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As the U.S. death toll nears 400,000, many funeral homes are straining to keep up with demand for their services.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
Coffee chain cites "abundance of caution" after decision to temporarily close stores because of potential unrest.
Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere.
Federal minimum wage has been frozen at $7.25 for more than a decade, the longest period without a raise since 1938.
Golf star could be heard saying the slur under his breath after he missed a putt.
Social media – hailed as an organizing tool for pro-democracy rallies – has also become a forum for conspiracy theories, racism and disinformation.
The NRA said it is moving to Texas from New York, where the state's attorney general has filed a lawsuit alleging financial crimes.
Americans are throwing away $40 billion a year unwillingly upgrading items we can't fix, a consumer group claims.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
FAA Administrator cites recent disturbances on planes, noting "a trend after the breach of the Capitol last week."
Vaccine stipends, however, will be relatively small, generally less than $100.
FDA investigates potentially fatal levels of aflatoxins, poisons produced by mold that's not necessarily visible.
This is the first of two bills Mr. Biden plans to address COVID-19. His transition team said he would introduce a second "recovery" bill in February.
Actor Rob Gough, who bought the 1952 card, called it the "Mona Lisa of sports cards."
Capitol Police said a fire under a highway several blocks south of the Capitol prompted a lockdown.
Prosecutors are probing Capitol rioters who used military-style tactics and are examining questions of coordination.
CBS News polling found that only 31% of Republican voters consider Joe Biden the legitimate winner of the election.
The president-elect told Latino leaders that his immigration bill may not pass during his first 100 days in office, citing the pandemic and Senate impeachment trial.
Putin's No. 1 foe, detained in Moscow after poisoning, says he's "seen a lot of mockery of justice," but calls his sudden appearance before a judge "the highest degree of lawlessness."
Security officials are concerned about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing the inauguration.
Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county official, vowed to return with firearms to the Capitol for the inauguration.
"We are in urgent need of medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs," read the note scrawled on crumpled up paper.
The 50 scholarship recipients must commit to eight years of racial justice work in the South.
Katie Delwiche's San Francisco gardening business is focused on growth — of her plants and in her clients' lives.
Consumers with credit card debt are willing to pile on even more during the holidays — that's a mistake, one expert says.
Renters should check local protections against evictions, while mortgage holders can negotiate with their servicer.
The Vintage Market had shows with up to 30,000 in attendance. After the pandemic, its owners found new ways to survive.
Conscious Eatery in Seattle gives away one meal for every meal purchased. Not even a pandemic could stop that.
A growing swath of seniors are working beyond 65, with many needing to supplement their paltry retirement savings.
Several types of plans are available, but figuring out which one is right for you can be confusing, so here's some help
The impact of your age when you begin collecting benefits can be more financially significant than you think
Only 4% of retirees claim the benefit at the optimal time. Everyone else is losing out on $111,000 per household
The rules for hardship withdrawals are strict and the costs of taking money from your future retirement can be sky-high
Norway has reported 33 deaths among elderly people who have received their first dose, according to public health authorities.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where "profits are highest."
One human rights group says the Netanyahu government's approval of East Jerusalem construction puts it on a "collision course" with the Biden White House.
This is the first time he has returned to Moscow since he was poisoned by a Soviet-era nerve agent over the summer.
"We are in urgent need of medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs," read the note scrawled on crumpled up paper.
Capitol Police said a fire under a highway several blocks south of the Capitol prompted a lockdown.
Coffee chain cites "abundance of caution" after decision to temporarily close stores because of potential unrest.
Members of the country's first Black sorority, which the vice president-elect joined while at Howard University, discuss what Harris' success means to them.
"Insurrectionists planning attacks across the country this week and Florida is jailing scientists for the crimes of knowing and speaking," she tweeted.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
Capitol Police said a fire under a highway several blocks south of the Capitol prompted a lockdown.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
The president-elect told Latino leaders that his immigration bill may not pass during his first 100 days in office, citing the pandemic and Senate impeachment trial.
