The Uplift: A generous gift
A mom gives her teenage daughter a lifesaving gift that strengthens their bond. A barista gets a meaningful gift from a stranger who wanted to reward her for her kindness. Plus, other good news.
A mom gives her teenage daughter a lifesaving gift that strengthens their bond. A barista gets a meaningful gift from a stranger who wanted to reward her for her kindness. Plus, other good news.
David Begnaud heads to a surprise city on a mission to find a story in 48 hours – and he meets three strangers with powerful messages to share. A heroic cowboy teaches a lesson in modesty. Plus, more heartwarming news stories.
A widower finds a new purpose – in a Publix – after losing his wife. Then, volunteers in Southern California gather to work at a drive-thru that serves nutritious foods for those in need.
A police officer becomes a guardian angel for a little girl struggling at school. A New Jersey toddler goes viral for the way she speaks, bringing joy and laughs to millions. A 7-year-old makes history at the rodeo. Plus, more inspiring stories.
A mom worried about her son with autism opens an inclusive cafe that employs people with disabilities. The community around Paradise, California, rallies behind a woman whose beloved pet was stolen. Plus, more heartwarming stories.
Born in a crucial time of need at the start of the pandemic, this organization began with a scrappy operation. Four million meals later, the Seva Collective has continued to grow.
In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.
At his lowest moment, U.S. Army veteran and former teacher Billy Keenan found strength in his faith as he was reminded of his own resilience.
The So Much To Give Inclusive Cafe in Cedars, Pennsylvania employs 63 people — 80% have a disability.
Charlie Bird — the "major Swiftie" of the two — had the idea after the singer announced her new album "The Tortured Poets Department" at the Grammys.
Russ Cook says the scariest part of his run through Africa was "on the back of a motorbike, thinking I was about to die."
Lyn Story is a retiree whose mission is to be the "bad weather friend," someone who is there for you in a time of need. David Begnaud shows how her huge heart led to life-changing friendships.
For most basketball players, making it to the NBA is the ultimate dream. But Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges has another dream, too.
Barbie has added new dolls to its Role Models collection, based on real-life singers and actresses from around the world.
The Daily Show host's tearful eulogy to his three-legged dog, Dipper, prompts jump in contributions to Animal Haven a no-kill shelter in New York City.
Back in March, two officers and a good Samaritan risked their lives to rescue a couple who were trapped in a burning home in Cape Coral, Florida.
A surfing accident left New York teacher Billy Keenan paralyzed, but when he received a call from a police officer, his life changed.
A mom was worried about what her son, who has autism, would do after high school. So she opened the So Much To Give cafe, a restaurant in Cedars, Pennsylvania, that employs people with disabilities – and helps them grow.
David Begnaud visits Jeffrey Olsen, known as the "Toy Man" in Vista, California, who has dedicated over 30 years to donating toys, food, and clothes to those in need.
David Begnaud has the story of an unlikely friendship at a Massachusetts elementary school, proving that words are not always necessary to form a special connection.
A bus driver in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sprang into action when he saw a toddler on the street barefoot and wandering alone. The driver rescued the child from the cold and then contacted authorities.
The birth of a baby giraffe at Chester Zoo in the U.K. was caught on camera. After 472 days of pregnancy, new mom Orla delivered a 6-foot-tall baby after three hours of labor. Within 30 minutes of being born, the baby was learning how to walk. There are only about 2,500 Rothschild's giraffes remaining in the wild.
To find out about her young son Keegan's innermost feelings, this mom asked him to finish sentences that she started. These were his touching responses.
The testimony by attorney Robert Costello at former President Donald Trump's criminal trial is aimed at discrediting the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen.
Of the 14 deaths in 2024, 11 involved vehicle, according to statistics from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The crash site — "waterlogged and filled with 80 years' worth of sediment" — is in eastern England, Cotswold Archaeology told CBS News.
A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, prompting closure of a mountain there.
A climber was found dead on North America's tallest peak, Denali, on Monday, a day after a family member told rangers they hadn't heard from them in days, authorities said.
The National Rifle Association, whose image was sullied by former leader Wayne LaPierre's spending excesses, elected former GOP Rep. Bob Barr and Doug Hamlin to its top posts.
The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down in the wake of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace culture.
Cities that score well on U.S. News' annual ranking of best cities get high marks for economic criteria like value and job market.
McDonald's is transitioning away from self-serve beverage stations and some locations may start to charge for refills that were once free.
Trump Media posted a loss of $327.6 million in the first quarter because of a financial transaction.
The testimony by attorney Robert Costello at former President Donald Trump's criminal trial is aimed at discrediting the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen.
The National Rifle Association, whose image was sullied by former leader Wayne LaPierre's spending excesses, elected former GOP Rep. Bob Barr and Doug Hamlin to its top posts.
The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down in the wake of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace culture.
A video posted to Donald Trump's social media account included references to a "unified reich" among hypothetical news headlines depicting an election win by him in November.
A new federal bulletin warns that AI technology like "deepfake" videos could pose serious threats to the 2024 election cycle.
Stress can impact how your skin looks and feels, dermatologists say. Here's how — and what you can do about it.
Vaccine scare tactics haven't shifted, but more parents are falling for them. Here's what the rhetoric gets wrong and how it endangers children.
Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
The AP "decries in the strongest terms" Israel's shutting down of the news agency's live Gaza video feed to clients and its seizing of AP equipment.
"If you see monkeys that are weak... please try to hoist a bucket of water by rope for them to drink," a wildlife preservation group said.
The crash site — "waterlogged and filled with 80 years' worth of sediment" — is in eastern England, Cotswold Archaeology told CBS News.
More than a dozen people on the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 were also injured and it was forced to divert to Bangkok.
Pope Francis speaks with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell about his health and whether he'd ever step down as pontiff.
Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion is at the center of a court fight, but the singer's family calls it a scam. The popular tourist attraction in Tennessee appears to be headed for a foreclosure auction later this week. Elvis' granddaughter, actor Riley Keough, is fighting back with a lawsuit, claiming fraud.
"CBS Mornings" celebrates Tony Dokoupil as he marks five years as an anchor on the show.
"CBS Mornings"celebrates the 5-year anniversary of Vlad Duthiers hosting "What to Watch" by taking a look back at some favorite moments.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
ChatGPT disables AI voice after users say it sounds similar to Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
"Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive," prosecutors said.
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Target is planning to lower prices, saying it will cut the cost of thousands of items this summer, hoping to lure customers back into stores. It comes as Americans juggle short-term needs with long-term financial goals. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains.
Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion is at the center of a court fight, but the singer's family calls it a scam. The popular tourist attraction in Tennessee appears to be headed for a foreclosure auction later this week. Elvis' granddaughter, actor Riley Keough, is fighting back with a lawsuit, claiming fraud.
Airline carriers have been shrinking seats for years, prompting Congress in 2018 to order the FAA to set new standards to ensure passengers can evacuate in 90 seconds or less, but their testing was widely criticized. Now, as part of the FAA reauthorization bill signed into law, Congress is demanding a do-over.
After the prosecution rested its case Monday in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial, the defense could call witnesses. At one point, the judge in the case cleared the courtroom over the behavior of a witness for the defense.
A stunning day in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial: The judge clears the court over the behavior of a witness. Also, International Criminal Court prosecutors seek arrest warrants for leaders of Hamas and Israel, alleging war crimes. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.