The Fourth of July holiday travel rush is here; experts say it could be the busiest season ever. AAA estimates nearly 71 million people will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave is following things from LAX Airport in Los Angeles.
The Thompson Fire has burned through more than 3,500 acres in Butte County, California, since it started Tuesday morning, prompting the evacuations of over 28,000 people. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports.
Jamaica's prime minister has declared the island a disaster zone for the next seven days as Hurricane Beryl blows through. Tom Hanson has been monitoring the storm from Montego Bay and has the latest on conditions.
President Biden has told his campaign staff he's "in this race to the end," vowing to beat Donald Trump just as he did in 2020. But new CBS News polling is showing less optimism about Biden's chances as concern grows among Democratic officials. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto and chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett have analysis.
Voters in the United Kingdom will head to the polls Thursday as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fights to keep the conservatives in power. But the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is widely expected to win enough seats to claim the majority. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is sharing the lessons he's learned from his decadeslong career in public health. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett sat down with him to discuss his new book "On Call" and President Biden's debate performance.
Union soldiers Philip Shadrach and George Wilson were posthumously honored Wednesday by President Biden with the Medal of Honor for their courage in the "Great Locomotive Chase," in which they went deep behind Confederate lines and stole a train in Marietta, Georgia. They ran the train north, tearing up tracks and cutting telegraph wires as they went. David Martin has more.
Almost half of the veteran population is 65 or older, and many sometimes are unable to afford a nursing home. The Medical Foster Home Program, started in 2002, allows hundreds of veterans to receive in-home care for significantly cheaper. James Brown explains.
"CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and "60 Minutes" have spent the last few months going inside the National Archives, learning about the agency that holds not only the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, but millions of other pieces of important history. Here are some of them.
Amid the fallout from his poor debate performance last week, President Biden, ahead of a critical meeting with Democratic governors, told campaign staffers on a call Wednesday that "I am running. I'm the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one's pushing me out." Weija Jiang reports from the White House.
Both the White House and the Biden campaign held all-staff meetings Wednesday as officials contend with political fallout from last week's presidential debate. Tom LoBianco, co-founder of 24sight News, and Kadia Goba, politics reporter for Semafor, join "America Decides" to take a closer look at the current White House messaging as concerns about the president's age continue to swirl.
A new CBS Reports documentary reveals Americans' unfiltered views on issues likely to shape the outcome of the 2024 election, including the state of democracy in the U.S., and the American Dream. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more.
AAA projects that nearly 61 million Americans will travel by car this Fourth of July holiday, while TSA planned to screen about 2.8 million flyers alone Wednesday at U.S. airports. Kris Van Cleave reports on the travel rush.
The Thompson Fire broke out Tuesday near the Northern California city of Oroville amid extreme heat and has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The blaze is burning out of control in the same county as the town of Paradise, the site of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire recorded in California history. Elise Preston reports.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News" with Adriana Diaz.
What was once a whisper in Democratic circles over President Biden's ability to win reelection and serve another term is now front and center. Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont joins "America Decides" to weigh in on whether Mr. Biden should remain his party's nominee.
The White House is on damage control as concerns mount about whether President Biden can defeat Donald Trump in November. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Nikole Killion have the latest.
After causing major destruction in Granada, Beryl was roaring by Jamaica on Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane. Ahead of its arrival, Jamaica's prime minister issued a disaster zone declaration as thousands evacuated flood-prone areas. Tom Hanson has the latest.
There's an adorable new face at an Ohio zoo, a baby western lowland gorilla.
The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just one day.
Jurors are expected to have the case by the end of next week.
An Italian appeals court reduced the sentences of Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriele Natale-Hjorth, but upheld their 2019 convictions.
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who were captured and hanged for their participation in the "Great Locomotive Chase" in Georgia in 1862. The soldiers' descendants accepted the medals on their behalf. Watch the ceremony.
The same family owned the painting for a century, not realizing the artist was a Texas titan.