Heavy snow and strong winds pummel Southeast
Near-blizzard conditions slammed the Southeast over the weekend, bringing snow, strong winds and icy conditions to the region. Dave Malkoff reports.
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Meteor explosion over South causes sonic boom
A meteor moving at 30,000 miles per hour lit up the skies over South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, causing a sonic boom and leaving debris behind. NASA says it's part of a rare but not unheard-of meteor event.
Injuries, fatality from lightning strikes
The Southeastern U.S. has seen several lightning-related incidents this week. In South Carolina, 20 people were injured at a lake when lightning struck, and a Colorado man died after being hit on a beach in Florida. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
National weather forecast before the new year
Scattered storms are gathering over the Great Plains and the upper West Coast ahead of New Year's Eve. CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Andrew Kozak has the latest forecast.
Biden urges Congress to fund disaster relief
With the Southeast still recovering from Hurricane Helene, President Biden has called on Congress to fund a small business disaster loan program. But lawmakers are on recess until after Election Day. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Race continues to find Helene survivors as death toll from storm rises
President Biden said Monday there were reports that 600 people were unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene devastates southeastern U.S.
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has surpassed 100 people across the Southeast. Hundreds are still unaccounted for, and roughly two million people have lost power. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry reports from North Carolina.
The role of politics in natural disasters
More than 100 people have died as a result of Hurricane Helene. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett examines the role of politics in natural disasters.
South Carolina braces for 2nd Debby landfall
Tropical Storm Debby is moving up the East Coast, and heavy rain has already led to flooding in parts of South Carolina. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more from Myrtle Beach.
States work to clear Debby aftermath
Tropical Storm Debby is moving north after dropping huge amounts of rain on parts of the Southeast. President Biden has authorized emergency declarations from the governors of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has the latest from Savannah, Georgia.
Powerful storms tear through southeast U.S.
Severe storms are sweeping across the Southeast, where residents are being warned about the possibility of hail and even tornadoes. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
Tornado severely damages small Tennessee town
A storm system is moving east after sweeping across the middle of the U.S., pushing strong winds, heavy rain and tornadoes in some areas. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff reports from Sunbright, Tennessee.
Torrential rain causes flooding across South
Emergency crews used boats to rescue people from more than a dozen homes in Mandeville, Louisiana, after the area received six inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Several regions across the South have experienced major flooding, and more rain is on the way. Janet Shamlian has more.
Severe storms threaten Texas, southeast U.S.
Forecasters say large hail, strong wind and even tornadoes are possible for parts of the southeast this weekend. Omar Villafranca reports from Dallas.
Another major tornado outbreak takes aim at Southeast
More severe weather is on tap as a new study confirms that tornadoes are often stronger than experts thought.
"Significant tornadoes" still possible after storms pound South
About 20,000 homes and business were without power and an apparent tornado destroyed a house in southwest Alabama.
Supreme Court won't hear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
A unanimous federal jury found that a preponderance of evidence supported Carroll's claim that Mr. Trump sexually abused her.
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U.S.-Iran talks to resume after exchange of strikes, Trump says
President Trump says U.S.-Iran talks will resume, at Tehran's request, after several days of tit-for-tat strikes tested a shaky ceasefire.
Rescue teams continue to find survivors of Venezuela earthquakes
Tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela last week.
Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.
Soccer star's wife and 2 children killed in Venezuela earthquakes, team says
The wife and two children of Argentine soccer star Lucas Trejo died after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal case continues
The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire her continue.
Former NFL star Chris Johnson says he's been diagnosed with ALS
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Britain's Princess Kate climbs 3 mountains in 24 hours for charity
The challenge was undertaken to raise awareness for a charity she has been involved with since her own cancer treatment.
Dangerous heat wave impacting large swathes of the U.S. this week
A heat wave will blast a large swath of the U.S. this week. The National Weather Service says temperatures will feel hotter because of the high humidity that's arriving with it.
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Supreme Court strikes down limits on Trump removing FTC members
The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal case continues
The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire her continue.
Teaching the Declaration of Independence with hashtags 250 years later
Educators are finding engaging ways to teach the Declaration of Independence on the 250th anniversary of its signing.
Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.
Former NFL star Chris Johnson says he's been diagnosed with ALS
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
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Supreme Court strikes down limits on Trump removing FTC members
The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.
Comcast plans to split into 2 companies, spinning off NBCUniversal
Current shareholders would receive shares in both companies under the planned split, Comcast said Monday.
Gadget prices have fallen for decades. Then AI happened.
The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics.
Trump vows immediate 100% tariff if countries levy digital services tax
Countries that tax U.S. companies offering digital products and services would immediately face a 100% tariff on their exports to the U.S., President Trump said.
Nude portrait by Amedeo Modigliani sets record at auction
The Modigliani painting "Nu assis au collier" (Seated Nude Wearing a Necklace) sold for $63.9 million, the highest price achieved for a work by the artist sold at auction in Europe, Sotheby's said.
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Supreme Court strikes down limits on Trump removing FTC members
The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal case continues
The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire her continue.
Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.
Supreme Court rejects case over COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
The dispute arose after New York's Department of Health issued an emergency rule that required healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz's defamation case against CNN
The Supreme Court declined to take up former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz's case alleging CNN defamed him.
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Former NFL star Chris Johnson says he's been diagnosed with ALS
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Mom gets answers after fighting for diagnosis: "Something's wrong"
Michelle Williams struggled with high blood pressure and swelling for years before she was finally diagnosed with an unusual condition.
Internal emails show how RFK Jr.'s team sought to sway the CDC
A trove of emails offers a new look at how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention navigated some of the most controversial decisions of President Trump's second term.
Chris Evert announces her ovarian cancer has returned
American tennis legend Chris Evert announced that her ovarian cancer had returned in a social media post Thursday.
Democrats to propose bill capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs for enrollees
Some Senate Democrats want to cap the amount beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have to pay toward care, but the move is expected to draw GOP opposition for potentially adding billions to Medicare costs.
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Rescue teams continue to find survivors of Venezuela earthquakes
Tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela last week.
Police say 5 killed, 2 arrested after shooting at German youth center
German police say 2 people are in custody and 5 were killed in a rare shooting that took place at a youth center in Stade, near Hamburg.
Soccer star's wife and 2 children killed in Venezuela earthquakes, team says
The wife and two children of Argentine soccer star Lucas Trejo died after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said.
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U.S.-Iran talks to resume after exchange of strikes, Trump says
President Trump says U.S.-Iran talks will resume, at Tehran's request, after several days of tit-for-tat strikes tested a shaky ceasefire.
Pablo Escobar murder victim's son is named Colombia's interior minister
The incoming minister's father, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, was serving as justice minister in 1984 when he was gunned down in Bogota on Pablo Escobar's orders.
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Top moments from BET Awards
The 2026 BET Awards included star-studded performances, a tribute to Lauryn Hill and more. Nate Burleson reports on the night's biggest moments.
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding rumors
RoseMarie Terenzio, John F. Kennedy Jr.'s former chief of staff, talks with "CBS Mornings" about planning his secret wedding to Carolyn Bessette nearly 30 years ago, and if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce could pull off a secret wedding as rumors swirl about their big day.
Alan Jackson gives emotional farewell concert
Five years ago, Alan Jackson shared that he has a degenerative nerve condition that affects his balance called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which he was first diagnosed with a decade prior.
Songbook: James Taylor sings "Moon River"
Six-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor, whose choices of essential American songs include the 1961 hit "Moon River," performs Henry Mancini's tender song of heartbreak for "Sunday Morning" viewers. Accompanying Taylor are Kevin Hays on keyboards, Jon Suters on bass, and Nick Halley on percussion. [Check out the complete "Sunday Morning" Essential American Songbook at cbsnews.com/songbook.]
Larry David on "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness"
The comic icon behind "Curb Your Enthusiasm" brings his own perspective to America's storied past in a new HBO sketch comedy series – finally making use of his history major from college.
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How trains drove American history
The transcontinental railroad changed just about everything in America: transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, even our perception of time. Correspondent David Pogue visits Steamtown National Historic Site, in Scranton, Pa., home to Big Boy, the biggest functioning steam train in the world, to learn how trains helped define an expansive America.
