
Migrant surge overwhelms Texas border towns
Migrant crossings at the southern border have nearly doubled from a few months ago. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more from El Paso.
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Migrant crossings at the southern border have nearly doubled from a few months ago. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more from El Paso.
The Biden administration is sending 800 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as migrant apprehensions near record levels. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.
The Biden administration is granting nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants temporary legal status, allowing them access to work permits in the U.S. The White House was able to make the move under an expansion of the Temporary Protected Status program. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more on the program.
The Biden administration is granting nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants temporary legal status, allowing them access to work permits in the U.S. Murad Awawdeh, executive director of the New York immigration coalition, joined CBS News to discuss the reasons for the move.
Nearly 500,000 Venezuelan migrants already living in the U.S. are now being offered temporary legal status by the Biden administration in a move meant to ease the burden on American cities struggling to house people crossing the border. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Illegal border crossings have been going up after falling to a two-year low in June. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez examines possible reasons behind the increase.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible — working furiously to unite House Republicans and pass a conservative bill to keep the federal government open.
A new survey suggests Latino voters want more aggressive action when it comes to immigration. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks down the findings.
A congressional delegation arrived in New York City on Friday to assess the migrant crisis hitting the region. Lawmakers, including Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, toured facilities and met with city officials to discuss the response to new arrivals. CBS New York reporter Alice Gainer has more.
A federal judge in Texas once again ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program -- or DACA -- is illegal. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "Prime Time" to discuss what the decision means for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S.
The Biden administration this week reopened a housing facility for unaccompanied migrant children previously at the center of reports of poor living conditions, in response to a marked increase in crossings along the southern border, two U.S. officials familiar with the move told CBS News. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
While he declared the program unlawful, Judge Andrew Hanen allowed 580,000 DACA recipients to continue working and living legally in the U.S.
Jismary Alejandra Barboza González died on a bus from Texas to Chicago in August.
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.
A federal judge in Texas has ordered the state to remove its floating border barriers from the Rio Grande. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks down the ruling and what's next in the case.
Earlier this month, Texas repositioned the buoys closer to American soil after federal officials concluded that roughly 80% of the barriers were in Mexico.
"Their lives are in danger," a former U.S. soldier trying to help Massoud through a "flawed and ridiculous" application process told CBS News.
The Biden administration is sending emails and texts to tens of thousands of migrants to remind them that they are eligible to apply for work permits.
It's been two years since the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan and the Taliban took control. Human rights activist Sunil Varghese explains how dire the situation has become for Afghan citizens and CBS News' Lana Zak breaks down the massive backlog facing the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program.
The U.S. has carried out fewer than 100 deportations under a program the Biden administration set up in May to deter unlawful border entries by migrant families.
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.
A migrant center expected to house up to 3,000 migrants on New York City's Randall's Island is the latest answer to the city's overcrowding crisis.
A U.S. district judge in Texas will hear arguments Tuesday on whether the buoy barriers in the Rio Grande can remain in place. This comes as New York struggles to house migrants arriving in the city. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
With New York City struggling to keep up with the influx of people seeking asylum in the city, a new center has opened on Randall's Island and is expected to house up to 3,000 migrants. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan talked to Mayor Eric Adams, community organizers and migrants about the situation.
Former Congressman Will Hurd made a name for himself in 2019 by being one of the few vocal Republican critics of then-President Trump. Now he's seeking the Republican presidential nomination himself -- and his critiques of the former president haven't let up. Hurd joins "America Decides" to discuss his 2024 presidential campaign.
Terms of the deal must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately 11,000 members.
Advocates see California's CARE Court as a way of finally getting mental health help to many of those in need, but critics see it as a coercive program that removes people's choices.
In a dramatic 13-minute plunge back to Earth, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely landed in Utah after seven years in space.
"I think the situation is quite unfortunate, but I do believe that it is in the best interest for Sen. Menendez to resign in this moment," Ocasio-Cortez told "Face the Nation."
President Biden issued a stark warning that "America could be forced to pay the price" if Republicans in Congress fail to act.
The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing is an estimated $785 million. It's set to be the fourth largest prize in the game's history.
As the slowest mammal in the world — with a side of bad hearing and vision — the sloth's survival story is an unusual one. The animal is now facing the threat of climate change and human sprawl.
Speaker Anthony Rota introduced Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for a Nazi military unit in World War II, and lawmakers applauded the 98-year-old.
"We hope that all Americans understand what's going on," Olena Zelenska told "Face the Nation."
Terms of the deal must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately 11,000 members.
The crash occurred in Plant City, about 25 miles east of Tampa.
