California becomes first state to surpass 50,000 COVID-19 deaths
California has become the first state to surpass 50,000 COVID-19 deaths. The state reached 50,972 coronavirus-related fatalities on Thursday. New York is close behind, with more than 47,000 deaths, followed by Texas, with more than 42,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. No other country has lost more lives to the yearlong pandemic More...
Tiger Woods transferred to different L.A. hospital to start down difficult road to recovery
Medical experts predict that Tiger Woods will have a difficult road to recovery following his crash in Los Angeles this week. The 45-year-old golf legend suffered “serious injuries” to his lower More...
Many would get COVID-19 vaccine, but hesitancy remains — CBS News poll
Most say they either will, or at least might, get a COVID-19 vaccine when they’re eligible — or else have gotten one already — but there are plenty who are still on the fence about it. Many of those More...
Military families are increasingly turning to food banks during the pandemic
Members of the U.S. military are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their families. Some families said they couldn’t last a week without visiting the food pantries. Desiree Alvarez, her 3-year-old More...
New law lets Israeli Health Ministry share personal info of citizens who decline COVID vaccine
Jerusalem — Israel’s parliament approved a law this week that will allow the personal information of people who chose not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to be shared with local and national More...
Rescue animals offer comfort to children with disabilities
Last Updated Feb 24, 2021 7:18 PM EST Leander, Texas — Some superheroes need a sidekick. For 5-year-old Harper, it’s Halo, a white fluffy dog with one leg and an unlimited supply of love. “She More...
Sports arenas begin reopening in New York City
Tuesday was a turning point for New York City, the epicenter of the first deadly wave of COVID-19. Fans are allowed in sports arenas for the first time in nearly a year. The New York policy allows 10% capacity More...
Biden commemorates 500,000 U.S. lives lost to COVID-19
Hours after the U.S. crossed the threshold of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, President Biden commemorated the lives lost over the past year on Monday night. No other country has lost more lives to the yearlong More...
Widows find support in one another after losing husbands to coronavirus
To fully comprehend the loss of so many lives to COVID-19, it helps to see the faces, to learn the names of the dead and to hear from some of the loved ones they left behind. Some of the women widowed by the More...
Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy – CBS News
Sometimes a cliché is just right. The Sandtown neighborhood of West Baltimore, for example, does look like a war zone. Most of the residents are African American, and what that means, not just here but nationally, More...