Kerry Breen

6 days ago | cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen |Nicole Valdes

Elijah Heacock was a vibrant teen who made people smile. He "wasn't depressed, he wasn't sad, he wasn't angry," father John Burnett told CBS Saturday Morning. But when Elijah received a threatening text with an A.I.-generated nude photo of himself demanding he pay $3,000 to keep it from being sent to friends and family, everything changed. He died by suicide shortly after receiving the message, CBS affiliate KFDA reported.

6 days ago | cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen |Lucia Suarez Sang

Karla Flores was 18 when she started experiencing double vision. She knew something was wrong but struggled to find a diagnosis. Finally, she saw an ophthalmologist who referred her to a neurosurgeon. Flores, then 19, was diagnosed with a chordoma wrapped around her brain stem. Chordomas are incredibly rare — only about 300 are diagnosed per year in the United States, according to the Cleveland Clinic — and they are slow-growing, malignant tumors.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Skyler Henry |Laura Geller |Kerry Breen

Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the city is still reckoning with the calls for police reform that followed. Police chief Brian O'Hara, who was sworn in in November 2022, has been adamant about implementing changes from within that lead to safer streets and more positive interactions with Minneapolis police. Still, O'Hara said Floyd's death is still an "open wound" in the city.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Skyler Henry |Laura Geller |Kerry Breen

4 hours agoThe future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, many Black Lives Matter murals have been erased and policing reforms rolled back. But family members and advocates are determined to protect his legacy. Five years after her nephew’s murder, what Angela Harrelson misses most is hearing her phone buzz …

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen |Lucia Suarez Sang

Conductor John Mauceri is no stranger to health struggles. He was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2017, then chronic lymphocytic leukemia and interstitial lung disease in 2019. Medication treated the conditions and sent the cancer into remission, but he has remained on the lookout for recurrence. In December 2024, Mauceri, then 78, contracted COVID-19. He struggled to climb the stairs and developed a "troublesome" cough.