Fiona, Ian being retired as hurricane names after deadly storms
In the future, Ian's former spot will be replaced with Idris and Fiona will be replaced with Farrah, WMO announced.
In the future, Ian's former spot will be replaced with Idris and Fiona will be replaced with Farrah, WMO announced.
CBS News' Errol Barnett takes a look at the high cost of weather and climate events in 2022 -- and why these kinds of disasters are expected to only get more expensive.
President Biden visited Puerto Rico on Monday to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Fiona. The president committed more than $60 million in federal funds to help the U.S. territory. Major Garrett, CBS News' chief Washington correspondent, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the trip.
President Biden announced more than $60 million in federal funds for Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory begins its recovery from Hurricane Fiona. CBS News reporter Cristina Corujo joins CBS News to discuss that money and the significance of the president's visit Monday to Puerto Rico.
President Joe Biden on Monday surveyed damage from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and announced $60 million in funding from the infrastructure bill will be allocated to the island. Watch his remarks.
President Biden is expected to announce more than $60 million in federal funds for Puerto Rico while visiting the island Monday. The trip will mark the president's first of two visits to hurricane-damaged areas this week. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBS News to discuss the president's visit as well as the recent return of seven Americans from Venezuela through a prisoner swap.
As Puerto Rico recovers from Hurricane Fiona, concerns are growing that the response to Hurricane Ian could overshadow the island's recovery efforts. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green speak with Monica Feliu-Mojer with Ciencia Puerto Rico, a nonprofit organization that advocates for scientific research on the island, on what Puerto Rico needs right now.
President Biden is set to visit Puerto Rico as the island struggles to recover from last month's Hurricane Fiona and the U.S. is welcoming home seven people after a prisoner swap with Venezuela. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more from the White House.
In Florida, there are growing questions about how officials handled Hurricane Ian as community members begin to pick up the pieces. Kris Van Cleave visits one community in Fort Myers to get a firsthand look at the destruction.
President Biden approved major disaster declarations for Florida and Puerto Rico, which has freed up federal funding to assist in recovery efforts for both.
More than a week after Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico and knocked out power lines, hundreds of thousands on the island were still experiencing blackouts.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered Monday in parts of Tampa Bay as Hurricane Ian makes its way toward Florida's west coast. The powerful Category 3 storm is expected to reach Florida later this week. Omar Villafranca reports from Clearwater, Florida.
Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole state, which is at risk of major flash flooding this week.
"I'm seeing homes in the ocean. I'm seeing rubble floating all over the place. It's complete and utter destruction."
Climate change and Puerto Rico's struggle to keep up with recovery efforts have experts and residents concerned about future storms.
Canada is bracing for what has the potential to be one of its worst storms on record. Hurricane Fiona has already killed at least five people across the Caribbean, and the storm is making its way up the Atlantic Ocean. Nova Scotia's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing John Lohr, who oversees the province's Emergency Management Office, joined CBS News to discuss Canada's preparedness for the storm that meteorologists warn could be a "landmark weather event."
Meteorologists warned that it has the potential to be one of the most severe storms in Canada's history.
Hurricane Fiona slams Bermuda, knocks out power for thousands; Unruly airline passengers reportedly declining
President Biden approved a major disaster declaration to help Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Fiona. Chloe Demrovsky, president and CEO of the Disaster Recovery Institute International, joined CBS News to discuss what's next for the U.S. territory.
The eye of Fiona was forecast to pass Bermuda Thursday night and "approach" the Atlantic Canada province of Nova Scotia Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Remnants of landslides and major flooding have left them isolated, and government officials are working with religious groups, nonprofits and others trying to help.
Five years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are still rebuilding. CBS News' David Begnaud shows how their resilience and strength push them forward and how community remains the most important thing.
Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to continue getting stronger as it passes west of Bermuda. More than half a million people in Puerto Rico are still without running water and many don't have power three days after Fiona slammed into the island.
The powerful storm is forecast to strengthen as it marches through the Caribbean.
