Wildfires finally end in New South Wales
After nearly 240 days of burning, the fires are completely over – and the areas that need rain the most will get it
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Australian soldiers caring for rescued koalas
The soldiers fed 28 rescued koalas and helped build climbing structures for them in their new home.
In ashes of Australia's bushfires, town pulls together to rebuild
"I've spent the last two weeks calling 120 brides to tell them we can't host their wedding," said Kurt Menzel, the owner of Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat.
3 U.S. firefighters killed in Australia identified
All three had long military and firefighting careers and were contracted to help fight the wildfires in Australia.
Dust storms and hail wreak havoc in fire-ravaged Australia
Hail storm in Canberra damaged public buildings, businesses, homes and cars, cut power to some suburbs, brought down trees and caused flash flooding.
Drivers in Australia can be fined up to $11,000 for tossing a lit cigarette
Officials in New South Wales are enforcing harsher penalties amid unprecedented destruction from wildfires.
As Australia burns, it's Murdoch vs. Murdoch on climate change
Media mogul's son is the latest to accuse him of downplaying the role of global warming in the lethal blazes.
Australian firefighters save ancient "dinosaur" trees
The trees were thought to be extinct until they were rediscovered in 1994 – and there are only 200 left.
Dog team rescues koalas injured in Australia's fires
CBS News followed three special canines, Tommy, Emma and Becky, and their trainer Steve Austin, as they searched scorched land for injured but still living koalas.
American firefighters met with cheers in Sydney
U.S. firefighters who've teamed up with Australians to fight bushfires describe challenges of environment, being away from family.
Smoke from Australia fires circling the world
NASA says the fires have caused "unprecedented" conditions that will effect the entire globe.
Australia airdrops food for starving wildlife
Dubbed Operation Rock Wallaby, this is the most widespread food drop yet to help save the endangered brush-tailed rock wallabies.
Serena Williams wins first title in three years
The title also marks the 38-year-old's first since giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia, who joined her mother for a sweet moment on court.
Australia fire crisis triggers mass protests
"We're fired up about climate action," one sign read.
Bethenny Frankel planning to fly firefighters to Australia
In an interview with CBS News, Frankel made an appeal to airlines to help her fly firefighters to Australia.
Heroic dog saves hundreds of animals from Australian wildfire
"Patsy the Corryong Wonderdog" rescued 900 sheep from the approaching flames.
Leo DiCaprio's foundation donating $3 million to help Australia wildfires
Earth Alliance says it created a fund to help with an "international response to the catastrophic bushfires" raging in the country.
Kylie Jenner donates $1 million to fight Australia fires
Jenner made the donation after getting backlash on social media for an Instagram post.
Australia fires could be moving some animals closer to extinction
Researchers say koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, and other animals have perished either directly or indirectly as a result of the fires.
Australia wildfires: Animals in peril across the country
More than 1 billion animals are feared dead.
Wildfires scorch nearly a third of Australian island
Satellite pictures show more than 380,000 acres of Kangaroo Island — a former haven for wildlife — destroyed by the brushfires.
Comedian Celeste Barber raises $32 million for wildfire relief
Over 1.2 million people have donated to Barber's Facebook fundraiser since it launched last week.
Lizzo volunteers at Aussie food bank during wildfires
Lizzo joined other volunteers who had been working tirelessly for 6 days, packing emergency supplies for those in need.
Over 1 billion animals feared dead in Australian wildfires
An ecologist at the University of Sydney, who estimated last week that nearly half a billion animals had died in the fires, has increased his estimate to over 1 billion.
Chris Hemsworth pledges $1 million to help battle Australia fires
"Hopefully you guys can chip in too," Hemsworth said.
World
Nigeria clashes trigger global movement against police brutality
More than two weeks ago, tens of thousands of Nigerians began demanding the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial police unit known as SARS.
Poland's president tests positive for COVID-19
The president on Saturday said he is feeling "very well at the moment."
Intrigue behind pope's comments on same-sex civil unions
The 20-second video clip didn't just raise eyebrows. It also raised suspicions.
Libyan factions sign countrywide U.N.-brokered cease-fire
The United Nations billed the deal as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two.
Russia insists COVID "under control" as bodies pile up in a hospital
Record number of new cases in a single day, more daily deaths than in the spring, and dozens of bodies in a hospital hallway, but the Kremlin says it's "tense, but it is under control."
U.S. suspends citizen, visa services in Turkey over reports of potential attacks
"The U.S. Mission in Turkey has received credible reports of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings against U.S. citizens and foreign nationals in Istanbul, including against the U.S. Consulate General, as well as potentially other locations in Turkey," the embassy said.
Goldman to pay $3 billion fine following Malaysia bribe probe
Claw-back drama for old bonuses to top bank execs includes former CEO Lloyd Blankfein and reportedly Gary Cohn.
Angry protests as Poland's top court bans virtually all abortions
Constitutional Court ruling bars abortion of defective fetuses, closing one of the last loopholes in what were already some of Europe's toughest reproductive health laws.
