Powell: Fed on track to slow aid for economy later this year
Federal Reserve chair downplays inflation and COVID-19 risks, saying the U.S. economic recovery remains on track.
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COVID-19 poses higher risk for symptoms than vaccines
"The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination undoubtedly outweigh the risks," Dr. Sean T. Liu told CBS News.
Pentagon officials expect future attack attempts in Kabul
Evacuations continue after deadly bombing at Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. service members and scores of Afghans.
Some Afghan refugee children are arriving in the U.S. unaccompanied
U.S. immigration officials have designated at least 34 Afghan children as unaccompanied minors, sending some of them to government shelters for undocumented migrant youth.
Jail inmates with COVID given drug that "can cause serious harm"
The doctor said he would stop prescribing it to inmates if the sheriff asked him to, but added, "he's told me he's not going to do that."
TSA sees lowest air travel numbers since May
Travelers are canceling flights amid the summer surge in COVID cases.
Model predicts 100,000 more COVID deaths unless U.S. changes its ways
The U.S. is in the grip of a fourth wave of infection this summer, powered by the highly contagious Delta variant, which has sent cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring again.
More than half of Americans favor vaccine mandates at work: poll
"I don't want to sit an office for eight hours a day with someone who is not vaccinated," one employee said.
South Dakota COVID cases increase 456% since Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Hundreds of thousands of bikers descended on the small town. Vaccines were not required.
Landlord faces homelessness as tenants fall behind on rent
Federal money meant to alleviate such situations isn't making it to landlords
Supreme Court blocks Biden administration's latest ban on evictions
The court's three liberal justices dissented.
Biden vows revenge for Kabul attack that killed 13 U.S. troops
The attack outside the walls of Kabul's airport left scores of Afghans dead, and made for U.S. forces' deadliest day in Afghanistan in years.
The feds want to break up Facebook. Good luck with that.
Although the social network's power is undeniable, experts think the U.S. government's antitrust case is a lost cause.
Race to contain growing Calif. wildfires as conditions set to worsen
14,000 firefighters battling more than a dozen large fires across the state, including a growing blaze pushing toward Lake Tahoe.
"Bring Your Own Brigade" Director Lucy Walker on "The Takeout"
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, filmmaker Lucy Walker discusses her documentary "Bring Your Own Brigade," about the causes of wildfires in California and the U.S.
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Oil prices rebound slightly as Iran claims new attacks on ships
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects
3 injured in shooting at Des Moines, Iowa, post office
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
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