Hurricane Fiona has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm after devastating Puerto Rico. Many on the island are still without power and clean water. David Begnaud, lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," reports from the shattered island.
Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, ran on continuing the course set over the last six years by her political mentor, the country's outgoing president.
Half the country says Trump is not fit to be president; Republicans call the trial unfair, according to CBS News poll.
An early morning shooting in Akron, Ohio killed one person and injured two dozen people, some critically, police said.
South Korea says it's fully suspending a 2018 tension-reducing military deal with North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang sending hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border.
Andrew Hitt, who signed a phony electoral certificate for former President Trump in 2020, tells 60 Minutes that he and other Wisconsin Republican electors were tricked.
While in office, Trump took issue with the social media app being controlled by a China-based parent company, trying unsuccessfully to ban the app in the U.S. with an executive order.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has filed a notice of dismissal of charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II.
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth national title ahead of the Olympic trials later this month in Minneapolis.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth national title ahead of the Olympic trials later this month in Minneapolis.
The Gila River Indian Community issued a temporary ban on dances after a police officer was fatally shot and another wounded while responding to a reported disturbance.
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is 93, married Elena Zhukova on Saturday.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum join Margaret Brennan.
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is 93, married Elena Zhukova on Saturday.
Authors complained for years that the organization was predominantly White — causing membership to plummet.
Costco hasn't raised the cost of its popular hot dog and soda combo in nearly 40 years, and it's not about to now, a senior exec says.
FCC calls on Congress for funding to restart program that helped low-income households get high-speed internet service.
Google said it's rolling back its AI-generated search results feature after two weeks. Here's why.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum join Margaret Brennan.
The following is a transcript of an interview with former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, retired General Frank McKenzie, on "Face the Nation" that aired on June 2, 2024.
While in office, Trump took issue with the social media app being controlled by a China-based parent company, trying unsuccessfully to ban the app in the U.S. with an executive order.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a contender for Donald Trump's running mate, said Sunday that November's election will not be decided by the former president's guilty conviction in the New York "hush money" trial.
Even if someone has gone through a healing process with body image or their relationship with food, these challenges can "last a lifetime," a licensed mental health counselor tells CBS News.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
The U.S. has ordered 4.8 million doses of vaccine to target bird flu in case the outbreak spreads in people.
Details of the FDA's proposal were published Friday ahead of a meeting next week.
The Mediterranean diet has long been regarded as a heart-healthy option, but a new study has found the diet may help reduce risk of death.
Mexico's projected presidential winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will become the first woman president in the country's 200-year history.
South Korea says it's fully suspending a 2018 tension-reducing military deal with North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang sending hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border.
Taylor Momsen, whose band The Pretty Reckless are opening for AC/DC, was performing in Spain when she was bit by a bat.
Climate scientist and former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum held an irreversible lead Sunday in the race that would make her Mexico's first female president, according to an official quick count.
Three C-47 transport planes, a workhorse of World War II, dropped three long strings of jumpers, their round chutes mushrooming open in the blue skies with puffy white clouds.
Taylor Momsen, whose band The Pretty Reckless are opening for AC/DC, was performing in Spain when she was bit by a bat.
Cyndi Lauper was a pop music dynamo and MTV-favorite singer who later won a Tony Award for her songs for the stage musical "Kinky Boots." But she wanted more than to just have fun. The subject of a new documentary on Paramount+ called "Let the Canary Sing," Lauper talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about how music made her tumultuous home life better; how she had to be convinced about her breakout record, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; and about criticism from producer Quincy Jones that she was a "troublemaker."
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including NBA Hall of Famer and sportscaster Bill Walton.
When the "Jurassic Park" writer died in 2008, he left behind an unfinished novel about a volcanic eruption that imperils all life on Earth. Enter bestselling author James Patterson, tasked with completing Crichton's thriller.
Writer Michael Crichton, whose blockbuster novels, films and TV series included "Jurassic Park" and "ER," died in 2008, leaving behind an unfinished thriller about a volcanic eruption that imperils all life on Earth. Bestselling author James Patterson was tasked with completing Crichton's book, and now, 16 years later, "Eruption" is finally being unleashed in bookstores. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Patterson, and with Michael's widow, Sherri Alexander Crichton, about bringing back the voice of a master storyteller.
