Tracy Smith

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Tracy Smith

Elton John, Brandi Carlile on their dream collaboration Sir Elton John has millions of fans all over the world, but few of them as devoted as a young girl who first heard his music more than 30 years ago. In 1992, Brandi Marie Carlile was a kid living in a single-wide trailer in rural Washington State, and to her, Elton John was everything.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Tracy Smith

[This story originally aired on October 31, 2020.]In April 2017, Moscow native Anna Repkina was found murdered on a remote Oregon logging road. Fifty-five hundred miles from home, investigators were puzzled as to what she was doing there and who could possibly want her dead. Turns out she’d met American Will Hargrove online and after a whirlwind romance, the two became engaged. Anna relocated to the U.S. not knowing she was moving right into the middle of a love triangle.

Jan 19, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Tracy Smith

Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe" The monster that roared through L.A. County last week is still alive – but firefighters seem to have it cornered. People have started returning to their homes, or what's left of them. Insurance, if they had it, is a whole other battle. The focus now is turning from what happened to why it happened, and what in the world is next?   This disaster is as bad as just about anybody here can remember … but is it really just the new normal?

Dec 1, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Tracy Smith

Selena Gomez: "I'm okay with where I am and who I am" On any red carpet, Selena Gomez is the picture of beauty, poise and confidence. But she'll be the first to tell you that things aren't always what they appear. For instance, her latest film: "Emilia Pérez." Gomez co-stars as the wife of a powerful Mexican drug lord who secretly transitions. The film is a hard-hitting true crime story, a poignant love story, a journey of self-discovery – and a musical. But somehow it all works.

Nov 17, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Tracy Smith

They don't play "Hail to the Chief" when President Bill Clinton shows up anymore, but there is an equally welcome sound he still hears all the time. "We love you!" shouts one bystander in Harlem. Here, a walk through the streets with Clinton feels a lot like a victory lap. The former president set up shop here shortly after he left office. Back then, he was only 54, newly unemployed, but determined to use his influence, contacts and know-how to make a difference as a private citizen.