Health

Newsom declares state of emergency as chemical tanks continue to overheat

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon in Orange County, California, due to a chemical leak at an aerospace facility.

California tank holding dangerous chemicals is set to explode or leak, officials say. Here's what to know

Updated on: May 23, 2026 / 9:33 PM EDT / CBS News

Passengers from high Ebola risk countries can enter Atlanta, Houston and D.C. airports

Officials have increased the number of countries in Africa at risk for Ebola from three to 10. A third entry point is open for Americans traveling from certain high-risk countries back into the U.S. Holly Williams reports.

Tank leaking hazardous chemicals in Southern California brings risk of explosion

More than 50,000 people have been evacuated due to a failing industrial tank filled with an extremely hazardous chemical that is leaking from an aerospace facility in Southern California, and it could explode. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Lana Zak reports.

California Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Looming Chemical Disaster

Order facilitates support for 40,000 people told to evacuate Orange County as responders try to divert explosion

California chemical tank near Disneyland at risk of exploding, 40,000 residents ordered to evacuate

Garden Grove is next to Anaheim, home to Disneyland's two theme parks, which were not under evacuation orders as the Memorial Day weekend got underway.

Ebola kills 3 Red Cross workers in the Congo, organization says

Updated on: May 23, 2026 / 4:13 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

A divorce lawyer on signs of relationship breakdown: ‘One of the biggest red flags

After more than a decade in family law, Gabriella Pomare has seen certain catalysts for ‘silent divorce’ – and the strategies that can help

My body is fat, not wrong: how body neutrality – not positivity – helped me shed a lifetime of shame

If I’d been taught this way of thinking as a child, I can’t begin to imagine how much easier things could have been

The moment I knew: I’d quit my job and was newly single

When Monika Ruggerino broke a restaurant lamp – a favorite item of the charismatic chef Antonio – she had no idea it would change the course of her life

WHO declares Ebola 'very high' risk in Congo as US prepares for World Cup

The World Health Organization has declared the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a “very high” risk in the central African nation as the virus threatens to derail the FIFA World Cup next month.

US temporarily bans green-card holders from entering country from African nations

Order aimed at preventing spread of Ebola to US affects travelers who have visited three countries in last 21 days