This story originally aired on Jan. 10, 2026. In January 2022, the pain coursing through Hannah Pettey’s body for six months was hitting her harder than ever. Hannah Pettey: It was unbearable … I was in the bed at this point for probably like a week straight. Anne Marie Green: Were you even able to…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan David Becker, CBS News election security analyst Afghan General Haibatullah Alizai Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m…
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure — held at a 3.7% annual pace in July, slightly higher than forecasted and reflecting persistent cost pressures for consumers. Economists polled by FactSet had predicted a 3.6% annual increase. Wednesday’s report instead showed that inflation remained unchanged from June. PCE tracks changes…
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says. Lillian Smart died over the weekend after being diagnosed with an infection from Naegleria fowleri, according to Kyle Roberts, a spokesperson for her family. Health authorities describe it as a…
After 31 years in education, one choice cost an Ohio principal his job – it’s a decision he says he does not regret. As principal of Lakota East High School in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, Rob Burnside sought different ways to engage with his students. Years ago, he would wear goofy-looking pants on Fridays…
In 1975, a movie filmed in Martha’s Vineyard made people afraid to go into the water. Today, a real animal in Martha’s Vineyard is making people afraid to go outside. “It’s gotten to the point now that grandparents are not allowing their grandchildren to come visit them,” said Sam Telford. “We stay in the apartment,”…
How to protect yourself from flesh-eating bacteria as concern grows for swimmers – CBS News Watch CBS News At least seven people along the Gulf have died from a rare but deadly flesh-eating bacteria that’s found in warmer waters. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link
A so-called flesh-eating bacterium that thrives in warm seawater has killed at least seven people this year along the Gulf Coast, officials said. Two people in Florida and five in Louisiana have died from vibrio vulnificus, which lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish….
Federal officials on Saturday issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, or FSIS, said the alert applied to red meat and poultry products…
A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday. There have been at least nine total cases of Vibrio vulnificus in the state in 2026, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. All nine patients were hospitalized. The…
