Why does Canada have so many wildfires?
Crews in Western Canada are currently facing 130 active wildfires, including 14 considered out of control. Here's why it's so bad.
Crews in Western Canada are currently facing 130 active wildfires, including 14 considered out of control. Here's why it's so bad.
Authorities in Portland say an arsonist set fire to at least 15 police cars at a training facility early Thursday.
A 20-year-old British man has been charged with plotting an arson attack on a Ukraine-linked target in London at the behest of Russia.
Video shows a heroic group effort to rescue a driver who was trapped inside a burning vehicle in Minnesota. Officials say the car drifted off the road on Interstate 94, hitting a light pole and a guard rail and igniting the fire.
A man set himself on fire Friday outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial in his "hush money" case. Emergency crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames, and the man was taken to a local hospital, where he is said to be in critical condition. Jericka Duncan reports.
Witnesses say a man set himself on fire Friday at a New York City park across the street from the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's criminal "hush money" trial is taking place. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports, and Richard Esposito, a CBS News contributor and a former deputy commissioner for the NYPD, looks at what's next in the investigation.
The 17th-century building's iconic spire, thought to protect the building "against enemy attacks and fires," collapsed among the flames.
American carpenter Hank Silver on why he couldn't turn down an opportunity to help resurrect Paris' Notre Dame cathedral from a devastating fire.
Eight people were arrested over the blaze that began in a basement where builders had been renovating Club Masquerade.
Eyewitnesses said that a lightning strike may have sparked the fire on the Carnival Freedom, a claim that Carnival said "is being investigated."
The Rochester Police Department says preliminary information indicates the balloon had been trying to land in a field when a gust of wind pushed it into a power line.
The incident has prompted a warning from emergency responders about the importance of kitchen fire safety.
Local officials in Hawaii plan to open an office that will speed up Maui County's notoriously slow processing of building permits to help the town of Lahaina to recover from last year's deadly wildfire.
A fire at a vaping supplier outside of Detroit sent debris flying up to two miles away. A 19-year-old was killed by falling debris about a quarter of a mile from the inferno. Alysia Burgio has the latest.
German officials say an electricity pylon near Tesla's Giga Berlin plant was likely deliberately set ablaze, and they suspect a "left-wing extremist motive."
Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan said a 19-year-old man died from injuries he sustained after being hit in the head by a piece of shrapnel.
Bangladesh's health minister said the fire at a six-story shopping mall in Dhaka killed at least 43 people, including women and children.
A map shows the Texas fires located throughout the Lone Star State's rural Panhandle area with some blazes crossing into western Oklahoma.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire broke out on Monday and has since grown to 1.1 million acres, firefighters said Thursday. It's quickly becoming the "largest and most destructive" wildfire in the state's history. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire is now the largest wildfire in Texas history, burning a total of 1,075,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma.
A deadly fire that gutted an apartment building in Valencia, Spain, spread with devastating speed due to combustible cladding, an expert says.
A fire engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Thursday evening, killing at least 4 people.
Bernadine Pruessner lived in the home with her four children, relatives and neighbors told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Nearly a dozen other firefighters and two civilians were injured in the explosion, officials said.
Six members of the same family are believed to be dead following a shooting and fire at a home in suburban Philadelphia Wednesday. Two officers were wounded in the shooting but survived. Kerri Corrado has the latest.
Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.
Iran's president and foreign minister were killed when their helicopter crashed in mountains in dense fog, state media say.
Pope Francis has often spoken up about the alarming impact of climate change and urges countries that can "make the most difference" to help create awareness and take action.
The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out.
A new federal bulletin warns that AI technology like "deepfake" videos could pose serious threats to the 2024 election cycle.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
The Delta County clerk who administered the election said there were no voting irregularities in the election, in which 4,550 voted.
"Oh!" Pope Francis exclaimed as Norah O'Donnell presented him with a personal gift from CBS News' archives.
A new federal bulletin warns that AI technology like "deepfake" videos could pose serious threats to the 2024 election cycle.
Pope Francis has often spoken up about the alarming impact of climate change and urges countries that can "make the most difference" to help create awareness and take action.
Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.
Jan. 6 defendant John Banuelos told the judge he had "nothing to worry about," since Trump would soon "be in office."
McDonald's is transitioning away from self-serve beverage stations and some locations may start to charge for refills that were once free.
Trump Media posted a loss of $327.6 million in the first quarter because of a financial transaction.
Demand for buying a home will remain strong in 2024 even though mortgage rates have been around 7% this year.
Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.
ChatGPT disables AI voice after users say it sounds similar to Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.
A new federal bulletin warns that AI technology like "deepfake" videos could pose serious threats to the 2024 election cycle.
Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.
Jan. 6 defendant John Banuelos told the judge he had "nothing to worry about," since Trump would soon "be in office."
The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe.
The Delta County clerk who administered the election said there were no voting irregularities in the election, in which 4,550 voted.
Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Hims & Hers is pitching consumers on a GLP-1 weight loss injection that will cost 85% less than brand-name drugs like Wegovy.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
"Oh!" Pope Francis exclaimed as Norah O'Donnell presented him with a personal gift from CBS News' archives.
Pope Francis speaks with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell about his health and whether he'd ever step down as pontiff.
Pope Francis has often spoken up about the alarming impact of climate change and urges countries that can "make the most difference" to help create awareness and take action.
If you live in France or are traveling there for vacation, you can now send your friends overseas an authentic French fragrance in the mail.
Despite suffering broken bones and lacerations during the attack, the man was able to defend himself with his gun and the bear ran off.
"CBS Mornings" celebrates Tony Dokoupil as he marks five years as an anchor on the show.
"CBS Mornings"celebrates the 5-year anniversary of Vlad Duthiers hosting "What to Watch" by taking a look back at some favorite moments.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Monopoly is the top-selling modern board game of all time, available today in 114 countries and 47 languages, and a myriad of variations. Hasbro's senior VP of board games Brian Baker explains to correspondent Susan Spencer the most important design element to a game's success.
ChatGPT disables AI voice after users say it sounds similar to Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
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.
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
"Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive," prosecutors said.
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Pope Francis sat down for a historic interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell. The pair discussed a wide range of topics, including the dangers of climate change and who bears responsibility for it. O'Donnell joins "The Daily Report" to reflect on the experience.
Paid compensation for chief executives of several Fortune 500 companies has risen dramatically over the last five years, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. WSJ writer Theo Francis joins to discuss why it's partly linked to a phenomenon known as the "Musk effect."
Top congressional aides are subjected to threats of violence regularly. A survey conducted by the nonprofit Congressional Management Foundation reveals that a large majority are feeling "anxiety and fear" about the safety of working in their jobs. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
The TSA expects nearly 3 million passengers on Friday to kick off Memorial Day weekend. But with the return of post-pandemic travel, a new trend has emerged — more Americans than ever are bringing guns to the airport. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has been looking into the story.
For the first time in almost two months, the massive cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge is finally on the move. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports on what the process entailed.