Kerry Breen

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

Sue Baker was used to spending time in the hospital. She had started having heart troubles in 2015, and as the issue escalated, she spent more and more time in the hospital. She had a pacemaker implanted to keep her heart beating. Once, she spent five days in a coma. In 2019, as her heart function continued to fail, Baker received a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, a mechanical pump that helps the heart's left ventricle circulate blood throughout the body.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen

What's behind increased volcanic activity? Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sent jets of lava shooting over 1,000 feet into the air early Friday morning, marking another explosive episode for the active volcano. The volcanic activity began at 11:30 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. At first, the activity was "small, sporadic spattering" and lava outflows, the observatory said.

1 week ago | weforum.org | Kerry Breen |Sylvana Quader Sinha

With donor funding shrinking and global needs rising, private capital can play a catalytic role in emerging markets. Frontier economies, often dismissed as too risky, are proving to be high-growth, high-impact investment destinations. Strategic investment brings expertise, technology and operational best practices. Investment is an overlooked multiplier that can unlock innovation, jobs and lasting change in emerging markets.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen

Evacuation flights from Israel land in U.S. Some airlines have continued to suspend flights between the United States and the Middle East amid the conflict between Israel and Iran. United Airlines said it will pause its daily flights between New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport and Dubai "due to conflict in the region." The airline did not say when flights between the two destinations might resume. United only flies to Dubai through Newark Airport.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen

A 12-year-old girl was airlifted from South Carolina's Hilton Head Island after she was bitten by a shark, authorities said. The girl was bitten in the waters off Hilton Head's Sea Pines on Tuesday, authorities said. Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue said in a statement she had sustained "a leg injury consistent with lacerations typically associated with a shark bite.""She has lost good amount of blood so far," a first responder said in dispatch audio obtained by CBS News.