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Schools in New York City are scrambling to enroll migrant children as the city also tries to house them and their families. Astrid Martinez reports on the duel efforts.
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Schools in New York City are scrambling to enroll migrant children as the city also tries to house them and their families. Astrid Martinez reports on the duel efforts.
As more buses of asylum seekers arrived in New York City Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams told a town hall meeting he doesn't see an end to the crisis because the city is not getting enough support from the federal government. Meanwhile, a judge ordered Texas to remove floating border barriers from the Rio Grande. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
The New York mayor and governor have asked for increased federal support to handle migrants in the state. Now in the first response, Biden administration officials are putting the responsibility back on the city and state. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains the proposed solutions.
The United States is facing an ongoing humanitarian crisis of asylum seekers. CBS News' Jericka Duncan spoke with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who says the issue has reached a "breaking point."
Former President Donald Trump set to surrender to authorities Thursday, with his bond set at $200,000; asylum seekers to be housed at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field.
The five boroughs of New York City are currently hosting approximately 57,000 asylum seekers and the number continues to rise. Mayor Eric Adams sits down with "CBS Mornings" for a closer look at the humanitarian crisis growing there and what he hopes the Biden Administration will do to fix it.
Police said the suspect was part of a group that yelled homophobic and racist comments at O'Shae Sibley while he was dancing with friends.
Since last spring, more than 95,000 migrants have arrived in New York City, according to the mayor's office.
The migrant crisis in New York City is worsening as many asylum seekers waiting to be processed are forced to sleep on sidewalks outside of Manhattan hotels. The mayors of several major U.S. cities, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams, have asked the Biden administration for federal assistance. Meg Oliver reports.
Dozens of asylum seekers are camping outside a New York City hotel being used as a relief center as they wait for a room. Eric Adams, the city's mayor, says they are simply out of space and city officials are asking the federal government for help. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
A hydraulic fluid leak may have sparked the fire which then led to a large construction crane crashing down onto a Manhattan street Wednesday, CBS New York has learned from a high-ranking city official. Twelve people suffered minor injuries in the collapse. Lilia Luciano has more.
"To our LGBTQ+ community across the nation feeling hurt, isolated, or threatened, we have a clear message for you: New York City has and will always be a welcoming home for you," Mayor Adams wrote on Twitter Monday.
It bans discrimination based on height and weight in employment, housing and public accommodations.
The New York City mayor said the crisis shouldn't be "a burden" on just one city.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins "Face the Nation" to discuss the migrant crisis as tens of thousands of asylum seekers have arrived in the city.
As New York City faces an incoming influx of migrants, Mayor Eric Adams said that if immigration policy is "coordinated at the border, to ensure that those who are coming here to this country in a lawful manner are actually moved throughout the entire country, it is not a burden on one city."
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," House Problem Solvers Caucus chairs Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Josh Gottheimer discuss the debt ceiling talks; New York City Mayor Eric Adams discusses the debt ceiling crisis; plus a conversation with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to send migrants to neighboring counties as the city runs out of room in shelters. Executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition Murad Awawdeh joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the city's response.
"Our new Rat Czar Kathleen Corradi has so many strengths, but most importantly: she HATES rats," New York City Mayor Eric Adams tweeted on Wednesday.
"Digidog is now part of the toolkit that we are using," NYC Mayor Eric Adams said at a Times Square press conference.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump are expected to protest his indictment Tuesday. While New York City leadership maintains there are no specific, credible threats, they say the city is prepared. Chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
Officials on Monday updated New Yorkers and those visiting the city as former President Donald Trump will be arraigned there Tuesday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said there had been "no specific, credible threats at this time," but he warned "rabblerousers" planning to come to "control yourselves. New York City is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger."
