Genetic Genealogy, Off the Rails, Fly Like an Eagle
Inside the genetic genealogy being used to solve crimes; then, why has the New York City subway gone off the rails?; and, how an Oklahoma woman learned to fly like an eagle in Mongolia.
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Inside the genetic genealogy being used to solve crimes; then, why has the New York City subway gone off the rails?; and, how an Oklahoma woman learned to fly like an eagle in Mongolia.
On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at a shirtwaist factory in NYC, killing 146 workers. The fire horrified the city and is seen as a catalyst moment in the fight for worker rights and safety.
Security is beefed up in other European cities after Tuesday's Brussels attack, and there's likely to be a similar response in major cities here in the U.S. Two bombings hit Brussels Airport, and another explosion went off near a busy metro station. Jeff Pegues reports.
Hillary Clinton's commanding lead over Bernie Sanders in national polls has disappeared: and President Obama discussed the state of the economy relating to his term in office after the unemployment dropped below 5%.
One person was killed and three others injured when a 560-foot construction crane crashed onto the street Friday morning in downtown New York City. DeMarco Morgan reports.
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says crews were working to secure a massive crane before it suddenly collapsed. Crane safety expert Brian Hope joins CBSN with more on what may have caused the collapse.
One person is killed and several are injured after a crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan. CBS News correspondent Demarco Morgan joins CBSN with a witness account of the collapse.
Since his start in one of New York City's pioneering punk bands, Malin has been a staple of the city's music scene. His work has crossed genres and attracted the attention of rock 'n' roll royalty. Malin performs "Whitestone City Limits" from his album, "Outsiders."
Three days after the massive blizzard, the federal government and most schools remain closed in Washington, D.C. But in New York City, life has largely returned to normal. Both cities received about the same amount of snow, but have very different stories of recovery. David Begnaud in New York and Kris Van Cleave in D.C. report.
Pockets of New York are fighting to clean up the weekend's blizzard. A massive traffic jam crippled LaGuardia Airport in Queens Monday night, and some streets in the borough are being plowed for the first time Tuesday. David Begnaud reports.
The nation's capital is struggling to recover from a historic blizzard; and El Nino has brought crushing waves and pounding rains to Pacifica, California, chipping away at cliffs and leaving homes in danger of falling into the ocean.
The snowfall in the New York City set a single-day record in Central Park. Five people in the city died from shoveling, and passengers packed Penn Station Sunday night, as train travel resumed. The nation's busiest commuter railroad started limited service Monday morning. David Begnaud reports.
After a near-record blizzard coated the streets of New York City, Times Square opens for business, and Broadway shows go on as scheduled. CBSN shows us the scene at the Crossroads of the World.
Over two feet of snow fell in New York City, coming a tenth of an inch away from breaking the all-time snowfall record. Jamie Yuccas has reports on the storm and clean-up preparation for Monday morning’s commute.
Protests erupted overnight following the deadly police shooting of a black man outside Minneapolis. The incident happened about 10 miles from where the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin begins its third week. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with more.
The museum staff in New York City had to squeeze the beast's 122-foot frame into its new home. When it roamed the earth about 100 million years ago, the titanosaur would have tipped the scales at 70 tons. Vinita Nair reports.
New Year’s celebrations are underway, as fireworks lit up the sky above Auckland, New Zealand when 2016 arrived. Security is also higher than usual across Europe due to fears of terrorism. Brussels even called off its New Year’s Eve fireworks show, as Belgian prosecutors announced six people were detained in connection with a plot to attack the celebrations. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Security preparations are in full swing in New York City as more than a million people will begin pouring into midtown Manhattan for the biggest New Year’s Eve party in the country. Police unveiled their security plans Tuesday, and with fears of global terrorism looming, security will be tighter than ever. Don Dahler reports.
If you still need to finish your holiday shopping, Amazon is offering you a new last-minute option. Amazon Prime customers in several cities can order their holiday essentials and get them within hours. Only on “CBS This Morning,” DeMarco Morgan goes behind the scenes in an Amazon fulfillment center on New York's famed 34th Street, as the retail giant hopes to create some shopping miracles.
Lighting designer David Rockwell, who has worked for Broadway and the Oscars, has a new holiday extravaganza - bringing magic lights to New York City, across the street from where the Twin Towers once stood. Martha Teichner reports.
Hundreds of thousands of students return to class Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. A terror threat led local leaders to close all public schools Tuesday in the nation's second-largest district. The FBI determined it was not a credible threat. Ben Tracy reports on how the Los Angeles officials are responding to critics who say they overreacted.
The decision to close all Los Angeles public schools after receiving an email threat was criticized as an overreaction by officials in New York City, which received a similar threat and deemed it a hoax.
Chef Justin Smillie was born in California and raised in New Jersey. He has worked in some of New York City’s top restaurants, including Mercer Kitchen, Gramercy Tavern and Barbuto. Last year he opened his first restaurant, Upland, on New York City's Park Avenue. His first cookbook, “Slow Fires: Mastering New Ways to Braise, Roast, and Grill,” was released last month. Smillie joins “CBS This Morning" to share his journey as well as some of his signature dishes.
The ladies of the CBS hit show "The Talk" are back to host a week of episodes in New York City. The Emmy-winning program is currently in its sixth season, and its hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sheryl Underwood, Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler were recently nominated for a 2016 People's Choice Award. They join "CBS This Morning" to chat about their return to New York City and dish on news topics including the recent announcement that all military combat roles are opening up to women.
