Man survives shark- and crocodile-filled waters for 24 hours by clinging to wood
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The man was "very lucky" to have survived, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said.
The beach is now closed for at least 48 hours under the city of Del Mar's shark bite protocol.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men whose fishing boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast -- "just in the nick of time," as they fended off sharks in the water. CBS News' Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano have the story.
A Coast Guard boat crew saw two of the people fending off sharks, and both of them had injured hands.
"Two in one area is almost unheard of," one expert on South Africa's great white shark population tells CBS News.
The "once-in-a-lifetime experience" sent those on board scrambling as the "big mako" thrashed around on deck.
The woman was a passenger on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship and had been snorkeling on an "independent shore excursion," a spokesperson for the cruise line said.
A new climate report card paints a grim future if emissions aren't reduced: "Climate change is rewiring marine ecosystems at an alarming rate."
The bites occurred at South Carolina's most popular beach.
A Long Island lifeguard is recovering after being attacked by a shark during a training exercise. He is said to be in "very good spirits." CBS New York's Thalia Perez reports.
Every year, the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are sliced from the backs of the majestic sea predators.
The influencer, popularly known by her online pseudonym Tizi, faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. China lists great whites as protectedd.
The trial for WNBA star Brittney Griner began Friday, the 135th day of her detainment in Moscow. A second person this week has been attacked by a bison at Yellowstone National Park - a 71 year old Pennsylvania woman who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. And conservationists say at least 11 sharks – some of them great whites – have been spotted in the Cape Cod area in the last week.
The Buffalo supermarket where 10 Black people were killed two months ago is formally reopening Friday. With COVID cases and hospitalizations rising, the Los Angeles County health director is warning that an indoor mask mandate could be brought back in two weeks. And, for the fifth time in two weeks, a shark has bitten someone on a Long Island, New York beach. All the injuries have been non-life threatening.
New video shows an extreme closeup encounter with a great white shark off of Cape Cod. CBS Boston reports the 12-foot shark swam up and chomped down on the camera.
Get the facts about shark attacks before canceling a trip or staying out of the water.
Researchers are learning that our fear of sharks is linked more to popular culture than the actual dangers of shark attacks. Carter Evans reports.
According to scientists, the fear of sharks, otherwise known as galeophobia, is learned and not something people are born with. Carter Evans visits California’s coastal waters and takes a deeper look at why attitudes toward the animal are changing.
Scientists believe the 1975 movie "Jaws" caused a generation of people to develop galeophobia.
Swimmers, surfers and businesses in Southern California have adapted to life with juvenile great white sharks.
Steve Bruemmer, 62, was released from Natividad Medical Center in Salinas three weeks after a shark bit him as he swam off the central California coast.
A beach on New York's Long Island was temporarily closed to swimmers on Wednesday after a man on a paddle board was bit by a shark. The incident comes days after a lifeguard was bit by a shark in the same waters.
The apparent attack was just the latest in a string of incidents on Long Island this summer.
Chris Fischer, founder and expedition leader of the global nonprofit organization OCEARCH, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his research on the migration patterns of sharks and a new project seeking to tag 100 sharks in the Western North Atlantic. Fischer also discusses a new study that found sharks are more close to the shore in cities than one may think.
This comes after a girl was seriously injured in a brazen shark attack at a Florida beach Thursday.
The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, with President Trump confirming "major combat operations" after a failed effort to pressure Tehran into a new nuclear deal.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement here.
President Trump launched military strikes on Iran after several rounds of talks over the country's nuclear program and uranium stockpiles. Here's what to know about the nuclear program.
President Trump said he will give federal agencies six months to phase out their use of Anthropic's AI products.
Renee Good's family said they spent agonizing "hours in limbo," unsure of the details surrounding her fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis last month.
Hours before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a "supply chain risk to national security," which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.
Former President Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes in an opening statement before the House Oversight Committee in New York.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops' attendance at some of the nation's top universities.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
Hours before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a "supply chain risk to national security," which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.
For Buddy Wiggins of Honolulu, Hawaii, the end result of a yearslong sports gambling addiction has come to this: soliciting strangers on the beach.
Renee Good's family said they spent agonizing "hours in limbo," unsure of the details surrounding her fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis last month.
Conspiracy theories about the Epstein files have racked up millions of views on social media. Here's what to know about 10 of the most viral claims.
In the years to come, robots will help offset worker shortages in health care, manufacturing and other industries, experts say.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.
In the years to come, robots will help offset worker shortages in health care, manufacturing and other industries, experts say.
In his new memoir, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs writes about a life that stretched from the projects of New York City to the pinnacle of Wall Street.
"If somebody charges you something and it's unlawful, they should give you your money back," Dame CEO Alexandra Fine said.
Stocks fell Friday after a report showed higher-than-expected inflation and as Wall Street continues to fret over AI-related disruption.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement here.
