Ford Foundation will no longer invest in fossil fuels
Other notable philanthropies also have stopped investing in companies that produce coal, oil and natural gas.
Climate Change
California records driest water year since 1924
Experts have compared the past year to California's massive drought of 1977.
1st-ever winners of Prince William's "Earthshot Prize" announced
Award conceived by the British royal is a way to recognize and boost people hatching innovative solutions to the environmental crises facing our planet.
Nearly 20,000 pounds of trash removed from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of several areas in the ocean that holds massive amounts of debris.
WH details potential steps to curb climate change's economic impact
A new, 40-page report spells out moves that could alter the mortgage process, stock market disclosures, retirement plans, federal procurement and government budgeting.
Startling images show how sea level rise could flood U.S. cities
Iconic landmarks, including the Santa Monica Pier, Space Center Houston, Liberty Island and Independence Hall, could end up underwater if carbon emissions continue unchecked.
India moving toward clean energy, but quitting coal isn't easy
The world's 2nd-most populous nation is working hard to go green, but dragging millions out of poverty requires a huge economic engine, and for the foreseeable future, that engine burns coal.
Brazil leader accused of "crimes against humanity" for deforestation
Climate lawyers want the International Criminal Court to prosecute President Jair Bolsonaro for "aiding and abetting… crimes such as murder, persecution and other inhumane acts."
Climate change is "single biggest health threat facing humanity," WHO says
New report released by the World Health Organization warns that "no one is safe from these risks."
Infrastructure risk: Floods could wipe out 25% of U.S. roads
Roads, hospitals, water treatment plants also in danger of becoming inoperable. "It's just bonkers," one researcher said.
Pope calls on lawmakers to quickly reach consensus on climate change fight
The pope addressed parliamentarians who were in Rome for a preparatory meeting before the U.N's annual climate conference.
Will industrial-scale bitcoin mining impact the environment?
The opportunity to make big money is attracting huge investments to industrial-scale bitcoin mining, with thousands of supercomputer mining machines and enormous energy demand.
Wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias
One fire official calls the possibility that the monarchs in Northern California's Sierra Nevada sustained that extent of damage "heartbreaking."
Federal agencies on plans to help Americans handle climate change
More than 20 federal agencies detailed how climate change will come to affect every aspect of daily life and how they're preparing.
Google helping users of its offerings shrink their carbon footprints
The company says it's tweaking widely used tools for picking driving routes and flights, shopping and more to enable users factor climate change into choices they make.
Climate change is a huge threat, so why isn't everyone talking about it?
Climatologist Katharine Hayhoe said more than half of U.S. adults are concerned about climate change, but only about a third of us ever talk about it.
Climate change takes center stage in Nobel Prize for physics
After scientists from Japan, German and Italy win, one says it's "very urgent" that steps be taken now to fight climate change.
Why only the wealthy can afford to live near rising seas
Even as flooding linked to climate change intensifies, coastal homes are still fetching top dollar.
Great Lakes see the impact of climate change
It's not just the coasts experiencing climate change. The coastline along the Great Lakes is changing too.
Climate change impacts Great Lakes coastline
It's not just the U.S. coasts experiencing climate change. Communities along the shores of the Great Lakes are seeing it too. Ben Tracy has more for CBS News series Eye on America.
Ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species declared extinct
It's a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find the 23 species.
Procter & Gamble heirs call for company to change production
Procter & Gamble descendants Justine Epstein and Jules Feeney shared exclusively with CBS News how they are pushing to change how P&G products are made.
Biden administration seeks a climate win ahead of global summit
If the U.S. heads to the U.N. Climate Change Conference with proposals still under debate in Congress, China could balk at making its own changes.
Hurricane Sam forecast to rapidly intensify in the Atlantic
Sam is just the latest in an exceptional number of tropical systems that have rapidly intensified in the past two seasons.
Silicon Valley hopes to use purified wastewater as drinking water
Local officials are attempting to improve the water's image. They view cutting-edge technology as key to overcoming the effects of climate change on water supplies.
