Americans are scared as virus surges. They're also resilient.
"I am already drained and overwhelmed," admits one nursing assistant. After getting sick another worker says, "You have to make it work."
Coronavirus: The Race To Respond
Nevada governor issues "statewide pause" as virus cases rise
"We are on a rapid trajectory that threatens to overwhelm our health care system, our frontline health workers, and your access to care," the governor said.
Musical instrument retailer Guitar Center files for bankruptcy
Musical instrument chain said it will remain open for holiday shoppers and continue to honor gift cards.
Rapper Bad Bunny tests positive for coronavirus
The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, wasn't showing any major symptoms of the virus, his publicist said.
Florida bar shut down after hundreds pack in without masks
The bar was cited three times in one day for violating COVID-19 guidance, according to local reports.
Wells Fargo giving pandemic aid to "hurting" small businesses
Former White House chief of staff also discusses President-elect Joe Biden's prospective Cabinet picks
Pope says he understands COVID patients' struggle "from experience"
Francis gives his most personal insight ever of the ordeal that left him "hanging between life and death" with a misdiagnosed pulmonary infection.
Study links S.D. motorcycle rally to Minnesota COVID outbreak
Minnesota officials counted 86 cases that they said were related to the rally.
2 Kansas City fire department members die from COVID-19
"There are no words for the loss." Fire Chief Donna Lake said.
LA County restricting in-person dining to combat COVID surge
The changes were announced as the current five-day average stood at 4,097 new coronavirus cases in LA County.
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine up to 90% effective, trials show
Three drugmakers have now reported similarly hopeful results in two weeks. U.K. Prime Minister calls the news from AstraZeneca and Oxford University "incredibly exciting."
Schools saw unprecedented drop in enrollment during pandemic
As school started this fall during the pandemic, some of the largest school districts saw an unprecedented decrease in student enrollment. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how districts mobilized to get kids in school this fall.
Long-term symptoms afflicting COVID-19 patients
Doctors are still searching for answers to why a portion of people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 are still suffering symptoms months later. Anderson Cooper reports.
Hoping there will be no more Thanksgivings like this one
"When families gather on Thursday, there will likely be fewer places at the table." Lesley Stahl with parting words about this week's holiday.
G20 summit concludes with vow to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all
The two-day summit of heads of state was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic and said it would "spare no effort to protect lives."
Gottlieb says vaccine will likely be widely available by middle of 2021
The former FDA head said a healthy 30-year-old might have vaccine access in the second or third quarter of 2021.
Fauci says herd immunity possible if enough Americans take vaccine
The top infectious disease doctor urged caution over the holidays and said "help is on the way."
Texas National Guard deployed to help El Paso with morgue overflow
So many have died that the county is now posting job openings for morgue attendants.
What's the status of a second $1,200 stimulus check?
Negotiations for another stimulus package are likely to resume, but analysts predict a smaller round of funding.
Loeffler tests negative for COVID-19 after earlier positive result
Loeffler tested positive on Friday but has since tested negative after inconclusive results.
Sanford Health CEO says he won't wear mask after COVID-19 recovery
"I have no interest in using masks as a symbolic gesture," said head of one of Midwest's largest health systems.
Navajo Nation's kids try to adjust as pandemic closes schools
Virtual learning is already hard in places that lack basic resources — even electricity — that power the internet.
Ben Carson says he was "desperately ill" with COVID-19
"I do believe I am out of the woods at this point," he said on Facebook.
U.S. reports record 187,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day
As the U.S. recorded more than 187,000 new cases of the coronavirus, the demand for help is surging.
U.S. reports 195,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, a record
Across the nation, more and more cities, counties and states are clamping down in a desperate effort to curb the surge.
Health
Americans are scared as virus surges. They're also resilient.
"I am already drained and overwhelmed," admits one nursing assistant. After getting sick another worker says, "You have to make it work."