What was to be the maiden launch of the Boeing Starliner with astronauts on board was halted yet again Saturday, this time less than four minutes before liftoff, when a computer system triggered an automatic hold. A launch last month was also canceled due to various issues. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
All systems are go for a second attempted launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule on Saturday, making its maiden voyage to the International Space Station with two astronauts on board. Manuel Bojorquez reports from the Kennedy Space Center.
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.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI warns that state actors worldwide use generative artificial intelligence to run covert propaganda operations. The company told The Washington Post it found groups in Russia, China, Iran and Israel using its technology to build and launch social media campaigns. Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for The Post, joins CBS News to discuss.
Google said it's rolling back its AI-generated search results feature after two weeks. Here's why.
The British journalist and author of "Midnight in Chernobyl" returns with his exhaustively-researched new book about the 1986 space shuttle disaster.
A recent study from the University of Washington suggests that rising summer temperatures threaten triploid oysters, specifically bred in the 1970s to be more resilient to harsher environments. Despite that, researchers found that triploids die nearly 2.5 times faster than other oysters when under heat stress. Neil Thompson, geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.
The New Caledonian fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has more than 50 times more DNA packed into the nucleus of its cells than humans do.
Can the climate crisis be won as temperatures soar, oceans rise and air quality deteriorates? Former presidential candidate Tom Steyer thinks it can. The climate investor joins "America Decides" to discuss his new book "Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War."
The spread of an avian flu virus in cattle has again brought public health attention to the potential for a global pandemic. Fighting it would depend, for now, on 1940s technology that makes vaccines from hens' eggs.
The Gila River Indian Community issued a temporary ban on dances after a police officer was fatally shot and another wounded while responding to a reported disturbance.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has filed a notice of dismissal of charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II.
An early morning shooting in Akron, Ohio killed one person and injured two dozen people, some critically, police said.
Prosecutors say evidence, including damning cellphone searches and texts, led them to Tim Bliefnick for the February murder of Becky Bliefnick.
Police say a photographer and one-time contestant on "The Dating Game" was also a chameleon and a serial killer —perhaps the deadliest in U.S. history.
The spacecraft, part of the Chang'e moon exploration program, will collect soil and rock samples.
The second attempt to send Boeing's Starliner crew capsule into orbit was canceled just minutes before it was set to launch on Saturday.
Nearly a month after a frustrating launch scrub, the Starliner and its two-person crew were initially cleared for a second attempt to reach orbit.
If you missed the fantastic display of the northern lights in May, you could soon have another chance. In early June, the active solar region responsible for those multi-colored hues in the night sky will be in prime position to generate solar storms impacting us on Earth. Ryan French, solar physicist with the National Solar Observatory, joins CBS News to explain.
Boeing is preparing to launch its crewed Starliner spacecraft on Saturday after having to scrub the plan twice before due to technical difficulties. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood is following the preparations for Boeing's flight.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Forrest Fenn hid a treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Five men died searching for it.
An anonymous letter writer terrorizes a small town, threatening to expose their rumored dark secrets.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, joins The Takeout to discuss procedure, moderators & historical importance of presidential debates. The commission faces an uncertain future as tentative 2024 debates remain unsanctioned.
Participants once again descended upon Cooper's Hill in England, risking injury to chase a nine-pound wheel of cheese down a hill. Ian Lee takes a look at the tradition.
France will hold a series of ceremonies this week to commemorate 80 years since the D-Day invasion. While the remaining living Americans who participated in the attack are mostly too old to make the trip, those that could traveled to France for the occasion. Elaine Cobbe shares their stories.
First, a look at Fogo Island's comeback story. Then, uncovering Caligula's gardens. And, a report on rehabilitating Gorongosa National Park.
Israel's attack on Rafah continued throughout the weekend as the fate of a cease-fire deal remained uncertain. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.