Worldwide Microsoft outage impacts flights, disrupts business
A worldwide computer outage, centered on Microsoft, has grounded flights and disrupted businesses. Some TV channels have been knocked off the air as IT experts scramble to fix it.
Trump vows to try to unite country if reelected in first speech since assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of supporters at the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday. In his first speech since the assassination attempt on him, he recounted what happened at the rally last weekend and promised to try to unify the country if reelected.
Analysis of presidential race as more Democrats call for Biden to step aside
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa breakdown President Biden’s status in the presidential race and former President Donald Trump’s RNC speech.
Actor and comedian Bob Newhart dies at 94
Bob Newhart, a groundbreaking standup who became a sitcom star, died Thursday at 94. Starting in the 1960s, he was hugely popular, first with his best-selling comedy albums, then on the CBS comedies that bore his name. His work influenced generations of comedians.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted by Russian court, sentenced to 16 years
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted on espionage charges in Russia and sentenced to 16 years in jail. The U.S. government and the Journal maintain Gershkovich was falsely accused, wrongfully detained and called the trial a sham. Russian authorities claimed the 32-year-old was spying, but did not offer any evidence supporting that […]
Senior Democrats say Biden could soon leave presidential race
Two senior House Democrats tell CBS News they believe President Biden could leave the race within two to four days. Other high-profile Democrats like former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have been in contact with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Biden’s prospects.
How AI and data centers impact climate change
Experts say the surging demand for energy in the U.S. is forecast to hit record-highs both this year and next year, straining the country’s aging power grid and creating more planet-warming emissions. Part of the demand is from a growing number of data centers across the nation and the rise of artificial intelligence.
New details reveal Secret Service was notified of gunman before he shot at Trump
Sources tell CBS News that the Secret Service says it was notified of a suspicious person with a rangefinder 20 minutes before the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News confirms the gunman’s father called police before the shooting, concerned about his son’s whereabouts.
Man gets 3 years in 2011 death of fiancée
John Carter was charged with two counts of murder in relation to the death of his fiancée Katelyn Markham.
Principal deputy campaign manager for Biden-Harris, Quentin Fulks, talks re-election strategy
With President Biden sidelined by COVID and trailing Trump in a new poll, Quentin Fulks, the Biden-Harris campaign’s principal deputy manager, joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about the increasing calls from within the Democratic party for Biden to drop out of the race and re-election campaign strategy.
