7-year-old girl severely wounded in Chicago neighborhood gunfire
On Tuesday, gunfire in a Chicago neighborhood wounded two people, including a seven-year-old girl shot inside her own home. Tom Hanson reports.
On Tuesday, gunfire in a Chicago neighborhood wounded two people, including a seven-year-old girl shot inside her own home. Tom Hanson reports.
On a day where many are surrounded by family and friends, it is good to remember others who are alone. For them, this is not the most wonderful time of the year. Roxana Saberi reports.
A new report suggests the U.S. may be flying spy planes over the Korean peninsula because of rising tensions with North Korea. Kim Jong Un's regime had hinted for days about a "Christmas Gift" if the U.S. did not ease sanctions before the end of the year. Barry Petersen reports.
On Christmas Day, 250 people in Minneapolis were displaced after a fire swept through the Drake Hotel, a 93-year-old building that was used to shelter homeless people. No one was seriously hurt, but many of the victims are forced to start all over. Christiane Cordero reports.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles reportedly are reviewing eight claims of sexual misconduct against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. According to Variety, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has been reviewing most of the allegations for nearly two years. It has not filed any criminal charges. Weinstein faces a trial in New York on January 6 on charges of rape and sexual assault. He denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. Rikki Slieman reports.
The FBI is looking into controversial pardons made by Kentucky’s former Republican Governor Matt Bevin. Lawmakers from both parties say they're concerned that some of Bevin's last-minute pardons before he left office were favors to supporters. Don Dahler spoke to a mother who wishes she was warned that her daughter's rapist was going free.
U.S. airlines are expected to fly 47.5 million people over Christmas and New Year’s. One estimate says up to three million flyers a day will cram into airline seats. While the trend has been for seats to shrink and get closer together, it hasn’t stopped some airlines from devoting years and tens of millions of dollars trying to find their perfect seat. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Americans saw a dramatic increase in robocalls from scammers this year, despite regulators’ efforts to crack down on the problem. The Federal Trade Commission says the Social Security Administration is the number one government agency targeted by scam artists. In the first half of this year, people filed nearly 73,000 reports of Social Security imposters. Anna Werner reports on how you can protect yourself.
In a new immigration data initiative, U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement is collecting fingerprints and other information on adults who apply to sponsor unaccompanied migrant children. Some fears ICE will use the data to target and deport undocumented immigrants. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN with details.
A powerful snowstorm shut down two of the nation’s busiest interstates today in Southern California, leaving cars and trucks stranded for hours. Elsewhere, there’s been heavy rain, thick fog, and ice: a messy mix that’s expected to push all the way to New England over the next few days. Jamie Yuccas reports.
CBS News weather reporter Jeff Berardelli analyzes winter storms happening nationwide from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.
WCBS-TV in New York reports that a 14-year-old boy is suspected of killing a Barnard College student, Tessa Majors. He was questioned by police on Thursday. Majors was attacked more than two weeks ago as she was walking through a park near the school. Another supsect, a 13-year-old boy, has been charged with her murder.
President Trump has resumed lashing out against impeachment on Twitter. He targeted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, writing that she, "has no leverage over the Senate." The President's tweets come as lawmakers debate the rules for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. But Pelosi and the Democrats may have found an unexpected ally in the president's party.
Investigators in Minneapolis are trying to determine the cause of a fire that sent hundreds of homeless people into the cold on Christmas morning. The holiday disaster was followed by overwhelming generosity. CBS Minnesota's Kate Raddatz has the story.
In the Philippines, the death toll is rising following a devastating typhoon. It struck on Christmas Eve killing at least 20 people. Thousands more were left homeless. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
A zoo in Lansing, Michigan, was the scene of a rare and adorable Christmas Eve miracle: the birth of a baby black rhino. Conservationists are delighted, as black rhinos are an endangered species and births in captivity are rare. Zoo officials report the calf is doing well and bonding with his mother, but will not be seen by the public until next spring.
About 650,000 people are released from U.S. prisons each year. What can be done to help them make the most of their freedom? At the South Bend Civic Theatre in Indiana, even the most hardened ex-prisoners are being taught to write their own second act. CBS News' Dean Reynolds reports.
The House of Representatives voted to pass the largest relief package in U.S. history on Friday evening, but the $3 trillion bill faces an uphill battle in the Senate and White House. Meanwhile, President Trump is at Camp David with several Republican lawmakers this weekend after setting an ambitious target to develop a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. Nikole Killion breaks down what's inside the historic relief package.
At Mar-a-Lago, President Trump is not taking a holiday break from Twitter. He’s tweeted several times complaining about his impeachment. He accuses House Democrats of stall tactics, even after one Senate Republican expressed her reservations. Chip Reid reports.
The owner of a Colorado daycare center and preschool faces criminal charges, including child abuse, following a six-week investigation. Carla Faith is accused of hiding neglected children behind a false wall in her home. Three other women have also been charged. Don Dahler reports.
Dismal retail sales numbers and roughly 11.4 million layoffs are pressuring local governments to reopen, whether public health officials recommend it or not. Industry watchers are hoping for a resurgence as retailers in two-thirds of U.S. states reopen for business, with social distancing guidelines in place. Michael George takes a look at how businesses in these states are trying to get up and running again.
The Coast Guard is searching for a tour helicopter in Hawaii that disappeared Thursday. Seven people were onboard the chopper that vanished off Kauai's Nāpali Coast. Two of the six passengers are reportedly minors. There is reduced visibility around the island due to clouds and rain. The missing helicopter has an electronic locator, but so far no signals have been received.
New York City police say a 14-year-old, suspected in the murder of college student Tessa Majors, is free for now after questioning. Majors was stabbed to death in a park near Barnard College earlier this month. Police say the 14-year-old had been missing for nearly a week after running off before he could be interviewed. Mola Lenghi reports.
The ACLU claims the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy has led to approximately 5,500 separations of migrant families at the U.S. border since July 2017. Manuel Bojorquez followed the heart-wrenching journeys of four migrant families in a CBSN Originals documentary, "The Faces of Family Separation." Bojorquez joins "CBS This Morning" to share what he learned.
As we get set to ring in 2020, we’re looking back at the legacy of the 2010s, a decade of political and technological change. We asked five journalists and experts how they think the 2010s will be remembered.