Jaissaan Lovett says he was denied a chance to give his speech as his high school’s first black valedictorian, so his city’s mayor invited him to give it at City Hall. Youtube/City of Rochester, N.Y. Mayor’s Office When Jaissaan Lovett graduated last month as his high school’s first black valedictorian, he prepared a speech — but he says his principal…
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., have built a giant American flag out of LEGO bricks.
“This is not a training issue,” the officer said. “You can simulate an active shooter scenario, but it’s not the same as when real bullets are flying.”
A Mexican-American soccer fan donated a wheelchair to a Russian man in desperate need of a new one during the opening round of the FIFA World Cup in Russia last month. His act of kindness went viral. California native Abel Vera, 44, who is paralyzed from the legs down and also uses a wheelchair, tells CBS News he is not…
A driver in Florida captured video of a man clinging to the hood of a speeding car. Officials have released the desperate 911 call the man made while riding on the hood of the car Daniel Midah A driver in South Florida captured dramatic video of a man clinging to the hood of a speeding car on Interstate 95….
COVER STORY: Mapping the genome of redwoodsThey are among the oldest living things on the planet: old growth redwoods, only a few of which remain. Now, scientists are trying to bring these majestic trees back. Correspondent Lee Cowan visits California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park to report on a movement to map the genome of the coast redwood tree and…
“The Q” is shorthand for San Quentin, the notorious prison located just across the bay from San Francisco. Despite its reputation, some things are changing within its walls, as we hear from “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel: It’s difficult to imagine a more forbidding place with a lovelier view than San Quentin. Alcatraz, perhaps; but that went from prison…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that President Trump is “likely” to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the “not too distant future” and national security adviser John Bolton will head to Moscow in the next few days. While still uncertain, it’s a more definitive statement than the White House has offered lately, amid questions of whether the…
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar: Monday’s the night for the third annual “Arts for Autism” concert on Broadway, where top stars join with performing arts students on behalf of the charity Autism Speaks. Watch an announcement video for this year’s Arts for Autism concert: Arts for Autism 2018 Annoucement Video by…
Screengrab of police video showing a Lorain, Ohio officer pulling over his daughter’s boyfriend in an April traffic stop later determined to be unwarranted Chronicle-Telegram LORAIN, Ohio — A white Ohio police officer has been fired after a department investigation found he conducted an unwarranted traffic stop on his teen daughter’s boyfriend, who is black, reports the Chronicle-Telegram. Lorain…
The U.S. government may have a more humane and cost-effective tech alternative to detaining families at the border. But it isn’t being offered to the thousands of immigrant families that have been forcibly split over the past two months. At least not yet. The majority of undocumented immigrants detained by border patrol agents are enrolled in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…
President Donald Trump halted his policy of separating families at the border Wednesday by executive order following massive public outcry. But it may have already cost American taxpayers millions of dollars for a policy most of them oppose, according to media reports. Behind the immigration policy are a handful of companies and nonprofit groups earning tens of millions to house…
COVER STORY: Summer FridaysA few years ago, about 20 percent of companies offered their staff Summer Fridays, where employees would work a little later on Monday through Thursday before taking a three-day weekend. Now, more than 40 percent of companies offer this summer perk. And it’s not just out of the goodness of their hearts – companies find that the…
The officer then chastises her for arguing over $1 when her boyfriend had lots of cash on him.
On state media, North Korea had a different take, announcing a longer timeframe and saying Mr. Trump had agreed to lift sanctions.
Authorities say a Kentucky woman helped her boyfriend kill her fiancé, who was buried in a shallow grave.
A high school valedictorian in Petaluma, California says administrators censored part of her graduation speech, when she spoke about the school’s handling of alleged sexual assault. Seventeen-year-old Lulabel Seitz says her mic was turned off when she spoke about an alleged sexual assault. Seitz says she wanted to use her graduation address at Petaluma High School to remind her classmates…
The high school students did their rendition moments after teacher Melody Herzfeld from the same campus received an award Sunday night.
And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: June 10, 1905, 113 years ago today – the day America’s first forest fire lookout tower went into operation on top of Squaw Mountain in Maine, with 19-year-old William Hilton as its watchman. On June 10, 1905, America’s first forest fire lookout tower went into operation on top of Squaw Mountain…
A LIFE CUT SHORT by personal despair is a reality that’s happening with increasing frequency across our country. And the news of two celebrity suicides this past week only hints at the dimensions of this public health crisis. Our Cover Story is reported by Tony Dokoupil: She was the woman behind the handbags, her name a by-word for elegance, while…
NEW YORK — The dark side of “Star Wars” fandom recently reared its head when Kelly Marie Tran, the actress who plays Rose Tico in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” was run off Instagram by misogynistic and racist messages from fans who didn’t like her character in the movie. But the episode was not an uncommon one. Daisy Ridley, who…
Lulabel Seitz speaks to CBS San Francisco station KPIX-TV in an image capture of a video chat over Skype. KPIX-TV via Skype A Northern California high school’s valedictorian accused school officials of turning off the microphone at a graduation ceremony before she could speak about being sexually assaulted. Lulabel Seitz posted a video to YouTube on Sunday showing the moment…
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar: Monday sees the expiration of the so-called net neutrality rule, which had required service providers to treat all websites equally. On Tuesday the Indianapolis Zoo announces the winner of its annual Indianapolis Prize, which honors those with the best and most innovative…
The video then shows the driver throw his car in reverse, cut across another lane of traffic, pull out onto the bottom of the entrance ramp and back up all the way to the top.