The following is a transcript of the interview with presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke that aired Sunday, May 26, 2019, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to "Face the Nation." We begin today with former Texas Congressman…
"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley says "We the People" cannot sustain a democracy when we allow divisions to recklessly tug at the threads holding us together. CBS News How many stars in the American flag? Fifty, you say? I'm…
The mighty Mississippi has spawned many a mighty tale, but few as famous as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Although now it's required reading in most schools, when Mark Twain first published it in 1884, some didn't consider the book's…
America is a land of vast, open spaces, best explored one mile at a time. But while we've long romanticized the open road, very few of us would want to live on it. But then consider the Schannep family: Robin,…
Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, "Period. Half the population has one. But no one talks about it," in the video player above. The full hour special premieres on CBSN Sunday, May 26, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m., and 2 a.m. ET. Every state has…
If you are among the millions of visitors to New York City's Central Park each year, you've seen the statues that dot the landscape honoring Shakespeare, Alexander Hamilton and Christopher Columbus. So, who's missing? "How can you have statues of…
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq offered Sunday to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, amid escalating Middle East tensions and as Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers steadily unravels. Iraqi foreign minister, Mohammed…
Mobara, Japan — President Trump presented a special Trump trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament in Tokyo on Sunday as he got a taste of one of Japan's most treasured cultural institutions. The honor given to Mr. Trump was…
BAGHDAD (AP) — For years, Karar Hussein has sold sweets in his shop near the entrance to one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines, accepting whatever currency was offered to him by his clients, many of them religious tourists from neighboring…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – On Saturday morning, Chattanooga firefighters responded to 900 Airport Road, Lot #92 on reports of a residential structure fire with entrapment. Upon arrival of fire crews, two residents had exited the structure, reported one person still…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department saved a million dollar boat Saturday afternoon. A boat owner reported a boat fire at the Chattanooga Yacht Club, located at 9400 North Hickory Valley Road. The Dallas Bay VFD…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former business manager of Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on elder abuse charges involving the late comic book legend. Keya Morgan was taken into custody in Arizona on an outstanding arrest warrant after being charged…
MOBARA, Japan (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting a taste of one of Japan’s most treasured cultural institution, sitting ringside at an annual summer sumo wrestling championship in Tokyo. The president, first lady Melania Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
A likely tornado tore through El Reno, Oklahoma, late Saturday, leveling a hotel and killing two people at a mobile home park, Mayor Matt White said. A search-and-rescue operation was underway early Sunday, focusing mainly on the mobile home park.…
More than 100 firefighters dealt with two brush fires on Friday and Saturday, with one spreading to over 1,200 acres by Saturday afternoon and the fast-moving Hot Springs fire spread to more than 100 Saturday afternoon. No structures appeared to…
Singer Moby said Saturday the "many of the criticisms" leveled against him for his description of his relationship with actress Natalie Portman are "very valid." Moby set off a social media firestorm earlier this week when an excerpt of his…
Washington — Accusing the government of staging a "concealment," a group of Democratic lawmakers is pressing the Trump administration for details on the case of a migrant girl whose September death in U.S. custody was not publicly disclosed until Wednesday by…
Hundreds of counter-protesters demonstrated against an estimated nine attendees of a planned rally by a Ku Klu Klan-affiliated group in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, WHIO reports. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told the CBS Dayton affiliate he was "very pleased"…
Judge rules against Trump in subpoena fight President Trump and the House Intelligence and Financial Services Committees reached a deal to stay congressional subpoenas requesting Mr. Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, filing a joint motion Saturday.…
Noah's Ark exhibit sparks debate of biblical proportions Williamstown, Ky. — In the Bible, the ark survived an epic flood. Yet the owners of Kentucky's Noah's ark attraction are demanding their insurance company bail them out after heavy rains caused…
With his gentle devotion to former President George H.W. Bush, the dog named Sully won a permanent place in many Americans' hearts. But Cliff Miller fell in love with the lab years earlier. At just eight weeks old, the pup…
Michael K. Williams – the breakout star of HBO's "The Wire" – is taking on one of the most publicized crimes of the 1980s with his role in the new Netflix series "When They See Us." The Ava-Duvernay-directed project centers…
Last Updated May 25, 2019 2:39 PM EDT Beto O'Rourke, one of the Democratic candidates running to challenge President Trump in 2020, accused the president of "provoking yet another war in the Middle East" by sending an additional 1,500 troops…
West Point, N.Y. — Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is "a dangerous place" and they should expect to see combat. "Some of you…