Zoo Miami says goodbye to Kwame, its last lion
Zoo Miami announced the euthanasia of Kwame, its last remaining lion, after worsening health issues ended his almost 18-year life, marking the end of an era.
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Zoo Miami announced the euthanasia of Kwame, its last remaining lion, after worsening health issues ended his almost 18-year life, marking the end of an era.
The incident occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to the sheriff's office.
A federal judge in Miami blocked new detainees and construction at the controversial Everglades facility, siding with environmental groups who argue it threatens wildlife and drinking water for millions.
U.S. home prices are dropping the most in the South and West, according to a new report from Realtor.com.
A cruise passenger captured video of chaos aboard Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas after a water slide panel shattered, injuring a guest.
A retired police officer working as a Miami Heat security guard is accused of perpetrating one of the biggest sports memorabilia heists in history. Cristian Benavides reports.
Ari Buchman, a 10-year-old girl critically injured in a sailboat crash near Miami Beach, has died, becoming the third child to lose her life in the tragic collision.
Officials say two children are dead and two others are critically injured after a barge hit a sailboat carrying six people from a sailing camp on Monday. The collision that happened near Miami sent everyone on the sailboat overboard. Officials identified the victims killed as a 7 year old and 13 year old.
Two were killed and several others were injured when a barge struck a sailboat carrying children participating in a summer sailing program off Miami, Florida. Cristian Benavides reports.
The TSA said one turtle died and another was handed off to Florida wildlife officials.
A father jumped into the ocean to rescue his child after she fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship returning to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas. CBS News Miami's Morgan Rynor has the latest details.
In early June, President Trump signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from 12 countries from entering the U.S., and partially banning travel from another seven countries, including Cuba.
JetBlue is scheduled to end flights between Boston and Miami in September as the budget carrier moves to cut costs.
In a 2012 report for 60 Minutes, Morley Safer traveled to Miami's decadent Art Basel to continue his withering coverage of the modern and pop art worlds.
It's been called the largest art movement in the world, and perhaps the most controversial. And now, for the first time ever, it has a home. Last month, the only museum dedicated exclusively to graffiti opened in Miami, one example of how the illegal street art that emerged 50 years ago has gone mainstream. Kenneth Craig takes us inside the groundbreaking showcase at the new Museum of Graffiti.
The Miami Marlins are joining efforts to restore the defaced mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, which was marked with racist graffiti last week.
The decision was unprecedented in American politics: With an impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump awarded a huge contract to himself. The president wanted next year’s G-7 meeting be held at his golf resort outside Miami. He made an abrupt reversal last night after days of fierce criticism. Weijia Jiang reports from the White House.
CBS News Political Correspondent Ed O’Keefe sat down in Miami with 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat and 1 Independent to talk about the issues facing voters at the ballot box this fall
At a detention center in Miami-Dade County, Florida, detainees worked together to spell "SOS." CBS News Miami reporter Nikiya Carrero has more.
At age 6, Elian Gonzalez became the center of an epic custody battle between the U.S. and Cuba. At 11, Elian spoke out for the first time, telling Bob Simon about his memories of that period, his current life in Cuba and his relationship with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Surveillance video at the Miami International Airport of a man assaulting two TSA agents. The suspect is now facing battery charges. CBS News Miami reports.
The White House's Department of Government Efficiency has cut funding for about $1 billion worth of USDA programs.
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to revoke legal protections the Biden administration gave roughly 350,000 Venezuelan migrants. Manuel Bojorquez reports how this decision affects protected migrants who live and work in Miami and other parts of South Florida.
Sneaker Impact takes shoe donations from across the nation and ships them outside the U.S, where they are eventually resold by mom-and-pop shops in the developing world.
Adarius Hayes, 20, was identified as one of the drivers involved in the crash in Largo. He was hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
President Trump has been briefed on a wide array of military and covert tools that can be used against Iran that go well beyond conventional airstrikes, Pentagon officials said.
Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, House Democrats are asking whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for ICE.
The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.
Capping credit card interest rates at 10% could save consumers billions of dollars, but potentially hurt lower-income Americans, experts said.
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
Republican congressman Randy Fine of Florida introduced a bill to annex Greenland and make it the 51st U.S. state.
The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia.
Capping credit card interest rates at 10% could save consumers billions of dollars, but potentially hurt lower-income Americans, experts said.
The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
Nicholas Bringhurst, 31, was in the LaBarge Creek area of western Wyoming when he was caught in an avalanche, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Capping credit card interest rates at 10% could save consumers billions of dollars, but potentially hurt lower-income Americans, experts said.
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
The December CPI reading caps a year when many Americans felt squeezed by affordability pressures.
President Trump said Monday he's imposing 25% tariffs on all countries that do business with Iran, as the administration pressures the Iranian government amid anti-regime protests.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts, said she told President Trump Congress could cap credit card rates if he pushes for it.