Trump: Separated children were "so well taken care of"
But thousands of migrant children allegedly suffered sexual abuse in U.S. custody, according to HHS documents released last year.
Police hunt for Greek far-right party member evading prison sentence
Christos Pappas considered a fugitive after being sentenced, with 13 other ex-Golden Dawn lawmakers, to prison for running party as a criminal organization.
Instagram apologizes for incorrectly flagging #EndSARS posts as false
On social media, in both Nigeria and across the world, supporters of the protesters used #EndSARS to express support for the movement.
A green puppy was born in Italy
The farmer who owns the pup appropriately named him Pistachio.
Iran and Russia accessed some voter registration data, top intel officials say
Top national security officials spoke at a last-minute news conference Wednesday.
Overseas vote could double as anxious Americans mail in ballots
Nearly 3 million U.S. citizens overseas are eligible to take advantage of a long-established absentee ballot system. Interest looks enormous, but there are concerns, too.
Nigeria's Lagos shut down after at least 12 protesters killed
Nigeria's army has dubbed as "fake news" reports that soldiers opened fire on demonstrators.
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Nigeria clashes trigger global movement against police brutality
More than two weeks ago, tens of thousands of Nigerians began demanding the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial police unit known as SARS.
Poland's president tests positive for COVID-19
The president on Saturday said he is feeling "very well at the moment."
Intrigue behind pope's comments on same-sex civil unions
The 20-second video clip didn't just raise eyebrows. It also raised suspicions.
Libyan factions sign countrywide U.N.-brokered cease-fire
The United Nations billed the deal as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two.
Russia insists COVID "under control" as bodies pile up in a hospital
Record number of new cases in a single day, more daily deaths than in the spring, and dozens of bodies in a hospital hallway, but the Kremlin says it's "tense, but it is under control."
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Murkowski to vote to confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court
Murkowski was the only Republican who did not support Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral
With Saturday's launch, SpaceX has put 895 Starlinks into orbit, 180 of them — more satellites than any other company owns -- in less than three weeks.
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on staying productive through the pandemic
The frontman has written a new book, released a new album and more over the course of quarantine.
Examining the process and history behind the way ballots look
In this year's election, ballots across the country have several different designs and looks.
Jerry Jeff Walker, singer and songwriter, dies at 78
Walker emerged from New York's Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s and he was a founding member of the band Circus Maximus.
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Murkowski to vote to confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court
Murkowski was the only Republican who did not support Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Examining the process and history behind the way ballots look
In this year's election, ballots across the country have several different designs and looks.
Poland's president tests positive for COVID-19
The president on Saturday said he is feeling "very well at the moment."
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner threaten lawsuit over COVID billboards
One billboard shows Trump smiling and gesturing to coronavirus death numbers in the U.S. Another features Kushner next to body bags and a quote he reportedly said in March: "[New Yorkers] are going to suffer and that's their problem."
Senate takes up Barrett nomination, setting up final vote
The Senate Majority Leader filed cloture for Barrett's nomination on Friday, setting up a final vote on Monday.
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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on staying productive through the pandemic
The frontman has written a new book, released a new album and more over the course of quarantine.
Jerry Jeff Walker, singer and songwriter, dies at 78
Walker emerged from New York's Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s and he was a founding member of the band Circus Maximus.
"The Price is Right" is returning with no live audience
Network television's number-one-rated daytime series is firing back up with new safety protocols in place.
Jeff Tweedy performs "Opaline"
Like many of us, Jeff Tweedy, the celebrated frontman for the band Wilco, has spent much of the year hanging around the house. But quarantine hasn't slowed down Tweedy's prolific writing. This month he released a book and, on Friday, a new solo album. He joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to perform "Opaline."
Jeff Tweedy performs "Bad Day Lately"
Like many of us, Jeff Tweedy, the celebrated frontman for the band Wilco, has spent much of the year hanging around the house. But quarantine hasn't slowed down Tweedy's prolific writing. This month he released a book and, on Friday, a new solo album. He joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to perform "Bad Day Lately."
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GM sells out first year of production of its electric Hummer
The next version of the truck, the $100,000 Hummer EV 3X, isn't scheduled to begin production until the fall of 2022.
California court says Uber, Lyft drivers are employees, not contractors
The decision is a major milestone in the transportation companies' labor battle with the state.
Instagram apologizes for incorrectly flagging #EndSARS posts as false
On social media, in both Nigeria and across the world, supporters of the protesters used #EndSARS to express support for the movement.
Amazon offers 1-hour pickup at Whole Foods stores across U.S.
Curbside pickup increasingly in demand as pandemic changes consumer behavior in ways that could prove permanent.
GM expected to announce details of GMC Hummer EV
The zero-emissions "supertruck" is among 20 electric models the company plans to develop and sell globally by 2023.
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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral
With Saturday's launch, SpaceX has put 895 Starlinks into orbit, 180 of them — more satellites than any other company owns -- in less than three weeks.