Nevada governor issues "statewide pause" as virus cases rise
"We are on a rapid trajectory that threatens to overwhelm our health care system, our frontline health workers, and your access to care," the governor said.
Rapper Bad Bunny tests positive for coronavirus
The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, wasn't showing any major symptoms of the virus, his publicist said.
Florida bar shut down after hundreds pack in without masks
The bar was cited three times in one day for violating COVID-19 guidance, according to local reports.
Pope says he understands COVID patients' struggle "from experience"
Francis gives his most personal insight ever of the ordeal that left him "hanging between life and death" with a misdiagnosed pulmonary infection.
Study links S.D. motorcycle rally to Minnesota COVID outbreak
Minnesota officials counted 86 cases that they said were related to the rally.
2 Kansas City fire department members die from COVID-19
"There are no words for the loss." Fire Chief Donna Lake said.
LA County restricting in-person dining to combat COVID surge
The changes were announced as the current five-day average stood at 4,097 new coronavirus cases in LA County.
Pat Quinn, Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder, has died at age 37
The ice bucket challenge took social media by storm in 2014, making Quinn a viral sensation.
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine up to 90% effective, trials show
Three drugmakers have now reported similarly hopeful results in two weeks. U.K. Prime Minister calls the news from AstraZeneca and Oxford University "incredibly exciting."
G20 summit concludes with vow to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all
The two-day summit of heads of state was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic and said it would "spare no effort to protect lives."
Gottlieb says vaccine will likely be widely available by middle of 2021
The former FDA head said a healthy 30-year-old might have vaccine access in the second or third quarter of 2021.
Texas National Guard deployed to help El Paso with morgue overflow
So many have died that the county is now posting job openings for morgue attendants.
Loeffler tests negative for COVID-19 after earlier positive result
Loeffler tested positive on Friday but has since tested negative after inconclusive results.
Navajo Nation's kids try to adjust as pandemic closes schools
Virtual learning is already hard in places that lack basic resources — even electricity — that power the internet.
World
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China launches ambitious lunar sample return mission
If successful, the Chang'e 5 mission will be the first in 44 years to bring lunar samples to Earth.
Pope meets with NBA players to discuss social justice
Five players traveled to meet with the pope after the Vatican reached out to learn about their work for social change.
New report details Trump effort to seize private land for border wall
The Justice Department has filed more than 100 lawsuits against landowners to seize their property along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Italy's virus death toll tops 50,000
Italy joins the U.S., Brazil, India, Mexico and the U.K. in passing the symbolic 50,000-death mark.
Is this house under a convent in Israel the boyhood home of Jesus?
"I'm working off evidence," Professor Ken Dark told CBS News. "What's there on the ground is very consistent, very convincing."
U.S.
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Biden announces national security team
The president-elect named his secretary of state, national security adviser, homeland security secretary, ambassador to the UN and made other key appointments.
Trump legal team disavows association with lawyer Sidney Powell
"I will continue to represent #WeThePeople who had their votes for Trump and other Republicans stolen by massive fraud through Dominion and Smartmatic, and we will be filing suit soon," she said in a statement to CBS News.
GSA will brief House and Senate committee leaders
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy refuses to officially recognize Joe Biden as president-elect.
Biden expected to announce Tony Blinken as secretary of state
Mr. Biden is expected to make the announcement on Tuesday.
Americans are scared as virus surges. They're also resilient.
"I am already drained and overwhelmed," admits one nursing assistant. After getting sick another worker says, "You have to make it work."
Politics
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Biden announces national security team
The president-elect named his secretary of state, national security adviser, homeland security secretary, ambassador to the UN and made other key appointments.
Trump legal team disavows association with lawyer Sidney Powell
"I will continue to represent #WeThePeople who had their votes for Trump and other Republicans stolen by massive fraud through Dominion and Smartmatic, and we will be filing suit soon," she said in a statement to CBS News.
GSA will brief House and Senate committee leaders
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy refuses to officially recognize Joe Biden as president-elect.
