Trump administration slashes habitat for imperiled spotted owls
The owl is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and is losing nearly 4% of its population annually.
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Arizona's COVID-19 battle
Arizona is one of the nation's COVID-19 hotspots, as medical professionals there are pushed to their limits fighting for the lives of their growing number of patients. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports.
Ohio researchers discover new strain of COVID-19
"The mutations in the Columbus strain are likely to make the virus more infectious, making it easier for the virus to pass from person to person," Ohio State University said in a statement.
Astronomers observe death of a distant galaxy for the first time
Galaxy ID2299 is losing its ability to form new stars, causing it to die.
Feds order states to vaccinate more people
The federal government is requesting states to vaccinate more people, even though many can't meet the demand. David Begnaud has the details.
U.S. surpasses 4,300 daily COVID deaths
The daily coronavirus death toll in the U.S. topped 4,300 on Tuesday. States are now rushing to get more people vaccinated, while officials in Ohio warn of a new, more contagious variant. Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the former acting director of the CDC, joins CBSN to discuss the latest in the fight against the virus.
States race to ramp up coronavirus vaccine distribution
The White House Coronavirus Task Force warned there may be a U.S. variant of the coronavirus that is more contagious as the country is racing to increase the number of vaccinations. Carter Evans has the latest.
COVID-19 vaccinations across U.S. near 1 million doses a day
Yet even with the faster pace of inoculations, tens of millions of doses of vaccine sit unused.
Lawmakers positive for COVID-19 after lockdown
House Democrats are raising concern over safety measures on Capitol Hill after three lawmakers tested positive for COVID-19 following last week's deadly assault. All three had received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in recent weeks. Dr. Leo Nissola, a medical expert and immunotherapy scientist, joins CBSN to discuss what this tells us about the protection of a single jab.
Astronomers discover oldest, most distant supermassive black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of one of the universe's brightest objects is 1.6 billion times more massive than the sun.
Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms
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Russian envoy says visit to Iran aimed at averting return to war
France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control
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Theranos whistleblower calls Holmes "almost unrecognizable" in film
Trump says Zelenskyy doesn't want to end Russia's war on Ukraine
Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind
U.S. lauds Israel for arresting 10 over West Bank settler attacks
Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane comes up empty
