Smoke from Australia fires circling the world
NASA says the fires have caused "unprecedented" conditions that will effect the entire globe.
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Navy: UFO files could cause "grave damage" to national security if released
In November 2004, several U.S. Navy pilots stationed aboard the USS Nimitz encountered a Tic-Tac-shaped UFO darting and dashing over the Pacific Ocean.
Sea turtle swims again with help of prosthetic flipper
Goody the turtle was immobile after she lost her limb while trapped in a fishing net, but now she's Thailand's first recipient of a prosthetic flipper.
Studying the creativity and intelligence of the octopus
It's one of the most bizarre life forms on Earth – one of the smartest, most interesting, and most alien, with eight more brains than you have
Volcano erupts near Manila, spewing smoke and ash miles into the sky
Taal Volcano blasted steam, ash and pebbles up to 6 to 9 miles into the sky in a dramatic escalation of its growing restiveness.
Teen discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship
NASA's planet hunter satellite TESS has discovered an exoplanet orbiting two stars instead of one — and it was identified by a high school intern.
Leo DiCaprio's foundation donating $3 million to help Australia wildfires
Earth Alliance says it created a fund to help with an "international response to the catastrophic bushfires" raging in the country.
What scientists learned by putting 3D glasses on cuttlefish
The goal, other than having a reason to put cute little glasses on sea creatures, was to learn more about their depth perception.
Nature up close: The decline of the caribou
Despite their remarkable adaptability to an unforgiving environment, the numbers of these large, majestic, gentle-looking animals have fallen by more than half in the United States since 2003
Australia fires could be moving some animals closer to extinction
Researchers say koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, and other animals have perished either directly or indirectly as a result of the fires.
Giant fish species that survived 150 million years declared extinct
Giant Chinese paddlefish outlasted the dinosaurs and thrived in China's Yangtze River for eons, but they couldn't survive a burgeoning human presence.
Wildfires scorch nearly a third of Australian island
Satellite pictures show more than 380,000 acres of Kangaroo Island — a former haven for wildlife — destroyed by the brushfires.
U.S. hit with more billion-dollar weather disasters
2019 was a year of extreme weather events, and their high costs, in the United States.
Over 1 billion animals feared dead in Australian wildfires
An ecologist at the University of Sydney, who estimated last week that nearly half a billion animals had died in the fires, has increased his estimate to over 1 billion.
Russian government sees the sunny side in climate change
Official "adaptation plan" says global warming could lower energy costs and open new shipping routes across the Arctic.
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Court tosses out kids' climate-change lawsuit
Three-judge panel rules that the questions brought up in the case are best dealt with by legislators, not courts.
Fast-moving storm delays travelers across the country
The storm is on the move Friday evening, causing whiteouts and spinouts on icy highways throughout the Midwest.
What's ahead in the impeachment trial of President Trump
The impeachment trial is set to begin in the Senate on Tuesday, overseen by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Royal Caribbean: Video shows grandfather knew window was open
18-month-old Chloe Wiegand fell from an 11-story window aboard one of its ships in July.
Lawmakers condemn conditions asylum-seekers face
"With the Trump administration, the cruelty is the point," Congressman Brendan Boyle said after visiting one of the tent camps housing some of the 57,000 asylum-seekers in the "Remain in Mexico" program.
He started college behind bars. Now he wants to give back.
Dameon Stackhouse was six years into his prison sentence when he learned he would have a shot at earning his college degree.
1 dead, 1 injured after avalanche hits California ski resort
Alpine Meadows, which is located about 7 miles from Lake Tahoe, said the cause of the avalanche is currently unknown.
3 suspected members of white supremacist group arrested
The men are also accused of plotting to murder a Bartow County, Georgia, couple, according to the arrest documents.
CDC screening airport passengers for mysterious new virus
The rare pneumonia-like virus has caused at least two deaths, and has spread from China to other countries in Asia.
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Lawmakers condemn conditions faced by asylum-seekers in Mexico
Members of a congressional delegation described the squalid conditions faced by the asylum-seeking families and children they met in Matamoros, Mexico.
Ghana attracts African Americans with "Year of Return"
"To me there's no such thing as a black woman in Ghana; I am a woman in Ghana. We are all black," said American Lakeshia Ford.
