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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn into the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon, when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Jan Crawford reports.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as a Supreme Court associate justice at noon -- just when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official. Emmett Till’s family is demanding an arrest - after an unserved warrant was found 66 years later, charging Carolyn Bryant Donham in his 1955 kidnapping. And pack patience for any July 4 travel. Besides flights being canceled all week -- AAA says road travel is expected to hit an all-time high.
The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 is officially a free man. John Hinckley Jr. was released from psychiatric supervision after a judge ruled he's no longer a threat.
A Nevada woman who accused international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of rape in Las Vegas in 2009 lost her bid in a U.S. court to force him to pay her millions of dollars.
A gunman allegedly shot and killed a retired Wisconsin judge who had previously put him behind bars for weapons charges. The shooting comes as threats against courts and judges surged from 926 in 2015 to more than 4,500 in 2021. Adriana Diaz has more.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was on the gunman's hit list, along with several judicial members, authorities said.
Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion; New York judge approves new congressional map
A Louisiana federal judge ruled Friday that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot discontinue a pandemic-related emergency rule that allowed U.S. border agents to deport migrants on public health grounds. Christina Ruffini reports.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, lead singer of the Commodores, solo artist, and "American Idol" judge is being awarded the Library of Congress' 2022 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Lionel Richie talks with correspondent Kelefa Sanneh about growing up on the campus of Tuskegee University, as well as his 50-year career – from opening for Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, to his solo success, and what the lyrics of "All Night Long" really mean.
Amber Heard took the stand in Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife. Dominic Patten, a senior editor for Deadline Hollywood, joined CBS News' Elaine Quijano to discuss Heard's testimony.
Philadelphia dropped its indoor mask mandate just four days after it was reinstated. Nancy Chen has the latest.
The Justice Department has filed an appeal to reverse a judge's recent ruling that ended the nation's mask mandate on public transit. CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett reports.
The Justice Department has moved to reinstate the travel mask mandate at the request of the CDC. Meanwhile, for travelers who are immunocompromised or who have young, unvaccinated children, the end of travel mask mandates is a frightening change. Errol Barnett has more.
A judge's decision to end the national mask mandate on public transit has many travelers confused. Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC Director and current president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss how to navigate travel.
Amid concerns that mask mandates are being lifted too soon on planes and public transportation, Dr. Jon LaPook shares more on what you can do to protect yourself while traveling this summer.
There was jubilation in the skies as airline passengers found out masks were no longer required. But parents traveling with young children, who aren't yet eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, are concerned about the change. Errol Barnett shares the latest.
A federal judge on Monday paved the way for an effort to disqualify GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from running for reelection over her role in the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol to proceed. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen chat with CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns about the controversy.
Judge scraps mask mandate for travelers; Lori Vallow Daybell to appear in court
A federal judge in Florida voided the CDC's COVID mask mandate on public transportation, including airplanes, trains and buses. Meanwhile, Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate. Nikki Battiste has more.
With Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as the first African American woman to sit on the Supreme Court, "CBS Mornings" national correspondent Jericka Duncan discusses Jackson's influence with James Meredith, who won a 1962 Supreme Court case to become the first African American student at the University of Mississippi, and Madison Morgan, a 12-year-old Washington resident who asked President Biden to appoint her as the first African American woman on the Supreme Court.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court. The accomplished 51-year-old mother of two garnered three Republican votes to join Democrats in backing her nomination. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Support from two more Republican senators is moving Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to confirmation as a Supreme Court justice. A final vote could come this week. Nikole Killion reports.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is voting to move the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the full Senate. She's expected to be confirmed as the first African American woman to serve on the high court later this week.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has picked up the support of Sen. Susan Collins. The Republican lawmaker said she would vote for Jackson because she has "the experience, qualifications and integrity" needed to serve on the Supreme Court.
John Dickerson reflects on the questioning of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, where some senators used the occasion to promote themselves or make political points instead of honestly examining her qualifications for the bench.
