An unexpected gesture of kindness lifts grieving barista
A Starbucks barista in Little Rock, Arkansas, was deeply moved thanks to the kindness and generosity of a customer.
A Starbucks barista in Little Rock, Arkansas, was deeply moved thanks to the kindness and generosity of a customer.
In a new series, "Dear David," "CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud shares feel-good stories about regular people doing extraordinary things. In this one, a barista shares how a customer's unexpected $200 tip helped her honor her mother.
The case fueled social media speculation about whether his disappearance had been tied to his cryptocurrency dealings.
Laithan Leavy is a 7-year-old bull rider in Arkansas. Her father says she's the youngest in the state, and also the only Black, female rider. CBS affiliate KTHV's Sarah Horbacewicz reports.
The peace and quiet of rural Bono, Arkansas, has been shattered by a loud and incessant mechanical buzzing sound created by a bitcoin mine. What exactly is a "bitcoin mine," and how does it work? Who owns them? And what can the residents of Bono do about them? Correspondent David Pogue investigates this very loud problem. [A previous version of this report incorrectly stated that “at least 50 bitcoin mining plants are planned” in Arkansas. In fact, as of April 14, 2024, when this story originally aired, at least 50 counties in Arkansas had passed ordinances to restrict the sound level emitted by bitcoin mines.]
As the solar eclipse reached totality in several states on Monday, onlookers had a variety of reactions — from screams of excitement to overwhelmed tears. Revisit these special moments featured in CBS News' special report of the rare event.
As the solar eclipse reaches totality in Mexico, Texas will become the first U.S. state to witness the celestial event. Bill Nye joins CBS News' Janet Shamlian, Norah O'Donnell and Tony Dokoupil with advice on how to make the eclipse memorable.
A total solar eclipse is moving its way across North America Monday. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Tony Dokoupil and Bill Harwood are watching the celestial event from Indianapolis as totality takes over Mazatlán, Mexico. Also, astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz explains how scientists are using the opportunity to study the sun during the eclipse.
During Monday's total solar eclipse, the moon will travel 8,000 miles closer to the Earth than it did during the 2017 solar eclipse. CBS News' Lana Zak, Dave Malkoff and Jason Mikell have a preview of the celestial event.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said agents were trying to serve the warrant just after 6 a.m. at a home in west Little Rock when someone inside the home fired gunshots.
In our series "The Dish," we're taking you to one of America's oldest Black-owned restaurants. Jones Bar-B-Q Diner has been serving customers in a small Arkansas town for more than a century. But after a fire in 2021, the beloved restaurant could have closed its doors for good. Instead, it reopened just months later thanks to friends all over the world.
Several tornadoes in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky caused deaths, injuries and widespread damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
Three people were killed and several others injured when a shooting broke out at a private party in Jonesboro, Arkansas, police said.
Residents of Cabot, Arkansas, will often drive down city streets looking for Bill Moczulewski so they can give him a ride to his job at Walmart.
You'll be able to view the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, and an estimated 31.6 million people live in the 200-mile path of totality -- the path where the total solar eclipse will be visible, according to NASA. Alisha Prakash, an associate editorial director at Travel + Leisure, joins CBS News to outline some of the best viewing destinations and events taking place in April.
Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from a detention center in Arkansas, one of whom was being held on suspicion of murder.
Two inmates, including a murder suspect, escaped from Arkansas' Jefferson County jail on Saturday, officials said.
The tax cuts are a continuation of a pandemic-era push to provide tax relief to workers amid revenue surpluses.
Though she said she looks forward to remaining governor, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump will be the "clear victor" of November's election.
A severe winter storm is making its way across the U.S., with up to a quarter inch of ice reported in Oregon and crews plowing Arkansas roads in sub-zero temperatures. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports.
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh is the first active-duty service member to win the Miss America competition.
A divided federal appeals court has found that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act.
The judge said some of Georgia's congressional, state Senate and state House districts are racially discriminatory and ordered the state to draw another Black-majority congressional district.
Rick Allen Headley, 48, was charged with first-degree murder in the 1991 death of 19-year-old Sabrina Lynn Underwood, police said.
On April 8, 1981, Gordon and Karen Alexander were found stabbed in their home by police officers.
Cohen was one of the former president's most trusted legal advisers before Trump was elected president in 2016.
Johns Dental Laboratories stopped making the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance last year after a KFF Health News-CBS News investigation into allegations of patient harm.
The senator and his wife are accused of using his position to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for cash, gold and a luxury car.
Amid heightened tensions with the U.S. over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Israel is continuing its war with Hamas there. It's also facing the Iran-backed Hezbollah to the north.
Jerry Seinfeld, who has supported Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants, delivered the commencement address at Duke University on Sunday.
Russia's Vladimir Putin has replaced his minister of defense Sergei Shoigu as he begins his 5th term in office and as his war in Ukraine heats up.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attacked the "global elite's plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish."
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize, outside Baltimore, have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant's retail operations.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attacked the "global elite's plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish."
Johns Dental Laboratories stopped making the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance last year after a KFF Health News-CBS News investigation into allegations of patient harm.
Six tribes have banned South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over comments she made about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels.
The senator and his wife are accused of using his position to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for cash, gold and a luxury car.
Michael Cohen was one of former President Trump's most trusted legal advisers before Trump was elected president in 2016.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attacked the "global elite's plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish."
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.
The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is finally set to go on sale a century after his death and could fetch up to $72 million, its auction house says.
Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize, outside Baltimore, have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant's retail operations.
A'ja Wilson, of the Las Vegas Aces, has joined a roster of women athletes who have partnered with Nike to develop signature collections.
Six tribes have banned South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over comments she made about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels.
The senator and his wife are accused of using his position to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for cash, gold and a luxury car.
Michael Cohen was one of former President Trump's most trusted legal advisers before Trump was elected president in 2016.
Zahra Skaik, a 44-year-old Palestinian woman living in Gaza City, escaped the war thanks to her American sons.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Sen. Tom Cotton join Margaret Brennan.
Johns Dental Laboratories stopped making the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance last year after a KFF Health News-CBS News investigation into allegations of patient harm.
Eighty-four million Americans had a mental disorder in 2022, while 34 million people had a substance use disorder. About 11 million people dealt with both, but many did not receive professional treatment, partially because of a persistent stigma leading to silence and shame around mental health problems. Michelle Miller reports on how former congressman Patrick J. Kennedy and author Stephen Fried are hoping to make change with their new book.
Some states are cracking down on claims by anti-abortion rights organizations that offer "abortion pill reversal" treatment.
The parents of a U.K. toddler say it's "absolutely mind-blowing" to see their daughter, enrolled in a gene therapy trial, hear for the first time.
Some of the strains in the "FLiRT" group are closely related to the JN.1 COVID variant from last winter.
The forecasted conditions come after a weekend of jaw-dropping northern lights seen as far south as Florida and as "magnetically complex" sunspots bigger than Earth continue to emit solar flares.
The town's mayor, Rafael Vargas, called the attack "a terrible violent act."
The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is finally set to go on sale a century after his death and could fetch up to $72 million, its auction house says.
Russia's Vladimir Putin has replaced his minister of defense Sergei Shoigu as he begins his 5th term in office and as his war in Ukraine heats up.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. "will not support" an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah without a "credible plan to protect civilians."
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
The current owners of Marilyn Monroe's old Los Angeles home want to tear the building down. But a conservation group is hoping to save it and get the building labeled a landmark. Carter Evans has the story.
Roger Corman, the Hollywood legend known for his prolific production of indie B-movies, has died at age 98. Elise Preston looks back at his legacy.
The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year's edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory.
Correspondent Faith Salie reports on fashion's biggest night, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, where designs ranged from artful flowers to artfully positioned sand.
Everywhere you look, products are getting too complicated, with more and more features aimed at attracting consumers. For designers, it's a constant and complex balance to get it just right.
Everywhere you look, products are getting too complicated, with more and more features aimed at attracting consumers. But designing things to do more can often lead to frustrated and unhappy customers. For designers, it's a constant and complex balance to get it just right. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how complicated lives – full of endless features – may be getting easier to navigate thanks to technology.
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's "Crush!" advertisement for the new iPad Pro features a myriad of artistic tools getting smashed in a large hydraulic press.
The Ascension Healthcare Network, one of the nation's leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems, says a "cyber security event" disrupted its clinical operations Wednesday. Threat intelligence company Cyble says there have been 77 ransomware attacks on the U.S. health care sector since the beginning of February. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to unpack the troubling trend.
Parts of the country saw the aurora borealis on Friday night, and the dazzling show was expected to continue on Saturday night, according to experts.
Geomagnetic storms can affect infrastructure, but may also bring an expanded viewing of the aurora borealis.
Americans were being treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth.
The parents of a U.K. toddler say it's "absolutely mind-blowing" to see their daughter, enrolled in a gene therapy trial, hear for the first time.
Climeworks, a Swiss pioneer in the fast-growing field of CO2 capture and storage, launches operations at a new site on a dormant volcano.
The town's mayor, Rafael Vargas, called the attack "a terrible violent act."
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
The 66-year-old suffered an eye injury but is expected to be OK. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A suspect accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old police officer in Euclid, Ohio, on Saturday night is dead, police said Sunday.
Nearly two decades after an intoxicated and half naked William Greer confessed to killing Tammy Myers, her daughter is determined to see her mother's killer brought to justice.
The forecasted conditions come after a weekend of jaw-dropping northern lights seen as far south as Florida and as "magnetically complex" sunspots bigger than Earth continue to emit solar flares.
Geomagnetic storms can affect infrastructure, but may also bring an expanded viewing of the aurora borealis.
Americans were being treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth.
The sunspot responsible for the odd series of strong solar flares is so big you can see it with your own eyes from Earth.
In the image, "a ghostly hand appears to be emerging from the interstellar medium and reaching out into the cosmos," the NOIRLab said.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins Major Garrett to discuss her role as a freshman House Representative. Rep. Crockett discusses Marjorie Taylor Greene's efforts to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, plus top-of-mind issues such as immigration, the war in Gaza and protests on American college campuses.
A group of artists in four U.S. cities have created murals to celebrate mothers. Meg Oliver takes a look at the unique creations.
The current owners of Marilyn Monroe's old Los Angeles home want to tear the building down. But a conservation group is hoping to save it and get the building labeled a landmark. Carter Evans has the story.
Roger Corman, the Hollywood legend known for his prolific production of indie B-movies, has died at age 98. Elise Preston looks back at his legacy.
Following a weekend rally in New Jersey, former President Trump is due back in court on Monday for the continuation of his criminal "hush money" trial. Michael Cohen, Trump's one-time fixer, is expected to take the stand. Shanelle Kaul reports.