Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy were the targets of relentless bipartisan criticism during a Congressional hearing Thursday about the Flint water crisis. CBS News Correspondent Adriana Diaz joins CBSN with the latest details.
Dramatic video shows a stunt at a Florida high school pep rally ending in disaster when a performer was engulfed in flames. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has the details.
Hail ranging in size from an egg to a tennis ball destroyed just about everything in it fell on Thursday morning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; SeaWorld is bowing to public pressure and ending its famous killer whale shows as well as its controversial orca breeding program
Lead testing began Thursday for pre-kindergarten children in Newark public schools. The school district recently found lead in samples from water at 30 schools, and now admits those problems go back years. Anna Werner is there.
Dallas police officer Ken Johnson has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after shooting and killing 16-year-old Jose Cruz. Johnson was off-duty at the time, but says he was chasing the teen and his friend after witnessing them burglarizing a car. David Begnaud has more.
Russia has been steadfast in supporting Syrian President Bashar al Assad over the last six years. But as the Syrian civil war grinds on, that seems to be changing. Elizabeth Palmer reports this is a possible breakthrough for peace talks.
An American that was fighting for ISIS before turning himself over to Kurdish forces in Iraq has spoken out for the first time. He claimed he left the terrorist group because he did not agree with their ideology.
Republicans running for re-election in the Senate may see their biggest hurdle come from their own party. Democrats have already started tying candidates to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his divisive comments. Nancy Cordes has more.
Donald Trump has over half the delegates he needs to secure the Republican presidential nomination. As he moves closer to the magic number of 1,237, there is a growing chorus of anti-Trumpers hoping to post a roadblock on the front-runner's campaign trail. Major Garrett reports.
Congressional lawmakers questioned Michigan Governor Rick Snyder over his role in the lead-laced water crisis in Flint on Thursday. During his testimony, the governor admitted responsibility, but blamed federal oversight. Adriana Diaz reports.
The legislation was first introduced in 1989. The committee's debate was long and often heated. And prospects for final passage remain poor.
Hail ranging in size from an egg to a tennis ball destroyed just about everything in it fell on Thursday morning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. And in Arlington, the violent storm paralyzed the morning commute. Vinita Nair reports.
The former Princeton professor is a different kind of civil rights leader and has the respect of young activists at the heart of new civil rights efforts, especially the Black Lives Matter movement. Cornel West sits down with James Brown on Sunday, March 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
A convicted felon in Michigan sang an apology to the judge, his mother and the victim. The video was captured on a courtroom camera.
Jurors will hear closing arguments Friday in the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial. The former wrestler is suing the website for publishing a sex tape depicting Hogan and a friend's wife.
Kentucky officials say a teen who was found dead at a juvenile detention center in January died from natural causes. But the detention center is still under investigation for "pattern of employee misconduct."
Their school motto is "Whatever hurts my brother hurts me" and their graduation rate is 98 percent. Scott Pelley reports on a unique school in Newark this Sunday, March 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
This month, New York City enacted rules allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice in city facilities, and similar laws are being debated around the country. While the transgender community is finding a growing voice in popular culture, its members are still widely misunderstood. One family is hoping to raise awareness by sharing their story in a new book, “Raising Ryland,” which chronicles their journey of raising a transgender child. John Blackstone reports.
London's air pollution problem is blamed for thousands of deaths every year, but an experiment with birds and pollution-monitoring backpacks could create a flight path to a long-term solution. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder testifies before Congress Thursday about lead contamination in Flint’s drinking water. But a new investigation by the USA Today Network is raising questions about tap water nationwide. The report identified nearly 2,000 water systems used by six million people where excessive levels of lead were detected in the past four years. Adriana Diaz reports from Sebring, Ohio, a village that has been struggling with tainted water problems for months.
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He is among a handful of Republicans who have agreed to meet President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Flake joins “CBS This Morning” from Capitol Hill to discuss his concerns about Garland's nomination and why he is hesitant to throw his support behind GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
Sixteen-year-old Jose Cruz was shot and killed Sunday night by Officer Ken Johnson, who apparently suspected the teen of breaking into a car. Omar Villafranca reports from the shooting scene in Addison, Texas.
The political showdown over the new Supreme Court nominee shifts to the Senate. President Obama's choice, Merrick Garland, will go to Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with Democratic senators. Republicans are standing by their vow not to consider the 63-year-old federal appellate judge, or any nominee, before the November election. Margaret Brennan reports.
President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court is what he sees as the reasonable pick -- not the homerun that liberal groups had wanted. The chief judge at the D.C.-based federal appeals court is a moderate centrist. He is also a former prosecutor who supervised the Oklahoma City bombing trial. By all accounts, Judge Garland is deeply experienced and respected. Jan Crawford reports.
A German shepherd was reunited with its owner five weeks after being lost at sea. KFMB's Abbie Alford has the story.