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Millions of families in the U.S. are at risk of losing access to child care when $24 billion in pandemic-era relief for care providers expires Friday at midnight, a report warns. CBS News' Nikole Killion spoke to families and providers who would be hit hardest by a loss of relief money.
A 1-year-old boy who died at a home-based day care in the Bronx was exposed to fentanyl, police say. Two people are facing murder charges and police are looking for a third suspect in connection with the alleged drug exposure that affected three other children. Jessica Moore reports.
Annual tab to bring up a child has surged in recent years. "It's completely understandable that people are scared to death," one expert says.
A wave of child care center closures is coming due to an end in stimulus money. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, joins CBS News to discuss how this will affect both American families and the economy.
Federal funding that helped child care providers stay open during the pandemic is set to expire next month.
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Pandemic-era federal funding for child care is set to expire at the end of September, which could potentially leave 3 million children without child care. U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, and Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, tell "Face the Nation" about their bipartisan efforts to find a solution.
Since the coronavirus pandemic, many facilities across the country have closed or faced challenges in rehiring workers.
The cost of child care has been rising for decades, and the situation grew worse as the pandemic closed facilities. Centers are struggling to rehire workers. Meg Oliver reports.
More than half the country lives in so-called child care deserts, where there is little or no access to child care.
More than half the country lives in areas where child care is difficult or impossible to come by. Two mothers in Wisconsin decided to take matters into their own hands. Meg Oliver has the story.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued a new advisory about the effects of social media on young people's mental health. Dr. Murthy joins CBS News to discuss his report and what families can do to help ensure children safely use social media.
President Biden is set to unveil an executive order that includes a series of directives aimed at improving the nation's caregiving capabilities. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to expand access to long-term care and child care. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports from the Rose Garden.
The Biden administration is adding new conditions to how companies will receive funding through the historic CHIPS act. It is part of President Biden's efforts to change the way major corporations conduct business. Mitch Landrieu, White House infrastructure coordinator, joined CBS News to discuss the administration's latest efforts.
Companies seeking funds must show how they plan to develop a local workforce, with firms getting $150 million or more also required to provide affordable and accessible child care for their workers.
1 in 4 parents has had to quit a job because of child care problems, according to the study.
Experts are sounding the alarm on the rise in child care costs as government subsidies are set to expire. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins "CBS News Mornings" with the latest.
An end to federal pandemic funding this year could send prices for child care up, forcing businesses to close, and people — especially moms — out of the workforce.
As the new year kicks off, here are some tips for parents looking to save money amid high inflation.
Higher prices on everything from rent to food leads shoppers to postpone gift buying until just days before Christmas.
An investigation found that Army Special Forces soldiers in Florida were driving up to three hours round-trip every day to take their kids to child care, or leaving the service altogether. After that investigation, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth announced plans to build a new child development center at Camp Bull Simons. Wormuth speaks exclusively with senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge to discuss the Army's plan.
Police in Thailand are investigating the nation's deadliest mass shooting, after a gunman opened fire at a day care center, killing at least 30. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi has the latest.
Police identified the attacker as a former police officer who was fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug charge.
No matter what your job, child care can be a hurdle – even for an 11-time Olympic medalist.
North Korean state media said U.S. soldier Travis King, who ran across the border in July, was expelled after admitting to entering the country illegally.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is appearing in court Wednesday to be arraigned.
Brooks Houck was arrested "without incident" on charges stemming from the investigation into Crystal Rogers.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
The House advanced four spending bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy seeks to appease conservatives.
Seven Republican candidates will take the stage at the Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California, while former President Donald Trump is again skipping the primary debate.
Karen Pence's recently published book, "When It's Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God's Grace in His Calling for Your Life," gives readers a glimpse into her life as the former second lady.
The cuneiform tablet was excavated from Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.
"Well Trav, how does it feel that Taylor Swift finally put you on the map?" his brother Jason Kelce asked.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
Brooks Houck was arrested "without incident" on charges stemming from the investigation into Crystal Rogers.
Paul Rodgers released his latest solo album, "Midnight Rose," earlier this month.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is appearing in court Wednesday to be arraigned.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
According to a new survey from YouGov for Bankrate, 56% of Americans feel they are falling behind on saving up for their post-work lives.
A looming potential government shutdown could thwart Americans' fall travel plans. Here's how.
Rise in "organized" retail crime is threatening the safety of employees and customers, according to Target.
"The documents here clearly contain fraudulent valuations that defendants used in business," Judge Engoron wrote in his ruling, ordering Trump's New York business certificates canceled.
Karen Pence's recently published book, "When It's Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God's Grace in His Calling for Your Life," gives readers a glimpse into her life as the former second lady.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is appearing in court Wednesday to be arraigned.
Seven Republican candidates will take the stage at the Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California, while former President Donald Trump is again skipping the primary debate.
He is one of three businessmen federally charged with coordinating hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife.
