Nearly half of Greenland’s ice sheet began melting this week after an unprecedented warm spell hit the Arctic region. Temperatures climbed more than 40 degrees above average, causing an estimated 2 billion tons of ice loss. Ted Scambos, senior research scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Earth Science Observation Center, joined CBSN to discuss. Source
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Plane skids off runway at Newark International Airport
The airport temporarily stopped accepting arrivals and departures on Saturday Source
Target stores experiencing outages nationwide
“We’re aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores,” the company said Source
Trump’s proposed border czar won’t take job “as of right now”
Tom Homan said that President Trump’s announcement that he would be border czar was “premature” Source
United Airlines flight skids off runway at Newark Airport
A United Airlines flight skidded off the runway Saturday afternoon at Newark Airport in New Jersey. The plane was arriving from Denver and got stuck in a grassy area near the tarmac after landing. Source
Parents say cops pulled guns on them after girl took doll from store
A couple has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department alleging civil rights violations and police brutality after an officer allegedly pulled their guns on the family Source
Search continues for swimmer missing in Hudson River
Organizers became concerned when the swimmer failed to resurface after going underwater Friday Source
Buttigieg on accepting foreign election help: “Just call the FBI”
Buttigieg condemned President Trump for saying this week that he would accept election help from foreign actors Source
Buttigieg weighs in on foreign election interference
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential candidate, spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan in a wide-ranging interview. Source
Elaine Welteroth on her new memoir, career and being “more than enough”
Former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth is known for breaking barriers, rising through the ranks of the fashion and beauty industries. Now she’s out with a new memoir, titled “More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say).” CBSN anchor, Vladimir Duthiers sat down with her to talk about her journey. Source