The Carter Center said former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, took a ride through Plains Peanut Festival in their hometown over the weekend.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska join Margaret Brennan.
The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing is an estimated $785 million. It's set to be the fourth largest prize in the game's history.
Terms of the deal must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately 11,000 members.
With an annual testing budget well over $30 million, the non-profit organization behind the magazine and website, with 60 labs and teams of engineers and investigators, puts thousands of consumer goods through their paces.
Consumers are snatching up the iPhone 15 as they look to swap their old devices for something newer and more powerful, analysts said.
Some 200 workers from Apple stores across France joined picket lines, vying for sidewalk space with customers eager to get the new iPhone 15.
Shimano's recalled bonded crank parts can "separate and break," causing consumers to crash, according to CPSC.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska join Margaret Brennan.
The following is a transcript of an interview with former national security adviser Robert O'Brien that aired Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, on "Face the Nation."
The following is a transcript of an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sept. 24, 2023.
The following is a transcript of an interview with GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sept. 24, 2023.
"We hope that all Americans understand what's going on," Olena Zelenska told "Face the Nation."
RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization among infants, according to the CDC.
Shimano's recalled bonded crank parts can "separate and break," causing consumers to crash, according to CPSC.
Can you get your COVID booster and flu shot at the same time? Here's what health experts say.
As we start to head indoors for the colder months, vitamin D levels can suffer. Experts share what to know and do about it.
Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
Speaker Anthony Rota introduced Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for a Nazi military unit in World War II, and lawmakers applauded the 98-year-old.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sept. 24, 2023.
"We hope that all Americans understand what's going on," Olena Zelenska told "Face the Nation."
Sevastopol serves as the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
The tension between both countries has been escalating since Trudeau accused the Indian government of being involved in the shooting death of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Terms of the deal must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately 11,000 members.
Usher will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL announced Sunday.
Usher will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024.
With the restoration and re-release of the classic 1984 concert film, the members of Talking Heads - David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison - get re-acquainted after decades of estrangement, and revisit the band's jubilant success.
The 43-year-old supermodel, divorced mother of two children from her marriage to NFL superstar Tom Brady, and self-described introvert, has found peace in making a part-time home in Costa Rica.
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.
Consumers are snatching up the iPhone 15 as they look to swap their old devices for something newer and more powerful, analysts said.
YouTube suspended Russell Brand's ability to earn money from his online videos earlier this week after multiple women accused Brand of rape, sexual assault and abuse — allegations he denies.
Amazon says it will begin include ads in its Prime Video content, but will offer an ad-free version for customers who pay extra.
Emerging forms of artificial intelligence could displace a range of "knowledge workers," new analysis finds.
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.
The tarantula's coloring resembles "electrical sparks," researchers said.
A 3-year-old child and two adults are dead after being shot at a Jacksonville apartment complex, officials said. Another adult was hurt.
Settlements in lawsuits over police misconduct cost taxpayers millions every year — and while they compensate victims or their families, the settlements don't necessarily stop bad behavior, experts say.
Lawsuits allege that the Baton Rouge Police Department's now shuttered Street Crimes Unit abused drug suspects in a narcotics processing facility known as the "Brave Cave."
New Mexico's governor tried to temporarily ban guns from being carried in public in Albuquerque after Froylan Villegas was shot to death.
The boat was manned by three people and had over one ton of cocaine on board.
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.
In a dramatic 13-minute plunge back to Earth, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely landed in Utah after seven years in space.
A small saucer-shape capsule carrying a half-pound of rocks and dust collected from an asteroid called Bennu is expected to slam into Earth's atmosphere at a blistering 27,650 mph on Sunday and then parachute down to the ground. NASA senior scientist Amy Simon joined CBS News to discuss the purpose and logistics of the mission.
The OSIRIS-REx sample return in Utah will bring a seven-year, four-billion-mile journey to a close, providing insights into the birth of the solar system.
Two cameras working together helped NASA reveal details in "greater detail than previously possible."
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.
Conspiracists claimed Ray Epps was a government plant after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Epps pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge for his role in the riot.
CBS Reports goes into a cartel stronghold in Mexico to uncover what’s behind the surge in fentanyl trafficking and why America is failing to stop it.
Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, have been around for 64 million years. Sharyn Alfonsi traveled to Costa Rica to learn more about how they’ve survived.
America has pumped nearly $25 billion into Ukraine’s economy since the Russian invasion began. 60 Minutes went to Ukraine to learn how the money is being spent.
Under CARE Court, judges can order people to get help, with counties required to provide aid. Critics argue the California mental health care program is costly and could strip people of their rights.