A lone suspect is dead after a days-long shooting spree in Paso Robles, California that appears to have targeted police officers. The county sheriff told Jonathan Vigliotti that it was a purposeful ambush.
President Trump backed police and defended a controversial earlier tweet about looting in his first interview since George Floyd's death. The comments came the same day the president said he's finalizing an executive order on police reform. Nikole Killion reports.
Actress Kristen Bell is the co-author of a new children's book she hopes will encourage kids to ask questions about the world around them and empower them to use their voice. The book is called "The World Needs More Purple People." Bell spoke with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King about the importance of having conversations about race, saying "white people need to hold other white people accountable for their conduct."
When COVID-19 hit, all of travel photographer Erin Sullivan's far-flung gigs dried up. So, the woman known as "Erin Outdoors" began recreating the great outdoors *indoors*, turning her Los Angeles apartment into imaginative landscapes made out of spaghetti, vegetables, sugar or tinfoil. Her Instagram photo series, #OurGreatIndoors, has inspired other homebound travel buffs to imagine vistas of their own in miniature. Conor Knighton reports.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown rolled out new policies for his city’s police department after two officers were recorded shoving a 75-year-old man. Martin Gugino fell back on the concrete, slammed his head and began bleeding as officers walked past. Jeff Glor sits down with Brown to talk about the incident, and what else Brown thinks can be done.
It's been a year since pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong, calling for China's communist government to "back off." Exactly the opposite has happened. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Cryptic clues to the location of a treasure chest hidden in the Rockies have led many to search for it, and several died in the attempt. But after ten years, Forrest Fenn, who buried $1 million in gold and jewels, said this week that the treasure chest has been found. Jane Pauley reports.
A woman apologized after a video showed her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police because he stenciled “Black Lives Matter” on his San Francisco property. The video has sparked accusations of racism and led a cosmetics distributor to cut ties with Lisa Alexander.
The book "Superpower Showdown" tells the story of the monumental standoff between the U.S. and China, and how it defines both our world today and our future. Tensions between the two nations are at a new level amid a global pandemic, protests in Hong Kong and then upcoming U.S. presidential election. Jeff Glor speaks to the authors of the book, two reporters with deeply personal ties to the story.
Atlanta's police chief Erika Shields resigned Saturday after an officer shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks outside a Wendy's restaurant. Mark Strassmann reports.
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan says the unemployment rate could be "as high as 8% or more" at the end of 2020.
Protests in Atlanta continued for a second night over the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, at a Wendy's parking lot on Friday night. The Fulton County district attorney said he's weighing potential criminal charges, including murder or felony murder, against the officer who shot Brooks. Mark Strassmann reports.
As protests against police brutality and racism continue, black police officers are often caught between the crossfires of their racial identity and profession. Jamie Yuccas reports.
Introduced in 1900 as a poem by African-American educator and activist James Weldon Johnson to mark Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and later set to music by John Rosamond Johnson, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was adopted by the NAACP as a song of faith and freedom. Jane Pauley reports on the music that has been called the "black national anthem."
George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter received a surprise gift from Barbra Streisand. "I am now a Disney stockholder, thanks to you," Gianna Floyd wrote on Instagram. Streisand also sent Gianna copies of two of her albums.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that it is illegal for any employer to fire any employees or decline them for a job based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Jan Crawford has the latest.
Atlanta's mayor issued an executive order requiring offices to de-escalate situations following the protests sparked by the death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by police during an arrest. The Brooks family continues to grieve and demand justice. Mark Strassmann reports.
The FBI is looking into the death of an African American man by hanging. It happened just days after another black man was found hanging from a tree in California. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
The Supreme Court has ruled it is illegal for employers to fire workers because they are gay or transgender. LGBTQ Americans and their supporters are celebrating what they see as a monumental victory. Jan Crawford reports.
Only on "CBS This Morning," Oprah Winfrey announced "Deacon King Kong" by New York Times best-selling author James McBride as her new book club pick. The book takes place in 1969 and follows the life of a community in a Brooklyn housing project. Author James McBride joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the book and the power of forgiveness.
A new report from the CDC is giving us a better understanding of who is falling ill from COVID-19. There's also new research showing use of a steroid drug can help reduce deaths in severely ill patients. Dr. Dyan Hes joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
A former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot a black man who was running away last week has been charged with murder. Garrett Rolfe, who was fired after the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, now faces 11 criminal charges. Watch the news conference by Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to wind down DACA. CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas shares emotional reactions from many who've faced an uncertain future in America.
The two officers charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks were booked on Thursday. Mark Strassmann reports.
The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration on Thursday, putting a stop to President Trump's move to end the DACA program that was started under President Obama. Jan Crawford reports.