Nature: Scrub-jays in Florida
We leave you this Sunday with scrub-jays in the city of Rockledge, Florida. Videographer: Doug Jensen. Source link
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How plants feel – CBS News
Science shows us that, even though plants don’t have brains, they seem to have a nervous system that responds to touch in remarkable ways. Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explore the science of thigmomorphogenesis (the phenomenon of plants reacting to outside stimulae), a discussion that plants the seeds for a song. Source link
Vance Boelter to be sentenced today for killing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband
Vance Boelter, the man who admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, is set to learn his sentence Thursday morning. Boelter, who turns 59 Thursday, pleaded guilty to six federal charges against him in June. As part of his plea, he confessed to killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her…
Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked for second time, judge orders “dynamite charge”
As of Wednesday, there was still no verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. The jurors went home after a fifth day of deliberations, telling the judge for a second time that they could not decide whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The judge told them to keep trying….
This week on “Sunday Morning” (Aug. 23)
The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Guest host: Steve Hartman Ticks, lots of ’em! CBS News COVER STORY: The explosion of ticks and Alpha-gal syndromeThis year, emergency room visits…
How a California family’s battle for justice for slain teen has impacted victims’ rights
This story originally aired on May 3, 2025. It shook the entire campus at the University of the Pacific. A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school. Her name was Catina Salarno. Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready…
SpaceX launches more powerful Super Heavy-Starship rocket on test flight
SpaceX launched a revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket Friday on a flight to test more powerful engines, enhanced control systems and a host of other upgrades needed to streamline operations and improve safety and reliability. One of the Super Heavy first stage’s 33 methane-fueled Raptor 3 engines shut down early during the climb out of the lower…
Years ago, she received a liver from an organ donor, now she’s engaged to the donor’s brother
23 years ago, Noah Waters’ older brother Michael died in an accident, but that tragedy is also what saved the life of Brooklyn Dotson. When she was 18 months old, she received a liver transplant, and the two families stayed connected. Now, Noah and Brooklyn are engaged. Tony Dokoupil has the story. Source link
David Morens, former NIAID adviser, pleads guilty in COVID-19 records scheme
Washington — A former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a scheme to hide federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a deal reached with federal prosecutors in Maryland, David Morens, 78, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
New York Times moves to quash subpoenas for phone records of reporters and family members
The Justice Department, in trying to uncover confidential sources who spoke to the New York Times for its reporting on the security systems on the Qatar-donated Air Force One plane, attempted to gain access to phone records of several Times reporters and their family members. The Times said earlier this month that several journalists at the…