NASA is training human-like robots to explore caves on Mars
How can a team on Earth effectively explore intricate, dark, unfamiliar landscapes on another world? Fully autonomous robots.
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U.S. is averaging 100,000 COVID cases a day
As the Delta variant spreads nationwide and hospitalizations spike, especially in the South, health officials are urging Americans to get vaccinated. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has the latest, and Dr. Teresa Murray Amato joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Mammoth Dixie Fire grows to California's second-biggest ever
It's covered an area more than two-and-a-half times that of New York City, as California's fire season continues on a record-setting pace.
Landmark climate change report to be released
An upcoming report will include a stark warning about the expected changes to oceans, ice caps and land in the coming decades and how humans are making it worse.
Summer surge of Delta variant rages out of control
The Delta variant is fueling the summer surge of COVID-19 in the U.S. As CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports, the country is now reporting nearly 100,000 infections daily, which is the most since February. There are many questions regarding the safety of students and teachers. The country's largest teachers' union is encouraging teachers to get vaccinated. But it's still taking time for pharmaceutical companies to develop a vaccine for children under 12. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and member of the CDC advisory committee on immunization practices, joins CBSN's Michael George to discuss status of the vaccine for children and how misinformation around the vaccine and virus has fed into the summer surge.
"Facts change": Arkansas governor explains reversal on mask mandate ban
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said signing a law banning local mask mandates was an "error."
Gottlieb expects COVID-19 cases to climb as schools reopen
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says new infections driven by the highly contagious Delta variant could climb as schools reopen.
Miami-Dade superintendent: Mask mandate bans "deeply influenced by politics"
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, says he is working to negotiate safety protocols for reopening schools ahead of the new school year.
Education secretary: "All hands on deck" to reopen schools
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says jurisdictions that are not following mitigation strategies in schools are "putting students at risk."
Children make up 20% of new COVID-19 cases in U.S.
CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia where hundreds of kids in metro Atlanta tested positive during their first week of school.
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Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader if Republicans lose majority
Ilhan Omar's D.C. home searched by Homeland Security investigators, sources say
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Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week
Some Israeli settlers use sheep to push Palestinians from West Bank homes
Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction in Southeast
Saudi airport hit again day after deadly strike killed 13
Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