Scientists find first-ever "murder hornet" nest in the U.S.
Officials plan to eradicate the Asian giant hornet nest, hopefully, before the invasive species takes hold.
Trump falsely claims wind energy "kills all the birds"
"I know more about wind than you do," Mr. Trump said during the presidential debate, erroneously claiming it "kills all the birds."
Colorado wildfire explodes in size, forcing evacuations
A wildfire burning in Colorado has grown more than 100,000 acres over the span of a few hours.
Colorado wildfires show "climate change is here and now"
As bad as this year has been, scientists warn it's "unlikely that the records from 2020 will stand for long."
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U.S. records most new coronavirus infections in a single-day
There were more than 83,000 confirmed cases reported Friday, marking a new single-day record high in the country.
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson to resume COVID-19 vaccine trials
On Friday, both AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson announced their coronavirus vaccine trials are set to resume in the U.S. after hitting pause when volunteers became sick.
U.S. reports COVID-19 high not seen since July
The number of new coronavirus cases reported in the U.S. on Thursday is the nation's fourth-highest in a single day since the start of the pandemic.
Russia insists COVID "under control" as bodies pile up in a hospital
Record number of new cases in a single day, more daily deaths than in the spring, and dozens of bodies in a hospital hallway, but the Kremlin says it's "tense, but it is under control."
Angry protests as Poland's top court bans virtually all abortions
Constitutional Court ruling bars abortion of defective fetuses, closing one of the last loopholes in what were already some of Europe's toughest reproductive health laws.
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Postal Service awards $5 million contract to DeJoy's former company
Annual pay rate to move mail across a 700-mile highway route is one of the highest among 1,600 USPS contracts last quarter.
What Big Tech can expect from next administration
Tech companies fear that a "blue wave" would bring more lawsuits, data privacy laws or even new enforcement agencies.
Workers being laid off twice as COVID ripples through economy
As PPP business loans run out, economists see a second wave of layoffs. "It feels completely arbitrary," said one worker made jobless.
Iconic bookstore makes plea to customers in effort to stay open
Strand said its revenue has dropped 70% in the last year and that the loans and cash reserves it relied on from the beginning of the pandemic have been depleted.
Expensify emails its customers telling them to vote for Biden
CEO David Barrett is receiving both kudos and criticism for the email, with some calling it "political propaganda."
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Member of far-right group charged with rioting at George Floyd protests
Ivan Harrison Hunter, a self-described member of far-right group Boogaloo Bois, has been charged with one count of rioting
White teen girl sentenced for plot to attack Black churchgoers
Police in 2019 said they thwarted a "potentially horrific incident" when classmates found the girl's plans for a knife attack at a historically Black Georgia church.
Did this phantom figure abduct Jennifer Kesse?
A young woman vanishes from her Florida condo. Security footage captures a person calmly parking her car — is this the kidnapper?
Trucker who drove toward crowd of protesters charged
A tanker truck was seen approaching thousands of George Floyd protesters as they tried to frantically get out of the way during the incident earlier this summer.
Epstein's ex denied seeing "inappropriate underage activities"
Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied hiring anyone under the age of 18 for him in newly released transcripts.
Space
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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral
With Saturday's launch, SpaceX has put 895 Starlinks into orbit, 180 of them — more satellites than any other company owns -- in less than three weeks.
NASA confirms successful asteroid sample collection
Photographs indicated the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured much more than the minimum amount needed for mission success.
NASA scientists elated with asteroid sampling mission
Images from the spacecraft give researchers confidence an attempt to collect samples from an asteroid was successful.
Space station crew returns to Earth after 195-day mission
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two cosmonauts head home to close out action-packed space flight.
NASA asteroid mission declares "touchdown"
The dramatic effort to collect a sample is the centerpiece of an $800 million mission.
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"Murder hornet" spotted in the United States
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Fact checking the final Trump-Biden debate
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell with a round up of fact checks from the final presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Trump and Biden make last pitch to voters
In the final question of the 2020 presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, the candidates were asked to imagine their inauguration day and what they would say to a person who didn't vote for them. Here are their responses.
CBSN Originals: "Generation Climate"
A generation that grew up witnessing a world with a rapidly changing climate is coming of age. Now, Gen Z climate activists are bringing a sense of urgency to mobilizing social and political movements across the nation. As the world is running out of time, these young activists have made it their mission to fight for its future.
A Nation In Need: A Stimulus Checklist
It's been months since the first coronavirus stimulus checks went out, and with no end to the pandemic in sight, many Americans are in desperate need of additional help. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and economist Lisa Cook join CBSN's Lana Zak for a special look into what’s needed to keep the U.S. economy going and what Americans are hoping for in the next round of assistance.
Jeff Tweedy performs "Opaline"
Like many of us, Jeff Tweedy, the celebrated frontman for the band Wilco, has spent much of the year hanging around the house. But quarantine hasn't slowed down Tweedy's prolific writing. This month he released a book and, on Friday, a new solo album. He joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to perform "Opaline."