California creates AI job trend tracker
California now has the nation's first dashboard to publicly track artificial intelligence-related job trends, ones created and ones lost. As of now, early findings show no evidence of rising statewide unemployment from jobs exposed to AI. Till von Wachter, a faculty director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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.
Gadget prices have fallen for decades. Then AI happened.
The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics.
Apple, Microsoft announce price hikes
Apple and Microsoft announced they're hiking prices for some electronic products, including computers and XBOX consoles, citing a shortage of memory chips. CNET editor-at-large Scott Stein weighs in.
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Astronomers find 2 gigantic planets lighter than cotton candy
The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy.
Ancient Egyptian burial site reveals centuries of changing traditions
Human and animal remains unearthed in Egypt's Nile Delta reveal changing funerary practices over some 600 years, and the evolution of a key site itself.
Telescope snaps most detailed photo yet of Milky Way's heart
Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Interstellar comet may be oldest object ever seen in solar system
Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.
Seahorses and seadragons, some of Nature's most curious creatures
Seahorses are unique ocean inhabitants with a head like a horse, a pouch like a kangaroo, a tail like a monkey, and the ability to camouflage themselves like a chameleon. They also exhibit an unconventional gender dynamic, in that the males do the work of carrying around fertilized eggs. Correspondent Conor Knighton goes in search of these fascinating fish – and their equally fascinating cousins, seadragons – at the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.
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Alex Murdaugh to return to court
Alex Murdaugh is expected back in court in South Carolina on Monday for the first time since the state Supreme Court overturned his convictions for killing his son and wife. Skyler Henry reports.
Detective believes 6-year-old's mother was killed in next room while he slept
For most of his life, Reggie Reed has wondered who murdered his mother Selonia Reed decades ago in Hammond, Louisiana. A fresh look at the evidence ultimately implicated the man he called his "rock" — Reginald Reed Sr., the man who lovingly raised him.
Michigan parents charged with murder after boy found to be 250+ pounds
Two Flint Township, Michigan, parents, are facing several charges, including second-degree murder, in the death of their 7-year-old son, who was 255 pounds and abused and neglected, according to the Genesee County prosecutor.
Billionaire Leon Black testifies on Epstein
Billionaire Leon Black testified before the House Oversight Committee on Friday. After Black ended the interview, the committee issued two subpoenas. Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins "The Takeout" to discuss this and the U.S. strike on Iran.
Minnesota fraud suspect arrested in Somalia after 4 years on the run, officials say
Abdikerm Eidleh, accused of playing a key role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, was arrested in Somalia after more than four years, federal officials said.
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NASA prepares to launch rescue to save telescope from falling to Earth
The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.
Astronomers find 2 gigantic planets lighter than cotton candy
The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy.
Telescope snaps most detailed photo yet of Milky Way's heart
Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Interstellar comet may be oldest object ever seen in solar system
Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.
Researchers find "Pink Planet" has salty clouds: "We were very surprised"
The "Pink Planet," formally known as GJ504b, was discovered in 2013 and is technically not a planet but rather a "planetary-mass companion."
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High winds and heat are fueling Utah's out-of-control wildfires; Iranian drones target Bahrain after U.S. strikes Iran.
Trump says U.S.-Iran talks still on
President Trump said Monday on social media that the U.S. and Iran will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday despite trading strikes over the weekend. Iran has not confirmed the apparent talks. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Aaron MacLean have more.
Extreme weather across U.S.
Wildfires in Utah continue to rage, scorching thousands of acres and forcing residents to act quickly. Meanwhile, new wildfires prompted a state of emergency in Colorado. Jonah Kaplan reports.
NYC politics signal larger shift around U.S.
Three New York City candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won primaries last week. CBS News political contributor Chuck Rocha and Alex Vogel, CEO of the Vogel Group, join to discuss a broader political shift across the U.S.
Top moments from BET Awards
The 2026 BET Awards included star-studded performances, a tribute to Lauryn Hill and more. Nate Burleson reports on the night's biggest moments.