Biden expected to announce Tony Blinken as secretary of state
Mr. Biden is expected to make the announcement on Tuesday.
Americans are scared as virus surges. They're also resilient.
"I am already drained and overwhelmed," admits one nursing assistant. After getting sick another worker says, "You have to make it work."
Entertainment
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Rapper Bad Bunny tests positive for coronavirus
The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, wasn't showing any major symptoms of the virus, his publicist said.
Taylor Swift wins third straight artist of the year award at AMAs
The Weeknd lost artist of the year but dominated the 2020 American Music Awards with multiple other wins.
U.S. swimmer breaks two world records in 40 minutes
Caeleb Dressel became the first swimmer to eclipse 48 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly.
"Sunday Morning" Matinee: "Cheek to Cheek"
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the classic Irving Berlin musical "Top Hat," Emmy-nominated choreographer Chloé Arnold and Maud Arnold, both of Syncopated Ladies, tap dance to a contemporary rendition of the song "Cheek to Cheek," performed and arranged by Judith Hill.
Applejack, a spirit as old as the American Republic
The Laird Family of New Jersey has been producing applejack, or apple brandy, for nine generations. Correspondent Mo Rocca drinks in the history of the alcoholic beverage that helped fortify a revolution, put at least one president in the White House, and is — even in these sobering times — keeping spirits up.
Technology
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SpaceX launches NASA-European sea level monitor
The Sentinel-6 satellite is the first of two in a billion-dollar program to monitor Earth's oceans.
Getting started with MagSafe, the iPhone 12's best new feature
Apple's new magnetic accessories and wireless chargers are expensive and clunky. They're also the coolest iPhone upgrade in years.
New York City wants to rein in the bots reading your resume
Most job applicants have no clue they're being evaluated by AI. The city wants to change that.
Fortnite apparently returning to iPhones after developers' end-around
Nvidia says its cloud gaming service can now run on Safari browser on iPhones and iPads and will soon enable users to access Fortnite.
Rocket Lab recovers first stage booster in key milestone
Splashdown shows booster can safely re-enter atmosphere as company works toward mid-air recovery
Science
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Is this house under a convent in Israel the boyhood home of Jesus?
"I'm working off evidence," Professor Ken Dark told CBS News. "What's there on the ground is very consistent, very convincing."
COVID lockdowns' impact on greenhouse gas emissions a "tiny blip"
U.N. weather agency voices hope for lasting change after pandemic, but says reduction in greenhouse gases during lockdowns was just a "tiny blip."
Arctic temperatures are astonishingly warmer than they should be
The entire Arctic Circle was an average of 12 degrees Fahrenheit above normal this weekend.
SpaceX launches NASA-European sea level monitor
The Sentinel-6 satellite is the first of two in a billion-dollar program to monitor Earth's oceans.
Owl found in Rockefeller Christmas tree will soon be released
The tiny owl, named "Rockefeller," was found hiding in the branches of the towering Christmas tree that serves as a focal point of New York City's holiday season.
Health
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Americans are scared as virus surges. They're also resilient.
"I am already drained and overwhelmed," admits one nursing assistant. After getting sick another worker says, "You have to make it work."
Nevada governor issues "statewide pause" as virus cases rise
"We are on a rapid trajectory that threatens to overwhelm our health care system, our frontline health workers, and your access to care," the governor said.
Rapper Bad Bunny tests positive for coronavirus
The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, wasn't showing any major symptoms of the virus, his publicist said.
Florida bar shut down after hundreds pack in without masks
The bar was cited three times in one day for violating COVID-19 guidance, according to local reports.
Pope says he understands COVID patients' struggle "from experience"
Francis gives his most personal insight ever of the ordeal that left him "hanging between life and death" with a misdiagnosed pulmonary infection.
MoneyWatch
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Americans are scared as virus surges. They're also resilient.
"I am already drained and overwhelmed," admits one nursing assistant. After getting sick another worker says, "You have to make it work."
