JOHN MOORE

The Biden administration may scrap plans to expand eligibility for second boosters to younger adults. Instead, it's trying to speed up the next generation of boosters targeting the omicron variant.

The president is expected to tout investments in extreme heat resilience and offshore wind at the site of a converted coal plant in Massachusetts, but stopped short of declaring a "climate emergency."

The rate of COVID-19 infections is still highest among the unvaccinated, according to figures through April.

The rate of COVID-19 infections is still highest among the unvaccinated, according to figures through April.

The rate of COVID-19 infections is still highest among the unvaccinated, according to figures through April.

Large Migration Surge Crosses Rio Grande CIUDAD ACUNA, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 23: An international bridge stretches over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on September 23, 2021 in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (John Moore/Getty Images)EAGLE PASS, Texas — The body of a Texas Army National Guard member was found Monday after the soldier went missing during an attempt to rescue migrants who were drowning, officials said. Evans went missing on Friday morning after jumping into the Rio Grande river along the U.S.-Mexico border in a rescue attempt, The Associated Press reported. Texas National Guard Specialist Bishop Evans is a hero who risked his life in service to Texas & America. pic.twitter.com/nULof4gcwl — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 24, 2022Evans joined the Texas Army National Guard in May 2019 after taking part in Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait, according to a Texas Military Department statement.

The consensus has been that Pfizer and Moderna are most protective. But a study looking at 5 vaccines — including Russia's Sputnik V and two Chinese types — offers an unexpected finding.

It is not yet clear what type of masks will be distributed. Standard masks do not always fit small faces well.

“Landon loved playing football, his family and being around his peers and teachers. He will be deeply missed by his teachers and classmates.”

White House to distribute 400 million free N95 masks at 'tens of thousands' of locations starting next week

Brad Marchand scored two goals 15 seconds apart in the first period and completed the hat trick with a short-handed goal in the second, leading the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Bruins Flames Hockey Boston Bruins' John Moore, left, battles with Calgary Flames' Elias Lindholm during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Calgary, Alberta. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP) (Larry MacDougal)NEW YORK — (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol over a 24-hour period. Postponed games include Monday night’s game at Chicago, Tuesday’s game at Nashville and Thursday’s home game against Toronto. Calgary is the third NHL team this season to have games postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Last month, the Ottawa Senators had three games postponed and the New York Islanders had two games postponed.

It’s possible that a good deal of the difference in the COVID vaccines’ performance can be summed up with a simple phrase: More is better.

Haitian migrants continue to pour into Texas. But hoping to avoid deportation, many decide to cross the Rio Grande back to Mexico.

Pediatric hospitals are "at or near capacity" and expect to see more young COVID-19 patients as the school year resumes, according to the Children's Hospital Association.

Roughly 760,000 people are either without water or under a boil water advisory and nearly a million remain without power​ in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida​​.

While Americans will be able to get boosters eight months after their second dose, getting shots to the unvaccinated is more important, experts say.

Thomas Barrack, who chaired the former president's inauguration committee, has been arrested on federal charges that he acted as an agent of a foreign government.

Thousands of Afghan visa applicants will be housed at Fort Lee in Virginia

A spokesperson confirmed to NPR that the night vision devices were reported missing on Monday and have "no immediate impact on unit readiness."

CDC takes a 'sharp departure' in latest guidelines for schools

The most widely used coronavirus vaccines are designed as two-shot inoculations, and nearly everyone worldwide who has had both doses has received the same vaccine both times. But that is changing, as more countries are allowing — and even, in some cases, encouraging — mix-and-match inoculation, with people receiving a first shot of one vaccine and then a second shot of a different one. On Tuesday, Germany’s government revealed that Chancellor Angela Merkel, 66, had received two different shots,

Iran's president-elect said Monday he wouldn't meet with President Biden nor negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week's election.

The Biden administration's new facial recognition app for asylum seekers sets off alarm bells

A Florida diver spent 45 minutes with a pregnant bull shark hovering nearby and not only did he survive the up-close encounter unscathed -- he’s got the now-viral photos to prove it.

The new CDC guidance says fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks outdoors or indoors, in most cases.

The new CDC guidance says fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks outdoors or indoors, in most cases.

The FDA and CDC are trying to determine whether the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is linked to a handful of blood clotting cases, one of them fatal. Tanya Rivero spoke with John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, about the new concerns.

Expert weighs in on Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine The third coronavirus vaccine to receive emergency-use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration is being rolled out across the U.S. Medical trials found the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is 85% effective against severe illness. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, joined CBSN to discuss.

Expert on expanding COVID-19 vaccine access and reopening schools The Biden administration is promising enough coronavirus vaccine doses will be available for all Americans by the end of July. CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, about how realistic these expectations are and steps schools can take to reopen safely.

U.S. sees record COVID-19 deaths in January and variants are spreading The United States suffered more deaths from the coronavirus in January than any other month during the pandemic, with over 95,000 lives lost. And health experts are concerned about the spread of several new, more transmissible virus variants. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic.