The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, with President Trump confirming "major combat operations" after a failed effort to pressure Tehran into a new nuclear deal.
Hours before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a "supply chain risk to national security," which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops' attendance at some of the nation's top universities.
More than three dozen states cover dental services for people on Medicaid, but with about $900 billion in cuts expected to hit states over the next decade, many programs could roll back dental coverage.
Chaz and Jean Franklin were facing a sevenfold increase in their health premium payments with the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. Then Jean received a crushing diagnosis.
A British gym chain is offering classes in "kidulting," luring adults into fitness with classes built around playground and PE class classics.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement here.
The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, with President Trump confirming "major combat operations" after a failed effort to pressure Tehran into a new nuclear deal.
The Israel Defense Ministry said in a statement that it launched the strike because it was expecting "a missile and drone attack" from Iran "in the immediate future."
The plane belonging to the Bolivian air force was transporting new banknotes from Bolivia's Central Bank to other cities. A large number of bills were scattered on the ground at the crash site.
Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran have made "substantial progress" toward a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News on Friday.
Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind such hits as "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," "Calendar Girl," and "Love Will Keep Us Together," died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 at age 86. In this 2020 "Sunday Morning" story, David Pogue talked with Sedaka – as well as Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson), author John Seabrook, and producer Oak Felder – about the elements that go into writing a hit song.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
In his memoir, the Tony Award-winning composer of such hits as Broadway's "Hairspray" writes of his half-century in show business, which grew in part from his youthful worship of Bette Midler - an adoration that would grow into a collaboration.
For Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Goransson, creating the score for "Sinners" was a challenge, explaining he had to find his "voice within the blues." He describes his unlikely personal connection to the music and how he met the film's director.
"Scream" writer and creator Kevin Williamson describes his passion for horror films and being asked to direct a "Scream" movie for the first time, at the request of one of the returning stars. Natalie Morales reports.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the Pentagon's decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk is "retaliatory and punitive." The Pentagon made the designation, which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic, after the company refused to give the military unfettered access to its AI model.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an exclusive interview with CBS News that the AI company sought to draw "red lines" in the government's use of its technology because "we believe that crossing those lines is contrary to American values, and we wanted to stand up for American values." He added: "Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world."
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.
For days, one of America's leading artificial intelligence companies and the Pentagon have been in a standoff over this question: who gets ultimate control over the use of that powerful technology? Jo Ling Kent explains what's at stake.
President Trump ordered the federal government to cut ties with tech start-up Anthropic. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said he will designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk to national security. Brendan Bordelon, AI and tech influence reporter for Politico, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
Documents might help scientists shed light on unexplained phenomena and government secrets, experts said.
A large shark was caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's waters, surprising researchers. "There's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," one said.
On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in an unanticipated crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River. Environmental correspondent David Schechter looks at how Washington's watershed military maneuver dramatized both a changing America, and a changing climate.
Former President Bill Clinton is being deposed by members of the House Oversight Committee over his alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
Columbia University acting president Claire Shipman described the ICE detention of student Elmina "Ellie" Aghayeva, claiming agents gained entry to a residential building by stating they were police seeking a missing child. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
Former President Bill Clinton is up next for a deposition before members of the House Oversight Committee regarding his alleged links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
Columbia University student Elmina Aghayeva has been released after ICE took her from one of the institution's residential buildings. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick may be asked to testify on his knowledge of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's dealings. This comes as former President Bill Clinton prepares for his deposition. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
NASA has announced a major overhaul of its Artemis moon program amid ongoing safety concerns. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more details.
NASA announced an overhaul to its Artemis moon program as safety concerns persist. CBS News space contributor Christian Davenport breaks down the key takeaways.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
NASA's Artemis II mission continues to face concerns and delays. Scott E. Parazynski, a former astronaut, joins CBS News with more.
NASA is rolling back the Artemis II moon rocket from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is expected to take up to 12 hours to move the 322-foot rocket, with the journey spanning four miles back to its hangar for repairs. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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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.
President Trump announced early Saturday morning that the U.S. is conducting "a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests." See his full remarks.
The U.S. and Israel carried out military strikes on targets in Iran early Saturday after President Trump threatened the Iranian regime for weeks to make a new deal to rein in its nuclear program, and before that, threatened it over its violent crackdown on protesters in January. Carissa Lawson anchors CBS News' special report.
President Trump said the U.S. military has begun "major combat operations in Iran" in a statement released early Saturday morning. Mr. Trump threatened the Iranian regime for weeks to make a new deal to rein in its nuclear program, and before that, threatened it over its violent crackdown on protesters in January.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the Pentagon's decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk is "retaliatory and punitive." The Pentagon made the designation, which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic, after the company refused to give the military unfettered access to its AI model.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an exclusive interview with CBS News that the AI company sought to draw "red lines" in the government's use of its technology because "we believe that crossing those lines is contrary to American values, and we wanted to stand up for American values." He added: "Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world."