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When the mayor's office decided to put on a star-studded concert to celebrate New York City's return after lockdown, Clive Davis got the call. The 89-year-old music producer signed up such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon, in what is his most important project: bringing concerts back to New York. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh reports.
A Pentagon police officer was fatally stabbed at a transit station just outside the building. There was no immediate word on a motive. The Pentagon had been briefly locked down during the incident Tuesday.
Across Europe, countries are placing more restrictions on people who choose to not get vaccinated. The measures have been met with some protests but there's also been a surge in people looking to get their shot. Chris Livesay reports.
Protesters and police officers clashed on the streets of Paris, France, on Saturday as demonstrators opposed a bill that would require a "virus pass" to enter restaurants.
Infections are rising in the Japanese capital, and with vaccination efforts lagging, officials have put Tokyo under its 4th official state of emergency.
We're following several international headlines, including a deadly ferry accident near Bali, Germany withdrawing all of its troops from Afghanistan, rare comments from Kim Jong Un over COVID-19 in North Korea, and new local lockdowns in Australia. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins "CBSN AM" with the roundup.
Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night began a two-week lockdown amid a surge in cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. BBC News' Phil Mercer reports.
Australia's largest city is locking down until at least July 9 amid a surge in cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant.
At least 45 states have completely reopened after months of COVID-19 restrictions. Now, many Americans are facing uncertainty about how to navigate public life this summer. Clinical and public safety psychologist Dr. Katherine Kuhlman joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact reopening could have on mental health.
London's West End theaters have reopened after months of lockdown, but with coronavirus restrictions in place. CBS foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi meets the creators and cast of "Six", a musical that revises stories about Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives. The half-full theater doesn't stop them from having a good time.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed just how essential some jobs really are to the nation with the agonizing months under lockdown showing parents the indispensable roles of teachers in the U.S. A recent op-ed in The New York Times renews a call for raising the salaries of teachers, making the case that six-figure salaries might help slow the exodus of educators and improve school quality. Colette Coleman, a sociologist and a former teacher who wrote that op-ed, joined CBSN to discuss closing the pay gap.
Mental Health America President and CEO Paul Gionfriddo discusses the mental health crisis in the U.S. fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City is reopening after 14 months of coronavirus restrictions. Most businesses are now open at full capacity. But as Mola Lenghi reports, there is ongoing confusion about where and when masks are still required. Then, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease physician at John Cochran VA Medical Center, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
Volunteers in India are risking their lives to collect the dead as the COVID-19 death toll rises. Experts say the daily death toll could be much higher than reported. Chris Livesay has the latest.
An article in The Atlantic looks at how policymakers in some of the nation's most progressive communities left scientific evidence behind while keeping tougher COVID restrictions. The author, Atlantic staff writer Emma Green, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about what she found.
Police in Brazil are facing international criticism after at least 25 people, including a police officer, were killed in a ferocious gunbattle during a drug raid in Rio de Janeiro. Also, the former president of the Maldives survived an apparent assassination attempt, and officials in Germany opposed a U.S.-backed plan to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with headlines from around the world.
The learning curve got steeper and intensified after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 young children and six faculty members lost their lives when a 20-year-old outsider shot his way into the school. The end result: 20 states now have specific laws requiring "lockdown" drills in all public schools, and 30 states have broad emergency plans that may encompass lockdowns.
The country is scrambling to vaccinate residents as treatment is in short supply.
Five people were killed when a gunman went on a rampage in the Northern California town of Rancho Tehama. Jamie Yuucas has more on the training at an elementary school that saved lives.
Demand for oxygen in India is surging as nearly 4,000 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the country. Chris Livesay has the latest from New Delhi.
COVID-19 is claiming lives in India at record speed. The country is still desperate for oxygen even as other countries send aid. Chris Livesay shares more from New Delhi.
A Travis Air Force Base spokesperson confirmed an active shooter situation started at the Base Exchange, but later said no shooter was ever found and it was a false alarm.
Retired British military commander Mikey Kay joins CBSN from Paris after a police officer was reportedly attacked by a man with a hammer outside Notre Dame.
Turkey is under its first full nationwide lockdown since the coronavirus pandemic began last March. The country had previously issued a series of partial lockdowns in an attempt to slow the spread of the deadly virus. CBS News producer Pinar Sevinclidir has more from Istanbul how the lockdown is affecting Turkish citizens across the country.
Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Arizona is on lockdown after reports of an active shooter situation
President Trump offered no plan for health care costs, which have been a sticking point in ending a government shutdown, and says it will end when Democrats give in.
President Trump and both parties are drawing negative ratings for their handling of the government shutdown.
President Trump said he's OK with tactics used by ICE agents during raids "because you have to get the people out."
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut said she "found no credible evidence" that protests in the city grew out of control before the president federalized the troops.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government will "stop traffic" if it becomes a safety issue, adding, "We're not going to let that happen."
Watch as President Trump discusses testing nuclear weapons, U.S.-China relations, Israel, the government shutdown, immigration, tariffs, and whether he'll try to stay in the White House beyond 2028.
Local officials have already reported several deaths, warning the toll could climb as search and rescue operations continue.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a social media post, said the vessel was allegedly operated by a U.S.-designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted.
Police say an explosion inside a building on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston early Saturday morning appears to have been an intentional act.