspect, who parked his pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol Thursday and claimed to have explosives, was charged in federal court Friday.
President Biden spoke Friday about making progress in evacuating Americans, legal residents and Afghan allies from Kabul. Kim Staffieri, the co-founder of the Association of Wartime Allies, joined CBSN with more on the situation for Afghans trying to leave the country with Special Immigrant Visas.
"Massive resistance" to mask mandates and vaccinations is taking a heavy economic toll on the state, experts say.
President Biden spoke Friday about the evacuations currently underway in Afghanistan, saying progress is being made. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke with Omar Villafranca on CBSN to break down the president's most recent remarks.
"In the future, physical work will be a choice," he said.
From 2012, Lesley Stahl reports on a little known condition, called ‘face blindness’ or ‘prosopagnosia’, that prevents people from recognizing faces, even those of family members. Painter Chuck Close was interviewed for the story, he passed away this week at the age of 81.
Mike Richards, who was just named as the new host of "Jeopardy!" earlier this month, says he is stepping down from the role amid controversy over insensitive and offensive comments he made in the past. He is staying on as the show's executive producer.
Answers to some of the frequently asked questions about the virus, breakthrough infections and booster shots.
The president said now is not the time to second guess and criticize the operation in Afghanistan.
President Biden delivered an update on the ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, calling it "one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history." Jim Axelrod anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett at the White House and national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon.
Parts of Long Island, coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are under a hurricane watch as tropical storm Henri gains strength out in the Atlantic. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli gave CBSN's Omar Villafranca an update on the storm's expected turn to the New England coast.
New York City now requires customers and employees of restaurants, gyms and other indoor public venues to show proof of vaccination. Mayor Bill de Blasio calls it a necessity as the Delta variant causes a rise in COVID-19 cases. But a group of small businesses is suing the city, claiming they're unfairly targeted and that there should be exemptions. Katie Honan, a reporter at The City, spoke with CBSN's Omar Villafranca about the controversy.
The war in Afghanistan has taken thousands of lives and cost the U.S. trillions of dollars. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on the current situation in the country now controlled by the Taliban. Heidi Peltier, the director of the "20 Years of War" project at Boston University, joined CBSN to discuss the costs of the war.
As drought and extreme flooding has crippled rural Afghanistan, the Taliban has swooped in to provide rural Afghans with financing, at the same time sowing doubt in the former government — helping to expand their power and popularity.
Nearly a week after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing over 2,000 people and injuring thousands more, aid has still not reached some of the hardest-hit areas. The country's poor infrastructure and criminal gangs mean supplies aren't getting through. CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers joins "CBSN AM" from Port-au-Prince with the latest.
More than half of the state of Minnesota is now in severe drought, with many lakes, streams and rivers hitting a critical stage. CBS Minnesota reporter John Lauritsen shows us what would take to recover.
A federal judge in Texas blocked guidance that limits who Immigration and Customs Enforcement should arrest or deport from the U.S. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss the latest setback for the Biden administration's immigration agenda.
A player on Afghanistan's national youth soccer team died when he fell from a U.S. military plane leaving Kabul. Hurricane Grace targets Mexico. Sydney, Australia extends COVID-19 lockdown through September. And China's government passes a privacy law. CBS News reporter and producer Haley Ott joined "CBSN AM" to round up the headlines.
Online brokerage firm also becomes latest company to delay return to office, pointing to January "at the earliest."
The ban will start October 1 and is the result of requests from banking partners and companies that handle financial transactions, a spokesperson said.
The FAA announced that it has issued more than $1 million in total fines this year alone.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney says he will now review hundreds of cases linked to the two charged officers.
As tens of thousands of Americans and Afghans hope for a way out, conditions at an air base holding 2,000 people are dire, and the U.S. is looking for new escape routes.