Trump likely to meet with Iraqi president in Davos
The president is likely to be in Davos as his impeachment trial is beginning in the Senate.
Wiggles member collapses on stage during benefit
A founding member of The Wiggles celebrated his 48th birthday the day before the reunion show.
Billionaire found guilty of smuggling Picasso painting from Spain
The work is valued at $28 million and was designated a Spanish national artistic treasure.
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House Democrats release more materials from Lev Parnas
Democrats released texts exchanged between Parnas and Rudy Giuliani and another set between Parnas and a staffer for Representative Devin Nunes.
Former Congressman Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months
Collins, who had represented Buffalo since 2013, was the first member of Congress to back President Trump.
Fast-moving storm delays travelers across the country
The storm is on the move Friday evening, causing whiteouts and spinouts on icy highways throughout the Midwest.
1 dead, 1 injured after avalanche hits California ski resort
Alpine Meadows, which is located about 7 miles from Lake Tahoe, said the cause of the avalanche is currently unknown.
Dying man surprised by special graduation for his son
His son Blake will still have to finish out his final year of high school. But the milestone has now been marked, and the memory sealed.
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House Democrats release more materials from Lev Parnas
Democrats released texts exchanged between Parnas and Rudy Giuliani and another set between Parnas and a staffer for Representative Devin Nunes.
Former Congressman Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months
Collins, who had represented Buffalo since 2013, was the first member of Congress to back President Trump.
Democrats tout fundraising advantage in congressional elections
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised its GOP counterparts by $40 million in 2019.
Democrats release new debate qualification thresholds
Instead of just meeting a polling and donor threshold as required for previous debates, candidates now have an alternate way to participate
Lawmakers condemn conditions faced by asylum-seekers in Mexico
Members of a congressional delegation described the squalid conditions faced by the asylum-seeking families and children they met in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Surprising stars who have never won an Oscar
No thanks to the Academy.
Can R.E.M. stop Trump campaign from playing its songs?
Iconic rock band the latest artists to object to their music being used at political events for President Donald Trump.
Karlie Kloss opens up about Kushner family ties
"I voted Democrat in 2016 and I plan to do the same in 2020," Kloss said, adding she's been through a lot with her husband.
Wiggles member collapses on stage during benefit
A founding member of The Wiggles celebrated his 48th birthday the day before the reunion show.
New Netflix show shines light on kids' social anxiety
"It's a topic that's been talked about among adults, but it's not really talked about when it comes to kids," 13-year-old actor Mauricio Lara said.
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Lawsuit demands Zuckerberg give up control of Facebook
Anti-trust suit by stalled rivals calls Facebook "one of the largest unlawful monopolies ever seen in the United States."
Google parent Alphabet joins $1 trillion club
Investors still high on Big Tech despite mounting political concerns about the industry's size and influence.
Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint since 1975
Company promises to cut its emissions via reforestation, soil management and, eventually, high-tech carbon capture.
Twitter suspends Grindr over privacy concerns
Dating apps gave advertisers data about user "personalities, predispositions and secret desires," privacy group claims.
NSA identifies "critical vulnerability" in Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft released its patch on Tuesday.
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SpaceX stages dramatic in-flight abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Court tosses out kids' climate-change lawsuit
Three-judge panel rules that the questions brought up in the case are best dealt with by legislators, not courts.
As Australia burns, it's Murdoch vs. Murdoch on climate change
Media mogul's son is the latest to accuse him of downplaying the role of global warming in the lethal blazes.
Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint since 1975
Company promises to cut its emissions via reforestation, soil management and, eventually, high-tech carbon capture.
Northern white rhino embryo could save species from extinction
Just two northern white rhinos are left in the world, and they're both female – but lab-created embryos hold out hope.
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CDC screening airport passengers for mysterious new virus
The rare pneumonia-like virus has caused at least two deaths, and has spread from China to other countries in Asia.
J&J Risperdal damages slashed from $8 billion to $6.8 million
Original settlement stemmed from the case of a man who said taking the drug as a boy caused him to grow breasts.
