Soybean farmer who backed Trump feels strain of China's boycott amid trade war
With harvest season underway, farmers like Scott Gaffner are worried about what comes next amid a Chinese boycott of American soybeans.
Inside the $40,000 a year school where AI shapes every lesson
At Alpha Schools, students spend two hours in the morning on academics, working at their own speed using AI-driven software.
A look at recovery efforts one year after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 in September 2024 before tearing through multiple states, including western North Carolina.
How businesses are using short stories and discussion to build empathy
Reflection Point is billed as a book club redesigned for the modern worker.
Texas farmer finds profit grazing sheep on solar farms
Some farmers are abandoning traditional farming for solar grazing — renting out sheep as lawn mowers for solar farms.
A pilgrimage to the desk with the greatest view
In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place.
Ukrainian refugees face uncertain future as U.S. work permits are set to expire
Refugees whose work permits expire may not be forced to leave, but without a job, they can't afford to stay.
Texas man who lost family in 2015 flood returns to help after new floods
Jonathan McComb is part of a crucial network of volunteers searching for the missing after catastrophic flooding hit Central Texas.
LGBTQ+ seniors find safety in North Carolina retirement village
Over seven million LGBTQ+ Americans will be over age 50 by 2030, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Thrifting interest explodes for Americans worried about rising clothing prices
The secondhand market is expected to more than double by 2028, according to a resale report from Thredup, an online thrift store.
North Carolina town slow to recover from Helene as tourist season nears
Eight months after Hurricane Helene swept through Chimney Rock, the tourist town still isn't ready to welcome summer visitors, putting residents who rely on the tourism industry in peril.
Couple opens café to subsidize tiny Texas town's local newspaper
The Big Bend Sentinel is the area's weekly newspaper that has kept watch over this part of West Texas for 99 years.
Major USDA cuts cripple food banks, school food programs in North Carolina
The White House cut two federal programs in March that provide just over $1 billion in annual funding to school districts and food banks to purchase from small farmers.
Hundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closing, threatening critical care
Hospital officials told CBS News the closure was driven by the same factors that have closed other rural hospitals: low reimbursement rates.
Houston Catholics mourn Pope Francis, reflect on legacy
CBS News spoke to parishioners at Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart after the death of Pope Francis.