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One in five transgender individuals have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. Now a nonprofit based in Memphis is on a mission to reverse the troubling statistic. Adriana Diaz shows how members of My Sistah's House are providing permanent housing to some of those most at risk, one tiny build at a time.
CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports on the widespread manhunt for a 50-year-old Tennessee teacher who disappeared last week along with a 15-year-old girl.
Police are searching for a former teacher accused of convincing a teenage student to run away with him. Investigators in Tennessee believe Tad Cummins kidnapped 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas. He was fired from his teaching job last week over alleged inappropriate behavior with the teen. Omar Villafranca reports.
Critics are calling a proposed energy pipeline project in Memphis, Tennessee "environmental racism." Some landowners and activists say Black neighborhoods are being targeted for the pipeline's construction and they're also concerned the city's drinking water supply could be contaminated. Adriana Diaz spoke to those on both sides of this issue.
President Donald Trump addressed supporters in Nashville, Tennessee. During his remarks, he mentioned a Hawaii's judge recent blocking of Trump's revised travel ban. Watch the full speech here.
Federal agencies are distributing thousands of free coronavirus test kits in North Carolina and Tennessee.
Two young people accused of starting deadly wildfires in East Tennessee may appear Thursday in juvenile court. Fourteen people died in Tennessee's biggest fire in 100 years that burned 17,000 acres and hundreds of buildings. The suspects were charged Thursday with aggravated arson. Manuel Bojorquez reports from the city of Gatlinburg, where people are now returning to their homes and businesses.
Investigators in Tennessee said the fire that swept through the Great Smoky Mountains last week was arson. Two juveniles have been charged in relation to the deadly blaze, which killed 14 people and caused 145 injuries. DeMarco Morgan reports.
Some residents of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, are angry about not receiving emergency evacuation alerts during a wildfire that swept through the area. WVLT reporter David Ball spoke to CBSN about what happened.
Victims displaced by a deadly wildfire in eastern Tennessee this week are finally being allowed to return to their homes and businesses to assess the damage. The fire devastated the tourist community of Gatlinburg and killed at least 13 people. Anger is now building toward local officials. Some say they waited too long to order an evacuation. DeMarco Morgan reports from the town of Sevierville.
Wildfires in Tennessee have destroyed hundreds of buildings in the Gatlinburg area, where the death toll has risen to 11. CBS News' DeMarco Morgan reports on the search for missing residents.
The death toll in the devastating wildfire in Tennessee is rising. Tennessee's governor has declared a state of emergency. DeMarco Morgan speaks to people desperately hoping to find missing loved ones.
The death toll from the Tennessee wildfires climbed to 10 Thursday, and 80 people have been injured. Aid workers are searching for an ever-changing number of people reported missing. DeMarco Morgan reports.
A photo of firefighters from the Johnson City fire department catching a nap after battling Tennessee wildfires has been shared thousands of times on social media. CBSN's Reena Ninan has more.
At least seven people are dead and up to a dozen are injured after explosive wildfires ripped through Tennessee. CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan is there, and joins CBSN with the latest on the destruction.
After wildfires destroyed homes in the Smoky Mountains, firefighters are looking for any victims or survivors from the deadly flames. CBS News' DeMarco Morgan reports from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Search and rescue crews are looking for more possible victims of the devastating Tennessee wildfires. The death toll rose to seven after the discovery of three more bodies in the ruins. Officials say the fire was likely "human-caused." DeMarco Morgan reports from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Severe weather slamming the Carolinas is the latest in a series of violent storms ripping through the South. In just over a day, more than a dozen tornadoes hit Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Mark Strassmann reports from Rosalie, Alabama, where residents are learning the extent of the destruction.
Some 25 tornadoes hit parts of Alabama and Tennessee Tuesday night, killing at least five people; lack of sleep is tied to less productivity, accidents and health problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression, reports Dr. Jon LaPook.
Rain in Tennessee provided some help to crews battling deadly wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains. Three bodies were recovered Wednesday, bringing the death toll to at least seven. The fires destroyed at least 700 buildings. DeMarco Morgan has more.
Some 25 tornadoes hit parts of Alabama and Tennessee Tuesday night, killing at least five people. Severe weather also slammed Florida, Louisiana and areas near Atlanta. Mark Strassmann reports.
Crews continue to battle explosive wildfires in Tennessee. The fires have claimed at least four lives. CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan joins CBSN with the latest details.
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CBS News' DeMarco Morgan is in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, where thousands of residents have fled their homes to escape raging wildfires.
Survivors are describing a hellish scene inside the deadly Tennessee wildfire zone. The largest fire to hit the state in a century killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings. DeMarco Morgan reports from Sevierville, Tennessee.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody Monday by immigration authorities and the Department of Homeland Security said he is being processed for deportation to Uganda.
SpaceX hopes to pick up the pace with Super Heavy-Starship test flights amid concern the rocket may not be ready in time for a planned 2027 moon landing.
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
Lil Nas X has been charged with three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest after he was arrested last week on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
Cracker Barrel badly misread its own customer base — and our culturally sensitive times — in trying to spruce up its image, experts say.
The U.S. military on Sunday intercepted a Russian spy plane flying in international airspace off Alaska, marking the third such instance in less than a week.