The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
British public broadcaster BBC wants a Florida court to throw out Trump's lawsuit, with lawyers arguing a lack of jurisdiction.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
"Make America Healthy Again" policies driven by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have made major strides in state legislatures, with food additives among the most common targets.
Oprah Winfrey is one of the best-known, most-admired and successful people on the planet. But for years she seemed powerless to conquer her fluctuating weight problem … until new medications, and a new attitude about her weight, gave her a breakthrough, which she describes in "Enough," a new book she has co-written with Dr. Ania Jastreboff. They talk with Jane Pauley about an individual's genetically-influenced weight range, and how to reset it. Winfrey also relates the long road she traveled since she began her TV career in Nashville, facing sexism, racism, and comments about her weight.
The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, with major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failing to get a deal done before Sunday's midnight deadline.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
British public broadcaster BBC wants a Florida court to throw out Trump's lawsuit, with lawyers arguing a lack of jurisdiction.
More than 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine were seized from clandestine laboratories in Mexico, authorities said.
Other videos posted online show protesters taking to the streets, shouting "death to the dictator" and openly calling for the end of the Islamic Republic.
President Trump's remarks about taking Greenland by military force have prompted bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who have said they do not support acquiring the Danish territory in such a way.
Celebrities brought glitz and glamor to the red carpet Sunday at the Golden Globes. "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King spoke with some of Hollywood's biggest stars and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the awards night.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in arts and entertainment. Comedian and actor Deon Cole and NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson exclusively reveal some of the nominees on CBS Mornings for this year's awards.
Bob Weir, a co-founder and guitarist for the iconic rock band the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. Anthony Mason looks back at Weir's life and music career.
Entertainment Tonight co-hosts Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frasier break down the winners, surprises and big moments from the Golden Globes.
At the first major awards show of the season, "One Battle After Another" and "Adolescence" both won four awards. In a surprise win, "Hamnet" upset "Sinners" for best motion picture for a drama.
British regulators are investigating X for lewd AI images generated by Grok, the AI arm of Elon Musk's social platform. Michael Goodyear, an associate professor at New York Law School, joins CBS News with more.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will start using Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok. The word comes days after Grok drew global outcry for generating highly sexualized deepfake images.
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.
Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as its new president and vice chairman.
Jaimee Seitz said her daughter was convinced to take her own life by members of the online True Crime Community, or TCC, who glorify mass shootings, violence and nihilism.
Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.
If you rang in the new year with a kiss, you took part in a tradition millions of years in the making. Scientists now say the origins of kissing go back much farther than most think. CBS News' Tina Kraus has more.
2025 was the third hottest year on record and pushed Earth past a critical climate change mark, scientists say.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.
The state of Minnesota, and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing the Department of Homeland Security and several Trump administration officials over the massive operations involving federal law enforcement. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
Investigators say Stephen Spencer Pittman admitted to starting a fire at Mississippi's largest synagogue. Newly obtained video shows a man dousing Jackson's Beth Israel Congregation with liquid from a gas container. Jason Allen reports.
More than 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine were seized from clandestine laboratories in Mexico, authorities said.
Patrick Wei, a former U.S. Navy sailor who sold manuals for ships and operating systems to an operative working for China, was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison, prosecutors said.
The man accused of killing his ex-wife and her dentist husband appeared in an Ohio courtroom Monday. Lacey Crisp from CBS Columbus affiliate WBNS has the details.
Four members of Crew-11 are preparing to return to Earth from the International Space Station later this week after a "medical concern" prompted NASA to cancel a scheduled spacewalk. Former astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski joins with his reaction.
Outgoing space station commander Mike Fincke, a member of the returning Crew 11, turned the station over to cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, saying the combined crew had developed deep friendships.
Mike Fincke thanked NASA for making crew health the agency's top priority.
NASA officials reported Thursday that an unidentified member of Crew 11 was dealing with "a medical situation" that would require the crew to return to Earth sooner than anticipated.
Four crew members aboard the International Space Station will be brought home more than a month early in the coming days as NASA cuts its mission short due to health concerns. NASA says the ailing astronaut is stable and while it is not an emergency, weeks more in space are not in the best interest of their health.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
Content creator Melani Sanders shares in her viral videos all the things menopausal women no longer care about. She speaks to "CBS Mornings" about her new book, "The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook: A Hot-Mess Guide for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond Who Are Over It" and how one viral video started a movement.
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Oprah Winfrey is opening up about her personal weight journey. In her new book, "Enough: Your Health, Your Weight and What It's Like To Be Free," she reveals she went from blaming and shaming herself to transforming her health. Winfrey and Dr. Ania Jastreboff, the book's co-author, join "CBS Mornings" to talk about ending the shame around weight, diet culture and GLP-1 medications.
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on a pair of cases that involve transgender athlete bans. David Cole, a law professor at Georgetown Law, joins CBS News with more.
President Trump's national security team will meet on Tuesday to discuss the massive and deadly protests in Iran and how the U.S. may respond. U.S. officials told CBS News that Mr. Trump has been briefed on an array of options, including military strikes and cyber operations. Holly Williams reports.