Singer Sierra Ferrell talks roving past and remarkable rise
Sierra Ferrell is touring alongside the Avett Brothers and Zach Bryan this summer, but her road to success has been unconventional.
Sierra Ferrell is touring alongside the Avett Brothers and Zach Bryan this summer, but her road to success has been unconventional.
Oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use, but overdose deaths have only risen since 2020.
New Mexico is one of the first U.S. states to drug test its public schools' wastewater for a range of opioids and stimulants. Wall Street Journal reporter Sara Randazzo joins CBS News to examine some of the data released earlier in December.
Some states haven't begun using opioid settlement funds intended to help curb the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case over a settlement for victims of the opioid crisis. Approving the settlement would mean shielding the Sackler family, the former owners of Purdue Pharma, from future lawsuits. Jan Crawford reports.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2019 after it faced scores of lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.
But the major pharmacy chain says the filing is part of a plan to bring it back to financial health.
Billy Ortega intentionally mixed fentanyl with cocaine and sold it to five people. Three died.
The Biden administration on Tuesday sanctioned 25 Chinese individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in manufacturing and selling fentanyl. The Justice Department also indicted eight Chinese companies and 12 executives. Demetri Sevastopulo, U.S.-China correspondent for the Financial Times, joins CBS News to unpack the crackdown.
Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
Authorities say Nicholas Dominici died and three other children were hospitalized due to suspected opioid exposure while in day care in the Bronx.
The grocery store chain said most of the money will go to states, local governments and Native American tribes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has intercepted 8,000 pounds of fentanyl chemical precursors in the past three months, officials say.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized thousands of pounds of fentanyl and its chemical precursors. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga was given a rare, up-close look at the fight against synthetic opioids.
Many of Peter Berg's most famous projects, like "Lone Survivor" and "Deepwater Horizon," are based on real events, and his new limited series "Painkiller" is no different. The epic show chronicles the opioid epidemic in the United States. Jeff Glor has more on their conversation.
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Purdue Pharma settlement that would shield the Sackler family from civil lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. Author Barry Meier, who wrote the book "Pain Killer" about the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma, weighs in on the settlement.
"We're all struggling with this, and this is not a Somali issue. This is not a minority issue. This is a human issue," Warsame said. "Addiction's affecting lives everywhere," said Abdirahman Warsame.
The case against Morris & Dickson Co. spotlights the government-industry revolving door: A former consultant to the company is now a top deputy to the agency's administrator.
The successful program teaches addicts woodworking, specifically how to build guitars and how to break with using.
The settlement is the largest between a city and a single company related to the opioid epidemic, the city attorney said.
Joanne Marian Segovia, who was the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association, had been arrested last week.
Joanne Marian Segovia received hundreds of packages described as "Wedding Party Favors," a federal complaint alleged, but instead, they contained "thousands of pills of controlled substances."
The FDA on Wednesday approved Narcan, a nasal spray that helps reverse opioid overdoses, for over-the-counter sales without a prescription. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan joins CBS News to discuss how this could help curb opioid deaths.
The Justice Department alleged Rite Aid's Government Affairs department told employees to delete internal information warning about suspicious prescribers.
Fatal overdoses in teens ages 14 to 18 jumped 123% from 2019 to 2021, according to data from the CDC.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York continues after several days of testimony from Stormy Daniels.
The sunspot responsible for the odd series of strong solar flares is so big you can see it with your own eyes from Earth.
Trump could significantly restrict abortion without ever imposing a federal ban, some experts say. Here's how he could do it.
Police used tear gas to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Arizona Tucson campus after they refused to leave their encampment, according to numerous reports.
The Florida sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave after the deadly shooting of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
Climeworks, a Swiss pioneer in the fast-growing field of CO2 capture and storage, launches operations at a new site on a dormant volcano.
The Biden administration announced a new regulation designed to allow immigration officials to deport migrants ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process.
The judge approved the petition filed by Wilson's family and inner circle after the death in January of his wife, who handled most of his tasks and affairs.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York continues after several days of testimony from Stormy Daniels.
Trump could significantly restrict abortion without ever imposing a federal ban, some experts say. Here's how he could do it.
How an unusual clue ended life on the run for fugitive William Greer, wanted for killing his girlfriend Tammy Myers and hiding her body.
Cornell University president Martha E. Pollack will step down at the end of June, she announced Thursday. She's the third president of an Ivy League school to step down since December.
Lonnie Billard fell under a "ministerial exception" to Title VII that courts have derived from the First Amendment, a judge said.
Retailers use a number of marketing ploys to separate you from your money, often by dangling freebies and discounts.
Maker of insulin pump urges customers to update an app because of glitch that causes the devices to unexpectedly shut down.
The fitness chain's $10 monthly membership is one of few things that had remained unchanged since 1998 — until now.
Sixty-one percent of the lowest-paid U.S. workers can't get time off for an illness, according to a recent Economic Policy Institute report on the state of sick leave in the United States.
At its height, the Chevy Malibu won Motor Trend Car of the Year 1997 because of its smooth ride and fuel economy.
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York continues after several days of testimony from Stormy Daniels.
Trump could significantly restrict abortion without ever imposing a federal ban, some experts say. Here's how he could do it.
