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Presenting a business plan to the billionaire Warren Buffett, sounds intimidating, but that's exactly what kids did Monday in the final round of the "Grow Your Own Business Challenge". 15 year-old Jake Johnson won the contest with his company, Beaux Up, a bow tie company based in North Carolina.
Andrea Pino and Annie Clark were appalled at how their university handled their sexual assault complaints and vowed to make changes for other survivors. In the process, they helped spark a national movement.
Anna Werner reports from North Carolina, on the damage from tornadoes that hit the state already, and the threat of more to come.
Sources say Frank Janssen was kidnapped by people linked to the violent Bloods street gang and taken from his house in North Carolina to Atlanta. The kidnappers were making demands on behalf of a gang leader serving a life sentence in a North Carolina prison who was convicted in a case prosecuted by Janssen's daughter. Bob Orr reports.
John Strong, special agent in charge of the FBI in North Carolina, said 63-year-old Frank Janssen was targeted by "a group of very dangerous people." An elite FBI team rescued Janssen from the Forest Cove Apartments in southeast Atlanta.
North Carolina is asking a judge to let it withdraw from a settlement with Duke Energy that critics attacked as a "sweetheart deal" in the aftermath of a coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of a river in toxic sludge and contaminated groundwater near Charlotte and Asheville.
A group of Black female doctors who call themselves the "Sister Circle" are determined to vaccinate underrepresented communities in North Carolina. Jericka Duncan shares their story in CBS News' series Women and the Pandemic.
"It just became so clear that this was going to be a population that was going to be ignored if I didn't do something about it," one of the doctors said.
"CBS This Morning" host Charlie Rose, a North Carolina native, received the "North Carolinian of the Year" award from the North Carolina Press Association. Rose called the honor the greatest of his life.
The Supreme Court has ruled in two cases dealing with mail-in ballot deadlines in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne and CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez joins CBSN AM to talk about the impact these rulings will have, plus other news from the campaign trail.
Representative Madison Cawthorn is currently the youngest member of Congress. He easily won his congressional district, despite having very little political and job experience. He has also faced allegations of sexual misconduct and misrepresenting his past. Michael Kranish, a national political investigative reporter for The Washington Post, discusses his recent article diving into Cawthorn's past and rise to prominence.
Michael Jordan just donated $10 million to help open two new medical clinics in his hometown — and it's not the first time he's worked to bring affordable health care to North Carolina.
The apparent tornado was spawned along the edge of the same weather system bringing bitterly cold temperatures to much of the nation.
"Everyone should have access to quality health care, no matter where they live, or whether or not they have insurance," Jordan said.
NBA superstar Michael Jordan announced he is making a $10 million donation to Novant Health, to open new health clinics in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. The news comes after he donated $7 million in 2017 to open two clinics in Charlotte, which provide primary medical care and mental health services to uninsured and under-insured communities.
A Color of Change and UnidosUS survey found that 51% of Black and Latinx small business owners who sought assistance during the pandemic requested less than $20,000 in temporary federal funding. Only 12% said they received the amount they requested. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell speaks with North Carolina business owner Shalisha Morgan and Marc Bayard, director of the Institute for Policy Studies' Black Worker Initiative, about systemic inequities that block these businesses from accessing capital.
The DMV says it "determined that license plates bearing the Confederate battle flag have the potential to offend those who view them."
The vaccinations will be offered to prison healthcare workers and inmates aged 75 and older.
Surveillance video shows a handcuffed teenager sitting outside the hospital when he is punched in the face by a deputy responding to 911 call.
"At the time of sale, neither the vendor nor buyer(s) believed the grenades to be functioning or hazardous," according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A North Carolina woman is bringing together two of her passions — horses and reading — to help bridge the literacy gap among children. A recent assessment found that only 35% of U.S. 4th graders read at a proficient level or higher. Vladimir Duthiers meets Caitlin Gooch, executive director of "Saddle Up and Read," a cowgirl who is trailblazing new ways to get kids interested in reading books.
The alleged drug ring brought over 1,000 pounds of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine, and "significant quantities of other drugs" onto the college campuses over several years, according to the Department of Justice.
Newly-released body camera footage from a December 2019 incident shows officers in a North Carolina jail struggling to restrain an inmate after he suffered medical distress. He died two days after the incident, which involved five officers and a nurse. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett reports. (Warning: The video is graphic and disturbing.)
Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez's cause of death remains undetermined because only his head was available for examination.
The bodies were found Wednesday in a training area, officials said.
