The NCAA Bracket is a March Madness tradition nearly as popular as the college basketball tournament itself. This year, some 70 million brackets are competing for cash prizes and office bragging rights. And best we can tell, it all started…
There's so much we don't know about the Mueller report. But here are two things we do, if history is any guide. One is the difference between drama and action. In fiction we hunger for the suspenseful turning point –…
There are approximately 443 underground miles of track in New York City's subway system. CBS News On March 24, 1900 it was "Tunnel Day" in New York City, for that was the day Mayor Robert Van Wyck used a sterling…
Now that Robert Mueller has turned in the report from his investigation into Russia and the Trump campaign, attention will move from the special counsel to members of Congress. At least five House committees are already investigating the president, his…
As the wait goes on to find out what's in the Mueller Report, think about this: in spite of non-stop vilification from President Trump (think "Witch hunt!" and "Hoax" and "No collusion!"), Robert Mueller wasn't fired. He was able to…
DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders are debating the limits of free speech after their chief censor banned a 74-page manifesto written by the man accused of slaughtering 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. The…
Robert Mueller submits long-awaited report to attorney generalAs early as Sunday, lawmakers could get their first look at the conclusions drawn by special counsel Robert Mueller at the end of his nearly two-year long investigation into whether Trump campaign associates…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller’s confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers, deciding how much Congress and the American public will get to see about the two-year probe into President Donald…
The two soldiers killed in Afghanistan earlier this week were identified Saturday by the Defense Department as Spc. Joseph P. Collette, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, and Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay, of Cortez, Colorado.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Saturday issued his first public statement since he was charged in connection to a prostitution ring bust last month.
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday after liberating the last pocket of territory held by the militants, marking the end of a brutal self-styled caliphate the group carved…
The family of an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer is expressing anger and sadness over a jury's decision to acquit. "I hope that man never sleeps at night," Michelle Kenney, Antwon Rose II's mother, said…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency. The Justice Department was expected to release the main…
Police said a Colorado man was arrested Friday after allegedly throwing water on Rep. Steve King at a restaurant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. King was having a group lunch when 26-year-old Blake Gibbins, of Lafayette, Colorado, approached the congressman's table and…
Northern Syria — President Trump said Friday U.S.-backed forces have now taken 100 percent of the territory once held by ISIS in Syria. In 2014, it held nearly a third of the country and 2,000 U.S. troops eventually joined the…
A Pennsylvania jury found a white former police officer not guilty of criminal homicide in the 2018 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager outside Pittsburgh. A jury in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, reached their verdict after deliberating for about three and a…
Nearly two years after Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Mueller's report was handed off to Attorney General William Barr. Since the investigation started, there have been indictments of 34 individuals and three…
The ACLU and other immigration advocates have sued to block the Trump administration's controversial immigration policy that forces some asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they wait for their day in immigration court. A federal judge heard arguments Friday,…
FEMA mistakenly exposed personal information, including addresses and bank account information, of 2.3 million disaster victims, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General said in a report released Friday. The breach occurred because FEMA did not ensure a private contractor only…
A "social media storm" sparked the release of DACA recipient Selene Saavedra Roman, the flight attendant whose detainment caused outrage on Friday after it was highlighted by popular travel website "The Points Guy," said Belinda Arroyo, the immigration attorney representing…
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is finally complete, and a senior Justice Department official has told CBS News that Mueller is not recommending any further indictments. Mueller submitted the report on his findings into Russian meddling in the 2016 election…
A jury has begun deliberations in the criminal homicide trial of a white former police officer charged with killing an unarmed black teenager outside Pittsburgh last summer. In closing statements Friday, a prosecutor said former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael…
Numerous Democratic presidential candidates are saying that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and related matters must be made public. Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr on Friday, and it…
San Jose, Calif. — The 2019 March Madness tournament had its biggest upset so far on Friday when No. 13 UC Irvine defeated No. 4 Kansas State 70-64. The Friday victory was the 17th consecutive for UC Irvine, which lost…