Jericka Duncan reports on new legal battles after the indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia, the impact of Maui's fires on indigenous culture, and what a plaintiff in Montana says about a landmark climate change case.
The invasive insect has the potential to threaten honey production, native pollinators and the agriculture industry.
The 98-page indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, alleges a "criminal enterprise" involving former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants. That includes some familiar names like Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Criminal defense attorney Don Samuel joins CBS News to unpack the legal case.
New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy, but there is an exemption for employers that are religious organizations.
Just four of the victims so far have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that about 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.
Ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been charged alongside former President Donald Trump for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. On Tuesday, Meadows filed to move the Fulton County case to federal court in an attempt to get the charges against him dismissed under federal law. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more from Atlanta.
Climate activists are celebrating a Monday court decision in which a judge ruled Montana had violated plaintiffs' rights to a clean and healthful environment. Experts call this ruling the "first of its kind" not only for its potential environmental effects, but also because the plaintiffs were some of the state's youngest citizens -- ranging in age from five to 22. Plaintiff Badge Busse and attorney Julia Olson join CBS News to discuss the case.
Wildfires have devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui for a week. The fires have destroyed historic buildings and landmarks significant to native Hawaiians. Noelani Ahia, co-founder of the Mauna Medic Healers Hui, joins CBS News to discuss the Indigenous history of Lahaina and what the community needs at this time.
There are mounting questions in Hawaii about how the Maui wildfires started and what caused them to spread so quickly. State officials are investigating and residents say they're angry over the government's response. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
According to North Korean state media, King told investigators he decided to enter the country because he "harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army."
Photos of Maui before and after the fires show the extent of their destruction to Lahaina's real estate and infrastructure.
The deadly fires in Maui have also affected thousands of pets. One shelter is working overtime to find and reunite animals with their owners. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell has the story.
Four Australian surfers were found alive some 36 hours after their boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia.
The publisher of a Kansas newspaper said he is planning to file a federal lawsuit after the local police department raided the publication's office and his home. Police said the paper obtained certain information illegally, which the publisher strongly denies. Elaine Quijano has the latest.
Fire officials said a problem with a hot water tank led to an explosion that killed five and leveled three homes in Plum, Pennsylvania.
North Korea on Monday acknowledged for the first time that Travis King, the American soldier who ran across the border between North and South Korea, is in the country.
Storms are expected to sweep the Eastern U.S. while record-breaking heat continues in the South. The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren has the forecast.
Former President Trump and 18 associates were indicted on multiple charges Monday night by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia. The charges are related to an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Nikole Killion breaks down what's in the indictment.
As questions remain over how the Maui fires were sparked and why they spread so quickly, there is mounting anger from local residents over the government's response. Some say they went days without food and water as they waited for help. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Crews continued the search for the more than 1,300 people still missing on Maui. Only four of the 99 confirmed dead had been identified as of Tuesday, with the death toll expected to climb in the coming days. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell reports.
Outside of Lahaina, fires were still burning in Kula on Maui. Crews were still working to contain those blazes, which have destroyed at least 19 Upcountry homes. Lilia Luciano has the latest.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
Meadows and Trump were among 19 indicted Monday in a case accusing them of acting as a "criminal enterprise."
The U.N.'s education envoy on Tuesday said the Taliban's denial of education and employment to Afghan girls and women "should count as a crime against humanity."
An estimated 3,000 animals were missing on the island, according to the Maui Humane Society.