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Crescencia Garcia is one of only six surviving members of an all-female, all-Black, segregated unit that was sent overseas during WWII.
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Crescencia Garcia is one of only six surviving members of an all-female, all-Black, segregated unit that was sent overseas during WWII.
A stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images are being shared Tuesday.
The Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in a case involving a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
A memo sent by a lawyer with ties to the Trump campaign to Rudy Giuliani is now in the hands of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack.
CDC data showed firearm homicides rose 35% during the first year of the pandemic to the highest rate since 1994.
FAA data show incidents of people aiming laser pointers at aircraft jumped 41% last year, prompting the Air Force Research Lab to develop countermeasures.
Susan Kehoe says she took a video Monday night of a bear she calls "Mr. Doorman." She says the bear has learned to close her front door.
Kits were sold to the Department of Defense and at major retailers including Amazon, CVS, Target and Walmart.
The 74-year-old former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium director is retiring from public life, as his condition has progressed faster than anticipated.
Tara Reade says the alleged sexual assault happened in a U.S. Capitol hallway in 1993.
Don't bet on seeing a Harriet Tubman $20 bill anytime soon. The redesigned bill bearing Tubman's face, which was supposed to debut next year, will not be coming out for nearly a decade, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said.
NASA is planning on sending the first woman ever and the first man in nearly five decades to the moon by 2024, thanks to an additional increase to the agency's budget by President Trump.
President Trump announced Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is grounding all Boeing 737 Max planes "effective immediately."
Bank officials and others urged Congress on Wednesday to fully open the doors of the U.S. banking system to the legal marijuana industry, a change that supporters say would reduce crime risks and resolve a litany of challenges for cannabis companies, from paying taxes to getting a loan.
President Donald Trump delivered his 2019 State of the Union address on Tuesday. Read the President's speech as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.
Four people have died due to flooding from thunderstorms in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday, and he issued a state of emergency with additional rainfall expected.
Anthony Cohen has spent his life bringing attention to the Underground Railroad, secret routes once used by enslaved people seeking freedom.
A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.
President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Louisianans voted Saturday in the state's Republican Senate runoff, as two candidates vied to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who did not receive enough votes in the primary to advance.
The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics.
Countries that tax U.S. companies offering digital products and services would immediately face a 100% tariff on their exports to the U.S., President Trump said.
The Modigliani painting "Nu assis au collier" (Seated Nude Wearing a Necklace) sold for $63.9 million, the highest price achieved for a work by the artist sold at auction in Europe, Sotheby's said.
Apple is raising the prices of some MacBooks and iPads, while Microsoft is raising Xbox prices as semiconductor costs surge.
Technology companies are betting trillions of dollars that consumers will open their wallets for AI services. But what if Big Tech is wrong?
A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.
Louisianans voted Saturday in the state's Republican Senate runoff, as two candidates vied to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who did not receive enough votes in the primary to advance.
Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
Countries that tax U.S. companies offering digital products and services would immediately face a 100% tariff on their exports to the U.S., President Trump said.
Michelle Williams struggled with high blood pressure and swelling for years before she was finally diagnosed with an unusual condition.
A trove of emails offers a new look at how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention navigated some of the most controversial decisions of President Trump's second term.
American tennis legend Chris Evert announced that her ovarian cancer had returned in a social media post Thursday.
Some Senate Democrats want to cap the amount beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have to pay toward care, but the move is expected to draw GOP opposition for potentially adding billions to Medicare costs.
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services.
Germany hit a high of 106 degrees on Saturday, according to the country's national weather service.
Dong Guangping landed in Toronto following an Air Canada flight on Friday, his friend said.
Venezuelans have taken the search for missing loved ones into their own hands, citing a scarcity of government rescuers.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
Nicholas Rossi, 38, was serving at least 10 years in prison in Utah following his convictions in 2025 in two sexual assault cases.
Sources in City Hall say an application has been filed for an event in and around Madison Square Garden on Friday for 999 people, as speculation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding grows. Ali Bauman reports.
Jeff Bergman, who voices nearly all of the modern Looney Tunes cast, sits down with "CBS Saturday Morning" to talk about stepping in for Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head in "Toy Story 5."
Kansas City-based singer-songwriter Kevin Morby has been likened to Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, with his rich, soulful lyrics across eight studio albums. His latest album, "Little Wide Open" was produced by The National's Aaron Dessner. Here's Kevin Morby performing "Javelin."
Kansas City-based singer-songwriter Kevin Morby has been likened to Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, with his rich, soulful lyrics across eight studio albums. His latest album, "Little Wide Open" was produced by The National's Aaron Dessner. Here's Kevin Morby performing "Badlands."
Kansas City-based singer-songwriter Kevin Morby has been likened to Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, with his rich, soulful lyrics across eight studio albums. His latest album, "Little Wide Open" was produced by The National's Aaron Dessner. Here's Kevin Morby performing "100,000."
California now has the nation's first dashboard to publicly track artificial intelligence-related job trends, ones created and ones lost. As of now, early findings show no evidence of rising statewide unemployment from jobs exposed to AI. Till von Wachter, a faculty director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Apple and Microsoft announced they're hiking prices for some electronic products, including computers and XBOX consoles, citing a shortage of memory chips. CNET editor-at-large Scott Stein weighs in.
The heaviest demand on America's water supply isn't data centers or AI. It's from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets.
The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy.
Human and animal remains unearthed in Egypt's Nile Delta reveal changing funerary practices over some 600 years, and the evolution of a key site itself.
Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.
Hosted by Lee Cowan. Featured: Birthright citizenship; the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library unveiled; Shooter Jennings releases recordings by his father, Waylon Jennings; comedian John Mulaney; childhood obesity; and the secrets of seahorses and seadragons.
Two Flint Township, Michigan, parents, are facing several charges, including second-degree murder, in the death of their 7-year-old son, who was 255 pounds and abused and neglected, according to the Genesee County prosecutor.
Billionaire Leon Black testified before the House Oversight Committee on Friday. After Black ended the interview, the committee issued two subpoenas. Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins "The Takeout" to discuss this and the U.S. strike on Iran.
Abdikerm Eidleh, accused of playing a key role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, was arrested in Somalia after more than four years, federal officials said.
A judge declared a mistrial in the case against a man accused of starting a fire that grew into the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire. The jury was deadlocked during deliberations. CBS News Los Angeles has more.
Nicholas Rossi, 38, was serving at least 10 years in prison in Utah following his convictions in 2025 in two sexual assault cases.
The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy.
Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.
The "Pink Planet," formally known as GJ504b, was discovered in 2013 and is technically not a planet but rather a "planetary-mass companion."
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
High winds and heat are fueling Utah's out-of-control wildfires; Iranian drones target Bahrain after U.S. strikes Iran.
Sources in City Hall say an application has been filed for an event in and around Madison Square Garden on Friday for 999 people, as speculation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding grows. Ali Bauman reports.
Rescuers are in a race against time in Venezuela to save survivors of the earthquakes that hit nearly three days ago. Rescue workers from Virginia and California have arrived to help. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Several major wildfires burned across the western U.S. this weekend. Utah declared a state of emergency as scorching heat fueled the flames. Adam Yamaguchi reports and Andrew Kozak has the forecast.
U.S. forces have struck additional targets near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said. Earlier on Saturday, Iran struck another ship in the strait and took aim at a U.S. ally. Aaron Navarro reports from the White House.