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Two months after Hurricane Helene brought devastating flooding to North Carolina, some residents still can’t get home. Landslides triggered by the flooding may have even made it too dangerous to rebuild in some areas. Dave Malkoff has the story.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for “border czar,” Tom Homan, toured the U.S. southern border alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday. He vowed to “put a plan in place” before the Trump administration takes over in January. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has more.
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The couple welcomed their first child, Bash Griner, back in July.
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Actor Danielle Pinnock joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about her role in the hit CBS comedy “Ghosts,” where she plays a spirited 1920s jazz singer with plenty of sass.
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John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., speaks exclusively with “CBS Mornings” about the potential impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs, what to expect this holiday shopping season and its new DEI initiatives. On Monday, Walmart confirmed it’s rolling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Tom Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be serving meals to troops stationed as part of Operation Lone Star.
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A hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez, brothers convicted of killing their parents more than three decades ago, was postponed Monday after technical issues with the brothers’ virtual appearance. The family of the brothers are asking a judge to reduce their sentences of life without parole.
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South Africa’s Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it’s also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there’s fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.
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China sent military planes to track a U.S. anti-submarine Navy aircraft as it transited the Taiwan Strait, Beijing says, as tension mounts between the superpowers.
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On Monday, a federal judge dismissed the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump after special counsel Jack Smith said it should be dropped. Smith said Trump’s reelection means he cannot be tried on charges tied to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol or the illegal possession of classified documents stored at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Smith asked a federal appeals court to remove Trump as a defendant in the classified documents case in Florida, which is currently on appeal.
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