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Photos of the men's rescue showed major damage to the boat, which was nearly submerged and a front section of one hull was completely missing.
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Photos of the men's rescue showed major damage to the boat, which was nearly submerged and a front section of one hull was completely missing.
Aerial photos showed major damage to the catamaran, with the front section of one hull completely missing.
Both swimmers had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
Paramedics said the man had been bitten on his "upper and lower leg" while in the water at Lighthouse Beach.
She was bitten on a leg as fellow beachgoers looked on in disbelief.
At least five shark bites have been reported in recent days off New York's Long Island. State officials are warning increases in shark sightings are now the "new normal." CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has the latest.
"That's nature and maybe we are taking over their domain and they don't like it," 90-year-old Diana Fratello told CBS New York.
Long Island beaches are on high alert after a teen was bitten by a shark. Officials say two teens were injured in the water on Monday, but only one of the injuries has been confirmed as a shark bite. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from New York.
Moments after saying "two seconds" of having his hands in the water won't do anything, a shark latched onto a Florida man's hand.
"We were trying to get it away and it wasn't having any of it," one of the show's producers said. "It was horrific."
A 22-year-old Connecticut woman lost her foot in a shark attack while snorkeling in the waters off Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean. The woman was reportedly on vacation celebrating her graduation from Yale.
The woman remains hospitalized in what police described as serious condition.
Several shark attacks have occurred in the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend. A 15-year-old surfer survived an encounter in the waters off New Jersey on Sunday. Nikki Battiste reports.
Sharks may be portrayed as villains in movies, but they're actually "not dangerous to humans," experts say. Here's what to know.
The 15-year-old said she fought against the shark that bit her foot, then got out of the water to get aid.
Two fishermen are recovering after being bitten by sharks in separate incidents over the course of 36 hours in waters off Florida.
In separate incidents in Florida, a 20-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Thursday and a 35-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Friday night, officials said.
A man fishing off the coast of Hawaii was attacked by a shark. He managed to kick the shark and escape unharmed, capturing the whole ordeal on video.
"I saw his board tombstoning, which means he's underwater and his board's getting dragged under," a witness said.
Simon Nellist was killed when a great white shark attacked him in the waters near Sydney in February 2022.
"The water was red - with my blood," Mike Morita said. "I cannot believe how much courage my friends had."
Swimmers were warned to stay out of the waters off the island of Oahu after a surfer was bitten by a shark on Sunday. The 58-year-old was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.
The shark bit the surfer's leg, EMS said, adding that it "administered life-saving treatment."
The man who taped a chaotic shark feeding frenzy off the coast of Venice, Louisiana, said he'd "never seen anything like it."
While none of Florida's 16 unprovoked attacks were fatal, two resulted in amputations, according to the report.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley is responding to comments by former President Donald Trump suggesting that Milley deserves to be executed for communications the general had with China.
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
If Congress can't pass a government funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, then the government will shut down.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
U.S. soldier Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China.
Judge's ruling could strip Donald Trump of his authority to make strategic and financial decisions over some of his key properties in the state.
The remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew have been found more than 3 years after she was last seen.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
If a strike were to happen, it would impact 22 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Heinz is selling limited bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch after a Taylor Swift fan account posted a photo of the pop icon at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Commercial real estate owners are trying to draw in EV owners by alleviating their range anxiety.
Judge's ruling could strip Donald Trump of his authority to make strategic and financial decisions over key properties in the state.
The first impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden takes place Thursday. The GOP memo says the inquiry "will span the time of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency to the present, including his time out of office."
Former President Trump addressed many of his remarks to UAW workers who were not in the room where he was speaking.
Seven Republican candidates met for the second primary debate in California on Wednesday, taking aim at President Biden and each other.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
Judge Tanya Chutkan denied former President Donald Trump's request to recuse herself.
Federal health advisors voted 17-1 against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease dubbed NurOwn, although the FDA is not bound by the vote.
After the attack in Jupiter, Florida, animal control picked up the otter and it tested positive for rabies, a disease that can be fatal. Here's how it is handled.