Experts fear feds aren't ready to get vaccines to nursing homes
More than 67,000 people in long-term care facilities have died of COVID-19. With a vaccine on the way, is the government ready to roll?
1 in 4 Americans are jobless or earning poverty-level wages
Official government statistics don't fully capture just how much millions of Americans are hurting, one expert says.
Breaking into the bagel business
Beth George, and her company, BYOB Bagels, offers lessons to restaurateurs and small business owners in how to bake traditional New York-style bagels (and what makes a good schmear)
Getting started with MagSafe, the iPhone 12's best new feature
Apple's new magnetic accessories and wireless chargers are expensive and clunky. They're also the coolest iPhone upgrade in years.
Crime
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Trump backer charged with assault after exhaling on protesters
Incident was caught on video and happened outside Trump golf club in Sterling, Virginia as pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators awaited his arrival.
Self-defense or murder? Shooting death divides a community
A young mother admits to killing her partner, telling police she had endured years of abuse and feared for her life. So why didn't everyone believe her?
Woman accused of setting fire, running over husband, speaks out
In an interview with "48 Hours," Linda Stermer maintains she doesn't know how the fatal fire started and that running over her husband with the family's van after he escaped the burning home was purely an accident.
Kyle Rittenhouse released from jail after posting $2M bond
Rittenhouse, who was extradited from Illinois to Kenosha, will return to court for a preliminary hearing in December.
Shooting at Wisconsin mall leaves 8 injured
The suspect, described as a White male in his 20s or 30s, fled the scene before officers arrived at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa.
Space
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China launches ambitious lunar sample return mission
If successful, the Chang'e 5 mission will be the first in 44 years to bring lunar samples to Earth.
SpaceX launches NASA-European sea level monitor
The Sentinel-6 satellite is the first of two in a billion-dollar program to monitor Earth's oceans.
Astronauts describe thrilling ride to space
Rookie astronaut Victor Glover calls the view from space "surreal."
Astronauts hold Q&A at space station
Five astronauts, including four who launched Sunday aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience," held a news conference Thursday from the International Space Station about how their mission is going. Watch their remarks from NASA TV.
Iconic Arecibo Observatory faces demolition due to damage
Engineers recommend controlled demolition of the mortally wounded radio telescope in Puerto Rico.
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The life & near death of prizefighter Christy Salters-Martin
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Jill Biden through the years
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Joe Biden through the years
Newly elected to be the 46th president, Biden has had a long political career and a personal life filled with triumph and heartbreak.
The most dangerous cities in America, ranked
The violent crime rate in the U.S. declined 0.2 percent from 2016 to 2017, the first decline since 2014
Evidence photos: Michelle Martinko murder
Inside the haunting case that baffled investigators for generations and the 38 year trail that led them to her killer.
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Holiday shopping: Supporting small businesses
This holiday season will be an important one for small businesses that have been hit hard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker based out of Harvard University, small business revenue in the U.S. has decreased by 31% compared to January 2020. Barbara Kahn, professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and author of "The Shopping Revolution," joins CBSN to discuss what to keep in mind ahead of Small Business Saturday.
CBSN Originals: "A City Under Surveillance"
The Detroit Police Department is using facial recognition technology and a network of surveillance cameras to combat the city’s high crime rates. But critics say the technology has racial bias built into it and has even landed innocent people behind bars. In this documentary, CBSN Originals explores the debate over high-tech policing that promises to make our communities safer yet at the same time threatens our civil liberties.
Long-term symptoms plague COVID long-haulers
Doctors are still searching for answers to why a portion of people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 are still suffering symptoms months later. Anderson Cooper reports.
Checking in on the 90+ Study on aging
Six years after our initial report, Lesley Stahl visits surviving members of the 90+ Study and finds out what scientists have learned from following the study's participants.
Student enrollment down during pandemic
As school started this fall during the pandemic, some of the largest school districts saw an unprecedented decrease in student enrollment. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how districts mobilized to get kids in school this fall.