Some U.S. Navy pilots reported seeing unidentified flying objects while training over the East Coast in 2014 and 2015 in interviews with The New York Times. According to The Times, multiple Navy pilots spotted "strange objects" with "no visible engine" reaching…
Lightfoot: Gun violence "public health crisis" The gun violence that has plagued Chicago for so many years continued over the holiday weekend as dozens of people were shot and five were killed in the city. According to CBS Chicago, the…
A nearly 36-year-old bald eagle has died in Maine after suffering a broken leg. Avian Haven executive director Diane Winn posted on Facebook Sunday the eagle was found on the ground Friday at the bird sanctuary with her left leg…
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert watches during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Detroit Pistons and the Cavaliers on April 20, 2016, in Cleveland; the Cavaliers won 107-90 Tony Dejak /…
102-year-old Thelma Smith is being forced out of her California home of nearly 30 years by her landlord, who plans to move his daughter into the residence once she graduates from law school, reports CBS Los Angeles. Many are offering to…
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, one of the two dozen Democrats running for president, said detained migrant families who are not threats to the U.S. should be released and connected to an immigration case manager, stressing that the "majority" of…
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…
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…