Supreme Court to hear Obamacare birth control case
The high court will review whether the Trump administration was on solid ground when it gave religious employers and universities broader religious and moral exemptions to the Obamacare contraception mandate, which requires health care plans to offer free birth control.
Woman dies after waiting hours in hospital emergency room
A preliminary chest X-ray showed 25-year old Tashonna Ward had an enlarged heart, but she was never admitted to the hospital.
2 cases of norovirus confirmed at Yosemite National Park
"Most of the cases occurred on and around the first week of January 2020 ..." park officials said.
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Trump finds campaign foe in "Mini" Mike Bloomberg
Despite his seeming long-shot chances for the presidency, Bloomberg has become a favorite target for President Trump on Twitter
U.S. Treasury to soon begin selling 20-year bonds
The new offering between 10-year and 30-year bonds could help finance U.S.'s enormous $1 trillion annual deficits.
Why wine sales are falling for the first time in 25 years
Wine consumption in the U.S. slowed for the first time in 25 years, thanks in part to young adults' changing tastes.
Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas
Coffee chain plans to open or remodel 85 "community stores" by 2025 in rural and urban neighborhoods across the U.S.
Small Irish island hiring two to run a coffee shop
The job description is for a "couple or two friends," who would get free food and accommodations for their work.
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Former Congressman Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months
Collins, who had represented Buffalo since 2013, was the first member of Congress to back President Trump.
3 suspected members of white supremacist group arrested
The men are also accused of plotting to murder a Bartow County, Georgia, couple, according to the arrest documents.
Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected in Harvey Weinstein case
The jurors will be tasked with deciding the fate of the disgraced media mogul during his rape trial.
Police bodycam video shows witness becoming murder suspect
"We had sex, obviously." A woman stuns police when she tells them what she did with a boyfriend, just hours before witnessing her husband's murder.
Woman gets 25 years for poisoning husband with eye drops
Lana Clayton said her husband was abusive and she didn't mean to kill him.
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SpaceX stages dramatic in-flight abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
Second all-female spacewalk devoted to space station battery replacements
NASA resumes battery replacement work aboard the International Space Station with the second all-female spacewalk.
Ex-Navy SEAL is NASA's first Korean-American astronaut
Kim is a first-generation Korean-American whose parents came to the U.S. in the 1980s to provide a better life for their children.
Teen discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship
NASA's planet hunter satellite TESS has discovered an exoplanet orbiting two stars instead of one — and it was identified by a high school intern.
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Surprising stars who have never won an Oscar
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Animals doing people things
A gorilla looking at iPhone photos, an elk drinking red wine... the line between human activity and animal behavior is furrier than one might think
Animals in the wrong place at the wrong time
A hippo at a Swatch store, a squirrel in the Phillies dugout — you won't believe where these animals have popped up ...
Meghan Markle's style, from "Suits" to the royal family
Whatever's next for the the Duchess of Sussex, she's sure to do it in royal fashion.
Britain's royal line of succession
Does the announcement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex change anything?
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Buttigieg ramps up campaign pace
Pete Buttigieg has held at least nine events since Tuesday's Democratic primary debate in Iowa. Jack Turman joined CBSN for this edition of 2020 Daily Trail markers with more on Buttigieg's plans leading up to the Iowa caucuses.
Meet Trump's impeachment legal team
Republican stragegist Lauren Claffey and Democratic strategist Michael Starr Hopkins joined CBSN to break down how the Senate impeachment trial will impact both Washington and the campaign trail for the next few weeks.
Jury selected for Weinstein's rape trial
Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial in New York now has a jury. The 12-person panel, consisting of seven men and five women, was seated Friday. The disgraced movie mogul is accused of raping a woman in 2013, and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006. Weinstein denies the allegations and has pleaded not guilty. Attorney Jesse Weber joined CBSN with more.
Son's graduation was one man's dying wish
If you had one dying wish, what would it be? On tonight’s “On The Road,” we met a man who knew exactly what he wanted. Steve Hartman reports.
Royal Caribbean: Video shows grandfather knew window was open
For the first time, Royal Caribbean Cruise lines is telling its side of the story. They are releasing video of a toddler’s deadly fall last year aboard one its ships. David Begnaud reports.
