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COVID-19 infections down in most states
More than 103 million Americans have been fully vaccinated and a daily average of about 2.6 million people received a shot over the last week. Lilia Luciano has the latest on the COVID crisis.
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Why are glaciers melting rapidly?
CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to explain why most of the world's glaciers are melting faster than expected and how glacial outburst floods are impacting communities.
COVID-19 vaccines' life-saving breakthrough
While coronavirus vaccines have only been on the market for a few months now, the science behind them has been years in the making.
Gottlieb says U.S. "locking in" gains against COVID-19 as vaccinations continue
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, says the nationwide effort to vaccinate Americans has been a "monumental achievement."
Nearly 40% of U.S. adults have been vaccinated
States are loosening restrictions and airlines are no longer blocking middle seats as more Americans get their COVID-19 vaccinations. But some health officials warn we are not out of the woods yet. Danya Bacchus reports.
Trillions of Brood X cicadas are coming
Starting next week, trillions of Brood X cicadas will begin their assault on nearly all of the country, east of the Mississippi River. They've been lying in wait for 17 years until the time and temperature is right to begin their deafening descent upon millions of Americans. Meteorologist and CBS News climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports.
Mars helicopter chalks up fourth successful flight
The helicopter will now be used to collect mapping data in support of the Perseverance rover's science mission.
Environmental impacts of our food
Popular cooking website Epicurious says it will stop posting new beef recipes in an effort to fight climate change. Jason Hill, a professor in the department of bioproducts and biosystems engineering at the University of Minnesota, joins CBSN AM to talk about how what we eat can impact our health and the environment.
Underground tank leaking radioactive chemical waste
The 75-year-old tank in Washington state is leaking some 3.5 gallons of waste each day into an area where an estimated 200,000 gallons have already leaked from other tanks at the site.
Scientists trace origins of 23-million-year-old asteroid that hit Earth
The asteroid shot across the sky like a fireball before landing in Botswana in June 2018, leaving behind a slew of meteorites.
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Florida man charged with murder in ex-fiancée's 2011 disappearance
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