Facebook bans ad firm behind campaign to smear COVID vaccines
An ad firm paid social media influencers to post misleading claims about Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, Facebook said.
An ad firm paid social media influencers to post misleading claims about Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, Facebook said.
Proponents of the $1 trillion measure say it would create millions of good jobs and reduce inequality.
What happens when everyone can tinker with the building blocks of existence? CBSN Originals looks at DNA-editing tool CRISPR, which allows scientists and hobbyists alike edit DNA.
Vote-counting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation suit against the right-wing broadcasters and a prominent Donald Trump ally.
Mueller: report did not exonerate President; thousands attend annual pony swim
Shutdown of factory that employs 6,700 people is among the longest at any big U.S. auto plant since the semiconductor shortage started.
Attorney Anthony Kuhn, managing partner at Tully and Rinckey PLLC, joined CBSN to discuss U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for active-duty troops by mid-September.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to resign after a scathing report from the state's attorney general's office accusing him of sexually harassing 11 women. CBS News legal contributor and former federal prosecutor Keir Dougal explains how Cuomo's resignation will affect the investigation. Then New York State Senator Samra Brouk joins CBSN to discuss how lawmakers, who were preparing for possible impeachment, are responding to the announcement.
New cases of COVID-19 are surging among unvaccinated Americans nationwide. Cities like Austin, Texas, are running out of ICU beds, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott is doubling down on his executive order banning mask mandates. CBS News’ Debra Alfarone reports on the spike in cases as children prepare to go back to school. Then Dr. Ogechika Alozie, medical director at Sunset ID Care, joins CBSN with more on efforts to combat COVID-19.
No shots were fired at Volunteer High School in Hawkins County, Tennessee, the sheriff said during an afternoon press conference.
"My grandfather just comes in the house screaming, 'We have to leave immediately," one resident said.
Students who contract the virus during the semester and who are unable to return home will be charged $250 in order to quarantine on campus.
New York's Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will become the state's first woman governor following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with more about Hochul and the controversies that brought down Cuomo's administration.
Frustrated with soaring costs, a growing number of health care organizations have started making their own medicine.
The NSA's internal watchdog has opened a review into allegations that the agency targeted the communications of the Fox News host.
By comparison, compensation for average workers rose roughly 4% as the pay gap with top execs continued to grow.
NASA's inspector general says development of new spacesuits will top $1 billion.
The two Republican senators want to end rules requiring masks on federal property and public transportation.
The Senate passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a key victory for President Biden's domestic economic agenda.
New York's Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will become the state's first woman governor following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with more about Hochul and the controversies that brought down Cuomo's administration.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation, effective in 14 days, while continuing to defend himself against sexual harassment accusations. Calling it a "highly political matter," he said, "The best way I can help now is to step aside and let government get back to governing." Watch a portion of his remarks.
Hochul is poised to take over as governor when Andrew Cuomo steps down in two weeks.
His resignation comes one week after an investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James that found that he sexually harassed 11 women.
Unvaccinated Americans largely drive the surge of COVID in Texas, but there's growing concern the migrant crisis may be complicating the issue. Mireya Villarreal has the details and exclusive access to a temporary shelter for migrants.
The bill passed the Senate 69 to 30, and awaits a vote in the House.