An unvaccinated pet is a danger not just to other animals but also to the humans around them, an author of the study notes.
Plastic rings can detach from the Rainbow Road Road series board books sold at Sam's Club, Target and other retailers nationwide.
The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.
The launch of the military satellite comes amid ongoing tensions with Western nations over its nuclear program.
A group of six young people from Portugal have accused 32 countries of failing to tackle climate change fast enough, and therefore infringing on their human rights
Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.
The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
The 15th annual Atlantic Festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 28, for two days of events with headline-making speakers from the worlds of politics and culture.
Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel announced they would resume their shows on Monday, Oct. 2.
Heinz is selling limited bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch after a Taylor Swift fan account posted a photo of the pop icon at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced that he has postponed his remaining tour dates in 2023 as he receives treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
The Writers Guild of America released the details of their tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and have unanimously voted to end the nearly 150-day strike.
Amazon's Alexa is getting an upgrade. The so-called Alexa LLM will be able to understand body language, including gestures and eye contact, and should be smarter and more conversational thanks to AI. Jon Swartz, senior tech reporter for MarketWatch, joined CBS News to discuss the new version of Amazon's virtual assistant.
Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, who moved the company to a garage in 1998.
Amazon is facing antitrust claims from the Federal Trade Commission and states including New York and Pennsylvania, alleging the retailer is a monopoly.
A group of rabbis, academics and activists said the behavior of owner Elon Musk has allowed "a new stage in antisemitic discourse" to "spread like wildfire" on the social media site.
A new generation of high-tech thieves are attacking vulnerable vehicle computer systems to steal cars in seconds.
"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.
For the first time, scientists in Sweden have analyzed an extinct animal's RNA. They're studying the Tasmanian tiger which has been extinct since the 1930s. Marc Friedländer, associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, joins CBS News to discuss what the breakthrough means for science.
What could soon be Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, and a tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware. CBS News Baltimore's Janay Reece has an update on how locals there are preparing for the storm. And Lynette Charles, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, has a forecast for where the storms could be most severe.
Since 2016, wildfire smoke in the U.S. has reversed roughly 25% of air quality improvements made from the 2000 Clean Air Act, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. That figure doubles to roughly 50% when looking specifically at the impact on many western states. For more on this, CBS News was joined by Marshall Burke, an associate professor at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and a co-author of the study.
Homeowners living in areas at risk for natural disasters are seeing higher home insurance premiums -- for some, coverage has been dropped completely. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
The remains of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew have been found more than 3 years after she was last seen.
A Minneapolis murder suspect is now again behind bars after he was mistakenly released from an Indianapolis jail earlier this month.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Multiple groups of looters hit retail stores and at least one small business in different Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night.
The man charged with killing three New York women more than a decade ago appeared in court Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Rex Heuermann back in January after DNA evidence linked him to one of the victims at Gilgo Beach. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more on Heuermann's court appearance.
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is finishing up the longest single flight in U.S. space history at 371 days.
NASA is celebrating the successful end of a 7-year, $1 billion mission to collect and return a sample from the asteroid Bennu. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more on the mission. And Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the significance of the samples.
Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case
What Angelina Fernandes saw the night her mother was accused of murder.
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After spending a NASA record 371 days in space, astronaut Frank Rubio returned to earth Wednesday, touching down in Kazakhstan with two Russian cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz MS-69/23S. Rubio's mission to the International Space Station was initially supposed to run for six months, but was delayed due to a coolant leak on a previous capsule, which forced them to wait for a replacement.
Mel Tucker, the head coach for the Michigan State football team, was fired Wednesday over allegations that he sexually harassed an activist and rape survivor during a phone call.
If no deal is reached by Congress, a government shutdown could begin as soon as Sunday, causing major disruptions across the U.S. Scott MacFarlane has the latest on the negotiations.
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sat down with Norah O'Donnell to make the first public response to former President Donald Trump's shocking recent comments, which suggested that Milley deserved execution for communications the general had with China during the final months of the Trump administration.
Three people have been arrested after a ghost gun printing operation was discovered inside a home-based daycare center in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, police said Wednesday. Jericka Duncan reports.