Tropical Storm Beta prompts hurricane watch for parts of Texas
The storm is the latest to form in a hurricane season so active that forecasters have run out of traditional storm names.
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The storm is the latest to form in a hurricane season so active that forecasters have run out of traditional storm names.
The storm poses a "very significant threat" when it hits land this week, bringing "life-threatening" storm surge from Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border.
The storm is bringing "catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" to portions of the state.
Now a tropical depression, the once fierce hurricane is likely to turn right, head for Northeast, forecasters say. It's blamed for at least six U.S. deaths.
Major storms like Laura make up only 25% of landfalling hurricanes but cause 85% of the damage.
Laura could slam into land this week as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding.
Tropical storms Laura and Marco could hit just a few hundred miles apart within 48 hours of each other.
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are expected to make landfall this week amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tropical-force winds will continue along the Gulf Coast from southeast Louisiana to Mississippi and Alabama, while storm surge and heavy rainfall is expected from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
NOAA is out with its prediction for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins June 1. It expects a "near-normal" season with 4 to 8 hurricanes. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins CBSN with details.
June 1 marks the start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, but many areas are still rebuilding from the devastation caused by last year's storms. Mayor Al Cathey of Mexico Beach, Florida, joins CBSN to talk about his city's recovery.
A tropical storm watch has been issued in the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Dorian moves west. The National Hurricane Center said it could reach hurricane strength by Tuesday. CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to discuss the storm.
Extremely powerful, life-threatening Hurricane Dorian has reached the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that Dorian made landfall in Elbow Cay at 12:40 p.m. ET. Maximum sustained winds have increased to a monstrous 185 mph from 180 mph. The Category 5 storm was moving west at 8 mph. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins CBSN with the latest and what's next for the storm.
CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins CBSN with the latest forecast for Hurricane Dorian as it draws near to Florida's east coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. It has already slammed the Bahamas and caused "unprecedented damage."
Hurricane Dorian lashed Wilmington, North Carolina, with heavy rain before it was expected to make landfall in the state. The forecast there called for winds of up to 105 mph with storm surges possibly as high as 7 feet. CBS News correspondent Kenneth Craig joins CBSN with the latest.
A dog who survived Hurricane Dorian is being called a "miracle" in the Bahamas. The people who rescued the dog have named him Miracle because he survived underneath rubble for about a month. WPEC-TV's Lexi Nahl reports from Florida.
If it develops sustained winds of 39 mph or higher, the storm will be named Arthur.
"The ability to respond will be severely hindered," one expert warned.
At least eight of the 16 named tropical storms that are forecast will reach hurricane status with winds greater than 74 mph, according to Colorado State University.
Karen has drenched the U.S. Virgin Islands and walloped Puerto Rico still scarred by Hurricane Maria two years ago
Tropical Depression Imelda prompts hundreds of water rescues and a hospital evacuation in areas that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey two years ago
The hurricane is now a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds and expected to make landfall over Florida
Research shows Category 5 hurricanes do exponentially greater damage – and we're seeing them much more frequently
The president canceled his trip to Poland to help oversee the storm response
The hurricane, which has strengthened to Category 3, could be a Category 4 with 140 mph winds when it makes landfall, likely over Florida, forecasters say
The two helicopter pilots were uninjured but the U.S. "must, of necessity, respond," President Trump said Tuesday.
The trial of Karmelo Anthony centered on whether he acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet in 2025.
The House will be voting on Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning," Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. will reach a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.
Several retired U.S. generals and the former director of a U.S. intelligence agency told CBS News they believe Ukraine now has the upper hand in the war with Russia.
The report offers a fresh look at the finances of a program that provides benefits to more than 70 million Americans.
Nick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
Economists expect the Consumer Price Index this week to show U.S. inflation continuing to rise due to higher energy costs.
The U.S. being a host country for the World Cup generates interest among fans, but less so among those who are not soccer fans.
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Eleven U.S. cities will host hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans over the next few weeks.
The Justice Department accused the EEOC of violating civil rights laws by issuing guidelines that effectively pressured employers to make race-based considerations in hiring and promotions.
Economists expect the Consumer Price Index this week to show U.S. inflation continuing to rise due to higher energy costs.
Many Americans spend decades saving for retirement, but lack a plan for using that money once they stop working, a new survey finds. Here's what to know.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has been operating for well over 500 years, and some Italian officials reportedly want to ensure it stays in Italian hands.
Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which could lead to higher health care costs for Americans over 65.
Meta pledged to invest $115 million to train electricians, plumbers and other workers needed to operate data centers.
In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning," Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. will reach a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.
Democrats say they won't vote to reauthorize the key spy authority known as FISA Section 702 as long as Bill Pulte is leading the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The Justice Department accused the EEOC of violating civil rights laws by issuing guidelines that effectively pressured employers to make race-based considerations in hiring and promotions.
The House will be voting on Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, to its list of Chinese military companies, keeping them from getting U.S. defense contracts.
There's a new safety concern about doctors prescribing one experimental weight loss treatment, retatrutide, that hasn't even been FDA approved yet. Adam Yamaguchi reports.
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. "Why are we waiting?" one physician asked.
Approved 20 years ago as a diabetes treatment, GLP-1 drugs have been found to help patients reduce weight, changing the lives of more than 30 million people in the U.S. But there also have been troubling side effects reported.
Approved 20 years ago as a treatment for diabetes, GLP-1 drugs have been found also to help patients significantly reduce weight. More than 30 million people in the U.S. have had their lives changed by GLP-1 medications. But there have also been troubling side effects reported. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with experts who say the drugs might prove useful in treating other diseases associated with obesity (including cancer); and with patients who have taken GLP-1 drugs and experienced widely varying reactions.
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In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning," Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. will reach a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.
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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers deny shooting at protesters and claim no women or girls have been arrested because they're all following strict dress code rules.
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"Marshals" actor Logan Marshall-Green joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings to discuss his recent work on "The Odyssey," "Boiúna: Legend of the Amazon" and "Killing Castro."
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Meta pledged to invest $115 million to train electricians, plumbers and other workers needed to operate data centers.
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The expected arrival of El Niño this summer could trigger another mass coral bleaching event, which would be the fifth on record, researchers said.
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Days after a meteor exploded over New England, another fireball was spotted, visible in the Midwest to the Northeast. Rob Marciano has more.
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A man suspected of driving while impaired was attacked by an alligator after attempting to flee police in Louisiana, authorities said.
Nick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
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NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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Damage to Blue Origin's lone launch pad in the wake of last week's spectacular explosion was not as severe as initially feared, the company said.
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Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. is "very close" to reaching a deal with Iran, but it could come next week or months from now. "I think that the deal could happen in the next week, but the deal could also happen months from now," Vance told Robert Costa in an interview airing Sunday.
NASA has announced the four astronauts who will take part in the Artemis III moon mission. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss what we know about the mission so far.
Decarlos Brown Jr, the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, has been ruled incompetent for trial "at this time." CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.
President Trump said on social media that the U.S. "must respond" to the attack on an Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News contributor Aaron MacLean has more.
President Trump is vowing to respond after confirming that Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone, the first rescue of its kind. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.