West Virginia declined to participate in a federal program through which CVS and Walgreens administered vaccines to residents of long-term care facilities.
President Trump remained out of sight in his final weekend in office, facing a second impeachment trial in the Senate.
The new musical tells a story set in 1863 New York, in the violent Five Points neighborhood, where Irish and Black cultures meet. Watch an excerpt.
The National Museum of African American Music has more than 1,600 artifacts and memorabilia to help tell the story of Black trailblazers and innovators.
Phil Spector, who rose to worldwide fame in the 1960s as the music producer who created what's known as the "Wall of Sound," has died in prison after being convicted of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jamie Yuccas reports.
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Anthony Mason gets a look inside the new National Museum of African American Music in Nashville for the first time. The museum is a celebration of African Americans' contributions to and influence across the musical landscape, and with new historical context, rewriting their role in the American soundtrack. Mason talks to Grammy winners H.E.R. and Darius Rucker about their own influences and the impact they hope this museum will have.
Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere.
Republican Congresswoman from Georgia condemned big tech companies for "silencing" conservative views.
Social media – hailed as an organizing tool for pro-democracy rallies – has also become a forum for conspiracy theories, racism and disinformation. What are the implications of tech companies "de-platforming" users (even a president) for speech that enflames?
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
The new variant discovered in the United Kingdom is currently about 0.5% of all infections in the U.S.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
West Virginia is leading the pack, while big states like California and Georgia are struggling, according to CDC data.
Researchers noted that someone who's been infected may still be able to carry the virus and pass it on to others.
New data from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth show Earth's fever continues to escalate
Norway has reported 33 deaths among elderly people who have received their first dose, according to public health authorities.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where "profits are highest."
The new variant discovered in the United Kingdom is currently about 0.5% of all infections in the U.S.
A majority also feel that the process of how to go about getting a vaccine hasn't been well-explained yet.
Research shows it could experience "rapid growth" in the early part of this year.
As the U.S. death toll nears 400,000, many funeral homes are straining to keep up with demand for their services.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
Coffee chain cites "abundance of caution" after decision to temporarily close stores because of potential unrest.
Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere.
Federal minimum wage has been frozen at $7.25 for more than a decade, the longest period without a raise since 1938.
Prosecutors are probing Capitol rioters who used military-style tactics and are examining questions of coordination.
"Insurrectionists planning attacks across the country this week and Florida is jailing scientists for the crimes of knowing and speaking," she tweeted.
Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county official, vowed to return with firearms to the Capitol for the inauguration.
Did her stalker target a stranger to get revenge?
Prosecutors say rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman," is a dangerous conspiracy leader who should be detained.
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Blue Origin says "we're getting very, very close" to launching passengers to space.
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Galaxy ID2299 is losing its ability to form new stars, causing it to die.
The supermassive black hole at the center of one of the universe's brightest objects is 1.6 billion times more massive than the sun.
An inside look at the investigation into the murder of Jackie Vandagriff.
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Christian Andreacchio's death was declared a suicide by police but his parents disagree - saying it's more than parental intuition that leads them to believe their son was murdered.
Will "The Crown" return in 2021? Will "Survivor"? Here's how COVID-19 is affecting the production and return of your favorite streaming and TV shows.
When a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and rampant misinformation converged, Americans were faced with an election unlike any other. This CBSN documentary follows voters around the country as they grapple with who they're voting for, how they're voting and the issues supercharging the stakes.
Two days after her own office was ransacked by Trump supporters, the speaker of the House talks to Lesley Stahl about what she experienced that day and more.
Last weekend, President Trump called Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, imploring him with veiled threats and lies to change the outcome of the November election. Raffensperger talks to Scott Pelley of "60 Minutes" about why he didn't give in.
Jon Wertheim talks with Maine Senator Angus King, one of two independents in the Senate, about not being hitched to a party in a time of extreme polarization.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been detained upon his return to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a nerve agent poisoning. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.