
Biden officially secures Electoral College majority
It's been apparent for weeks that Biden won the election — but California certifying its results officially pushed Biden over 270 electors.
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It's been apparent for weeks that Biden won the election — but California certifying its results officially pushed Biden over 270 electors.
The court's opinion overruled a consent decree order that allowed absentee ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted if they are returned up to seven days after Election Day.
Trump and Biden squared off on the economy, COVID-19, race, climate change and more.
"Come on. There's not another serious scientist in the world that thinks it will be over soon," Biden said during the final debate.
But thousands of migrant children allegedly suffered sexual abuse in U.S. custody, according to HHS documents released last year.
"This guy is a dog whistle about as big as the fog horn," Biden said.
CBS News fact checked some of what Trump and Biden said about COVID-19, the economy, immigration and more at their final debate.
After the debate, one of the president's advisers told White House correspondent Paula Reid said the president stuck to the plan.
The debate will be moderated by Kristen Welker of NBC News at Belmont University in Nashville, and topics include the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.
President Trump and Joe Biden are facing off in their second and final debate before the election.
Only one opportunity now remains for the two candidates to directly debate each other before Election Day.
Trump called it "very unfair" that the debate topics chosen by the moderator will deviate from the traditional focus on foreign policy to include domestic issues.
Perez said Joe Biden is now competing with President Trump in states like Arizona, Texas, Ohio and Iowa.
NBC News' Kristen Welker is moderating the final presidential debate, which will take place on October 22.
Joe Biden has refused to answer so far on whether he supports adding more justices to the Supreme Court.
He said he would just "flat-out change the law," to protect LGBTQ rights.
The longtime journalist apologized for his "errors in judgment."
The Commission on Presidential Debates canceled this Thursday's face-off after the campaigns wrangled over safety protocols.
The debate had been scheduled for Thursday, October 15.
The Trump campaign argued Thursday night that the debate should proceed as planned on October 15.
"First and foremost, I think we're going to win this election," the vice president said. He then accused the Democratic party of "trying to overturn the results of the last election."
The debate featured sharp exchanges over the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, the Supreme Court and more.
Harris and Pence met in Salt Lake City in their only debate before the presidential election.
Kamala Harris slammed the response to the pandemic as "the greatest failure of any presidential administration."
Vice President Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will be meeting on stage in Salt Lake City for their only debate Wednesday night.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
Judge Tanya Chutkan denied former President Donald Trump's request to recuse herself.
If Congress can't pass a government funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, then the government will shut down.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
A Hunter Biden attorney says the transfers were from private loans to Hunter Biden, and they referenced his father's address because it was the one on his personal driver's license at the time.
Karen Pence's recently published book, "When It's Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God's Grace in His Calling for Your Life," gives readers a glimpse into her life as the former second lady.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
If a strike were to happen, it would impact 22 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Heinz is selling limited bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch after a Taylor Swift fan account posted a photo of the pop icon at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Commercial real estate owners are trying to draw in EV owners by alleviating their range anxiety.
Judge's ruling could strip Donald Trump of his authority to make strategic and financial decisions over key properties in the state.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
Judge Tanya Chutkan denied former President Donald Trump's request to recuse herself.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
After the attack in Jupiter, Florida, animal control picked up the otter and it tested positive for rabies, a disease that can be fatal. Here's how it is handled.
An unvaccinated pet is a danger not just to other animals but also to the humans around them, an author of the study notes.
Plastic rings can detach from the Rainbow Road Road series board books sold at Sam's Club, Target and other retailers nationwide.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
The launch of the military satellite comes amid ongoing tensions with Western nations over its nuclear program.
A group of six young people from Portugal have accused 32 countries of failing to tackle climate change fast enough, and therefore infringing on their human rights
Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.
The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
The 15th annual Atlantic Festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 28, for two days of events with headline-making speakers from the worlds of politics and culture.
Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel announced they would resume their shows on Monday, Oct. 2.
Heinz is selling limited bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch after a Taylor Swift fan account posted a photo of the pop icon at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced that he has postponed his remaining tour dates in 2023 as he receives treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
The Writers Guild of America released the details of their tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and have unanimously voted to end the nearly 150-day strike.
Amazon's Alexa is getting an upgrade. The so-called Alexa LLM will be able to understand body language, including gestures and eye contact, and should be smarter and more conversational thanks to AI. Jon Swartz, senior tech reporter for MarketWatch, joined CBS News to discuss the new version of Amazon's virtual assistant.
Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, who moved the company to a garage in 1998.
Amazon is facing antitrust claims from the Federal Trade Commission and states including New York and Pennsylvania, alleging the retailer is a monopoly.
A group of rabbis, academics and activists said the behavior of owner Elon Musk has allowed "a new stage in antisemitic discourse" to "spread like wildfire" on the social media site.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
For the first time, scientists in Sweden have analyzed an extinct animal's RNA. They're studying the Tasmanian tiger which has been extinct since the 1930s. Marc Friedländer, associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, joins CBS News to discuss what the breakthrough means for science.
What could soon be Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, and a tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware. CBS News Baltimore's Janay Reece has an update on how locals there are preparing for the storm. And Lynette Charles, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, has a forecast for where the storms could be most severe.
Since 2016, wildfire smoke in the U.S. has reversed roughly 25% of air quality improvements made from the 2000 Clean Air Act, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. That figure doubles to roughly 50% when looking specifically at the impact on many western states. For more on this, CBS News was joined by Marshall Burke, an associate professor at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and a co-author of the study.
Homeowners living in areas at risk for natural disasters are seeing higher home insurance premiums -- for some, coverage has been dropped completely. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
The remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew have been found more than 3 years after she was last seen.
A Minneapolis murder suspect is now again behind bars after he was mistakenly released from an Indianapolis jail earlier this month.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Multiple groups of looters hit retail stores and at least one small business in different Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.
The man charged with killing three New York women more than a decade ago appeared in court Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Rex Heuermann back in January after DNA evidence linked him to one of the victims at Gilgo Beach. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more on Heuermann's court appearance.
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
NASA is celebrating the successful end of a 7-year, $1 billion mission to collect and return a sample from the asteroid Bennu. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more on the mission. And Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the significance of the samples.
Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case
What Angelina Fernandes saw the night her mother was accused of murder.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
How prosecutors made the case that the Wisconsin man killed his parents Bart and Krista Halderson in July 2021.
On Nov. 11, 2012, Jake Nolan accompanied his psychiatrist cousin to a NYC Home Depot where she purchased a sledgehammer; 24 hours later, it became a key piece of evidence in a crime that ended with Nolan and her ex-lover in the hospital.
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Biden, Democrats and the Big Three automakers over electric cars in remarks in the Detroit suburbs Wednesday night, as his Republican opponents were getting ready to take the stage in California for the second Republican presidential debate. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
Mel Tucker, the head coach for the Michigan State football team, was fired Wednesday over allegations that he sexually harassed an activist and rape survivor during a phone call.
After spending a NASA record 371 days in space, astronaut Frank Rubio returned to earth Wednesday, touching down in Kazakhstan with two Russian cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz MS-69/23S. Rubio's mission to the International Space Station was initially supposed to run for six months, but was delayed due to a coolant leak on a previous capsule, which forced them to wait for a replacement.
If no deal is reached by Congress, a government shutdown could begin as soon as Sunday, causing major disruptions across the U.S. Scott MacFarlane has the latest on the negotiations.
Three people have been arrested after a ghost gun printing operation was discovered inside a home-based daycare center in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, police said Wednesday. Jericka Duncan reports.