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The nation’s highest civilian honor will be presented to 19 people at the White House later Saturday.
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On a lakeside peninsula in Eastern Africa, archaeologists have found clues about a society that lived there over 3 million years ago.
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America’s goodbye to its 39th president officially begins today, as the nearly week-long state funeral of Jimmy Carter begins. The funeral will include stops throughout his home state of Georgia, as well as the U.S. Capitol, before Carter is laid to rest in his hometown.
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Tabletop games have been around for millenniums and have since evolved into what we know fondly as board games. But its popularity is again on the rise, particularly among younger generations, research shows. Zachary Horton, associate director of media, literacy and game studies at the University of Pittsburgh, joins CBS News to discuss.
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Most of the animals died of smoke inhalation, officials said. They included birds, chickens, hamsters, dogs and cats.
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Before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term, he’ll have to face criminal sentencing in New York City in his so-called “hush money” case, a judge ruled Friday. Ed O’Keefe has details on the judge’s decision.
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In Virginia, we step aboard the USS New Jersey, the Navy’s first submarine designed with women in mind. And in Washington D.C., we spotlight a program that’s empowering veterans with business skills to kickstart new careers. Watch these stories and more on “Eye on America” with host Michelle Miller.
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Hand in hand, the family of the 21-year-old man walked down Bourbon Street to where he died in a terror attack on New Year’s Day.
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Tomiko Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink called Calpis, was born on May 23, 1908.
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The first major winter storm of the season is expected to bring snow and ice from the Central Plains to the East Coast, along with bone-chilling temperatures. Rob Marciano has the latest.
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