
Anthrax poisoning kills dozens of hippos in Africa's oldest national park
About 50 hippos have died of anthrax poisoning in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, the oldest national park in all of Africa.
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About 50 hippos have died of anthrax poisoning in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, the oldest national park in all of Africa.
The lawsuit claims that as a horrified Craig Manders watched the hippo attack his wife, the tour guides walked away without helping the couple. The company denies the lawsuit's allegations.
Officials in Zimbabwe say 7-year-old Tinotenda Pudu survived five nights in the "unforgiving wild" of a game park thanks to his wilderness skills.
A baby pygmy hippo is the gift the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia received for Christmas this year. Weighing in at just 15 pounds, the new hippo's name will be decided in an online poll that closes on Tuesday.
Huge crowds of doting fans are flocking to a small, previously quiet zoo in Thailand to see its latest sensation, a baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng . With a name that means "bouncing pig" and a playful personality to match, Moo Deng has given her keepers an opportunity to boost the zoo's coffers. CBS News' Tina Kraus has more on the adorable hippo tale.
A small zoo in Thailand plans to capitalize on Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo's popularity, hoping to patent her brand to help all its animal inhabitants.
The hippo took a DNA test and it turns out he's 100% a female.
Colombia started sterilizing descendants of hippos illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.
After Pablo Escobar's death, the so-called "cocaine hippos" were left to roam freely and environmental authorities have been helpless to curb their numbers.
The 1-year-old hippo is "trying out everything, every which way" as he makes himself at home at the zoo.
Locals managed to pull 13 people from the treacherous waters, while another 23 were still missing, police said.
"There are about 35 children playing that could approach them and provoke a tragedy," said an official from the local environment authority.
"Hippos are unpredictable, at any moment they can attack a person," a local biologist said.
In the 1980's, the Colombian drug kingpin imported just four hippos from Africa — and now there are nearly 150 of them.
Environmental officials in Colombia are considering a new plan to handle the herd of hippos born from Pablo Escboar's infamous estate. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Police said the boy was playing at his home, which is about a half-mile from a lake where about 6,000 hippopotamuses live.
The Toronto Zoo has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to susceptible animals — including hippos, tigers and bears. The zoo has received 320 vaccine doses for 120 animals, with two doses required per animal given about two or three weeks apart.
Escobar's hippos have become a sort of local tourist attraction in the years since the kingpin was killed by police in 1993.
Donald Trump Jr. has maneuvered potentially lucrative business deals while also becoming a power player to his father.
Singer Cassie Ventura accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2018. The accusation came during her testimony at his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC.
In her first interview since being detained by ICE, Ximena Arias Cristobal told CBS News said her biggest worry is not being able to stay in Georgia.
"My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the House hearing.
The House is pushing forward on President Trump's "one, big beautiful bill," as the final committees continued considering some of the most contentious parts of the major budget package aimed at addressing the president's defense, energy and tax priorities.
Rebecca Hill, a former clerk who worked on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges for crimes allegedly committed while working as a county official.
Democratic leadership opposed the impeachment effort by Rep. Shri Thanedar, calling it a distraction.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is set to argue President Trump is "disregard[ing] the rule of law" and his tariff policies will leave small businesses as "roadkill," according to excerpts obtained by CBS News.
The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.
Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers seek to repeal it and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest.
The Greer Fire in eastern Arizona remained at zero containment as of Wednesday.
The comprehensive baby names list in the U.S. is issued annually by the Social Security Administration.
Rebecca Hill, a former clerk who worked on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges for crimes allegedly committed while working as a county official.
Democratic leadership opposed the impeachment effort by Rep. Shri Thanedar, calling it a distraction.
A new Uber service will operate shuttles in select cities along set routes, offering pickups every 20 minutes.
Faulty software caused the autonomous vehicles to crash into chains, gates and other roadway barriers, safety regulators found.
Expired sales labels led to overcharges on more than 150 grocery items, according to an investigation led by Consumer Reports and others.
A Republican-backed House bill includes a range new tax breaks, including a $4,000 deduction for seniors. Here's what to know.
Jesusdoll.com CEO David Mauro said his toy company is racing to import inventory from China after the U.S. eased tariffs for 90 days.
Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers seek to repeal it and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest.
Democratic leadership opposed the impeachment effort by Rep. Shri Thanedar, calling it a distraction.
