Cuba considers U.S. offer of $100 million in aid amid power grid collapse
Cuba's national energy grid has suffered a major failure, cutting power to the island's eastern provinces.
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Cuba's national energy grid has suffered a major failure, cutting power to the island's eastern provinces.
On July 13, 1977, the great New York City blackout plunged the Big Apple into darkness and chaos throughout the very hot, humid night. Major Garrett introduces CBS News Radio's coverage of the outage that saw nearly 1,400 stores looted, more than 1,000 fires set and more than 3,700 people arrested.
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday told CBS News' Nicole Sganga that several Coast Guard stations across the country recently lost power, water or gas. Service has been restored, but he warns more outages could happen as the DHS shutdown continues.
Typhoon Sinlaku came ashore on a chain of remote U.S. island territories in the Western Pacific, which includes Guam, on Tuesday. It was a super typhoon at the time.
Cuba has begun restarting its power grid after another nationwide blackout left millions without electricity.
Power is being restored to Cuba after a total blackout hit the island earlier in the week. Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, who recently introduced a bill to repeal the embargo on Cuba, joins "The Takeout" with his perspective on the Trump administration's approach to the island nation.
Storms sweeping through the Southeast took down trees and caused major power outages. CBS News' Nicole Valdes has more.
It has been nearly two weeks since a brutal winter storm swept across much of the U.S., but some areas in the Southeast are still without power. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has more.
Nearly two weeks after a catastrophic ice storm rocked northeast Mississippi, still 25,000 customers are without power as of Thursday.
In Mississippi, more than 36,000 homes and businesses have now gone a second week without electricity after a historic winter storm.
Across parts of the South, prolonged power outages are colliding with boil-water advisories, leaving some families without a way to make their water safe to drink. Kati Weis reports and Rob Marciano has the forecast.
The winter storm death toll continues to rise, with several dozen people dead across at least 15 states. Thousands of people will spend another night in the cold and dark on Tuesday due to power outages. Nicole Valdes has more on the storm's impact and how some are trying to help — including chef Daniel Yarzagaray, who worked with World Central Kitchen to hand out hot meals.
Parts of northern Mississippi are still covered by more than an inch of ice following the weekend's winter storm. Hundreds of National Guard soldiers will be deployed to help with recovery efforts in the state. Meanwhile, in Nashville, the ice storm also caused downed power lines and snapped trees across roads. Kati Weis has more.
More than 500,000 homes and businesses, mostly across the southeastern U.S., are still without power after the weekend's winter storm. Meanwhile, more than 70 million Americans are still under extreme cold warnings. Nicole Valdes reports.
The death toll is rising after severe winter storms swept through the U.S., leading to widespread power outages over the weekend. CBS News' Jason Allen has more.
Winter storms covered southern states in ice and brought down trees and power lines over the weekend. CBS News' Kati Weis has more.
Ice storms are slamming Tennessee and North Carolina, causing power outages and dangerous driving conditions. CBS News' Nicole Valdes and Dave Malkoff have more.
Russia's relentless strikes leave families in Kyiv without heat and power, and keep schools closed for at least a month.
As left-wing extremists claim an attack that's plunged Berliners into the dark and cold, the mayor says it isn't "just arson or sabotage," it's terrorism.
Pacific Gas and Electric said about 5,000 customers were still without power Monday after a massive outage over the weekend affected about 130,000 customers.
A two-day power outage slammed thousands of residents in San Francisco, California, and many are still impacted. CBS News' Nicole Valdes reports.
Most of the lights in San Francisco are back on after a power outage left about 130,000 customers in the dark. Nicole Valdes has more.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana were down Thursday afternoon, affecting emergency services.
Another powerful earthquake rocked Puerto Rico on Saturday morning. The 5.9 magnitude quake caused heavy damage and left thousands without power. It's the latest in a string of quakes to strike the island since Tuesday. David Begnaud reports.
President Trump, who called Tehran "unbelievably duplicitous," said the talks are the "last chance" for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation.
"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Investigators in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released two ransom notes, including one contradicting what the Arizona sheriff overseeing the case told CBS News.
Ohio Rep. Max Miller's reelection campaign has been upended by allegations that Miller assaulted his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and their 2-year-old daughter.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Since Friday, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has dropped charges against three more people accused of vandalism.
GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina formally announced their support on Monday for Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
Populist Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens top the Democratic field going into Tuesday's Senate primary. Former Rep. Mike Rogers is running unopposed for the GOP nomination.
Ohio Rep. Max Miller's reelection campaign has been upended by allegations that Miller assaulted his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and their 2-year-old daughter.
Since Friday, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has dropped charges against three more people accused of vandalism.
More than 700 buildings in the Spokane area have been destroyed and 400 more haven't been assessed, officials said as three fires burned in the area and an arrest was made in connection with one of them.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Populist Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens top the Democratic field going into Tuesday's Senate primary. Former Rep. Mike Rogers is running unopposed for the GOP nomination.
