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The devastating collapse of the Surfside condominium two years ago resulted in the loss of 98 lives.
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The devastating collapse of the Surfside condominium two years ago resulted in the loss of 98 lives.
From the pile of rubble, only three people emerged alive, including teen Deven Gonzales and her mother.
First lady Jill Biden was among the speakers at Friday's event marking the first anniversary of the tragedy at Champlain Towers South that killed 98 people.
A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people.
Velasquez survived the initial collapse, but rescue crews were unable to reach her before she died, according to a memo obtained by CBS Miami.
"The collapse was entirely preventable," says a lawsuit filed on behalf of Champlain Towers South victims and family members.
Micaela Naibryf and Amnon Leibowitz are running the New York City Marathon in honor of Ilan Naibryf who died in the June Surfside building collapse.
"The loss of 98 lives was and is still is painfully tragic. But for a group of alleged identity thieves, it was a time to make some money," said Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
"If there's that amount of corrosion, this should have been fixed," Dawn Lehman, a professor of structural engineering at the University of Washington, said.
"Nothing we can say or do will bring back these 98 angels who left behind grieving families, beloved friends, loved ones across this community and across the world," Miami-Dade County's mayor said.
The collapse killed 97 people, and one woman is still missing.
Anastasia Gromova had just been accepted to a program teaching English in Japan and was visiting the condo for one last hurrah with friend.
"As a mother, despite trying to do everything possible so that they don't suffer, it's inevitable —I won't be able to fill it out."
"Theresa was an impassioned leader at Live Nation," her company said in a statement.
One 911 caller, a woman, said "the pool area started sinking down."
"I remember screaming to my mom and my sister, 'Run, run, just run for your life,'" 25-year-old Gabe Nir said.
The community of Surfside, Florida, is reeling after the partial collapse of a condominium building.
Lahh Salon partnered with the Red Cross to give locals residents free hair treatments, meals and pajamas.
Officials plan to step up security at the site of the Miami-area condominium collapse to make sure the personal possessions of the victims are preserved for their families.
Authorities are trying to recover keepsakes for families that have lost relatives and for surviving residents of the building.
The mayor of Miami-Dade County said 22 people were potentially unaccounted for in last month's building collapse.
More than two dozen people are still listed as missing; Miami-Dade fire chief says recovery phase may take two to three weeks.
"We know there have been problems in this building, so this one was elevated and some structural concerns were identified," said the mayor of Miami-Dade county.
As of Saturday morning, 43 people were potentially unaccounted for, according to officials.
"We feel the pain. We feel the agony that they're feeling," said Scott Dean, a Miami Urban Search and Rescue team leader.
Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were hit after lightning struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
"Does that mean you just don't want to govern?" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of GOP holdouts who are against passing a short-term measure to keep the government open.
Forbes has released its list of top creators – 50 internet personalities who have earned an estimated $700 million combined. Here's how much the top 10 earned.
Cindy McCain, other members of the McCain family and Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, are expected to be there.
The bodies were found Thursday morning after a drone located a debris field, Trooper Corey King said in a tweet, after the plane was reported missing on Wednesday.
The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Home prices have jumped so much that Americans must pay a third of their income on housing, according to one study.
Authorities recovered both the margay and jaguar and released images of cubs.
Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were hit after lightning struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
"Does that mean you just don't want to govern?" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of GOP holdouts who are against passing a short-term measure to keep the government open.
Forbes has released its list of top creators – 50 internet personalities who have earned an estimated $700 million combined. Here's how much the top 10 earned.
Cindy McCain, other members of the McCain family and Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, are expected to be there.
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
Forbes has released its list of top creators – 50 internet personalities who have earned an estimated $700 million combined. Here's how much the top 10 earned.
Home prices have jumped so much that Americans must pay a third of their income on housing, according to one study.
Costco said it's now selling 1-ounce gold bars, but can't keep them in stock because of strong demand.
As many as 70,000 child care centers are at risk of closing without the federal aid, while parents could face higher costs, experts say.
"Does that mean you just don't want to govern?" House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said of GOP holdouts who are against passing a short-term measure to keep the government open.
Cindy McCain, other members of the McCain family and Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, are expected to be there.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden is taking place days before the government is set to shut down.
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.
CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
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.
Switzerland's alpine glaciers have lost as much ice in 2 years as they did in the 30 leading up to 1990, a sign of the climate's "critical state," one scientist says.
Germany's Interior Minister called Artgemeinschaft "deeply racist and antisemitic" and accused it of trying "to raise new enemies of the constitution."
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
Taiwan touts "self-reliant national defense policy" as it unveils first domestically-made submarine, while China says the island is "over-rating itself."
Police in the German state of Saxony are investigating after a video showed several people appear to give the Nazi "Heil Hitler" salute at an Oktoberfest event.
Forbes has released its list of top creators – 50 internet personalities who have earned an estimated $700 million combined. Here's how much the top 10 earned.
Ed Sheeran is gearing up for the release of his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is set to drop on Friday.
U2 is set to make history Friday as the first band ever to take the stage at Sphere, a cutting-edge spherical venue that graces the Las Vegas skyline.
Ed Sheeran surprised a bride and groom with a performance of "Magical" at their Las Vegas wedding. The new song is on his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is out Friday. Sheeran sat down with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King for an exclusive interview.
Ed Sheeran surprised a bride and groom with a performance of "Magical" at their Las Vegas wedding. The new song is on his latest album, "Autumn Variations," which is out Friday. Sheeran sat down with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King for an exclusive interview.
The billionaire will not receive compensation for serving as the company's president, CEO and chairman, GameStop said.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant's developer conference Wednesday, saying the company is focused on virtual and augmented reality as well as artificial intelligence technologies. Notable new additions include an AI personal assistant people can interact with using any of Meta's messaging apps. Will Knight, senior writer at Wired, joined CBS News to discuss the conference and what happened to Threads.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency -- or CISA -- has launched its first nationwide public service announcement. The PSA aims to teach Americans basic cybersecurity habits in order to stay safe online. Jen Easterly, CISA director, joins CBS News to share tips on how you can protect yourself while using the internet.
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.
The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden, but instead they found artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, officials said.
"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.
The remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew have been found more than 3 years after she was last seen.
Authorities announced Thursday the seizure of more than 40 pounds of the deadly drug fentanyl in the Bronx.
Authorities have arrested a man accused of murdering Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere. Officials took Jason Billingsley, a convicted sex offender, into custody Wednesday night. LaPere's body was discovered Monday in her apartment complex after she was reported missing. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
Six bodies were discovered in an area of Mexico where seven youths were kidnapped days earlier, authorities said.
Police say they're going to hold a news conference to announce the arrest of Jason Billingsley in the killing of the 26-year-old.
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.
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The average interest rate on a credit card in November 2021 was 16.4%. As of September, the average credit card interest rate is nearly 24.5%. Javier David, managing editor at Axios, joined CBS News to discuss other ways rising interest rates are putting pressure on Americans.
Authorities have arrested a man accused of murdering Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere. Officials took Jason Billingsley, a convicted sex offender, into custody Wednesday night. LaPere's body was discovered Monday in her apartment complex after she was reported missing. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
The United Auto Workers union could expand its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, with the decision hinging on whether negotiators are able to make significant progress on getting its union members new contracts. Neal Boudette, an auto reporter for the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss how talks are going.
When Tim Bliefnick was arrested, an answer he gave on the game show years earlier had people talking. He sits down with “48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty for an exclusive interview airing Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.