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
The Justice Department expects to release "several hundred thousand" records from the Epstein files today, a top official said. Follow live updates here.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said late Thursday the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by alleged Brown University shooter Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
Officials say the same gunman who opened fire at Brown University also killed an MIT professor two days later. Here's what we know about the suspect, who was found dead Thursday night.
Jack Smith, who oversaw two investigations into President Trump, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a closed-door deposition Wednesday.
Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.
Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.
Information from a tipster who posted on Reddit about a strange encounter with another man was key in cracking the Brown University and MIT shootings cases, police say.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Members of the carrier's AAdvantage loyalty program no longer earn miles or status points when purchasing a basic ticket.
Jack Smith, who oversaw two investigations into President Trump, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a closed-door deposition Wednesday.
The Justice Department expects to release "several hundred thousand" records from the Epstein files today, a top official said. Follow live updates here.
Regulators said the parking module in certain Ford vehicles may fail, potentially allowing cars to roll away.
Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Members of the carrier's AAdvantage loyalty program no longer earn miles or status points when purchasing a basic ticket.
Regulators said the parking module in certain Ford vehicles may fail, potentially allowing cars to roll away.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
Federal prosecutors have unveiled charges against six more people accused of defrauding programs in Minnesota — adding to a scandal that has ensnared over 90 people..
Jack Smith, who oversaw two investigations into President Trump, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a closed-door deposition Wednesday.
The Justice Department expects to release "several hundred thousand" records from the Epstein files today, a top official said. Follow live updates here.
The Senate confirmed Admiral Kevin Lunday as Coast Guard commandant after agency guidance on the display of hate symbols such as swastikas and nooses was clarified.
A memo from Dr. Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, may signal an effort to to rewrite the rules governing the U.S. vaccine system.
A memo from Dr. Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, may signal an effort to to rewrite the rules governing the U.S. vaccine system.
The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.
Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, a result of routine childhood vaccinations.
Kevin Murray was his family's health watchdog. His vigilance helped his brothers "avoid a real catastrophe."
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.
Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine.
As the youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is mourned, a Texas couple tell CBS News about their "quick thinking" son's bid to intervene, and his road to recovery.
Kiefer Sutherland recalls Rob Reiner's reaction to filming Jack Nicholson's famous scene in "A Few Good Men."
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.
Jelly Roll had said a pardon would make it easier for him to travel internationally for concert tours and to perform Christian missionary work without requiring burdensome paperwork.
Gloria Gaynor told "CBS Mornings" her hit 1978 song gave her hope during one of the most difficult periods of her life.
Sports betting companies face mounting competition from rapidly growing prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
People are starting to develop lasting connections with artificial technology. Melissa J. Perry, the dean of the College of Public Health at George Mason University, joins CBS News with more details.
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.
TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a group of investors in America, a source familiar with the deal tells CBS News. Jo Ling Kent has more.
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
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.
Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds. The best-preserved ones bear traces of at least four toes.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Paleontologists have discovered and documented 16,600 footprints left by theropods, the dinosaur group that includes the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that only a partial set of the Epstein files will be released on the date mandated by a law signed by President Trump. Aysha Bagchi, a correspondent for USA Today, joins CBS News with more.
The Trump administration is expected to release the full Epstein files as mandated by a law signed by the president. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
Brown University students are reacting to news of the shooting suspect being located after a massive manhunt. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.
The man believed to be responsible for carrying out the Brown University shooting and killing an MIT professor was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire on Thursday, officials said. Tom Hanson reports.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending a pause to the U.S. diversity visa lottery program after the suspect in the Brown University shooting was identified and located. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Super-Earth TOI-561b is about 40 times closer to its host star than Mercury is to the sun.
NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
Calling himself the "Son of Sam" in a letter left at one of the crime scenes, David Berkowitz claimed voices were ordering him to kill -- starting in the summer of 1976, he went on a 13-month spree of impulse killings in New York City that left six dead and seven injured
Visit a Uyghur restaurant in Southern California, where culture is shared and the food is made with love. Plus, a man who wanted to save his friends life by donating a kidney ends up saving his own life.
John F. Bentivegna, the chief master sergeant of the Space Force, joined CBS News as the branch celebrates its sixth birthday.
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Singer-songwriter and actress Teyana Taylor joins "CBS Mornings" to give an update on her whirlwind year, celebrating her first-ever Golden Globe nomination for her role in "One Battle After Another" and her return to music with fourth studio album "Escape Room," which earned her a Grammy nod for Best R&B Album.
The family of former President John F. Kennedy is slamming a vote to rename The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include President Trump's name. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.