As the first group of Democratic presidential hopefuls hits the debate stage Wednesday night in Miami, the masthead that lives at the top of YouTube tonight belongs to President Trump. What does that mean? CBS News Political Unit associate producer Sarah Ewall-Wice says that every American who heads to YouTube, including those who go there to stream the debate online, will be…
The first two debates of the 2020 election season take place Wednesday and Thursday. Twenty Democratic candidates will take questions in downtown Miami. Here’s everything you need to know.When is the first debate The first debates take place Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27. They will be broken up with 10 candidates per night. What channel is the debate…
Cumming, Georgia—Georgia sheriff released dramatic body-cam video Tuesday showing the rescue of a newborn girl who was found alive inside a plastic bag in the woods. The little girl, nicknamed “Baby India,” was discovered on June 6 and has drawn national attention as officials are still attempting to locate her mother. According to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Baby India was…
The 2020 Democratic presidential field was quick to respond to reports of children detained in inhumane conditions at a Texas border facility, yet only a handful of candidates have offered specifics on how their own prospective administrations would address the surge of asylum-seekers at the border.Democrats’ fury at the Trump administration boiled over late last week, after attorneys Thursday detailed grisly conditions for children…
Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTuber known as “Etika,” has been found dead a week after he went missing, authorities said. He was 29-years-old. The New York Police Department said Amofah went missing on the night of June 19. Authorities found his body in the East River on Monday after responding to a call about a person floating in the water near…
As a Trump administration lawyer made her argument in favor of reversing a ruling that found the government had violated standards for detaining migrant children set forth by a 1990s court settlement, the judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals were visibly stunned. “You’re really going stand up and tell us that being able to sleep isn’t a question of…
The new documentary includes his fight to create the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the country’s only memorial dedicated to lynching victims.
The lawsuit sought unspecified damages, saying the copyright was violated on the song that had been pitched to Underwood’s representatives in 2017.
A previously-unseen performance by the late, great Freddie Mercury has been unveiled by the singer’s long-time friend. The song, “Time Waits For No One,” was released on Mercury’s website “after four decades buried deep in the vaults,” a statement on the site reads. Not only can fans download an audio version of the song, but they can also watch the…
Follow the Petals, a 5-year-old mare, apparently suffered a heart attack, according to the Baltimore Sun.
The second the synth-heavy pop tune begins, some intentional yet not-so-obvious symbols flash across the screen.
NASA wants to send first woman to the moon NASA announced that it plans to land the first female ever on the moon in 2024. According to NASA, it has been 45 years since U.S. astronauts set foot on the moon, but the upcoming Artemis mission aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by 2028 with the…
In early 2018 a video that appeared to feature former President Obama discussing the dangers of fake news went viral. The clip, created by comedian Jordan Peele, foreshadowed challenges that have now become all too real. These days, tech firms, media companies and consumers are all routinely forced to make determinations about whether content is authentic or fake — and…
GUEST HOST: Lee Cowan Photographer Dave Engledow, the self-proclaimed “World’s Best Father,” and his daughter Alice Bee. CBS News FATHER’S DAY: Celebrating dadsHow did Father’s Day come about? It was thanks to a woman, Sonora Smart Dodd, who in 1909 proposed a day to celebrate fathers, like the widowed Civil War veteran who’d raised Dodd and her five brothers. But…
Stories about Reeves’ selfless acts have circulated online for years. He once helped an entire bus full of stranded people.
Their unprecedented move could also sway the 2020 debate over universal health care, as Democratic presidential candidates court votes in the delegate-rich Super Tuesday state.
The president tweeted about the embattled former Army lieutenant general early Thursday, saying he had “served with distinction.”
The longest economic expansion in U.S. history could soon come to an end, according to a survey of chief financial officers released Wednesday.
Many of Sanders’ proposals, including Medicare for all, free public college and a $15 minimum wage, fall under the umbrella of democratic socialism.
Team USA kicks off quest to win World Cup They’re the defending champions and the favorite to win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) set a World Cup record Tuesday in its 13-0 routing of Thailand in its first World Cup match. You’ve already heard it called a record-setting win. But which records…
After campaigning throughout the Hawkeye State today, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden each have one event in Iowa Tuesday evening. Our Political Unit intern Julia Cherner reviewed a copy of Biden’s prepared remarks for tonight and counts 84 times that the former vice president will say “Trump” or “he,” and an additional 17 times that he will say “his”…
The highly-anticipated “Frozen II” is due out this November, and a teaser trailer released in February left fans wanting more details about the Disney film.
It’s become a familiar scene … the White House briefing room as battleground. Jim Acosta: “You’re saying something that’s just patently untrue.”Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “Stating their policy positions is not ‘patently untrue.’” And often it’s the press vs. the president. Jim Acosta, chief White House correspondent for CNN, has had his fair share of heated exchanges with…
You may have heard of the “Red Scare” of the 1950s – the fear stoked by Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy that Communists had infested the federal government. Accused State Department employees would be interviewed for the purpose of acquiring information concerning others. “That was the technique that was used by the government: grab one person, and then…