Flooding puts pressure on animal shelter capacity in St. Clair County
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – The recent flooding around St. Louis left more than just humans displaced from their homes. Gateway Pet Guardians fostered out 68 dogs during the week of flooding, with more than 30 dogs being rescued from St. Clair County Animal Control after it began to severely fill with water. The weather forced […]
Harris to visit Philadelphia for campaign rally with running mate Tuesday
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make a campaign stop in Philadelphia with her yet-to-be-announced running mate next week.
East St. Louis resident demand city action on flooding issues
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – One resident in East St. Louis says the city may be to blame for some of their flooding problems. Delores Johnson lost $20,000 worth of belongings when water from her street flooded into her basement, ruining items liker her stove, washer, and dryer. Her, along with others, say sewers backed […]
Shooting attack survivor fights back
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A St. Peters woman partially paralyzed after being shot last month is home from the hospital. Scarlette Russell spoke to FOX 2 shortly after her homecoming. “I’ve been in the hospital since June 29,” she said. “Since I was shot.” Russell’s been fighting through rehab since being shot in her […]
Best of You Paid For It: Badgering Blagojevich
ST. LOUIS — Elliott Davis is retiring after 45 years at FOX 2. He is sharing the top ten “You Paid For It” reports. Tonight’s stories include a battle with a school district that landed Elliott Davis and his photographer in jail and a chase after former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Following the reports, the […]
Simone Biles becomes most decorated gymnast in Team USA history
Simone Biles made a triumphant comeback Tuesday at the Paris Olympics after dropping out of the 2020 Games, competing on the beam, uneven bars, vault and floor to bring the women’s gymnastics team to gold. It’s Biles’ eighth Olympic medal, making her the most decorated American gymnast. CBS Saturday Morning co-host and CBS News and […]
California’s historic Park Fire only 14% contained
It took less than one week for Northern California’s Park Fire to burn more than 383,000 acres, which is the equivalent of nearly half of the entire surface area of Rhode Island. As of Tuesday evening, the fire was only 14% contained. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti is on the ground in Chico, California, […]
On the ground in Beirut near site of Israeli strike
Israel launched a strike against Hezbollah Tuesday in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut. The Israeli military says the strike was in response to a weekend attack that killed 12 children and teenagers in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is at the scene in Beirut.
Growing calls for transparency over Maduro election tally
Thousands of people across Venezuela have taken to the streets to protest President Nicolás Maduro’s disputed election victory. Officials in the U.S. have joined several other countries in calling for transparency and the release of the voting results. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.
U.S. national debt hits new record, topping $35 trillion
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $35 trillion for the first time. The financial hole is mounting quicker than most economists had predicted. David Wessel, senior fellow in economic studies at Brookings and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, joins CBS News to assess the problem.
