Watch CBS News

This Morning from CBS News, Dec. 9, 2015

Trump's backers

After Donald Trump proposed banning Muslims from entering the U.S., celebrities who back the Republican presidential candidate have largely remained quiet amid the furor, but some white supremacists, predictably, are praising him for the policy suggestion.

San Bernardino

As the FBI investigates the activities of the San Bernardino shooting suspects in the weeks leading up to their deadly rampage, first responders are coming forward with their stories, including one officer who was shot in the thigh in the final confrontation with the killers.

Tidal power

We all know about wind and solar power, but there's a new kind of power that's about to come on-stream -- and it's a wonder it hasn't been exploited before. In a remote coastal town in Scotland, one of the newest ideas in renewable energy comes from the oldest of sources - the oceans.

Student scientists

Three teenage girls walked away with the top prizes at the 2015 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Their work focused on developing new technology to help clean up the planet -- and shines a spotlight on young women scientists leading the way.

Debt to death

More than 1 in 5 Americans expect to die in debt, a new report shows. We look at why so many people are in a financial hole they can't seem to climb out of.

X-ray tech

One of Superman's greatest powers is seeing through walls, using x-ray vision, but that ability may no longer be limited to comic book heroes. It's not science fiction, but a very real and promising technology that's being developed by researchers at MIT.

Injustice system?

In the latest courtroom dispatch from journalist-turned-Florida-public-defender Kim Segal, she says her first year in the new role has left her shocked by the way poor and minority Americans are treated by a justice system that seems to care more about criminal convictions than about our nation's Constitution.

More top news:

U.S.

2nd round of heavy rain swamps parts of Northwest

Georgia man executed for murder of mother's friend

Air Force: 2 Afghan trainees missing from Georgia base

World

3rd Paris concert hall attacker identified

Hunt for owners of jets abandoned at Malaysia airport

Venezuela opposition wins supermajority in National Assembly

Politics

Daily News cover shows cartoon Trump beheading Statue of Liberty

Clinton releases proposal to boost manufacturing jobs

Trump denies plans to visit Jordan

Jeb Bush says Trump helping "his buddy" Hillary Clinton

Business

The 11 best large American companies to work for

The cars with the fewest and cheapest repairs

As gas prices slide, consumers boost spending

Science and Tech

Cargo ship in smooth rendezvous with space station

Health

E-cigarette flavorings linked to lung disease

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.