SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- For many dreaming of a better life in America, the journey begins in Central America. In El Salvador, about 1,500 miles from the U.S. border, people tell CBS News that they understand why someone would…
EL PASO, Texas -- Hundreds of people lined up on the bridge to the U.S. just south of El Paso on Wednesday, hoping for asylum. Many are women and children who say they're fleeing violence, including one Mexican grandmother who…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has committed to the U.S. that North Korea will destroy the Ch'olsan County, North Pyongan province testing site, which sometimes is referred to as the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, CBS News reports. This agreement…
Two prominent North Korean defectors told CBS News they were "disappointed" by President Trump's summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un last week in Singapore, but expressed hope in the American president's efforts to usher in peace on the…
Caught in rip current off the beach.
The 33-year-old captain of the Portuguese team is celebrating numerous impressive stats at the World Cup, including becoming the most goals scored in international play by a European footballer. Getty Three years ago, he was named the best Portuguese player…
Woman caught on tape taking the container at a Mapco
The burn was in the pattern of an iron.
They will ask for grants to ease traffic backups caused by Volkswagen trains
The pedestrian was killed.
Joel Harrish faces a variety of charges including attempted murder.
Pope Francis has endorsed statements by U.S. Catholic leaders who called the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy on illegal border crossings "immoral" and contrary to the values of the church. The policy being enforced by U.S. law enforcement agencies on…
16 Photos This handout photo taken on May 2018 in Mexico and provided by Interpol on June 20, 2018, shows young hatchlings intercepted by Mexican police authorities as they were being smuggled out of Mexico. AP/Handout PARIS -- A monthlong…
Charlotte Caldwell, and her son Billy, stand outside the Home Office during a break in a meeting with officials to discuss how Billy can have his severe epilepsy treated with cannabis oil, which is a banned substance in Britain, in…
For the first time, we're hearing from an American graduate student who was arrested in Vietnam last week. New video appears to show William Nguyen saying he regrets breaking the law. The 32-year-old was beaten and dragged through a street…
TIGARAS, Indonesia -- Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia's government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded Wednesday for a bigger search effort for more than 190 people missing since a ferry sank on a picturesque Sumatran lake…
GENEVA -- The U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a record for the fifth straight year. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said the…
Afghan Taliban militants stand with residents as they took to the street to celebrate cease-fire on the second day of Eid in the outskirts of Jalalabad, June 16, 2018. Getty KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials said Wednesday that at least…
Wednesday is Matchday Two for Groups A and B. Russia punched their ticket out of the group stage yesterday with their second win. Whether they finish first or second will be determined Monday when they face Uruguay. With a win,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga City Council held a public hearing on water quality fees. The hearing happened during the city council agenda meeting Tuesday night. The hearing was to get input from the public on the Water Quality…
A woman waves a flag with a marijuana leaf on it next to a group gathered to celebrate National Marijuana Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on April 20, 2016. Reuters TORONTO -- Canada's Senate approved a landmark bill…
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- Omaha Beach is empty and peaceful now. But 74 years ago, 13 days after D-Day, allied forces were frantically landing soldiers and supplies, beginning their push through France. Making a run to the beach on their tank…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - June 19th is the day that many Americans celebrate as Juneteenth. Some call it the "black Independence Day." It marks the day, June 19, 1865 that slavery ended and emancipation began in Texas. This is how people…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The U.S. District Court on Georgia Avenue in downtown Chattanooga houses immigration cases for those in the Chattanooga area. But all eyes are on the courts in Texas, as the U.S. Government separates immigrant children from…