New U.S. tariffs are hurting consumers and businesses, California's attorney general said in filing suit to block levies on 60 countries.
President Trump said U.S. oil companies made "too much money" from high oil prices. "I'm not happy about it," he added.
SpaceX will release its first earnings report as a public company on Tuesday in a key test for the company's stuttering stock price.
JPMorgan Chase said the investment will include financing for 1 million affordable housing units and assistance to 500,000 people in buying homes.
Nearly two-thirds of current and retired U.S. government workers said they wouldn't re-enter public service, according to a recent survey.
Ohio Rep. Max Miller's reelection campaign has been upended by allegations that Miller assaulted his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and their 2-year-old daughter.
Since Friday, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has dropped charges against three more people accused of vandalism.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Populist Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens top the Democratic field going into Tuesday's Senate primary. Former Rep. Mike Rogers is running unopposed for the GOP nomination.
The order asks AI companies to share previews of powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.
Two people have died of cyclosporiasis in Michigan, officials said Monday, as the state battles the worst outbreak of the disease in the country. Carter Evans has the details.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.
Megan Kaverman's weight gain, fatigue, high blood pressure and other symptoms were dismissed for years before she was diagnosed with a rare heart disease.
A federal judge sentenced the owner of a peptide company to nearly 6 years in prison for deceiving customers and selling products adulterated with steroids, citing a "trail of harm." Adam Yamaguchi reports.
At least two adults and four children were killed in the strike but the death toll could be higher as all the remains have not yet been formally identified.
It is believed that 30 to 40% of the 50 remains so far discovered at the site were children.
Morocco is blaming a massive surge of migrants into Ceuta on various factors, including "malicious exploitation of digital platforms" and the spread of misleading information.
President Trump, who called Tehran "unbelievably duplicitous," said the talks are the "last chance" for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation.
Police say the suspect transported the body to an abandoned site in a suitcase and subsequently used her bank cards to withdraw money.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" leapt straight to the top of the box office this weekend. Its $360 million opening weekend debut is the biggest in U.S. history. Marlow Stern, chief correspondent at Variety, joins CBS News to discuss all the latest movie news.
A social media trend encouraging users to share what they love about their favorite person is bringing light to TikTok and other platforms.
A representative for pop star Ariana Grande says the singer is planning to step out of the public eye after wrapping her ongoing Eternal Sunshine Tour amid "endless, ongoing public scrutiny." Grande has also dropped out of the London-based musical "Sunday in the Park with George," which is set to open next year.
At the box office, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" swung to a massive $360 million in its domestic debut, making it the biggest opening weekend ever. Brooks Barnes, chief Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times, joins to discuss.
Designer John Galliano is known for his theatrical and dramatic designs, but his legacy is also marked by antisemitic and racist comments.
The order asks AI companies to share previews of powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.
Lauryn Williams, the deputy director and senior fellow of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins to discuss the U.S. probe into Iran possibly targeting water systems in Michigan and Minnesota.
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.
An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the firm Hugging Face on its own, in what Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called a "very weird and unprecedented" incident.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI revealed that its technology hacked into another AI company on its own during internal testing. Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue, whose company was hacked, described the "very weird and unprecedented" incident in an interview on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" -- and offered suggestions on how future incidents could be prevented.
The footage is believed to be only the fourth complete humpback whale birth ever recorded on film anywhere in the world and the first-ever captured by drone.
A photographer operating a drone off the coast of Australia captured a humpback whale giving birth. It's believed to be the first time such a birth has been recorded by a drone.
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.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News last Thursday that he didn't have a ransom note saying Nancy Guthrie was dead. But one day later he released a note saying just that. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
New information is coming out about the shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Idaho that killed three people over the weekend. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.
Investigators in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released two ransom notes, including one contradicting what the Arizona sheriff overseeing the case told CBS News.
Six months after Nancy Guthrie went missing, the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff has released two ransom notes, including one that claims Guthrie died "shortly after she was taken." Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Officials say three people were killed and seven were injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out in Idaho over the weekend. Officials believe the shooter acted alone and are investigating possible motives. Lilia Luciano reports.
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.
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.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Trump says he's giving Iran a "last chance" at diplomacy; Blanche one step closer to confirmation as attorney general.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" leapt straight to the top of the box office this weekend. Its $360 million opening weekend debut is the biggest in U.S. history. Marlow Stern, chief correspondent at Variety, joins CBS News to discuss all the latest movie news.
According to the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, 64% of workers say it's unlikely they would choose a federal career again. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.
Three people were killed by a 24-year-old gunman at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday. Lilia Luciano breaks down what we know.
Matt Shumer, CBS News AI contributor, shares his thoughts on last month's incident where a rogue OpenAI model that was being tested hacked an outside company's data processing system.