Hunter Biden faces three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user.
Mexico's projected presidential winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will become the first woman president in the country's 200-year history.
The hearing on COVID-19 marks Dr. Anthony Fauci's first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in 2022.
President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The FDA is investigating to see if tainted cucumber sample is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141.
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.
Gamestop's stock jumped more than 87% in premarket trading and opened at $32.35 a share, following the Reddit post.
The gruesome discovery marks the second time in days that an exercise weight was found attached to human remains in a body of water.
Critics say the true goal of the law is to stigmatize opposition and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections in October
New York Stock Exchange technical troubles cause Berkshire Hathaway shares to appear down almost 100%.
Determined to help, Karen Swensen started a GoFundMe page which within 24 hours, had amassed more than $222,000 from strangers across the country.
GameStop's stock price jumped more than 87% in pre-market trading following post on Reddit linked to trader Keith Gill.
The hearing on COVID-19 marks Dr. Anthony Fauci's first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in 2022.
President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
New York Stock Exchange technical troubles cause Berkshire Hathaway shares to appear down almost 100%.
GameStop's stock price jumped more than 87% in pre-market trading following post on Reddit linked to trader Keith Gill.
The FDA is investigating to see if tainted cucumber sample is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141.
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.
The hearing on COVID-19 marks Dr. Anthony Fauci's first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in 2022.
President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The package comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has outlined plans for the chamber to put reproductive rights "front and center" this month.
Hunter Biden faces three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The FDA is investigating to see if tainted cucumber sample is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141.
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 gruesome discovery marks the second time in days that an exercise weight was found attached to human remains in a body of water.
Officials say adverse conditions are holding up efforts to locate 3 experienced mountaineers in Canada's rugged Garibaldi Park.
How did a goldfish end up in a U.K. doctor's garden with no pond around? Here's the story of Alice, aka "Lazarus, aka The Fish Who Lived."
Critics say the true goal of the law is to stigmatize opposition and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections in October
You may have heard that six planets were set to align in a rare "parade of planets" this morning. Experts say it wasn't the "spectacular celestial event" you were promised – and shared when you should really watch.
Actor Matt Smith is known for his role as the complicated and cunning Daemon Targaryen on "House of the Dragon." He joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his character's journey this season and what fans can look forward to in the upcoming episodes.
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.
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 gruesome discovery marks the second time in days that an exercise weight was found attached to human remains in a body of water.
Gang members at the prison nicknamed "El Infiernito" enjoyed access to such luxuries as TV sets and fridges.
Chaowalit Thongduang spent months on the run in connection with several killings and drug trafficking charges.
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.
You may have heard that six planets were set to align in a rare "parade of planets" this morning. Experts say it wasn't the "spectacular celestial event" you were promised – and shared when you should really watch.
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.
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.
Actor Matt Smith is known for his role as the complicated and cunning Daemon Targaryen on "House of the Dragon." He joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his character's journey this season and what fans can look forward to in the upcoming episodes.
New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Haidt's latest book "The Anxious Generation" is causing a buzz among parents, teachers and more. He joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about America's youth in the smartphone era and what parents can do to help reduce smartphone dependency.
The prestigious James Beard Awards are often dubbed the Oscars of the culinary world. Chef Fariyal Abdullahi is a first-time nominee and finalist in the "Emerging Chef" category. Known for her appearances on Food Network's "Chopped," the Ethiopian-born chef runs the kitchen at Hav & Mar in New York City.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a 74-year-old Texas Democrat, is battling pancreatic cancer. Lee was first elected to Congress in 1994 and is up for reelection this year. Lee was treated for breast cancer more than a decade ago. Anne-Marie Green has more on that and other news headlines.
A chance encounter between a 90-year-old grocery store employee and a former longtime Louisiana news anchor led to an outpouring of generosity from people across the country. CBS News contributor David Begnaud has more.