New concerns raised over South African variant of COVID-19 The race to get people vaccinated is more critical than ever as new research shows the South African variant of COVID-19 has some resistance to antibodies. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from South Africa, and then John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to explain what this means for the fight against the pandemic.

New COVID-19 variant discovered in California as U.S. death toll nears 400,000 Efforts to administer the coronavirus vaccine are ramping up in the U.S., but the nation is nearing the horrifying milestone of 400,000 deaths from COVID-19. Meanwhile, researchers have found a new variant of the disease in hard-hit California. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, joins CBSN to discuss.

New coronavirus strain spreads in U.S. and UK As more Americans get sick with COVID-19, health officials are reporting that a man in New York has contracted a potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first identified in the U.K. Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University, joined CBSN to discuss the latest news surrounding the new variant and the lagging U.S. vaccine rollout.

New coronavirus strain spreads in U.S. and U.K. As more Americans get sick with COVID-19, health officials are reporting that a man in New York has contracted a potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first identified in the U.K. Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University, joins CBSN to discuss the latest news surrounding the new variant and the lagging U.S. vaccine rollout.

More than 20 million Americans are eagerly anticipating a $300 boost to their weekly unemployment benefits. More from Personal Finance:Covid relief bill gives $400 a week to some unemployed workersHow an extra $300 will affect unemployment benefits in your stateSome might not receive a $600 stimulus check this time around. Some state labor officials are also warning of a gap in benefits for millions of workers in unemployment programs set to expire this weekend. Trump adds uncertaintyTiming of the $300 subsidy also hinges on how soon President Donald Trump signs a Covid relief bill into law. For example, the relief bill offers 11 extra weeks of benefits to self-employed and gig workers and people collecting state unemployment insurance.

Fears grow after a new strain of the coronavirus is detected in U.K. A new strain of the coronavirus spreading in the United Kingdom is creating new fears in Europe and prompting travel restrictions. John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, explains to CBSN anchor Tanya Rivero how this new strain formed and whether it could be resistant to the vaccine.

U.S. starting to see Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge, expert says Wednesday was the deadliest day for the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began. CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, about the state of the pandemic.

John Moore/Getty ImagesSome stores choose to remain open on Thanksgiving Day so that shoppers can start Black Friday shopping early, but many major retailers have said they will be closed. Over the years, Black Friday hours kept creeping earlier and earlier and many moved into Thanksgiving Day. Army and Air Force Exchange ServiceA.C. Moore Some stores open for Black Friday at 5 a.m. True ValueAccording to a survey by BestBlackFriday.com, 72% of polled consumers think stores should be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Bed Bath and BeyondCVS 24-hour stores; other locations vary24-hour stores; other locations vary DSW Some locations open at 5 p.m.

John Moore/Getty Images(CNN) - TSA agents at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport were prepared to give a traveler crap when they spotted a revolver in his carry-on bag. But upon closer inspection, what they thought was a gun was really a gun-shaped toilet paper holder. "Yes, this most unusual revolver was not designed to spin bullets," TSA joked in a press release on Thursday. "It was designed to spin toilet paper." The "realistic replica gun" triggered an alarm when the bag it was in went through an X-ray machine.

In August, US Citizenship and Immigration Services released policy guidance that appeared to make it more difficult for the children of some US service members and US government employees living abroad to become US citizens. It didn't make anyone ineligible for citizenship or impact anyone born in the United States. The Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act would ensure children born abroad who do not currently satisfy the residency requirements for acquiring automatic citizenship because their parents are deployed will now satisfy those requirements." Previously, their children would be considered to be both living in and outside of the US for purposes of eventually gaining citizenship. The distinction created a different process for some children to gain citizenship.

John Moore/Getty Images(CNN) - Two sisters kayaking on the Arkansas River this summer made a historic find a huge bear skull that is hundreds if not thousands of years old. The skull is believed to have been preserved in the sands of the river until it was displaced by major flooding this year. Ashley and Erin Watt were kayaking down the river in south-central Kansas in August when they saw the skull protruding from a sandbar, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said. When they pulled it out, they saw the skull had massive teeth, some the diameter of a human thumb. The sisters posted the find on Facebook, where it drew the attention of a wildlife department game warden.

Temperatures in Denver could plummet 50 degreesA drastic temperature drop Wednesday will make it feel like Denver has gone from fall to winter in 24 hours. Much of Colorado will transition from hazardous fire conditions to a freeze warning in only a matter of hours. This temperature plunge will start in the northern Rockies and dive southward to parts of northern Texas by Friday morning. The storm system intensifies and moves Wednesday night into the northern Plains, with winter storm warnings issued there and 1 to 2 feet of snow expected. In addition to falling limbs, these winds will also contribute to blowing snow conditions, diminishing visibility on roads.