The Thanksgiving Day Parade will start outside New York City's Natural History Museum. “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Kevin Frazier and "The Insider" co-host Keltie Knight, who are anchoring the CBS coverage, join “CBS This Morning” from their front-row seats along the parade route.
President Trump delivered the eulogy for friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly just a short time after visiting Ukraine earlier this month.
Trump met Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as the U.S. and Iran held their fire amid work toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
A powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, seriously damaging a shopping mall where there are reportedly many people trapped and some feared dead.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Before now, it had never been used.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing on Wednesday.
Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.
eBay has agreed to pay a large settlement after a Massachusetts couple was the victim of a bizarre harassment campaign.
"60 Minutes" announced ahead of its 59th season that Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni and Trevor Phillips will join the show.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Before now, it had never been used.
U.S. households will spend roughly $4,000 per student on school supplies and lunches this year, a new analysis found.
The device was a live "parrot round," the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office said.
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.
President Trump delivered the eulogy for friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly just a short time after visiting Ukraine earlier this month.
U.S. households will spend roughly $4,000 per student on school supplies and lunches this year, a new analysis found.
Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company says.
Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking information about whether Taylor Farms used White House ties to influence the federal response to the foodborne illness outbreak.
Amazon Leo wants to launch a constellation of thousands of satellites to connect devices directly from space.
Severe "convective" storms account for roughly a third of global natural disaster economic losses, a new study finds.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Before now, it had never been used.
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.
President Trump delivered the eulogy for friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly just a short time after visiting Ukraine earlier this month.
A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston.
President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.
A key question in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy is whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her three children.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Amid the outbreak of cyclospora, a CBS News poll finds 40% of Americans say they are buying or eating less produce. Nearly half of those polled say they have little or no confidence in the FDA to deal with the outbreak. Carter Evans reports.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday.
Police have finally identified the remains of a woman murdered nearly a century ago and buried beneath a building in Toronto.
Valentin Lavin, who was allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, was shot and killed during a town hall.
A powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, seriously damaging a shopping mall where there are reportedly many people trapped and some feared dead.
American Elizabeth Waddell was last seen on July 22 while visiting the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Legendary actor William Shatner and his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch are opening up about their battles with Stage 4 cancer nearly at the same time as each other. Both are now cancer-free and share how they helped each other through the challenging time.
In a new lawsuit, Ariana Grande alleges unidentified hackers caused "irreparable harm" to her career and stole her unreleased music, photos and videos. She's asking the court to force internet providers to identify them.
Moviegoers are turning out in droves for the IMAX spectacle "The Odyssey," but they're also flocking to something else: the 2,700-year-old source material. Matt Gutman has more.
Comedian Jeff Arcuri became a sensation on social media after more than a decade of performing at comedy clubs. He talks about his debut stand-up special, "Jeff Arcuri: Nice to Meet You," his comedy reaching new audiences and a time when crowd work didn't go as expected.
Amazon Leo wants to launch a constellation of thousands of satellites to connect devices directly from space.
Bradley Blackburn visits gets a taste of the custom popcorn buckets from movies like "The Odyssey" that are driving fans crazy.
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.
A growing number of faces on your feeds are generated by artificial intelligence, and brands are buying in. Increasingly, these AI influencers are marketing products, often deceptively, to consumers. Shanelle Kaul has more.
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Science shows us that, even though plants don't have brains, they seem to have a nervous system that responds to touch in remarkable ways. Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explore the science of thigmomorphogenesis (the phenomenon of plants reacting to outside stimulae), a discussion that plants the seeds for a song.
Nearly 30 beluga whales were sent to aquariums across the U.S. in a multinational emergency operation after their home aquarium in Canada shuttered. Jared Ochacher reports.
Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, launched its massive Starship rocket in its first test flight since the company went public. Since achieving the largest IPO in history, SpaceX's stock has dropped drastically. Mark Strassmann takes a look.
Millions of people are enduring dangerous air quality as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds the skies. Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, explains how climate change is worsening wildfires.
New York has become the first state to impose a temporary moratorium on data center development while state lawmakers lay the groundwork to assess environmental and social impacts. Dr. Mike Weinstein, the director of sustainability at Southern New Hampshire University, explains what we know about the wider environmental impact data centers.
A judge on Tuesday sentenced Colt Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Gray pleaded guilty to killing four people in the deadly 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has the latest.
Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.
Seattle police are hunting for a third suspect being linked to a deadly shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.
A key question in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy is whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her three children.
Authorities say the suspect who attacked Berlin's Pride event was known to German police for other crimes. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project speaks on German efforts to monitor extremists, and CBS News' Bradley Blackburn takes a look at German data on hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people.
The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.
An upgraded version of the world's most powerful rocket is key to landing NASA astronauts on the moon in the agency's Artemis program.
When scientists examined the preserved fragments of a meteorite that crashed in 2024, they found brine-like fluids and key molecules.
The new crew will replace three other Soyuz fliers wrapping up a 240-day stay aboard the International Space Station.
The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
A deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake rattled southern Japan on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and sparking fires. These videos show the moment the quake struck and the destruction it left behind.
A friend of missing North Carolina woman Liz Waddell, last seen in the Caribbean, informed police of security footage showing the 44-year-old swimming off the coast of Grenada's capital. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports.
A judge on Tuesday sentenced Colt Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Gray pleaded guilty to killing four people in the deadly 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has the latest.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday to discuss a number of foreign policy issues ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, which both foreign leaders attended. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the details.
Lindsey Graham's niece, Emillie Boggs Roberts, honored her late uncle with an emotional speech during funeral services in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.