Alabama girl raises money from lemonade stand for mother's tombstone
Emouree Johnson, 7, has raised nearly $10,000 in just one week.
Emouree Johnson, 7, has raised nearly $10,000 in just one week.
This comes after the state’s Supreme Court ruling last month calling a frozen embryo a child. Lawmakers say they want to create a shield from legal liability.
"My girls are my everything. I likely would not have ever been able to have them had I not had access to basic reproductive rights that Americans, up until recently, had been depending on for decades."
As CBS News Correspondent Natalie Brand reports the court ruled that the embryos have the same rights as children. This was after the Alabama Supreme Court made a decision on frozen embryos.
More fallout after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that embryos created by in vitro fertilization can be considered children.
Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using nitrogen gas.
A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way.
Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.
Police body cam footage showed a tense altercation at a high school football game in Birmingham, Alabama where officers used a Taser on a high school band director.
Friday marks 60 years since the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four Black girls and injured dozens more. People who were there that day in 1963 still cope with the violent attack.
Three White men have been charged with assault in connection with an attack on a Black man on a riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama.
Carlee Russell had issued a statement through her attorney saying the kidnapping was made up.
Russell called police after saying she saw a toddler on the highway, and then vanished. But investigators have not found any evidence of that child.
Officers found Carlee Russell's car and cell phone on the side of the interstate, police said.
Four young people were killed in the shooting late Saturday night at a dance studio in the town of Dadeville, Alabama.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said four people were killed and 28 injured in a shooting at a teenager's birthday party late Saturday night in Dadeville, Ala.
There was no initial confirmation about what led to the shooting and authorities have not confirmed if a suspect is in custody.
An arrest warrant was issued against Rodnee Miller, 26, in the shooting on Monday, Oct. 24, that killed 30-year-old Greyhound employee Duwon Gaddis, of Palos Hills.
Alabama corrections official Vicky White and escaped capital murder suspect Casey Cole White were captured in Indiana on Monday after more than a week-long manhunt. Vicky White, who had been hospitalized after the pair was apprehended, died later Monday night. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Pan was arrested last Friday in Montgomery, Alabama, after being on the run since Feb. 6, when he is accused of killing Jiang in a case of road rage in Connecticut in February.
UCLA scored the first seven points in overtime as it upset Alabama, 88-78, Sunday in an NCAA men's basketball tournament East Regional semifinal to advance to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2008.
All five rescinded their approvals of the ERA amendment before a congressionally mandated ratification deadline more than 40 years ago, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery said Thursday.
An Alabama woman has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in what authorities say was a failed plot to kill two people in Illinois.
Included on the monument is the name of Chicago teen Emmett Till whose brutal death in Mississippi in 1955 helped bring the civil rights movement to national attention.
In her letter to the late Charles Weldon Carruth, an old friend and fellow Alabama native, Lee bemoaned both an interstate sign pointing the way to Monroeville and the prevalence of mockingbird images in the city of about 5,900 people, which is located 90 miles north of Mobile.
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This was also the first meeting since the FBI served two subpoenas to the village—in a probe many believe centers around the embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her lack of transparency.
Christopher Morel and Yan Gomes homered for the Cubs. Mike Tauchman had two hits and scored a run.
Preston's family led a balloon release – and helped dedicate a garden planted in Preston's honor outside the police station.
Jonny DeLuca continued his hot stretch with a homer and four RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Mike Clevinger and the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive win.
This was also the first meeting since the FBI served two subpoenas to the village—in a probe many believe centers around the embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her lack of transparency.
Prosecutors are continuing to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, where jurors heard from a former Trump Organization executive.
The settlement covers 12 current and former Water Department workers who claimed they were subjected to a "hostile and abusive work environment."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says the proposal is "far from meeting Israel's core demands."
Judge Juan Merchan said former President Donald Trump violated his gag order on April 22 when he commented on the political makeup of the jury.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The stars came out for the the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. See some of the most eye-catching outfits of the night.
'Bob Hearts Abishola', the acclaimed comedy, is signing off after its fifth season on CBS.
Bernard Hill died Sunday at 79. The actor was known for his roles in "Lord of the Rings" and "Titanic."
"Sunday Morning" has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the country singer's first post-stroke song, "Where That Came From," which blends art with artificial intelligence in a recording that captures Travis' country heart.
"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a social media post with a new photo of their daughter taken by Kate.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, May 6, 2024.
With the periodical cicadas coming, officials advise keeping pets on a leash so they aren’t startled by the insects’ noise. Also, Illinois ranks second nationwide for people interest in eating cicadas.
A total of 95 people have alleged sexual abuse at the facilities in a lawsuit filed against the State of Illinois. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
At the U of C, students and faculty said there are rumors swirling of tent removals – none of which have played out in reality so far. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Preston's family, friends and colleagues gathered Monday night to honor her memory with a balloon release outside the Calumet (5th) District police station.
The Irish Nobleman Pub has had four people quit since Saturday, saying they don't feel safe working there anymore.
This was also the first meeting since the FBI served two subpoenas to the village—in a probe many believe centers around the embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her lack of transparency.
"I want the world to know what was going on while I was in that system. Since it happened to me, I don't want it to happen to the next adolescent."
Some 400 million birds are on the move, and Illinois is in the area of high-intensity migration both nights.
Christopher Morel and Yan Gomes homered for the Cubs. Mike Tauchman had two hits and scored a run.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
Christopher Morel and Yan Gomes homered for the Cubs. Mike Tauchman had two hits and scored a run.
Jonny DeLuca continued his hot stretch with a homer and four RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Mike Clevinger and the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive win.
The Sky drafted Cardoso third overall in last month's WNBA Draft.
Right-hander Mike Clevinger was recalled by the Chicago White Sox from Triple-A Charlotte to start Monday night's game at the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Sky will begin the 2024 regular season on May 15 at 7 p.m. on the road against the Dallas Wings.
Peter Sova, 36, of McHenry, was arrested without incident Monday morning near the very bank he is accused of robbing.
Chicago police said 27 people were taken into custody after the violence forced a reroute of the parade.
The Irish Nobleman Pub has had four people quit since Saturday, saying they don't feel safe working there anymore.
The boy was shot at the outdoor patio of El G-FE Seafood & Steaks, according to police and the restaurant's manager.
Derek Swift, 48, is charged with one count each of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, criminal sexual assault, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.