World
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U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti: "Please pray for us"
The group of 17 missionaries that was kidnapped by a gang is affiliated with Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
Taliban fail to quash hope in Afghanistan's women and girls
Deprived of work and school, many have decided to leave, but Afghan women from across the generations are angry, and they refuse to give up on a brighter future.
17 missionaries kidnapped by gang in Haiti, police say
The missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to a message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
1st-ever winners of Prince William's "Earthshot Prize" announced
Award conceived by the British royal is a way to recognize and boost people hatching innovative solutions to the environmental crises facing our planet.
British soccer club Newcastle starts new era with Saudi owners
A vehicle outside the stadium was emblazoned with the name "Jamal Khashoggi" alongside an image of the journalist who was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
U.S.
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Parkland school shooting families reach settlement with school district
"There isn't enough money in existence that would compensate the victims and their families adequately," an attorney representing the families said.
U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad resigns
He told Secretary of State Antony Blinken it was the "right time" to leave.
Ford Foundation will no longer invest in fossil fuels
Other notable philanthropies also have stopped investing in companies that produce coal, oil and natural gas.
Judge approves Kanye West's request to change name to "Ye"
The rapper is now legally known as Ye, his longtime nickname.
California records driest water year since 1924
Experts have compared the past year to California's massive drought of 1977.
Politics
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State Department watchdog to lead review into Afghanistan withdrawal
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also said in August the administration would conduct a "hot wash" review of the U.S. withdrawal.
U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad resigns
He told Secretary of State Antony Blinken it was the "right time" to leave.
Two longtime House Democrats announce retirement
So far, 12 Democrats have said they're leaving the House, signaling the challenges ahead for the party to retain the House.
Trump sues House January 6 committee to block release of documents
The lawsuit comes on the eve of the committee's voting on whether to hold Mr. Trump's senior adviser Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena to appear.
SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
Entertainment
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Judge approves Kanye West's request to change name to "Ye"
The rapper is now legally known as Ye, his longtime nickname.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are engaged
Kardashian and Barker, who have been longtime friends and neighbors, shared photos from the romantic engagement on social media.
Ronnie Tutt, drummer for Elvis Presley and more, has died at 83
"The Legendary Drummer, Ronnie Tutt, 'has left the building,'" his daughter, Terie Tutt, wrote on Facebook.
Studios reach deal with film and TV crews to avoid looming strike
The workers still must vote to approve it, but the strike has been called off with the tentative deal.
Joy Oladokun performs "Sorry Isn't Good Enough"
Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun joins Saturday Sessions. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she grew up in Arizona, inspired to take up guitar at the age of ten after seeing Tracy Chapman's iconic performance at a Nelson Mandela tribute. Eventually, she headed to Nashville and chased her own dreams of recording an album. From her album "In Defense of My Own Happiness," Joy Oladokun performs "Sorry Isn't Good Enough."
Technology
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SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft execs in 2008 told their co-founder to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee, the company said
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays
Biggest online retailer offering signing bonuses of as much as $3,000 as shopping crunch time fast approaches.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
China crackdown on Apple store hits holy book apps
Makers of apps for reading and listening to the Quran and Bible say they've been removed from Apple's China-based store at government's request.
Science
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California records driest water year since 1924
Experts have compared the past year to California's massive drought of 1977.
Feds crack down on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a strategy to clean up PFAS, which stay in the environment — and human bodies — indefinitely.
1st-ever winners of Prince William's "Earthshot Prize" announced
Award conceived by the British royal is a way to recognize and boost people hatching innovative solutions to the environmental crises facing our planet.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
Series of asteroids bigger than Egypt's pyramids is passing by Earth
One 525-foot-wide asteroid that passed Earth on Friday was only discovered last month.
Health
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Myeloma may have made Colin Powell more vulnerable to dying of COVID
Powell, who was fully vaccinated, had been treated for multiple myeloma before dying from COVID-19 complications.
You've been vaccinated. So do you need a vaccine card?
Millions of Americans are getting CDC-issued "vaccination record" cards. Here's what to do with them.
