Two years ago, Yusi Zhao was a student from China living the dream. In a video, she said she was admitted to Stanford University, saying "i'm very lucky." It pays to be lucky, but Zhao also got a giant boost.…
Washington — The mother of Otto Warmbier made a rare appearance in Washington on Friday, joining other families whose loved ones were abducted or imprisoned in North Korea. Cindy Warmbier lashed out at North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, calling…
Caracas, Venezuela — After days of protests, Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for demonstrations to continue until President Nicolás Maduro steps down. Guaidó is hoping to regain the momentum after Tuesday's attempt to spark an uprising within the military…
Trucker arrested after deadly pileup near Denver A total of 40 charges have been filed against a truck driver accused of causing last week's 28-car pile-up on Colorado's Interstate 70 that led to four deaths. Prosecutors allege Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos,…
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a more than hour-long conversation Friday in which Mr. Trump said the two leaders discussed the "Russian hoax," but Mr. Trump did not ask Putin to stop meddling in U.S. elections. White…
The latest round of Midwestern flooding has claimed at least three lives, closed hundreds of roads and forced residents of threatened towns to shore up threatened levees with sandbags. In some communities, waters are rising to historic levels. The National…
Critics accuse Barr of protecting Trump House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler responded to Attorney General Willliam Barr's refusal to comply with a subpoena for materials with a new deadline -- 9 a.m. Monday, May 6 -- for a response…
CINCINNATI — A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio's congressional map is unconstitutional and ordered a new one be drawn for the 2020 elections. A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled unanimously that district boundaries were manipulated…
PORT FOURCHON, La. — The Trump administration moved Thursday to give oil and gas companies more flexibility in meeting safety requirements imposed after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, which killed nearly a dozen people and was the worst offshore…
Businesses hired 263,000 people in April, again defying many economists' expectations that a tight labor market would slow down job creation. Economists were expecting about 190,000 jobs to be added for the month. The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.6…
Hawaii is marking the first anniversary of one of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions in its history. Lava flowed from the Kilauea Volcano for months, wiping out more than 700 homes on the Big Island. The eruption produced…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar released a plan Friday to spend $100 billion over a decade on substance abuse and mental health, a topic that touches her personally. Klobuchar explained part of her plan in an interview with "CBS This Morning." The…
Biden's support with working class Americans The National Education Association, the nation's largest union, announced plans Thursday to mobilize its more than three million members in an effort to influence the 2020 election. On a call with reporters, NEA President…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a finalized "Conscience Rule" protecting health care professionals who refuse to provide care that violates their religious beliefs, such as performing abortions. "The final rule fulfills President Trump's promise to promote…
The Senate failed to overturn President Trump's veto of a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. engagement in the Saudi-led conflict in Yemen. Mr. Trump's veto of this legislation was the first of his presidency. Fifty-three senators voted to…
When Wayne Werner and Pamela Lanuza wanted to find a new puppy for their kids, they went looking where most people do: the internet. "I Google searched it and up popped a whole list," Werner said. "I thought I found…
Last Updated May 2, 2019 8:25 AM EDT Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is the latest Democratic contender to enter the packed field of 2020 hopefuls, announcing on "CBS This Morning" on Thursday that he's running for president. "My plan is…
More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year's mass shooting at a Parkland high school. The Republican-led House voted 65-47 on Wednesday to send the…
Police are searching for the person or people who destroyed numerous beehives by setting them ablaze in a rural town some 40 miles south of Houston, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reported. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office said the attack happened early…
A 16-year-old boy from Guatemala died days after being apprehended in the U.S., officials confirmed Wednesday. They said he developed symptoms of illness the day after he arrived at a shelter. The teen was transferred by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
President Trump requested $4.5 billion from Congress in emergency funding to address the large numbers of migrants attempting to cross the southern border into the U.S., a problem that Mr. Trump has frequently described as a "crisis." The request does…
Waterloo, Iowa -- There's no indication a woman fatally shot while driving over a highway bridge in northeast Iowa was targeted, police said Tuesday as they sought surveillance or trail camera video that could show whether someone was hunting nearby.…
WASHINGTON — Amid a battlefield stalemate in Afghanistan , the U.S. military has stopped releasing information often cited to measure progress in America's longest war, calling it of little value in fighting the Taliban insurgency. The move fits a trend of less information…
Two fraternities at one of the country's most prestigious liberal arts colleges have voted to disband over images and video that appear to show former members making racist remarks and joking about rape. Swarthmore College faced days of protests after…