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Paralympic Games coming to a close
The closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games will be held Sunday in Paris. More than 4,000 athletes with a range of disabilities competed in 549 events.
Disability Stories
USA's Townsend wins 3rd high jump gold at Paralympics
Roderick Townsend, who has an upper right shoulder impairment after sustaining nerve damage at birth, considers himself the "bad guy."
Pittsburgh audiologist helps change lives through patient care | On A Positive Note
Dr. Suzanne Yoder dealt with hearing loss through high school and she took it as an opportunity to help others going through the same thing.
Daniel Romanchuk on going for gold
Wheelchair cyclist Daniel Romanchuk, who started racing through the Bennett Blazers program, is competing in the Paris Paralympics. Born with spina bifida, Romanchuk now leads Wheels for Change, an organization aimed at reshaping perceptions of disability through sports.
When do the Paralympics start and end? See the 2024 Paris Games schedule
This is what you need to know about when the 2024 Paralympic Games start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.
State Fair brings back accessible bathrooms, expands options
For the second year in a row, a mobile bathroom is returning to the fair with the aim of making the Great Minnesota Get-Together accessible for all.
Team USA selects its flag bearers for Paralympic Games in Paris
Two former gold medalists, Steve Serio and Nicky Nieves, will carry the United States flag at the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris next week.
Nurse fights for right of amputees to join military
Hannah Cvancara rock climbs, snowboards, surfs and hikes. But while her amputation hasn't stopped her at all, the military has, rejecting her from the U.S. Navy. Natalie Morales explains.
Colorado family pushes for more funding around rare neurological disorder
Spastic Paraplegia 50 is a neurodegenerative condition, which means it becomes harder for kids who get it to reach developmental milestones as they get older. One Littleton family shares their story as their children have both been diagnosed with the condition.
Happy Flour Bakery in Dallas empowers students with disabilities from inside school cafeteria
There's a new bakery in Uptown Dallas, and if you drove by you might not even know it was there.
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New moms fuel Houston Dash comeback
CBS Saturday Morning's Dana Jacobson shows how three Houston Dash players are making powerful comebacks after becoming mothers, just in time for a pivotal stretch of the NWSL season.
Kid Cudi reveals some of his darkest hours in new memoir
In one of his most candid conversations in years, Kid Cudi tells "CBS Mornings" about some of the darkest moments from his new memoir, his relationship with Kanye West, taking the stand at Sean "Diddy" Combs's trial and more.
Danielle Brooks talks balancing family with second season of "Peacemaker"
Actor Danielle Brooks speaks with "CBS Mornings" about how she landed her role in "Peacemaker," her influence in the show and motherhood.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Sonya Massey Act, reforming police hiring in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey.
Tennis star Monica Seles diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. What is it?
Monica Seles is opening up about her journey with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with three years ago.
Danielle Brooks on new season of "Peacemaker"
Emmy, Tony and Oscar-nominated actor Danielle Brooks joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her role as Leota Adebayo in the hit superhero dramedy "Peacemaker," a spin-off of James Gunn's film "The Suicide Squad."
Fear of immigration raids turns California community into ghost town
Huntington Park, California, is 95.6% Latino, and as many as 45% of the residents are undocumented, according to the city.
NAACP mobilizing Black voters with town halls
America's oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP, is kicking off a series of town halls this week to mobilize Black voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.