Health

Pentagon reinstates mandatory flu shots after outbreak at Air Force base

The Pentagon reinstated its flu vaccine requirement for all military recruits on Wednesday after a flu outbreak sickened nearly 300 people at an Air Force base boot camp in Texas, reversing a policy put in place by War Secretary Pete Hegseth just two months ago.

The dawn of the designer baby

Jenny Kleeman investigates ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie, the controversial entrepreneur hoping to revolutionise human reproduction by letting parents edit their embryos

Military requiring flu vaccines for recruits as Air Force base deals with outbreak

All branches of the U.S. military began once again requiring their recruits to get flu vaccines earlier this month, an exception to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to lift the military's vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday.

USGS fears 'high casualties' after two major Venezuela earthquakes

Two powerful earthquakes struck northcentral Venezuela on Wednesday, collapsing buildings, triggering panic across the country and capital of Caracas, and prompting the U.S. Geological Survey to warn that “high casualties and extensive damage are probable.”

Rescue work underway after quakes rock Venezuela, 'high casualties' likely

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck about 100 miles west of Caracas, with a magnitude 7.5 tremor hitting less than a minute later, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Venezuela earthquake: fatal back-to-back earthquakes in Caracas as experts warn of heavy death toll

Homes and buildings collapse after double quake, with tremors felt in neighbouring Colombia

Northern California hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Mendocino County

Updated on: June 24, 2026 / 4:27 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento

Yosemite visitor dies after being swept over nearly 600ft waterfall

Josue Baires Alfaro, 22, identified as victim in Nevada Fall incident that nearly claimed life of woman who tried to help

France announces first Ebola case in Europe since May outbreak

France confirmed an Ebola case on Wednesday, marking the first recorded case in Europe since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May.

Chemours to pay $450 million in first federal settlement over PFAS "forever chemicals"

Updated on: June 24, 2026 / 2:52 PM EDT / MoneyWatch

Pakistan police rescue French woman and children allegedly held captive by husband for 12 years

Husband arrested after Sylvie Yasmina, 54, and five children found at home in north-western province

UK records its hottest June day and France its hottest day ever as heatwave sweeps Europe

Temperature of 36.1C (97F) recorded in Hampshire, while two-thirds of Europe’s population experience temperatures above 30C