Mark Strassmann

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann

What Catholic immigrants want in next pope In America's largest Catholic parish, you can feel the intimacy of grief left after the death of Pope Francis. "All eyes are on holy mother church. Her shepherd is gone and now we're seeking a new shepherd," said Father Alex Chavez, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo in Visalia, California, where Sunday services routinely fill all 3,200 seats.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann

Gulf coast marks 15 years since BP oil spill Off Grand Isle, Louisiana, is a sportfishing paradise, where dolphins escort Captain Craig Bielkiewicz's charter boat into the Gulf of Mexico. He wanted to show off what matters there: the redfish are biting, and the dolphins are evidence of that fact. It's another sign the place has slowly recovered over the last 15 years since the catastrophic BP oil spill.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender

Inflation has more people turning to food banks for help, including people with six-figure incomes struggling to feed their families. Chandra Kelsey of Wallingford, Connecticut, is a mother of three who works full-time as a program director at Yale's School of Public Health and sometimes takes on a second job to make ends meet. In their household, two people take home a total of $150,000, but it's often not enough. "That's not what you bring home after taxes. You know we have mortgage, insurance.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Analisa Novak

Private companies have launched nearly 120 civilians to the edge of space, establishing a new frontier in travel. Space tourism is no longer science fiction, but science fact. Two companies – Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic – offer suborbital flights reaching approximately 50 to 60 miles above Earth. These journeys last as little as 11 minutes, and have sent newly-minted astronauts, tycoons and celebrities — including "Star Trek" actor William Shatner — to space.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Mark Strassmann |Analisa Novak

Private companies have launched nearly 120 civilians to the edge of space, establishing a new frontier in travel. Space tourism is no longer science fiction, but science fact. Two companies – Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic – offer suborbital flights reaching approximately 50 to 60 miles above Earth. These journeys last as little as 11 minutes, and have sent newly-minted astronauts, tycoons and celebrities — including "Star Trek" actor William Shatner — to space.