The bill stalled earlier this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Biden administration announced a new regulation designed to allow immigration officials to deport migrants ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process.
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Rios Cuellar, have been indicted in an alleged bribery scheme.
Maker of insulin pump urges customers to update an app because of glitch that causes the devices to unexpectedly shut down.
The fitness chain's $10 monthly membership is one of few things that had remained unchanged since 1998 — until now.
New research links higher consumption of certain ultra-processed foods to a higher risk of death.
Elon Musk's Neuralink finds a brain-computer interface device captured less data a month after implant surgery.
Brain worms, like the one Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said he contracted over a decade ago, are real — and more common in certain parts of the world than you might think.
Climeworks, a Swiss pioneer in the fast-growing field of CO2 capture and storage, launches operations at a new site on a dormant volcano.
The sunspot responsible for the odd series of strong solar flares is so big you can see it with your own eyes from Earth.
It took about a day for crews to reach a horse seen stranded on a rooftop surrounded by floodwater in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour began its European leg with four dates at the La Defense Arena in Paris with a revamped setlist.
Demonstrators chanting anti-Israeli slogans have descended on the Swedish city hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.
As the new season of the Netflix series approaches — with a release date set for May 16 — fans can look forward to seeing Nicola Coughlan in a new light.
The judge approved the petition filed by Wilson's family and inner circle after the death in January of his wife, who handled most of his tasks and affairs.
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour began its European leg with four dates at the La Defense Arena in Paris with a revamped setlist.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Demonstrators chanting anti-Israeli slogans have descended on the Swedish city hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.
Apple's "Crush!" advertisement for the new iPad Pro features a myriad of artistic tools getting smashed in a large hydraulic press.
The Ascension Healthcare Network, one of the nation's leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems, says a "cyber security event" disrupted its clinical operations Wednesday. Threat intelligence company Cyble says there have been 77 ransomware attacks on the U.S. health care sector since the beginning of February. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to unpack the troubling trend.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The tech giant disclosed Thursday that a database was accessed through a Dell portal, which contains a database of customer information. CBS News' John Dickerson has the details.
FTX says most of its customers will receive some of their money back nearly two years after the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed. Yesha Yadav, associate dean of Vanderbilt Law School, joins CBS News to discuss how the payback will work.
Climeworks, a Swiss pioneer in the fast-growing field of CO2 capture and storage, launches operations at a new site on a dormant volcano.
In the video, the surface of the sun appears furred with dark yellow material as beams of gold swoop overhead.
The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole.
Boeing's Starliner was set to make its maiden voyage to the International Space Station, with its first piloted launch Monday night. But the launch, already pushed back following years of delays, was scrubbed with less than two hours to go before liftoff. Mark Strassmanm reports.
Reported sightings of giant, toxic, invasive hammerhead flatworms are on the rise in parts of southeastern Canada. Experts say the worms can grow up to 3 feet long and pose a risk to children, pets and other small animals. Peter Ducey, PH.D. and distinguished teaching professor at SUNY Cortland, joins CBS News to discuss the worm.
How an unusual clue ended life on the run for fugitive William Greer, wanted for killing his girlfriend Tammy Myers and hiding her body.
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Rios Cuellar, have been indicted in an alleged bribery scheme.
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, of New Jersey, is set to be tried on bribery, corruption and obstruction charges beginning Monday.
Florida officials have released body camera footage of the events that led to the death of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who was shot and killed in his own home by a sheriff's deputy. Keith Taylor, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, joins CBS News with more on the incident.
Trevor Bickford was sentenced to 27 years Thursday for attacking NYPD officers with a machete on New Year's Eve in 2022 near Times Square.
The sunspot responsible for the odd series of strong solar flares is so big you can see it with your own eyes from Earth.
In the image, "a ghostly hand appears to be emerging from the interstellar medium and reaching out into the cosmos," the NOIRLab said.
The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere.
In the video, the surface of the sun appears furred with dark yellow material as beams of gold swoop overhead.
United Launch Alliance decided to replace a suspect valve in the Atlas 5 rocket's upper stage, delaying launch to late next week.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
We look back at the life and career of the longtime host of "Sunday Morning," and "one of the most enduring and most endearing" people in broadcasting.
As Spain fights for the extradition of an American activist for what it claims was his attempt to kidnap North Korean embassy workers in Madrid, Sharyn Alfonsi interviews the man at the center, Christopher Ahn, who says he was helping them to defect. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
Body camera video has been released after Senior Airman Roger Fortson was killed last week inside his own home in Florida. Fortson armed himself before answering the door. His family says the sheriff's deputy who shot him was at the wrong apartment.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels took the stand for the second day Thursday in former President Donald Trump's New York "hush money" trial in Manhattan, where she faced cross-examination from Trump's defense attorney. Daniels stuck to her guns in a combative and at times heated back-and-forth. Robert Costa has the latest.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
The Ascension Healthcare Network, one of the nation's leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems, says a "cyber security event" disrupted its clinical operations Wednesday. Threat intelligence company Cyble says there have been 77 ransomware attacks on the U.S. health care sector since the beginning of February. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to unpack the troubling trend.