An “America’s Got Talent” contestant who is blind and has autism won the competition after impressing judges and the country with his singing and piano-playing talents. Kodi Lee, 22, won the contest Wednesday night over the Detroit Youth Choir. Lee will be awarded $1 million and he will get the chance to headline shows at the Paris Hotel Casino in…
Violett Beane, Brandon Micheal Hall and Suraj Sharma in “God Friended Me.” CBS COVER STORY: The mysteries of “God Friended Me”The hit TV show about a “God” account on Facebook pointing to people who need help has spoken to the spiritual journeys of its cast in surprising and challenging ways. Correspondent Michelle Miller talks with stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Joe…
Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty just made “Bachelor” history. Both women proposed to each other during the “Bachelor in Paradise” season finale Tuesday night, marking the show’s first LGBTQ engagement. As the first same-sex romance featured in the long-running franchise’s history, the duo were trailblazers throughout this season of “Paradise,” which is a spinoff of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” The…
“Survive the school year with these must-have back to school essentials,” Sandy Hook Promise writes in a release promoting the PSA.
By day, she’s the so-called Chief Ninja Cat of the Windows Insider Program at Microsoft. By night, she’s an author, speaker and fashion designer.
A majority, or 53%, of CFOs believe the U.S. will face a recession within a year, according to a new survey by the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign is rolling out a new digital advertisement in Iowa focused on health care, which he continues to make a signature issue of his candidacy. “When it comes to family, it’s being there that counts,” the narrator says. “Because every moment matters. And every family deserves to have good healthcare from day one. So let’s build…
“Saturday Night Live” says comedian Shane Gillis will no longer be joining the show’s cast after videos of him making racist, sexist and homophobic jokes surfaced. In a video from 2018, Gillis used racial slurs for Chinese people and also made fun of Asians who were trying to learn English.A spokesperson for SNL creator Lorne Michaels said Monday that Gillis “will…
The Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek has died Ric Ocasek, famed frontman for The Cars, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. The New York City Police Department told CBS News he “was found deceased” early Sunday. He was 75. The Cars’ chart-topping hits in the late 1970s and 1980s included “Just What I Needed,” “Shake It Up” and “Drive.”…
Summer is over. My too many children will finally be heading back to school. I’m not sure why a six-year-old even gets 10 weeks of summer vacation, but I don’t make up the rules. Maybe first grade is harder than I remember. By next week children throughout the country will be back in school. Well, except for the kids that…
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar: On Monday, Amnesty International presents its Ambassador of Conscience Award to 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Greta Thunberg on the “advantage” of Asperger’s in fighting climate change: “We need people who think outside the box” Tuesday sees the Country Music Hall of…
James Corden is fighting back against Bill Maher’s pleas for fat-shaming to “make a comeback.” The “Late Late Show” host issued an emotional rebuttal in a segment on his show in which he shared his personal experiences. Maher, who hosts HBO’s “Real Time,” discussed obesity on his show last week. “We have gone to this weird place where fat is…
Shortly after comedian Shane Gillis was named one of the newest cast members of “Saturday Night Live,” videos showing him making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks immediately went viral. Now, Gillis is attempting to apologize for the comments as fans call for him to be fired. NBC announced Gillis, Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang as the newest SNL cast members Thursday….
A dramatic ad targeting Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aired during the third Democratic debate on Thursday, comparing Ocasio-Cortez’s support for democratic socialism to the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia.The ad shows a picture of the young congresswoman bursting into flame to reveal a picture of a pile of skulls. The narrator of the ad, onetime Republican congressional candidate…
The president will also be front and center at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Monday, where Mr. Trump will stump for Bishop.
Lebanon, New Hampshire — Poised in the corner of an unassuming third-floor office suite, the heir apparent to one of America’s most enduring political dynasties touted his pick for president. “If I didn’t think Warren would make a good president…” Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts paused mid-sentence. “I am wholeheartedly behind her. I stand by her,” the 38-year-old Democratic lawmaker…
A Florida man was concerned his beloved smart car would get blown away in Hurricane Dorian this week, so he moved it to a very safe place. The inside of his house. Jacksonville native Patrick Eldridge told CBS News he put his smart car inside his house on Tuesday morning, adding that his “wife was impressed that I was right…
Iowa Representative Steve King shared a video Wednesday of himself drinking from a water fountain-toilet hybrid at a migrant detention center.
A Florida man was concerned his beloved smart car would get blown away in Hurricane Dorian this week, so he moved it to a very safe place.
Meghan McCain sounded off against gun control during the season debut of “The View,” saying she is “not going to live without guns.” The panel was discussing the deadly mass shooting in west Texas when the conservative co-host gave her take Tuesday.During the show, co-host Whoopi Goldberg pointed out the suspect in the shooting was able to purchase his assault-style…
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar: Monday is Labor Day, a celebration of America’s workers, as well as the unofficial farewell to summer. Crowds gather outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 28, 1929, following the crash that would hurl the United States into a Great Depression. Library of Congress…
The woman dancing around the picket line is Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Don’t be fooled by her playfulness; she’s been called “the most powerful labor leader in the country.” Her steeliness came through in a speech she gave – a call to arms, really – to the AFL-CIO on January 20, 2019, in the midst…
On September 1, 1998, air bags became mandatory in all new cars and light trucks in the U.S., subsequently saving tens of thousands of lives. CBS News September 1, 1998 – 21 years ago today – was the day all new cars and light trucks in the U.S. were required to have air bags in the front seats, a feature…
Kirsten Gillibrand ends presidential campaign FILE: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, during “We The People” Summit at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2019 Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images And then there were 20… Kirsten Gillibrand quit the presidential race Wednesday. The two-term female senator and former congresswoman from a…