Tips to boost your phone's battery life

As smartphones become more advanced, are batteries keeping up? CNET senior mobile expert Abrar Al-Heeti joins to explain how you can improve your phone's battery life.

• May 13

Reducing data center impact on U.S. power grid

Powerful artificial intelligence data centers are putting a significant strain on the nation's power grid, but one U.S.-based company has a proposal to help solve the issue. Jon Parella, CEO and founder of Terraflow Energy, joins to discuss.

• May 1

Growing concern over battery fires on planes

The FAA is studying the issue of exploding lithium batteries amid a growing concern over battery fires on planes. Kris Van Cleave shows how they're trying to improve safety.

• Mar 31

Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday.

• Feb 28

Man assaults TSA agents in Miami

Surveillance video at the Miami International Airport of a man assaulting two TSA agents. The suspect is now facing battery charges. CBS News Miami reports.

• May 28, 2025

Garth Brooks accused of rape, sexual assault

A lawsuit filed Thursday accused country music singer Garth Brooks of alleged sexual assault and battery. Brooks denied it and said he filed his own lawsuit last month against the plaintiff for "extortion and defamation of character." CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Oct 4, 2024

The IRS will pay you to install a home battery. Here's how

Get serious money back from the government for installing a battery backup system in your home.

• Aug 19, 2024

Apple is sending out iPhone settlement money. Here's what to know.

Millions of iPhone owners will share in a financial settlement Apple is paying over older devices running slowly.

• Jan 9, 2024

Officials warn of dangers of lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries were responsible for at least 220 fires in New York City last year. And if the batteries are improperly made or used, the results can be explosive. Elaine Quijano reports.

• Dec 20, 2023

Used tires could help expand market for electric vehicle batteries

As demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, one startup company in Chile is looking to recycle old tires to help make them more sustainable.

• Nov 28, 2023

Italy leads revolt against Europe's electric vehicle transition

PM Giorgia Meloni's far-right government tried and failed to block EU plans to ban all new fossil fuel-powered cars by 2035, but it's not giving up the fight entirely.

• May 25, 2023

Ready to drive "Made in China"? There's an app for that.

Chinese auto exports have more than tripled in just five years, and the country's manufacturers have their sights set on the U.S. market.

• May 4, 2023

Revolutionizing Lithium Extraction and Recycling

Novalith and Ascend's solutions are reshaping the lithium industry.

• Apr 17, 2023

Lithium-ion battery sparks fire that kills 1 and injures 10, FDNY says

The blaze started around 11 p.m. and took 90 minutes to subdue, according to officials.

• Jan 21, 2023

Jury finds Kevin Spacey not liable in sex abuse trial

A New York City jury Thursday found Kevin Spacey not liable for battery in his sexual abuse trial. Actor Anthony Rapp had claimed the Academy Award winner was sexually inappropriate toward him when he was 14. Jurors decided that Rapp did not prove his allegations. Legal analyst Rachel Fiset joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss the verdict.

• Oct 20, 2022

Florida police sergeant charged after arrest

A Florida police sergeant has been charged with felony battery after being caught on bodycam video grabbing a female officer by the neck during an arrest when she pulled him away from a handcuffed suspect. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Jul 27, 2022

Sergeant charged after grabbing colleague's neck

A Florida police sergeant has been charged with felony battery after being caught on body camera video grabbing a female officer by the neck during a November arrest. Jeff Pegues has the latest.

• Jul 26, 2022

Mario Batali found not guilty of sexual misconduct

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery after he was accused of touching and kissing a woman without her consent in 2017.

• May 10, 2022

Nissan, NASA teaming on "game changing" electric vehicle batteries

Nissan says they'll be so stable they could be used in pacemakers. The Japanese giant says the all-solid-state battery will replace the lithium-ion battery now in use and promises to charge much more quickly and be lighter yet safe.

• Apr 8, 2022