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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Montana Indian reservation works to revive bison populations
Over the last 20 years, the Fort Peck Indian Reservation has seen its bison herd grow to about 800.
Army utilizes a different kind of boot camp to bolster recruiting numbers
The prep camp at Fort Jackson is for young men and women who want to join the Army, but cannot meet the body fat limits.
Georgia peach crop plummeting due to climate woes
A warm winter and changing weather patterns have caused Georgia's peach crop to suffer a massive loss, with approximately 90% of the state's harvest impacted.
College grads reflect on having their student debt wiped out by donation
Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel and his wife Miranda Kerr paid off the student debt for the entire 2022 graduating class of Otis College of Art and Design.
Great white shark population is booming, researchers say
"We're seeing an ocean that's teeming with life like we haven't seen since the '40s or '50s," Chris Fischer, founder of a research organization that tracks great white sharks, told CBS News.
In rehab program, guitar-making helps those in recovery kick addiction
The successful program teaches addicts woodworking, specifically how to build guitars and how to break with using.
Severe storms have devastating impact on Central California crops
Pistachio farmer Nader Malakan estimates that about 1,200 acres of pistachio crops were destroyed, to the tune of $15 million.
Synthetic rubber plant in focus amid Louisiana community's high cancer risk
According to the EPA, cancer risk in the community of Reserve is about 50 times the national average.
Unique Texas facility prepares first responders for major catastrophes
Disaster City is a 52-acre complex with more than a dozen disaster scenarios designed to prepare elite rescue teams to learn to save lives.
West Virginia town with unexpected history rebuilding 7 years after flood
The town's iconic resort has served as a safe haven in times of need, even before the 2016 flood.
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Man in Louisiana accused of aiding Hamas attack
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Possible impacts of sending Tomahawks to Ukraine
At the White House, President Trump remained noncommittal on sending Ukraine the long-range Tomahawk missiles needed to strike deeper into Russia. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins to discuss.
Nuclear agency workers set to be furloughed
About 1,400 workers responsible for safeguarding the nation's nuclear stockpile are set to be furloughed as the federal government runs out of money -- and more could soon follow. The shutdown is also grinding parts of the justice system to a halt. Nikole Killion has the latest.
Reunions stir memories of father's return from war
The images of bittersweet homecomings as the Gaza peace plan went into effect stirred the memory of a woman Steve Hartman met "On the Road."
The cost of Halloween is getting frightening
The Madhouse Haunted Attraction in Oklahoma City promises to horrify customers, but it is the tariffs and the rising cost of Halloween props that frightens co-owner Richard Myers. Omar Villafranca reports.
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.