Johannesburg — Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday, but the 71-year-old appeared to quickly recover. "I'm just glad the idiot didn't interrupt my Snapchat," Schwarzenegger said. Video shows the former California governor…
Baltimore — A horse named Congrats Gal died Friday following a race on Black-Eyed Susan Day. The horse collapsed after an eight-horse race at Pimlico Race Course, which is hosting the Preakness Stakes Saturday, CBS Baltimore reported. Jockey Trevor McCarthy looked…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taking his bipartisan message to pivotal Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pledging to bridge the deep divide in the country under President Donald Trump and reject the anger that he says is motivating some in…
Jeff Koons' 1986 sculpture "Rabbit" made art history in New York, breaking the record for the most expensive work sold at auction by a living artist. Art dealer Robert Mnuchin made the winning bid on Wednesday night at Christie's, reports…
On Monday, May 20, "CBS This Morning" welcomes new co-hosts Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil to the table with Gayle King. Tune in Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. ET/PT. Deontay Wilder has earned a fearful reputation for his power…
Nike is updating its athlete contracts to protect female athletes' pay during pregnancy. The company faced backlash this week for cutting compensation during maternity leave for some of its athletes. Nike says it updated its policy last year, but its…
The owner of Maximum Security wants a rematch. The horse finished first at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month but was famously disqualified, and now owner Gary West is offering $5 million to the owners of four of its rivals.…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by “miscalculation or misidentification” from the Iranian military amid heightened tensions between the Islamic Republic and the U.S., American diplomats warned Saturday, even as…
Sen. Bernie Sanders will unveil an education plan in South Carolina on Saturday that addresses de facto segregation in American public schools. The Vermont senator's campaign says the plan is multi-faceted and partly aimed at reducing segregation in the public…
President Trump spoke before the National Association of Realtors Friday afternoon, beginning his speech by announcing that the U.S. would be lifting steel and aluminum tariffs. "We've just reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico and we'll be selling our…
Sen. Bernie Sanders will unveil an education plan in South Carolina on Saturday that addresses de facto segregation in American public schools. The Vermont senator's campaign says the plan is multi-faceted and partly aimed at reducing segregation in the public…
Nearly three decades ago, when Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' wife was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, a doctor discovered their daughter had spina bifida and encouraged an abortion. They refused. Now, daughter Samantha is married and…
A powerful storm system stretching from Canada to Mexico is threatening millions of Americans. More than 40 million people across 18 states are preparing for storms that could last into the middle of next week, CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister traveled Friday to China on his Asian tour aimed at keeping world markets open to Tehran amid an intense sanctions campaign from the U.S. as tensions across the Persian Gulf remain high. Concerns…
HOUSTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren was the last of eight presidential candidates to take the stage at Texas Southern University last month when she was pressed for a solution to black women dying during childbirth at far higher rates than…
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all President Donald Trump’s talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser to try to defy congressional attempts to investigate him. Yet Trump’s lawyers may…
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re not going to stand with us, stand…
A suspect, believed to be a student, walked into an Oregon high school armed with a shotgun and was tackled by the school's football and track coach before any shots were fired, CBS Portland affiliate KOIN reports. No one was…
Oprah donates $500k to New Jersey school Principal Akbar Cook changed many of his students' lives in when he began opening West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey on Friday nights so students would have a place to go.…
Deere, a bellwether for the agriculture industry, cited uncertainty over trade relations with China as one factor that is making U.S. farmers reluctant to spend. China was the fourth-largest export market for U.S. agricultural goods in 2018, although farm sales…
"Parkland: Birth of a Movement" Students at a Florida high school where a deadly mass shooting took place honored their loving therapy dogs in their yearbook. The fourteen dogs comforted the teens in the aftermath of last year's massacre at…
Abortion is still legally available in Alabama and Georgia, but after a flurry of new legislation and national attention, many women aren't sure what's still allowed in their state. Both states have passed stringent new laws that would ban virtually…
Attorney General William Barr is not backing down from claims that he believes unauthorized spying took place on President Trump's campaign during the 2016 presidential election as the Justice Department makes moves to investigate the origins of the Russia probe.…
Trade war felt from Beijing to U.S. President Donald Trump is delaying any decision to impose auto tariffs on car and auto part imports, deciding against ratcheting up trade disputes or impacting talks with European nations and Japan ahead of…