Tracking Biden's Cabinet picks as administration takes shape
The president-elect has announced more than a dozen nominees to lead key departments and agencies throughout the federal government.
The president-elect has announced more than a dozen nominees to lead key departments and agencies throughout the federal government.
Millions of Americans are in the path of a potentially dangerous winter storm. Snowfall has already begun in the Midwest, and the Northeast is expecting heavy snow, gale-force winds and coastal flooding. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli has more.
Early voting is underway in Georgia for the state's two Senate runoff elections. Nsé Ufot, the CEO of The New Georgia Project, joined CBSN to discuss what they expect to see in voter turnout for the races that will determine control of the Senate.
China has now become the third country in the world to retrieve samples from the moon, behind the U.S. and the former Soviet Union.
Disturbing Chicago police body camera video shows what happened in a February 2019 raid. A dozen male officers entered the home of an innocent woman and handcuffed her while she was naked. CBS Chicago's Dave Savini has the story.
President-elect Biden campaigned for Georgia's two Democratic Senate candidates to help the party win back the majority. This as he names former rival, Pete Buttigieg, as head of the Transportation Department. Ed O'Keefe reports.
All seven Negro Leagues will have their stats and record added to MLB history.
Doctors across the country are dealing with unprecedented levels of traumatic stress, not only from the sheer pressure from their jobs but also the life-or-death decisions they're forced to make as hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients. In an article in The Atlantic, writer Jordan Kisner takes a closer look at the impact on New York City doctors and nurses, and she joined CBSN with more.
The veterans were assigned to the base in the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks and have spent years struggling for recognition.
Cholo Abdi Abdullah was transferred to U.S. custody on charges that he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building.
President-elect Joe Biden announced he has chosen former South Bend mayor and Democratic primary contender Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary. Watch their remarks.
Congress appears to be inching closer to a COVID relief and government funding deal as a Friday deadline approaches. House and Senate leaders will resume high-stakes talks today after failing to reach an agreement last night. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joined CBSN with more.
If confirmed by the Senate, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay Senate-approved member of the Cabinet.
The incoming Biden administration will need to make Iran a priority, said Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. He sat down with CBS's Pamela Falk to discuss Iran's nuclear program, how the agency is monitoring nuclear activity in North Korea and how nuclear scientists can help prevent the next global virus outbreak.
FDA approves at-home Covid-19 tests; Father gets tattoo to match son's birthmark
"We are lucky no one was killed," the DA said, after Mark Aguirre allegedly targeted an air conditioner repairman he believed was the mastermind of a giant voter fraud scheme.
Congressional leaders are nearing a deal after meeting for several hours on Tuesday evening.
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting public transportation systems across the country. A new article in Wired takes a closer look at how major budget cuts to key services could affect communities that depend on buses and subways every day. Wired staff writer Aarian Marshall joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
Minnesota's State Board of Pardons has commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, whose murder case angered criminal justice reform advocates. Burrell was released after 18 years in prison, after the Associated Press found no hard evidence tying him to the shooting earlier this year. He was 16 years old when he was sentenced to life for the killing of sixth-grader Tyesha Edwards, who was hit by a stray bullet inside her Minneapolis home.
MacKenzie Scott, the world's richest woman, wrote on Medium that she has given more than $4 billion in gifts to 384 organizations over the past four months. Scott has donated nearly $6 billion this year alone. She isn't done -- the former wife of Amazon's Jeff Bezos said she plans to continue donating her fortune as part of a "giving pledge" to commit a majority of her wealth to charitable causes.
This is the second recall for faulty power-window switches. Cars were recalled in 2012, but the repairs didn't work.
In Johnson County, Indiana, a lot of children have been getting sick with cancers, so a small band of determined parents took matters into their own hands.
"If I see you do it again you're f***ing gone," Cruise says to crew members he apparently saw violating social distancing rules.
The COVID-19 pandemic is making the holiday season even more stressful. At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, how do you put gifts under the tree without driving yourself into debt? Dan Geltrude, CPA and founder of Geltrude & Company, joins CBSN to discuss how to better manage your debt.
Country music power couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood just celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. They join "CBS This Morning" live to discuss their upcoming special, "Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event."