Millions of eligible families will receive the first in a series of monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit this week, which could help parents and guardians struggling to pay for child care. Richard Weissman, CEO and founder of The Learning Experience, joined CBSN to discuss why child care is so crucial to the nation's economic recovery.
Sold by major retailers and medical supply stores, bed rails have been deadly for hundreds of mostly elderly Americans.
Extreme heat fuels wildfires in western U.S.; Virgin Galactic completes successful space flight
26-year-old photographer Flo Ngala got her big break capturing icons from Cardi B to Stacey Abrams. After George Floyd's murder, she began to shift her focus to photojournalism. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
"The Cuban people are bravely asserting fundamental and universal rights," Mr. Biden said in a statement.
Authorities confirmed at least 94 people died in the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse. Officials said they will not stop recovery efforts until they find and identify every victim. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told CBSN's Tanya Rivero the building "should have never fallen down."
The mayor of Miami-Dade County said 22 people were potentially unaccounted for in last month's building collapse.
The decision could force Democrats and voting rights advocates into other arenas to mount their battles against voting restrictions enacted in GOP-led states.
As daycare costs rise, the Biden administration wants to invest $225 billion to make child care affordable to all.
Dr. Ron Elfenbein, the medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on COVID-19, the risekk of the Delta variant, and whether Americans might need a booster shot in the future, as Pfizer pursues emergency use authorization for a third dose of vaccine.
Billionaire Richard Branson becomes the first person to leave Earth in his own spaceship, beating fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos by at least nine days. The flight on Branson’s “Virgin Galactic” rocket marks a major step for space tourism. Mark Strassmann reports.
President Biden will focus on the recent surge in crime and deadly gun violence across the country during a high-stakes meeting Monday at the White House with Attorney General Merrick Garland, New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams, local leaders and law enforcement officials. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with the latest developments.
The former Nickelodeon actor pleaded guilty last month via Zoom to felony attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.
Emergency teams were checking if any victims had fallen into a deep moat on one side of a historical fort.
Fire crews in California are fighting to contain flames that ignited over the weekend. About 30 million people are also under excessive heat warnings or advisories. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins "CBSN AM" with more.
The diamond is the most expensive jewel ever paid for with cryptocurrency, Sotheby's said.
Officers found a hat emblazoned with the logo of the U.S. DEA, 20 boxes of bullets and gun parts at Christian Sanon's house, police said.
Army Green Beret Logan Melgar was killed in the African country of Mali in what has been described as a hazing gone wrong.
Billionaire Richard Branson was among the first people to ride into space on his own company's aircraft. Branson and five crewmates experienced about three minutes of weightlessness before plunging back into Earth's atmosphere. Former astronaut Leroy Chiao joined "CBSN AM" to discuss the flight and what it could mean for the future of space tourism.
As the Taliban captures more and more territory ahead of a complete U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, neighboring Iran is watching developments warily. Washington Post staff writer Miriam Berger joins "CBSN AM" to talk about her latest article on the fraught history between the two and the challenging road ahead.
The ads blame Democrats for Atlanta's anticipated lost revenue after MLB moved All-Star game in response to outcry over Georgia's voting laws.
The White House could lift an immigration policy implemented by former President Trump that allows immigration and border officials to send migrants back to Mexico to stop the spread of COVID-19. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers from the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, about what this policy change would mean for migrants and how could affect border crossings.
Blistering heatwave smothers much of the West with triple-digit temps as crews battle raging fires in two states that have cut power lines to California.
Tesla CEO defends 2016 acquisition of troubled solar-energy company in shareholder lawsuit alleging conflict of interest.
The departure of General Scott Miller marks the symbolic end of the 20-year U.S. military mission in Afghanistan – America's longest war.