Voting rights advocate Desmond Meade named MacArthur "genius grant" winner
Meade spoke with 60 Minutes last year about the fight for Amendment 4 in Florida.
Meade spoke with 60 Minutes last year about the fight for Amendment 4 in Florida.
During their first public appearance before Congress since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were asked by Senator Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, whether the chaotic pullout "damaged" U.S. credibility with allies. Milley said that "'damaged' is one word that could be used," and Austin said U.S. credibility "remains solid." Watch their remarks.
Pfizer has submitted clinical trial data on its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 to the Food and Drug Administration. Infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist Dr. Celine Gounder discusses this and other pandemic updates with Tanya Rivero on CBSN.
Nearly 4,000 Haitian migrants have been expelled from the U.S. in the last nine days. The speed of the deportations is a result of a Trump-era policy known as "Title 42," which was instituted at the start of the pandemic to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Tanya Rivero on CBSN to explain.
The U.S. federal government will shut down as of 12:01 a.m. Friday without congressional intervention. A shutdown could have a big impact on Americans. CBS Moneywatch reporter Aimee Picchi joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss.
The clock is ticking as lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to avoid a government shutdown later this week and prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its debt next month. On Monday, Republican senators blocked a bill to suspend the debt ceiling and keep the government operating past Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the latest.
New numbers show the U.S. deported nearly 4,000 Haitians from an encampment at the southern border over a nine-day period without allowing them to seek asylum. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is also renewing efforts to shield thousands of "Dreamers" from deportation and shore up the DACA program. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "CBSN AM" with more.
The president needs all 50 Democrats to vote for his expansion of social spending.
"I felt like it was best suited for not only me but for my family and my friends," James said Tuesday.
Political fight over federal funding and borrowing is spooking financial markets, according to Wall Street analysts.
Social Security checks, veterans benefits, Child Tax Credit payments and more could be frozen if Congress doesn't act.
Engineer Marian Croak and ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath will be the first Black women inductees into The National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Pfizer and BioNTech announced they have submitted results to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from their coronavirus vaccine trial on children aged 5 to 11. According to a statement, the results showed a "favorable safety profile." Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss.
Dream Hampton's documentary "Surviving R-Kelly" is credited for help leading the criminal charges against R-Kelly.
Money will go to employees at the video game publisher who experienced sexual harassment.
The hospital suspended 375 employees for not complying with the mandate, but over a five-day period, 200 employees agreed to get the vaccine.
The family of Gabby Petito and their attorney, Richard Stafford, spoke Tuesday about the case, two days after they held a public memorial service for the young woman whose disappearance and death made headlines nationwide. They asked Brian Laundrie, her fiancé who is a person of interest in the case, to turn himself in.
From 'It' to 'Halloween', here's where to stream the best rated Halloween fright-night shows and movies ever made
Senate GOP blocks House-passed funding bill; panic-buying leads to United Kingdom fuel shortage
The man who killed five people in a shooting rampage at a newspaper in Maryland in 2018 has been sentenced to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole. CBSN Baltimore has the latest on sentencing for Jarrod Ramos.
The 22-year-old was reported missing and later found dead after Laundrie, 23, returned home to Florida from a cross-country road trip without her.
Such loans offer "instant gratification," but may carry hidden costs and encourage consumers to rack up debt.
The NBA said it can't mandate players to get vaccinated unless the players' union approves it.
District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking the death penalty as well as a sentencing enhancement under Georgia's new hate crimes law.
He was supposed to showcase pay discrepancies between Denmark and Austria, but he did not deliver what he promised.