Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
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Watch live: Coronavirus Task Force gives updates on response
The Coronavirus Task Force is expected to hold a briefing at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Transcript: Gianrico Farrugia on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Mayo Clinic CEO Gianrico Farrugia that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Gottlieb says coronavirus restrictions should continue
Gottlieb seemed to split from President Trump, who wants to reopen the U.S. economy, as early as April 12, and said it's "too early" to lift restrictions.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Mnuchin says checks from coronavirus bill coming "within 3 weeks"
As part of the stimulus package passed by Congress last week, Americans who make up to $75,000 will receive $1,200 checks, plus $500 per child.
Transcript: Steven Mnuchin on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Transcript: David Heymann on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. David Heymann that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Louisiana governor calls on feds to send ventilators as coronavirus spreads
Edwards told "Face the Nation" that the state has also reached out to vendors and placed orders for 1,000 more ventilators.
Leadership in times of crisis
The present pandemic is not the first time in our history that the nation's governors have stepped up to offer guidance, action and straight talk
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How to live AND work at home without going stir crazy
David Pogue offers advice on maintaining productivity and social relationships while observing social-distancing protocols (and yes, cats are allowed!)
Life under lockdown: Time to catch up on TV
Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg offers new and classic series for those housebound by the pandemic.
A world of difference in what waiters earn across the U.S.
Tipped workers' wages have been frozen at the federal level for nearly 30 years. States have responded by setting their own.
Piecing together the history of jigsaw puzzles
As people all across the country pull out puzzles to pass the time, Mo Rocca puts together the history of of the popular pastime
The 2020 Census: How our nation in counting on us
The once-in-a-decade enumeration of everyone in America has been launched – and pandemic or not, the work of the Census Bureau will go on
First federal inmate dies from COVID-19
The total number of cases in the U.S. increased to more than 124,000, with more than 2,100 deaths, including an infant in Illinois.
EPA cites COVID-19 as reason to suspend regulation of polluters
The administration is "taking advantage of an unprecedented public health crisis," said former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
"Lizzie Borden took an axe" — or did she?
Despite being acquitted of double murder, time and popular culture have forever cast Lizzie Borden as one of America's most notorious killers. Did she do it or not? "48 Hours" reexamines the case.
Lizzie Borden case: Images from the notorious crime scene
Over 100 years ago Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother. See what police found at the scene and what transpired at her trial.
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Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths top 2,100 as CDC issues new travel advisory
The total number of cases in the U.S. increased to more than 124,000, with more than 2,100 deaths, including an infant in Illinois.
Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
Italian hospital turns scuba masks into ventilators
Doctors at the Maggiore Hospital in Parma are using a 3D printer to modify the masks so they connect to oxygen.
Coronavirus updates from March 28, 2020
The total number of cases in the U.S. increased to more than 116,000, with more than 1,900 deaths, including an infant in Illinois.
North Korea fires two projectiles into sea
South Korea called the suspected missile launches "very inappropriate."
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Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths top 2,100 as CDC issues new travel advisory
The total number of cases in the U.S. increased to more than 124,000, with more than 2,100 deaths, including an infant in Illinois.
Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
Remembering Maria Mercader, CBS News journalist for three decades
Maria was 54 and died from the Covid-19 coronavirus in a New York hospital. She had been on medical leave for an unrelated matter since the last week in February.
Watch live: Coronavirus Task Force gives updates on response
The Coronavirus Task Force is expected to hold a briefing at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Gottlieb says coronavirus restrictions should continue
Gottlieb seemed to split from President Trump, who wants to reopen the U.S. economy, as early as April 12, and said it's "too early" to lift restrictions.
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Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
Watch live: Coronavirus Task Force gives updates on response
The Coronavirus Task Force is expected to hold a briefing at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Transcript: Gianrico Farrugia on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Mayo Clinic CEO Gianrico Farrugia that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Gottlieb says coronavirus restrictions should continue
Gottlieb seemed to split from President Trump, who wants to reopen the U.S. economy, as early as April 12, and said it's "too early" to lift restrictions.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, March 29, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
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Passage: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers several illustrious figures who left us this past week: the Harlem Globetrotters’ Fred “Curly” Neal; Cameroonian jazz and funk saxophonist Manu Dibango; four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally; and civil rights leader Joseph Lowery.
Books for the housebound
Socially distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic? Washington Post book critic Ron Charles offers some suggestions for these challenging, cloistered times.
Piecing together the history of jigsaw puzzles
Many people shut in to help stem the coronavirus pandemic are turning to jigsaw puzzles to pass the time. Mo Rocca reports on their history and popularity.
Catching up on TV during lockdown
To those who said they never had the time to catch up on "must-see TV," well, now you do! Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg offers suggestions on new and classic series to binge-watch, for those housebound by the pandemic.
Life under lockdown: Recommended books
Washington Post book critic Ron Charles offers suggestions for these challenging, cloistered times
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The 2020 Census: How our nation in counting on us
The once-in-a-decade enumeration of everyone in America has been launched – and pandemic or not, the work of the Census Bureau will go on
How to live AND work at home without going stir crazy
David Pogue offers advice on maintaining productivity and social relationships while observing social-distancing protocols (and yes, cats are allowed!)
U.S. Space Force launches billion-dollar military comms satellite
The flight was the first national security space launch under authority of the newly established U.S. Space Force — and completed during a deadly pandemic.
Extremists are using the coronavirus to recruit online
"People in desperate times embrace all sorts of ideas maybe they normally wouldn't ... and that's what extremists are providing: somebody to blame."
