The FTC is investigating McDonald's ice cream machines. Customers have joked for years about the McFlurry machines that seem to always be broken, and some workers and store managers say the machines are overly complicated and difficult to fix. Wall Street Journal restaurant reporter Heather Haddon, who first reported on the FTC investigation, joins Christina Ruffini on CBSN with details.
President Biden is blaming the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant for the disappointing jobs numbers in August. The release of the jobs report comes as the president taps former Delaware governor Jack Markell as his administration's new Afghan refugee resettlement czar. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with details.
A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic closed the curtains on Broadway shows, theaters are officially starting to reopen for enthusiastic audiences. Leigh Scheps, senior reporter for Inside Edition Digital, spoke with CBSN's Christina Ruffini about the changes fans can expect.
Markell, a longtime Biden associate, served as Delaware governor from 2009 to 2017.
Biden administration officials warn a future pandemic could be even worse than COVID-19.
The company is holding off on the change after groups criticized the practice for privacy concerns.
Vice President Kamala Harris told Kosovo's president about the delivery on Friday.
The power is still out for hundreds of thousands in Louisiana, where people are also dealing with shortages of food, water, fuel and other supplies. Meanwhile, first responders across the Northeast rescued people in danger from rising tides and powerful floods after the storm barreled through the region. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from New Orleans on the aftermath of Ida's wrath, and Joy Squier, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross, joined CBSN from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she described conditions on the ground.
Cases of COVID-19 in children now make up more than 20% of infections across the U.S. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Florida on the fight over mask mandates in schools. Then Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York City, joined CBSN to discuss the latest guidance on how to keep kids safe.
New Labor Department data shows U.S. hiring significantly slowed in August, just days before millions of Americans are set to lose pandemic unemployment aid. Sarah Ewall-Wice, who covers economic policy for CBS News, spoke to CBSN's Christina Ruffini about what's driving the change.
Markell, a longtime Biden associate, served as Delaware governor from 2009 to 2017.
The difficulty keeping McDonald's cream machines in order has become a national joke — but not to the U.S. government.
President Joe Biden said Texas' strict new abortion law, which bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, seemed "almost un-American." The law deputizes private citizens to enforce the ban, with a $10,000 incentive if they win in court, which the president said "sort of creates a vigilante system." Watch his remarks.
Robert Mercer, a donor to former President Trump's campaign, is said to be among those paying the tax settlement.
"I understand the system, but it's not fair to our families to have this pending over their heads," one inmate said.
Wire transfer services to Afghanistan have resumed as the country's economy struggles under new rule. Afghans have been lining up for hours outside banks after the Taliban imposed a strict $200 weekly withdrawal limit. Obaidullah Baheer, a lecturer on transitional justice at the American University of Afghanistan, joined CBSN to discuss what comes next for the new government.
The president said he's asking the Justice Department whether anything can be done to limit the action of citizens trying to enforce the law.
Zapata suffered a series of power punches in a bout with Marie-Pier Houle on Saturday night in Montreal.
Cleanup continues after the storm that began as Hurricane Ida swept across thousands of miles, leaving behind a wake of widespread destruction and death. CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi reports from Wayne, N.J. while correspondent Mireya Villareal joins CBSN from New Orleans ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the region.
The bare-chested, face-painted man photographed in the Senate chamber on January 6 agreed to take a plea deal.
The attorney representing their families said, "The only relevant part...is that they were at their desks on December 14, 2012."
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin wants to address the Supreme Court's "abuse of the shadow-docket.'"
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gov. Phil Murphy, and more appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
Japan's Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga to step down later this month. In New Zealand, six people were stabbed in a supermarket attack. Dozens of students have been abducted in Nigeria. And North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demands a remedy to the country's food shortages. CBS News' Lucy Craft joined "CBSN AM" from Tokyo with more on these world headlines.
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