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When the mayor's office decided to put on a star-studded concert to celebrate New York City's return after lockdown, Clive Davis got the call. The 89-year-old music producer signed up such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon, in what is his most important project: bringing concerts back to New York. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh reports.
A Pentagon police officer was fatally stabbed at a transit station just outside the building. There was no immediate word on a motive. The Pentagon had been briefly locked down during the incident Tuesday.
Across Europe, countries are placing more restrictions on people who choose to not get vaccinated. The measures have been met with some protests but there's also been a surge in people looking to get their shot. Chris Livesay reports.
Protesters and police officers clashed on the streets of Paris, France, on Saturday as demonstrators opposed a bill that would require a "virus pass" to enter restaurants.
Infections are rising in the Japanese capital, and with vaccination efforts lagging, officials have put Tokyo under its 4th official state of emergency.
We're following several international headlines, including a deadly ferry accident near Bali, Germany withdrawing all of its troops from Afghanistan, rare comments from Kim Jong Un over COVID-19 in North Korea, and new local lockdowns in Australia. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins "CBSN AM" with the roundup.
Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night began a two-week lockdown amid a surge in cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. BBC News' Phil Mercer reports.
Australia's largest city is locking down until at least July 9 amid a surge in cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant.
At least 45 states have completely reopened after months of COVID-19 restrictions. Now, many Americans are facing uncertainty about how to navigate public life this summer. Clinical and public safety psychologist Dr. Katherine Kuhlman joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact reopening could have on mental health.
London's West End theaters have reopened after months of lockdown, but with coronavirus restrictions in place. CBS foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi meets the creators and cast of "Six", a musical that revises stories about Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives. The half-full theater doesn't stop them from having a good time.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed just how essential some jobs really are to the nation with the agonizing months under lockdown showing parents the indispensable roles of teachers in the U.S. A recent op-ed in The New York Times renews a call for raising the salaries of teachers, making the case that six-figure salaries might help slow the exodus of educators and improve school quality. Colette Coleman, a sociologist and a former teacher who wrote that op-ed, joined CBSN to discuss closing the pay gap.
Mental Health America President and CEO Paul Gionfriddo discusses the mental health crisis in the U.S. fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City is reopening after 14 months of coronavirus restrictions. Most businesses are now open at full capacity. But as Mola Lenghi reports, there is ongoing confusion about where and when masks are still required. Then, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease physician at John Cochran VA Medical Center, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
Volunteers in India are risking their lives to collect the dead as the COVID-19 death toll rises. Experts say the daily death toll could be much higher than reported. Chris Livesay has the latest.
An article in The Atlantic looks at how policymakers in some of the nation's most progressive communities left scientific evidence behind while keeping tougher COVID restrictions. The author, Atlantic staff writer Emma Green, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about what she found.
Police in Brazil are facing international criticism after at least 25 people, including a police officer, were killed in a ferocious gunbattle during a drug raid in Rio de Janeiro. Also, the former president of the Maldives survived an apparent assassination attempt, and officials in Germany opposed a U.S.-backed plan to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with headlines from around the world.
The country is scrambling to vaccinate residents as treatment is in short supply.
Demand for oxygen in India is surging as nearly 4,000 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the country. Chris Livesay has the latest from New Delhi.
COVID-19 is claiming lives in India at record speed. The country is still desperate for oxygen even as other countries send aid. Chris Livesay shares more from New Delhi.
Turkey is under its first full nationwide lockdown since the coronavirus pandemic began last March. The country had previously issued a series of partial lockdowns in an attempt to slow the spread of the deadly virus. CBS News producer Pinar Sevinclidir has more from Istanbul how the lockdown is affecting Turkish citizens across the country.
Health experts are using the term "languishing" to define feelings of emptiness and stagnation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. They say it's important to recognize the emotion and talk about it before it becomes a more severe mental health issue. Adam Grant, author and organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to explain.
Europe is dealing with a third wave of COVID infections as several countries struggle to get their citizens vaccinated. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Italy is back under coronavirus lockdown with cases rising across Europe, leaving the Vatican virtually empty for the second Easter in a row. The shutdown comes as the Catholic Church struggles with a falling number of followers. Chris Livesay reports from Rome.
One U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another injured when a vehicle rammed into a barricade on Capitol Hill. The suspect was shot and killed. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined CBSN with the latest on the investigation.
In WorldView, we're following a story out of Hong Kong where a court has convicted pro-democracy activists, the latest on protests in Myanmar, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny going on a hunger strike, and the coronavirus crisis in France and Brazil. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" with the roundup.