WeWork refuses to close, claiming office-sharing "essential"
Provider of co-working space is offering bonuses of $100 per day to workers who commute to its locations.
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SpaceX wins NASA moon program contract
SpaceX's Dragon XL cargo ships will support NASA's Artemis moonwalkers and allow extended research.
Great Barrier Reef suffers another mass bleaching
This is the third mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in just five years.
Australian bushfire smoke killed more people than fires: Study
Smoke from the fires caused 417 deaths and more than 4,400 hospitalizations.
Air pollution clearing due to coronavirus lockdowns
Satellite images show strict lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus are also having an impact on the environment.
Nature up close: Allowing nature to tend to our souls
"Sunday Morning" contributing videographer Judy Lehmberg offers a break from the virus
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Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths top 2,100 as CDC issues new travel advisory
The total number of cases in the U.S. increased to more than 124,000, with more than 2,100 deaths, including an infant in Illinois.
Italian hospital turns scuba masks into ventilators
Doctors at the Maggiore Hospital in Parma are using a 3D printer to modify the masks so they connect to oxygen.
Watch live: Coronavirus Task Force gives updates on response
The Coronavirus Task Force is expected to hold a briefing at the White House at 5:30 p.m. ET.
The Hippocratic Oath
The exhausted doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus are our best hope, unwavering in their sacred task to tend the sick and suffering, even as they put themselves in danger
Ignaz Semmelweis, the pioneering doctor behind hand-washing
The 19th-century Hungarian doctor determined that proper hand hygiene could make all the difference between life and death – and his ideas were rejected
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Help wanted: Coronavirus and job prospects for U.S. workers
Jobless claims have skyrocketed in the face of an unprecedented health crisis, but there are job openings at firms accommodating a nation undergoing a pandemic
How Purell cleaned up
After years of losses, a family-owned company saw their product that no one wanted – hand sanitizer – turn into a necessity
A world of difference in what waiters earn across the U.S.
Tipped workers' wages have been frozen at the federal level for nearly 30 years. States have responded by setting their own.
Texas attorney general says gun stores are "essential"
Texas has not declared a statewide stay-at-home order, but many local jurisdictions have issued them.
Walmart reports increased sales for tops — but not pants
People stuck at home are still getting dressed for work but only from the waist up.
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Was Lizzie Borden a notorious killer or wrongly accused?
Despite being acquitted of double murder, time and popular culture have forever cast Lizzie Borden as one of America's most notorious killers. Did she do it or not? "48 Hours" re-examines the case.
"Lizzie Borden took an axe ..." but the ending is not what you think
In her "my Life of Crime" podcast, "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty re-examines of one of the most famous and sensational murder cases of all time
NYPD absences spike amid coronavirus pandemic
The NYPD on Thursday announced its first coronavirus death, a custodian who was "on the front lines" disinfecting police headquarters.
NYC subway fire kills one; other blazes reported nearby
The NYPD said it is possible that other fires in the city are connected.
Barr tells federal prisons to send inmates home amid coronavirus outbreak
"We are using all the tools we have to protect the inmates," Barr said on Thursday.
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SpaceX wins NASA moon program contract
SpaceX's Dragon XL cargo ships will support NASA's Artemis moonwalkers and allow extended research.
U.S. Space Force launches billion-dollar military comms satellite
The flight was the first national security space launch under authority of the newly established U.S. Space Force — and completed during a deadly pandemic.
Astronaut who spent 665 days in space has advice on isolation
By social distancing and quarantining, people are "saving lives," retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson said.
Coronavirus to stop astronaut's family from attending launch
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is dealing with some unexpected changes as he prepares for launch next month.
Early spring equinox brings planetary entertainment
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and a crescent moon will be clustered together in the southeastern sky just before daybreak.
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The worst movies of 2020
Some of the worst films of the year star big-name actors, including Mark Wahlberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kristen Stewart.
Lizzie Borden case: Images from the notorious crime scene
Over 100 years ago Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother. See what police found at the scene and what transpired at her trial.
Awkward Easter Bunny photos
Children love the Easter Bunny – until they meet him
America's most conservative colleges in 2020, ranked
Brigham Young, Notre Dame, Bob Jones -- which university is No. 1?
America's most liberal colleges in 2020, ranked
From small colleges to big-city universities, here are the schools that students rate as the furthest to the left.
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Sole survivor of Chino Hills massacre describes what happened
Doug and Peggy Ryen, their daughter, Jessica, and neighbor Christopher Hughes were brutally murdered inside the Ryen family’s home on June 4, 1983. Josh Ryen was the only survivor. A year-and-a-half later, the 10-year-old answered D.A. Dennis Kottemeier’s questions about that horrific night – with his grandmother by his side.
Coronavirus' deep impact on the U.S.
Sunday marks one month since the first recorded deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus. The White House is weighing what to do next as its 15-day guidelines for social distancing expire Monday. Nikole Killion has the latest.
Top headlines for March 29, 2020
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" anchored by Doug Dunbar.
Tent hospital being constructed in Central Park
As the coronavirus pandemic slams New York City, Mount Sinai Hospital and Sanitarian's Purse are setting up a tent hospital in Central Park. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives an update on how the city's emergency system and health system are handling the crisis.
Remembering Maria Mercader
CBS News is mourning the loss of Maria Mercader, a network veteran who covered breaking news for nearly three decades and, most recently, helped shape strategy for the network's correspondents and reporters. Maria was 54 and died from coronavirus in a New York hospital.