CDC issues new COVID-19 guidance for the holiday season
The CDC is urging all who are eligible to get vaccinated, saying it's "the best way to minimize COVID-19 risk and keep your family and friends safer."
A stench has been lingering over a city and residents say it's making them sick
The stench is coming from the Dominguez Channel, a waterway that runs through Carson.
Chicago police union boss urges officers to defy COVID vaccine mandate
The union head said half of the workforce could not show up to work if they are punished for not complying.
MoneyWatch
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SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
Feds crack down on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a strategy to clean up PFAS, which stay in the environment — and human bodies — indefinitely.
New ETF lets investors dip their toes in bitcoin market
First U.S. exchange-traded fund tied to digital coin set to launch on Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange.
Ford Foundation will no longer invest in fossil fuels
Other notable philanthropies also have stopped investing in companies that produce coal, oil and natural gas.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft execs in 2008 told their co-founder to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee, the company said
Crime
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Ahmaud Arbery's mom concerned but "hopeful" ahead of murder trial
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday with 600 people reporting to a Glynn County courthouse.
Police say bystanders "should've intervened" as woman raped on train
The 35-year-old man is now facing rape and several other charges, and authorities describe the inaction of bystanders as "troubling."
2 found dead after suspect slashes throat of Arkansas officer
The responding officer discovered Christofer Conner beating a 15-year-old boy in the face and head with a rock, police said.
Freed murderer charged with killing missing mom found dead in canal
Sunrise police say Eric Pierson confessed to stabbing the single mother four times with a screwdriver on September 25.
Police Twitter campaign helps lay trap for 11-year-old girl's killer
The unsolved murder of Linda O'Keefe baffled investigators for nearly 45 years – could telling her story on social media help solve the case?
Space
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Giant planet discovered orbiting dead star may be a glimpse into our solar system's future
Astronomers came across a Jupiter-like planet revolving around a dead star near the center of the Milky Way.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
NASA launches spacecraft on 12-year mission
NASA launched its "Lucy" spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Saturday morning. Over the course of 12 years, the probe will explore a record-setting eight asteroids in a single mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss what scientists hope to learn about the creation of our solar system from this mission.
Russian actress returns to Earth after orbital movie shoot
Russians claim another space first with scenes from a movie film aboard the International Space Station.
Series of asteroids bigger than Egypt's pyramids is passing by Earth
One 525-foot-wide asteroid that passed Earth on Friday was only discovered last month.
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Linda O'Keefe murder: Inside the investigation
Newport Beach Police give 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe a voice on Twitter hoping to solve her cold case 45 years later.
TV shows canceled or ended in 2021
This list contains everything from long-running favorites to short-lived Netflix sitcoms
Jasmine Hartin case: What happened on the pier?
A wealthy socialite and a senior police official end up on a moonlit pier in paradise. Then a single fatal shot rings out. Locals called it the crime of the young decade, but what happened?
Richest women in the world, ranked by net worth
Their fortunes start at $7 billion and go up — way up — from there
Devastating photos of tornado damage
Twisters wreak havoc across America.
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McAuliffe makes his pitch to Black voters
As the race for Virginia governor tightens, democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe is making a pitch to the Black voters in the state. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams campaigned for the former Virginia governor over the weekend. Will Weissert, a national political reporter for The Associated Press, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the importance of the demographic in the upcoming election.
CBSN Originals: Deepfakes and the Fog of Truth
A new CBSN Originals documentary reveals the growing threat posed by technology that makes lies look true and the truth seem false.
U.S. working to free kidnapped missionaries in Haiti
The State Department and FBI are working to free missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti. Sixteen of them are American and one is Canadian. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano from Port-au-Prince.
States face pushback against vaccine mandates
Two in every 3 eligible people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. But the pace of first doses is slowing — and as Carter Evans reports, some unvaccinated people are protesting mandates. Then, emergency medicine physician Dr. Owais Durrani joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to break down the day's coronavirus headlines.
Life and legacy of Colin Powell
The nation is reflecting on the life of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin takes a look back at his career and legacy. Then Ambassador John Negroponte, who served as deputy national security adviser to Colin Powell, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.