The House advanced four spending bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy seeks to appease conservatives.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
People with higher-than-normal temperatures may have a fever, but this doesn't always mean they're sick. Doctors share what the numbers on a thermometer actually mean.
The survey suggests nearly 18 million American adults have suffered from long COVID at some point since the pandemic began — and children can be affected too.
Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.
A group of six young people from Portugal have accused 32 countries of failing to tackle climate change fast enough, and therefore infringing on their human rights
Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.
The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
Officials said in August that around 2,000 artifacts had gone missing from the British Museum, and were believed to be stolen.
The cuneiform tablet was excavated from Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.
"Well Trav, how does it feel that Taylor Swift finally put you on the map?" his brother Jason Kelce asked.
Paul Rodgers released his latest solo album, "Midnight Rose," earlier this month.
The Writers Guild of America released the details of their tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and have unanimously voted to end the nearly 150-day strike.
McDaniel was the first Black person to ever win an Oscar, which was displayed at Howard University until the late 1960s when it mysteriously disappeared.
The New York City Ballet celebrated its 75th year with a special performance that included dancers from its very first show. Nancy Chen has the story.
Amazon is facing antitrust claims from the Federal Trade Commission and states including New York and Pennsylvania, alleging the retailer is a monopoly.
A group of rabbis, academics and activists said the behavior of owner Elon Musk has allowed "a new stage in antisemitic discourse" to "spread like wildfire" on the social media site.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
Anthropic will use Amazon's cloud services and machine-learning chips to train and deploy its ChatGPT rival, Claude.
Tech giants Microsoft and Google say they're moving toward building more generative artificial intelligence into their products. Microsoft has already been adding AI assistants to apps and now plans to unify all of them into a single source. And Google is launching new AI features to make video editing and publishing easier on YouTube. Emma Roth, news writer at The Verge, joined CBS News to discuss the increased use of AI.
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
For the first time, scientists in Sweden have analyzed an extinct animal's RNA. They're studying the Tasmanian tiger which has been extinct since the 1930s. Marc Friedländer, associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, joins CBS News to discuss what the breakthrough means for science.
What could soon be Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, and a tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware. CBS News Baltimore's Janay Reece has an update on how locals there are preparing for the storm. And Lynette Charles, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, has a forecast for where the storms could be most severe.
Since 2016, wildfire smoke in the U.S. has reversed roughly 25% of air quality improvements made from the 2000 Clean Air Act, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. That figure doubles to roughly 50% when looking specifically at the impact on many western states. For more on this, CBS News was joined by Marshall Burke, an associate professor at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and a co-author of the study.
Homeowners living in areas at risk for natural disasters are seeing higher home insurance premiums -- for some, coverage has been dropped completely. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Multiple groups of looters hit retail stores and at least one small business in different Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.
Brooks Houck was arrested "without incident" on charges stemming from the investigation into Crystal Rogers.
The gruesome discovery was in the industrial hub of Monterrey and its suburbs, including some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country.
Police said Pava LaPere's body was found with signs of blunt-force trauma Monday morning. LaPere was the CEO of EcoMap.
Taylor Schabusiness was arrested after Shad Thyrion's mother discovered her son's head in a bucket in the basement.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
NASA is celebrating the successful end of a 7-year, $1 billion mission to collect and return a sample from the asteroid Bennu. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more on the mission. And Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the significance of the samples.
A capsule containing rubble from an asteroid landed in the Utah desert Sunday. It may contain material leftover from the creation of the solar system, scientists say.
Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case
What Angelina Fernandes saw the night her mother was accused of murder.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
How prosecutors made the case that the Wisconsin man killed his parents Bart and Krista Halderson in July 2021.
On Nov. 11, 2012, Jake Nolan accompanied his psychiatrist cousin to a NYC Home Depot where she purchased a sledgehammer; 24 hours later, it became a key piece of evidence in a crime that ended with Nolan and her ex-lover in the hospital.
Donald Trump, polling ahead of his Republican presidential competitors by more than 30 points in Iowa and New Hampshire, will skip the second GOP debate Wednesday night to meet with autoworkers in Michigan. The visit comes a day after President Biden joined striking UAW members on a picket line. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more on the campaign for union workers.
A black bear in Mexico interrupted a birthday picnic and ate up the food on the table as a mother shielded her son from the animal.
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are moving forward on a short-term spending bill to keep the government running. But right-wing Republicans in the House have pledged to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker if he puts forward any bipartisan legislation without their demands for spending cuts. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Reports published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say nearly 18 million Americans experienced symptoms of long COVID — when symptoms remain for at least four weeks after a patient has cleared the infection — in 2022 and nearly 9 million people currently have the condition, which can linger for months or years. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, has more on the report's findings.
North Korea announced Wednesday that it will expel Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into the country two months earlier, according to the country's state-run media. North Korea's KCNA news agency said King had confessed to illegally entering the country. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.