The Senate is deadlocked in the debate over raising the debt ceiling. If the limit is not raised, the country risks going into default on its debt. Lawmakers on both sides agree the ceiling needs to be raised, and experts warn if it isn't, it could be catastrophic for the U.S. economy. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what's at stake.
Facebook employees have raised red flags internally about inappropriate use of the platform in some developing countries. According to documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal, employees found drug cartels were using the site to recruit hit men. Human traffickers were also reportedly using the site to lure women into dangerous situations. After employees flagged these incidents, the documents show Facebook did little to nothing at all. WSJ technology reporter Jeff Horwitz was one of the reporters on this investigation... Читать дальше...
The U.S. is once again seeing more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths per day. But as CBS News' Nancy Chen reports, some experts still believe the nation is heading in the right direction. Then, Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, an emergency physician and an adjunct assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the coronavirus headlines of the day.
The findings of an audit of ballots cast in Arizona's largest county are expected to be released this week — more than nine months after President Biden was certified to have won the state. The Arizona Republic's Jen Fifield shares with CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano her new reporting on the head of the company leading the audit.
The organization said the effects of air pollution are more prevalent in low income communities and countries.
The bill, filed by state Representative Webster Barnaby, is similar to the law recently enacted in Texas, which bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
Authorities brought in dive teams to comb through a dense swamp preserve in Florida as they searched for Brian Laundrie. The remains of his fiancé, 22-year-old Gabby Petito, were recovered in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming earlier this week. CBS News' Jericka Duncan has more on the search efforts. Then, Alfredo Garcia, a former assistant state attorney in Florida and professor at St. Thomas University College of Law, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with his legal analysis of this case.
President Biden met with key Democrats on Wednesday as divisions between moderates and progressives threaten to derail his domestic agenda. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBSN political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller, and Wall Street Journal White House reporter Catherine Lucey join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details on that as well as the breakdown of talks over police reform.
It wasn't a cool breeze signaling the first day of fall. It was a heat advisory letting everyone know that Mother Nature isn't done with summer just yet. CBS Los Angeles' Tina Patel reports.
Protesters gathered outside of the Theta Chi Fraternity house at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The CEO of one toy company is urging consumers to shop for toys now — if they can get their hands on them. With shipping containers and truck drivers in short supply, kids' holiday gifts are sitting in factories in Asia and at ports. CBS News' Anthony Pura reports from Los Angeles.
Fans are mourning the death of actor Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch on "Sex and the City." He was 57.
Police in Louisville are asking for help after a 16-year-old was killed and two other students were injured when someone opened fire at a bus stop.
"Together We Bake," a nonprofit in Virginia, is using baking to teach women in need about business, ownership and being part of a team. Jan Crawford takes a look.
More than 1,000 mostly Haitian migrants have been allowed to enter the U.S. as part of the legal asylum process, contradicting the Biden administration's announcement that migrants arriving at the border will be immediately deported. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
Students at University of Massachusetts Amherst gathered in front of a fraternity house to protest an alleged sexual assault. Students say there is a culture of rape, harassment and secrecy on campus. Nikki Battiste shares more.
The search for Gabby Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie remains focused on a Florida nature preserve. Petito's disappearance and death have raised questions about other missing person cases. Jericka Duncan reports.
A pandemic record of at least 20 expectant mothers died from COVID-19 in the U.S. in the month of August.
The FDA is considering authorizing Pfizer's COVID vaccine booster shot for those who are high-risk or 65 and older. It comes as the Delta variant surge appears to be peaking nationally, according to researchers advising the CDC. Nancy Chen has the latest.
Twisters wreak havoc across America.
The mystery of Gabby Petito's death in Wyoming has captured national attention, but she is not the only person to have gone missing in the state. At least 710 Indigenous people, mostly women and girls, were reported missing there between 2011 and 2020. Insider breaking news reporter Kelsey Vlamis joins CBSN "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.
Some of President Biden's most ambitious plans are facing opposition not only from Republicans but members of his own party. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
Where there's a "whisk," there's a way. Non-profit "Together We Bake" is helping women in need make their world a better place.
Following the release of updated census data, some states have begun to publish proposals for the redrawing of congressional district boundaries. Washington Post graphics reporter Harry Stevens wrote a program that analyzes the maps to show how Republicans and Democrats hope to gain power in 2022. He joins "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with his findings for Indiana, Colorado and Oregon.
