E-bikes are booming and so are the safety risks
E-bikes, now a nearly $2 billion market, are exploding in popularity, but higher sales come with growing risks -- for pedestrians and increasingly, for younger riders. Elaine Quijano reports.
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Long Island trans-inclusive sports team fights to use public facilities
Nearly 150 anti-LGBTQ bills are under consideration across the U.S. Of those, 21 target transgender athletes.
U.S. schools in disrepair desperate for infrastructure money
Congress passed over $1 trillion for infrastructure in 2021, but many aging schools are still waiting for funding.
Iowa farmers offset losses by adding wind turbines to land
Over 6,000 wind turbines produce about 60% of Iowa's energy. They also help struggling farmers offset losses.
As investors pour in, for-profit nursing homes leave some seniors in need
A CBS News investigation found concerns over care emerged after a for-profit chain took over some California nursing homes.
County sheriff has virtual solution for mental health responders
The Cook County Sheriff's Office aims to put mental health workers in the field virtually as cities grapple with alternative police responses.
Vets say they were sickened at secret base near nuclear test site
For decades, the U.S. government conducted nuclear bomb tests near what is sometimes called Area 52.
Cannabis is in and alcohol is out. Is Gen Z driving the change?
Daily marijuana users now outnumber daily drinkers for the first time ever, according to a new report.
How the cicada invasion is bringing people together
Complete strangers are bonding over the rare, ongoing emergence of two groups of periodical cicadas.
Firefighters grapple with risks from foam laced with toxic "forever chemicals"
A firefighting foam known as AFFF contains PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," that have been linked to cancer.
Teachers confront social media misinformation as they teach about Israel, Gaza
As teenagers increasingly get their news from social media, teaching about the Israel-Hamas war can be difficult amid a sea of misinformation.
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Reunions stir memories of father's return from war
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The cost of Halloween is getting frightening
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Trump seeks to reduce fertility treatment costs
President Trump said the cost of drugs for in vitro fertilization will decrease "dramatically," as his administration has negotiated lower prices for an expensive component of the IVF cycle. Nikki Battiste has details.