FDA allowed distribution of flawed COVID-19 antibody tests
Congress is investigating why the FDA didn't regulate the antibody tests flooding the market during the pandemic. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.
Congress is investigating why the FDA didn't regulate the antibody tests flooding the market during the pandemic. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.
A rescue dog from Tennessee celebrated her 20th birthday in April. Now, her owners, who adopted her when she was 14, say they believe she is the oldest golden retriever ever.
A scuba diver known as "Merman Mike" often searches for treasure in the waters around Northern California. He recently found his most expensive item yet: a $17,000 ring. When he returned the jewel to its rightful owner, he received a surprise gift.
When he lost the ring his brother gave him, Bill Fitty went to "Merman Mike" – and the diver was up to the challenge
Pressure is mounting for a new investigation into the death of a man after an encounter with police in Colorado last August. According to his family, 23-year-old Elijah McClain was out buying iced tea when he was stopped by police after a 911 call claimed McClain was wearing a ski mask, "acting weird," and waving his arms around. He was pronounced brain dead three days after police put him in a chokehold and a medic injected him with ketamine.
"I worked seven days a week for as many hours as I could, doing what I needed to do because I knew that no Superman was coming in to save me and everyone felt like I did," said Shalisha Morgan, owner of Geek in Heels.
"They murdered him. They are bullies with badges," Sheneen McClain told CBS News.
The president recently traveled to a state whose visitors are supposed to self-quarantine if they enter New Jersey.
"We want to have a test that will tell us... ‘can we go back into society and be safe?’ The truth is, we don't yet have that information," Dr. Alex Marson says. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.
In the aftermath of George Floyd's death, author and activist Sonya Renee Taylor says there's been a "great white woke-ness," but it's not enough to simply wake up.
To help explain the difference between being "not racist" and "antiracist," author Jason Reynolds crafts an analogy from the world of baseball, saying it's essentially the difference between bunting and swinging for the fences.
Theodore Boutrous, who is representing Mary Trump, said the request by Robert Trump to block publication of the book was "baseless."
A Color of Change and UnidosUS survey found that 51% of Black and Latinx small business owners who sought assistance during the pandemic requested less than $20,000 in temporary federal funding. Only 12% said they received the amount they requested. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell speaks with North Carolina business owner Shalisha Morgan and Marc Bayard, director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ Black Worker Initiative, about systemic inequities that block these businesses from accessing capital.
There were more than 1 million black-owned businesses in the U.S. at the beginning of February, but by mid-April, 440,000 had permanently shut down—a 41% drop. Women-owned businesses saw a 25% drop. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell talks to Shalisha Morgan, owner of a tech company in North Carolina, who transitioned to curbside repairs to keep her business alive.
Social media networks have struggled to contain the spread of misinformation as conspiracy theories continue to saturate the internet. Recently a number of conspiracy theorists have posed as journalists online in an effort to further peddle false narratives to the public. Helen Lewis, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joined CBSN to discuss the implications.
The U.S. just reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the outbreak began, with more than 38,600 reported Wednesday. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports on the latest, and Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University, joins CBSN to discuss what can be done to help contain the outbreak.
The dust plume appears to be one of the most extreme in recent memory, and it's heading for the southeastern U.S.
Human rights organization Amnesty International analyzed more than 500 social media videos from protests against police brutality in recent weeks, and found 125 incidents of police violence. Ernest Coverson, the "End Gun Violence" campaign manager for Amnesty International, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about how the organization tracked police violence and what they think should be done about it.
While Tamika Palmer said she was "happy to hear" one of the officers involved in Taylor's death was fired, she said there was still "so much more to go" on the road towards justice.
Guillermo "Memo" Garcia succumbed to his gunshot injuries nine months after the deadly 2019 Walmart shooting rampage.
The president recently traveled to a state whose visitors are supposed to self-quarantine if they enter New Jersey.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the airline industry. The International Air Transport Association predicts airlines will lose at least $84 billion in 2020. The agency's director general and CEO, Alexandre De Juniac, joined CBSN to discuss how airlines are dealing with the effects of the pandemic.
A crewmember on Wallace's racing team spotted the noose over the weekend and reported it to NASCAR, but an FBI investigation found that the rope had been in the garage since 2019.
The announcement comes as new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months.
In a 7-2 decision, the high court said asylum-seekers placed in expedited deportation proceeding are not entitled to seek habeas corpus.