America's unsheltered population has grown significantly in the past decade. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to involuntarily remove and treat those with severe mental illnesses has been controversial among human rights advocates. Tony Dokoupil speaks with Donna Leiberman of the NYCLU as well as Shams DaBaron, a former homeless man now backing Adams' policy.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain who was also assaulted by police as a teenager, told CBS News on Tuesday that police departments must concern themselves with the "basic aptitude" of police officers and recruits, in addition to training. Watch Ed O'Keefe's full interview with Adams.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is also a retired New York Police Department captain.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley is responding to comments by former President Donald Trump suggesting that Milley deserves to be executed for communications the general had with China.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China, then flown to San Antonio.
Police say they're going to hold a news conference to announce the arrest of Jason Billingsley in the murder of the 26-year-old.
If Congress can't pass a government funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, then the government will shut down.
Judge's ruling could strip Donald Trump of his authority to make strategic and financial decisions over some of his key properties in the state.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China, then flown to San Antonio.
Police say they're going to hold a news conference to announce the arrest of Jason Billingsley in the killing of the 26-year-old.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
If a strike were to happen, it would impact 22 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Heinz is selling limited bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch after a Taylor Swift fan account posted a photo of the pop icon at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Commercial real estate owners are trying to draw in EV owners by alleviating their range anxiety.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
Judge Tanya Chutkan denied former President Donald Trump's request to recuse herself.
Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
After the attack in Jupiter, Florida, animal control picked up the otter and it tested positive for rabies, a disease that can be fatal. Here's how it is handled.
An unvaccinated pet is a danger not just to other animals but also to the humans around them, an author of the study notes.
Plastic rings can detach from the Rainbow Road Road series board books sold at Sam's Club, Target and other retailers nationwide.
Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China, then flown to San Antonio.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
The launch of the military satellite comes amid ongoing tensions with Western nations over its nuclear program.
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 15th annual Atlantic Festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 28, for two days of events with headline-making speakers from the worlds of politics and culture.
Black musician David Ryan Harris says that he was accused of trafficking his own children by a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight two weeks ago.
Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel announced they would resume their shows on Monday, Oct. 2.
Heinz is selling limited bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch after a Taylor Swift fan account posted a photo of the pop icon at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced that he has postponed his remaining tour dates in 2023 as he receives treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency -- or CISA -- has launched its first nationwide public service announcement. The PSA aims to teach Americans basic cybersecurity habits in order to stay safe online. Jen Easterly, CISA director, joins CBS News to share tips on how you can protect yourself while using the internet.
Amazon's Alexa is getting an upgrade. The so-called Alexa LLM will be able to understand body language, including gestures and eye contact, and should be smarter and more conversational thanks to AI. Jon Swartz, senior tech reporter for MarketWatch, joined CBS News to discuss the new version of Amazon's virtual assistant.
Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, who moved the company to a garage in 1998.
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.
"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.
Police say they're going to hold a news conference to announce the arrest of Jason Billingsley in the killing of the 26-year-old.
The remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew have been found more than 3 years after she was last seen.
A Minneapolis murder suspect is now again behind bars after he was mistakenly released from an Indianapolis jail earlier this month.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Multiple groups of looters hit retail stores and at least one small business in different Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
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.
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.
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Biden, Democrats and the Big Three automakers over electric cars in remarks in the Detroit suburbs Wednesday night, as his Republican opponents were getting ready to take the stage in California for the second Republican presidential debate. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
Former President Donald Trump loomed large over the second Republican primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, even as he skipped the contest to deliver a speech outside Detroit. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Fin Gómez have more.
In a statement released after the second Republican presidential debate, Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita called the event "boring and inconsequential." LaCivita speaks with CBS News political director Fin Gómez about his takeaways of the night.
In one of the sharpest lines of the second Republican debate, Nikki Haley told Vivek Ramaswamy: "Honestly every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say." Kirsten Kukowski, adviser for a Haley-backed super PAC, joins "America Decides" to discuss the former South Carolina governor's performance.
Several Republican candidates took former President Donald Trump to task Wednesday night over his decision skip the second primary debate. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is second in most polls, said Trump was "missing in action." James Uthmeier, DeSantis 2024 campaign manager, joins "America Decides" to discuss the governor's performance.