President Trump is now seeking to implement the idea through an executive order.
Challenges to President Trump's use of emergency power to impose sweeping tariffs cite legal doctrines that have been embraced by the conservative Supreme Court justices.
The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.
President Trump is now seeking to implement the idea through an executive order.
"My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the House hearing.
President Trump signed an executive order Monday that will attempt to bring the down the cost of some drugs in the United States — but why are drugs so high to begin with?
The heart condition, formally known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one.
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
Gal and Guy Gilboa-Dalal were at the Nova music festival when Hamas launched its Oct. 7 terror attack. Gal escaped, but his brother did not.
Three massive, out of control wildfires continue to rage north of Duluth in northeastern Minnesota, as near critical fire weather conditions continue to plague the region, according to the National Weather Service.
Thai officials said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States in 10 large containers at the port of Bangkok.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CBS News that he anticipates a deal with Iran by the end of the year, calling it a "very active dialogue in all of my travels in the Middle East."
The 2-year-old girl, Maikelys Espinoza, was separated from her parents by deportation — a move that Venezuela repeatedly denounced as a kidnapping.
KISS' Gene Simmons tells "CBS Mornings" about the road that led him to rock and roll and where the band's 1975 hit started.
KISS legend Gene Simmons shares how his mother's strength as a single immigrant parent shaped his life and how the band created some of its biggest rock anthems.
Singer Cassie Ventura accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2018. The accusation came during her testimony at his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC.
During a 40-year screen career, Robert Benton received six Oscar nominations and won three times.
Shriner is due back in court on June 18, according to prosecutors.
Old accounts and forgotten photos can make you a target. CBS News Confirmed's Alex Clark shares how to delete your data and stay safe as internet scams reach a record $16.6 billion in losses.
President Trump is in Saudi Arabia where his administration is looking to boost diplomatic ties through economic investment. CBS News reporter Taurean Small has the details.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Dow Jones dipped on Tuesday, but Big Tech stocks saw gains as CEOs joined President Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.
The layoffs, impacting all levels at the company, come as the tech giant continues to post strong sales and profits.
Garwin advised several presidents published more than 500 papers and was granted 47 U.S. patents.
The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists.
A new study shows the land under some of the largest cities in the U.S. is sinking. "Land subsidence" is the gradual setting or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Manoochehr Shirzaei, a co-author of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now, footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time.
In the summer of 2010, panic spread across the region when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf.
Prosecutors on Wednesday finished their questioning of Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, in the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan, who was inside the courtroom unpacks the day's proceedings.
A couple in New Jersey has been arrested after they allegedly abused and confined a child in their home since 2018.
Rohan Dennis was arrested after his wife, Melissa Hoskins, was struck by his vehicle in front of their home on Dec. 30, 2023.
Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, of Melvindale, Michigan, was arrested Wednesday.
Singer Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, is back on the stand after testifying at his sex trafficking trial about her relationship with the disgraced music mogul. Her graphic testimony lays out a story of violence and abuse. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
Jupiter's stunning auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, as pictured in new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
May's full flower moon will light up the night sky.
Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.
A Soviet-era spacecraft that was meant to land on Venus in 1972 is plunging back to Earth. Marlon Sorge, an executive director at The Aerospace Corporation, joins CBS News with what to expect.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, in Washington, D.C. and other cities across the United States, in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
A look into a grieving husband Jan Cilliers' investigative work after his wife Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales died after a night out.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The new U.S.-China tariff agreement went into effect on Wednesday, with some Chinese imports now facing a 30% tariff instead of 145%. Elenor Mak, founder and CEO of Jilly Bing, joins CBS News to discuss how the rollback is affecting her toy company's operations.
A new report from the Climate Integrity Center is highlighting what it calls deceptive messaging from Big Oil and plastic companies about "advanced recycling," which involves using heat or chemicals to break down plastics into smaller parts. Davis Allen, the report's author, joins CBS News to discuss the issues with the method and why industries continue to promote it as a long-term solution to the plastic waste crisis.
The Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to weaken restrictions on so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Erik Olson, senior strategic director for health at the Natural Resources Defense Council, joins CBS News to discuss the dangers of PFAS.
At the airport, "rules" offer a harmless escape from normal life. But one small lesson at baggage claim offers something deeper. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains.
President Trump stopped in Qatar on his Middle East trip where he embraced a former jihadist who now leads Syria. Will Toddman, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins to discuss.