Coal is a financial bust, but global carbon emissions keep rising

Coal plants are increasingly inefficient as a way to produce energy in the U.S. -- so why are emissions still climbing?

• Apr 3, 2019

Pressure to sanction China over Muslims

Chinese officials are in Washington this week to negotiate President Trump's long-promised trade deal. But there is growing pressure on the Trump administration to sanction China for what Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the worst human rights abuses since the 1930s. CBS News has obtained a letter sent by a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday, faulting the administration and urging action to stop mass arrests of Muslims. Margaret Brennan reports.

• Apr 3, 2019
• 02:53

Lawmakers urge White House to sanction China over Muslim prison camps

Bipartisan group says Trump admin's words are "not enough" to stop China's "human rights abuses that may constitute crimes against humanity"

• Apr 3, 2019

Chinese teacher suspected of poisoning of 23 kindergarteners

Attacks on children at China's schools are often deadly, not unusual, and usually blamed on the mentally ill or people with grudges

• Apr 2, 2019

Recycling 101: What to salvage or trash

It's now more important than ever that we correctly sort our recycling. Many people make mistakes like trying to recycle styrofoam or used paper products. Mitch Hedlund, founder of Recycle Across America, joins CBSN to go over the best tips and tricks when it comes to saving the planet via recycling.

• Apr 1, 2019
• 07:05

Primary exporter China to ban all fentanyl-related drugs

President Xi Jinping appears to be following through on a promise he made to Donald Trump in the battle to curb the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic

• Apr 1, 2019

Pompeo slams China for Uighur Muslim detentions

The U.S. is slamming China over human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, where about a million Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minority groups are being held in internment camps. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with several Uighurs in Washington yesterday. CBS News State Department reporter Christina Ruffini has more on the meeting's significance.

• Mar 28, 2019
• 03:49

European Union moves toward ban on single-use plastics

Lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to ban many plastic items -- now member states need to approve the measure

• Mar 27, 2019

Russia defends sending troops to back up Maduro in Venezuela

Pompeo has warned Moscow the U.S. "will not stand idly by as Russia exacerbates tensions in Venezuela"

• Mar 27, 2019

"We knew we'd be blown up one day": Chemical plant blast kills dozens

Woman at site of one of China's worst recent industrial accidents says she's long worried about safety and pollution there; explosion was so strong it triggered small quake

• Mar 22, 2019

Chemical plant explosion in China

Dozens are dead after a chemical plant explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China. Local officials said Thursday the fire has been contained by firefighters.

• Mar 21, 2019
• 00:24

U.S. cities have nowhere to put recycling

Since China banned most plastic imports, many U.S. cities are finding they can't recycle the way they're used to — forcing them to either pay more to recycle or send more stuff to the landfill. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova explains how recycling got so dire.

• Mar 20, 2019
• 04:41

American cities confront a "slow-moving recycling crisis"

A year after China's ban, U.S. cities are sending recyclables to landfills or stockpiling them, waiting for a buyer

• Mar 20, 2019

Fancy that! Armando the racing pigeon sells for $1.4 million

The pigeon fancying world knew Armando was special, but "no one expected that the magical cap of a million euros would be pulverised"

• Mar 19, 2019

Mysterious health attack survivor speaks

Health attacks in Cuba and China have caused several victims to suffer damage in the inner ear and brain trauma. "60 Minutes" investigated these illnesses and spoke to some of the victims. What they found suggests the illnesses could be the result of a foreign attack. CBS News correspondent Steve Dorsey has followed the case closely and joins CBSN to discuss what's next.

• Mar 18, 2019
• 05:23

Dems ask FBI for investigations into massage parlor owner

Top lawmakers say allegations against massage parlor owner "raise serious counterintelligence concerns"

• Mar 18, 2019

Is an invisible weapon targeting U.S. diplomats?

How do you report on an attack that you can’t see? 60 Minutes producers say they approached it with skepticism

• Mar 17, 2019

Why the new military budget is focused on China

To a remarkable degree, the budget proposal is shaped by threats acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: "China, China, China."

• Mar 16, 2019

U.S. officials in China report unexplained brain trauma

In 2016 and 2017, 25 Americans in the U.S. embassy in Cuba suffered serious, unexplained brain injuries. Now, at least 15 American officials in China are reporting similar symptoms. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT

• Mar 15, 2019

Several countries halt planes after crash

Several countries are halting flights of Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes after 157 people died in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN AM to discuss what investigators may learn from the plane's black boxes and what's next for Boeing.

• Mar 11, 2019
• 07:54

Many Boeing 737s grounded as doomed jet's "black boxes" found

Boeing 737 Max 8, model that went down in Ethiopia killing all 157 on board, was also involved in a Lion Air crash off Indonesia in October

• Mar 11, 2019

26 women rescued in Seattle human trafficking bust

Police investigated 11 businesses and arrested six people for promoting prostitution and money laundering

• Mar 9, 2019

What motherhood looks like in Finland, Kenya, China and the U.S.

The four-part series, The World of Mothers, explored how motherhood, childcare, childbirth and healthcare looks different in these four places

• Mar 7, 2019

Taiwan seeks new warplanes from U.S. as tension with China mounts

U.S. is bound to help Taiwan defend itself, but China's leader warned in January he wouldn't rule out force to stop independence activities

• Mar 7, 2019

Childcare in China is truly a family affair

In our World of Mothers series, we are exploring what motherhood means around the globe. In this installment, we are in China where childcare is truly a family affair. A 2017 report found grandparents help raise children during their pre-kindergarten years in more than three-quarters of Chinese families. Ben Tracy reports from Beijing.

• Mar 7, 2019
• 05:08

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