John Moore/Getty Images(CNN) - A strong snowstorm is expected to hit the Denver region this week, ushering in a drastic temperature drop as it delivers the area's first snow of the season. Temperatures will plummet Wednesday from a high around 80 degrees Fahrenheit into the 20s at night as the storm pushes in, the National Weather Service's Denver office said. The heaviest snow is expected on Thursday, with 2 to 5 inches in the lower elevations and upwards of 10 inches in the higher elevations west of the city. Residents should watch out for icy roadways, as well as falling limbs due to strong winds. The storm system also will bring snow to the North-Central Rockies and Northern Plains, where winter storm advisories have been issued.

The episode, detailed in the new book titled "Border Wars," reveals the President's belief that people from Somalia posed a danger to the US. Months earlier, Trump targeted foreign nationals coming to the US from eight countries, including Somalia, in his "travel ban" executive order. CNN purchased a copy of "Border Wars," by The New York Times' Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear, ahead of its official release. "Border Wars" dives into the back and forth between career officials and Miller, who's been an active proponent of lowering the number of refugees admitted to the US. Democrats and Republicans were at an impasse over immigration, especially the President's border wall.

John Moore/Getty ImagesLONDON - More than 250 million school-aged children and adolescents will be classed as obese by 2030, putting huge pressure on healthcare systems, a new report on childhood obesity warns. There are currently 158 million obese children around the world, according to the World Obesity Federation's first Atlas of Childhood Obesity, which calculated a risk score for obesity in the coming decade for 191 countries. Dr. Lobstein said he had been surprised by the "extraordinary increase" in the number of obese children forecast by the report. As childhood obesity is closely associated with obesity in adulthood, it would place a huge burden on health systems given the link with chronic diseases like diabetes, he warned. In absolute terms, the US is expected to have 17 million obese children by 2030, the largest number after China and India.

John Moore/Getty ImagesMARTINSVILLE, Va. - A Virginia doctor convicted in May of illegally prescribing more than half a million opioid tablets will be sentenced to federal prison Wednesday. Joel Smithers, who was convicted of 859 counts of illegally prescribing drugs, faces between 20 years and life in prison, the US Department of Justice said in a news release. Smithers prescribed more than 500,000 opioid tablets in 19 months before federal agents arrived at his Martinsville office in March 2017 with a search warrant, prosecutors said. A woman from West Virginia died after Smithers prescribed her oxycodone and oxymorphone, the Justice Department said. Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die from opioid overdoses, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

It's the greatest presidential harassment of all time," Baldwin's Trump told Rudy Giuliani, who was played by Kate McKinnon, over the phone. McKinnon's Giuliani told Trump that he needed to calm down. Baldwin's Trump asked. Trump told Barr during the sketch that he would need someone to take the fall for him. "This whole Ukraine whistleblower thing is looking pretty bad for you," Baldwin's Trump said to Bennett's Pence.

John Moore/Getty Images(CNN) - Senate Democrats urged President Donald Trump to revise the proposed refugee ceiling of 18,000, a figure which would be a historic low, in a letter addressed to the president Friday. Under Trump, the administration has slowly chipped away at the refugee cap. The State Department announced the proposed refugee ceiling Thursday as part of a larger number of combined refugee and asylum claims expected for the next fiscal year. Acting US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli defended the cap Friday and the proposed categories. The administration is required to consult with Congress on the ceiling, although the President makes the final determination.

Getty Images/John MooreMUSKEGON, Michigan (CNN) - A police officer has lost his job following an investigation into Confederate flags and Ku Klux Klan memorabilia on display in his home in Muskegon, Michigan. Officer Charles Anderson was fired after a disciplinary hearing on Thursday afternoon, Muskegon City Manager Fred Peterson told CNN. Robert Mathis wrote about the experience on Facebook, which brought the matter to the city's attention. Anderson's wife, Racheal, told WOOD last month that he was not a member of the Ku Klux Klan. CNN has sought comment from Anderson, the Muskegon Police Officers Labor Council, and the Muskegon Police Department.

John Moore/Getty ImagesTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's ruling party has warned citizens against traveling to Hong Kong or mainland China, saying the situation is "severe," after a Taiwanese businessman was detained following a visit to the protest-wracked city. Lee Meng-chu, 43, disappeared after he crossed over the border from Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen on August 19. Chen said Lee had attended a protest in Hong Kong before crossing the border. "The situation inside Hong Kong and China is severe and travel should be reduced. Cross-strait tensions have only worsened since the Hong Kong protests began in June, sparked by a now-withdrawn extradition bill between Hong Kong and mainland China.

Climate change is not affecting the world equally or at the same pace. Geoengineering has long been seen as something out of science fiction, or a dangerous distraction from more practical solutions to climate change. "(For these countries) there might be a risk of harm from doing this stuff, but you've got to balance this against the certain risks of unabated climate change," said Jeff McGee, a senior lecturer in climate change law at the University of Tasmania. "If you want to quickly reduce global temperatures, then the only known method currently is solar geoengineering," said Parker, the SRMGI expert. The country is both a major polluter and at major potential risk from climate change, and its leaders have invested heavily in geoengineering research alongside renewable energy and slowly moving away from China's dependency on coal.