Western wildfires spreading smoke to Canada and New York
Some New Yorkers woke up to hazy skies and a bright orange sun.
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Wildfires scorching the West Coast create nationwide air pollution
The fires are blanketing much of the United States with noxious smoke affecting air quality and triggering health alerts.
Officials seize 15 giant land snails at Houston airport
The snails, roughly the size of an adult fist, were discovered in plastic zip-closed bags inside an airline passenger's luggage. Fresh leaves and a quarter-pound of beef were also found.
CDC predicts increase in COVID deaths
As CBS News' David Begnaud reports, the Centers for Disease Control is predicting coronavirus deaths will increase over the next month. The Delta variant has already begun fueling a surge in cases and in some places, hospitalizations. Dr. Brittani James, a family medicine physician and co-founder of the Institute for Antiracism in Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss more of the day's coronavirus headlines.
CDC sounds alarm on surging Delta variant cases
COVID cases are surging in Louisiana, where just 36% of residents are fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, health experts continue to raise red flags over the Delta variant. David Begnaud has the latest.
Mars rover set to collect first samples
The rover's samples from the floor of an ancient Martian lakebed will be retrieved and returned to Earth later this decade.
Conservative group urges climate action
The American Conservation Coalition favors taking steps to combat climate change, and believes more young Republicans are concerned about protecting the Earth. The group's executive vice president, Danielle Butcher, joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss their approach.
Men have a bigger carbon footprint than women, study finds
Even when the sexes spend the same amount of money, men spend more on cars and fuel, which hurts the environment.
How rover will collect samples on Mars
At a NASA briefing about the Perseverance rover on Mars, project manager Jennifer Trosper explained how they are preparing to collect the first-ever samples of Martian soil for a planned return to Earth. Watch her remarks.
New Study on J&J vaccine & the Delta variant
CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus weighs in on a new study that suggests the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is less effective against the Delta variant.
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