Washington D.C.'s iconic eatery Ben's Chili Bowl is one of the capital's most famous destinations. It has served its unique menu to generations of the city's biggest stars. But now, like many other small businesses, Ben's is facing the fight of its life. Nikole Killion reports.
Doctors are learning more about how the coronavirus affects the human body, including inflammation in children who test positive for COVID-19. Chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
President Trump on Wednesday says that federal guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus will not be extended when they expire at the end of the week. Dr. Anthony Fauci also announced the success of a trial of the drug remdesivir. Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the day's headlines.
A new poll by the University of Maryland and Washington Post reveals that most Americans will not use smartphone apps to trace who has been exposed to COVID-19. These types of apps are already up and running in Israel. But as Elizabeth Palmer reports, they have caused huge controversy.
President Trump's executive order to keep meat plants operating is putting workers at risk after more than 20 facilities have shut down due to workers getting sick from the coronavirus. Dean Reynolds has the latest.
The Dow has jumped 2.2% on Wednesday, making it the biggest monthly gain since 1987. However, the economy is in a tailspin due to the coronavirus outbreak. Weijia Jiang reports.
The study comes one day after Georgia's death toll from the virus passed 1,000.
The drug may shorten the duration of an infection in seriously ill patients, according to preliminary results from an international drug trial.
The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that both vaping and smoking cigarettes cause a similar amount of damage to arteries and blood vessels.
Two dozen Democratic presidential candidates raised nearly $800 million total to fund their White House bids over the course of the primary campaign.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
The president didn't give a specific target, but any rallies this year would almost certainly take place before a vaccine is widely available.
Paul Romer, an economics professor at New York University and a Nobel laureate, recently published a multistep plan to "responsibly" reopen the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. He joins CBSN's Reena Ninan with his analysis.
Advertising fell in countries that implemented stay-at-home orders for coronavirus.
Costco patrons will now have to remember something other than their shopping lists: a face mask.
From Seattle to Mecca, the world is reacting to the coronavirus with face masks, empty streets... and lots and lots of sanitizer.
"Racism and health disparities... still continues at this day and age," Rana Zoe Mungin's sister said. "The zip code in which we lives in still predetermine the type of care we receive."
Royal Caribbean, Princess Cruises, MSC Cruises, Disney Cruise Lines and Viking have stopped all U.S. departures.
More state and city leaders are gambling to ease restrictions aimed at curbing COVID-19, in spite of warnings that doing so too soon could bring new waves of disease.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Lebanon as the coronavirus has worsened the economic crisis there. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN's Reena Ninan with a look at the escalating situation.