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American teacher killed in Ukraine
In cities across Ukraine the sky is filled with smoke and the streets with rubble, as Russia's bombing campaign continues. As CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports, the missiles are hitting civilians and taking lives, including that of an American teacher who was living in Ukraine.
Russia ramps up attacks in Ukraine
Russian forces launched missiles and shells at major cities across Ukraine overnight. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports on the onslaught from Moscow, then foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab speaks with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBS News streaming about missile strikes in Lviv and how people there are memorializing the children lost during the war.
Call between Biden and China's president
In a high-stakes call, President Biden will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. China has so far denied providing military aid to its ally Russia, as the U.S. warned there will be consequences if China helps Russia. Nancy Cordes reports.
NASA debuts lunar rocket on launch pad
NASA's new rocket made its way out to the launch pad Thursday ahead of field tests that will lead to its launch later this summer. The rocket is the foundational piece of NASA's plans to return to the moon. Mark Strassmann reports.
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Russia hits Lviv for 1st time as aerial assault on Ukraine intensifies
Putin's artillery reportedly hit a facility for repairing planes in Lviv, near Ukraine's western border with Poland, as Kyiv and other big cities face a ceaseless onslaught.
James Hill named as 2nd U.S. victim of "Putin's senseless war" in Ukraine
The sister of the Minnesota native killed amid Russian shelling in the city of Chernihiv tells CBS News he "did not feel that the world would let this happen."
What is Title 42, the COVID border policy Democrats want Biden to end?
The Biden administration has maintained the most sweeping border restriction enacted under Trump.
Biden speaks with China's Xi Jinping
The call lasted nearly two hours Friday morning.
Florida bus driver hailed for "her quick actions" as gunman kills 2
The bus driver barreled into the parking lot of the Fort Lauderdale police headquarters after a gunman opened fire on the bus.
Nuclear war fears stoke demand for fancy bunkers
Russia's attack on Ukraine has sparked a deep unease among Europeans. Bomb shelters are going fast.
Most medical debt will be dropped from credit reports
The top three credit bureaus said they'll remove about 70% of medical debt their reports starting this summer.
At least 6 killed in massive crash involving 20 tractor trailers
Officials are still investigating the number of people injured.
Finland named world's happiest country for fifth straight year
Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list. The U.S. rose three spots, to 16th. The rankings are based on people's own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data.
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Putin calls opponents "scum and traitors," signaling new repression
Putin's ominous speech likened opponents to "gnats" who try to weaken the country at the behest of the West.
Russia declines to hold U.N. vote on its Ukraine resolution after pushback
At a Security Council meeting, the U.S. said, "President Putin: Stop the killings. Withdraw your forces. Leave Ukraine once and for all."
H.R. McMaster on U.S. handling of war in Ukraine
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, the former Trump national security adviser talked with Major Garrett about what he thinks the U.S. should be doing.
How Ukrainians are using art to depict the realities of war
"It's like my voice to the war to talk about what's happening now in Ukraine," one illustrator told CBS News.
Former KGB spy offers insights on what Putin wants
"Afghanistan was the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union — and Ukraine may become the beginning of the end of Putin as a dictator," the former sleeper agent told CBS News.
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More than half say COVID vaccines were a big accomplishment. The unvaccinated disagree.
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
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The Biden administration's new advertising push comes as shots have slowed to record lows, leaving millions of children unvaccinated.
Potential connection between diabetes and COVID-19
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Jeff Zients, White House COVID response coordinator, to leave post
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"48 Hours" preview: "Gambling On a Killer”
Eric Smith was released from prison in February after spending 28 years behind bars for the 1993 murder of a 4-year-old boy. "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod joins "CBS Mornings" as he sits down with the parents of the murdered child for their first extensive interview since Smith's release
"Halo" game franchise adapted for TV
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Editor-in-chief of "The Economist" on Ukraine
Editor-in-chief of “The Economist," Zanny Minton Beddoes, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the global economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including how it will impact Americans' finances.
Supreme Court nominee's friends speak out
When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings to serve as the first African-American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, she will have the support of three friends and former college roommates who also attended law school with her. Nancy Cordes spoke with the three women who have remained close friends with Judge Jackson for more than three decades.
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Supreme Court nominee's friends speak out
When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings to serve as the first African-American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, she will have the support of three friends and former college roommates who also attended law school with her. Nancy Cordes spoke with the three women who have remained close friends with Judge Jackson for more than three decades.
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Koch Industries stays in Russia, backs groups opposing sanctions
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Putin's artillery reportedly hit a facility for repairing planes in Lviv, near Ukraine's western border with Poland, as Kyiv and other big cities face a ceaseless onslaught.
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When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings to serve as the first African-American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, she will have the support of three friends and former college roommates who also attended law school with her. Nancy Cordes spoke with the three women who have remained close friends with Judge Jackson for more than three decades.
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President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak today for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine. The White House is warning Beijing not to provide support to Moscow. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins “CBS News Mornings” to discuss the latest from Washington.