A Girl Scout calls out child-labor link in Girl Scout cookies
Used in many food products, palm oil is a $65 billion global industry known for its exploitation of children overseas. An 11-year-old Tennessee Girl Scout decided to take action.
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HBCUs still facing funding challenges despite surge in enrollments
According to the American Council On Education, more than 70% of HBCU students have limited finances.
Mormon church accused of covering up Boy Scouts sex abuse
In lawsuits representing seven different victims, attorneys say church officials never notified authorities about abuse allegations.
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln removed in Boston
Critics considered the Emancipation Group Memorial to be racist and demeaning.
Fired Tyson manager defends COVID-19 bets as morale booster
Former night supervisor tells Associated Press he and former colleagues are "not the evil people" Tyson portrayed.
Boeing 737 Max returns to U.S. skies after nearly 2 years
The top-selling aircraft has been grounded worldwide since March 2019 following two crashes that killed 346 people.
Black family works to restore roughly 200-year-old cemetery in Texas
Deep in the piney woods of East Texas is CBS News producer Rodney Hawkins's family history.
Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff receive COVID-19 vaccine
The vice president-elect received her shot on camera as part of efforts to build public trust in the coronavirus vaccine.
Judge blocks attempted voter purge in two Georgia counties ahead of runoffs
The boards of elections in two Georgia counties targeted more than 4,000 registered voters ahead of the January 5 runoffs.
Overwhelmed hospitals hire travel nurses to help with shortages
In New Jersey, more than 170 employees at three hospitals have contracted COVID-19 causing staffing shortages at several hospitals.
Biden warns vaccine distribution plans are "falling far behind"
Biden says Americans need to brace for a "very tough period for our nation."
COVID vaccine from Novavax is latest to enter Phase 3 trials
If it proves effective, Novavax's formula would have an advantage because it doesn't require specialized freezers.
Biden: Security agencies "incurred enormous damage" from Trump
Mr. Biden said his agency review team has encountered "obstruction" from the political leadership at the Defense Department.
Ohio cop fired over fatal shooting of Andre Hill
"The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus Police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers," the city's public safety director said.
Trans woman's death a possible hate crime, family and friends say
Courtney "Eshay" Key was shot to death on Christmas Day in Chicago.
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Newly obtained footage shows Iran attack on major U.S. post in Kuwait
Maduro expected to face new charges of torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons
Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S. as hurricane this weekend
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Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment
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Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
Trump pitches Trump International Golf Course for site of "presidential retreat"
Mamdani criticized for statement mourning Oct. 7 and condemning Israel
