TORONTO -- Marijuana will be legal nationwide in Canada starting Oct. 17 in a move that should take market share away from organized crime and protect the country's youth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. The Senate gave final passage…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Amid growing outrage over undocumented families being split apart at the U.S. border, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said children taken into custody are "very well taken care of." But 15-year-old Renaldo told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King after…
GOTHIC, Colo. -- David Inouye is an accidental climate scientist. More than 40 years ago, the University of Maryland biologist started studying when wildflowers, birds, bees and butterflies first appeared each spring on this mountain. These days, plants and animals…
SALIDA, Colo. -- We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn't approaching -- it had already arrived. The testimony of the top NASA scientist, said…
Australian Stephen Allan Carpenter, left, is detained by police in Pattaya, Thailand, June 18, 2018, after his arrest on vice charges in a sting operation after allegedly offering a sex cruise with prostitutes via a Facebook page. AP BANGKOK --…
An image taken from video posted on Twitter shows an engine on the Saudi Arabian World Cup team's plane on fire as it flies over Russia, June 19, 2018. @Nsports24/Twitter MOSCOW -- An engine burst into flames during the landing…
SANAA, Yemen -- Fierce fighting raged Tuesday outside the airport of the vital Yemeni city of Hodeida, pitting thousands of pro-government fighters backed by a Saudi-led coalition against Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels, Yemeni military officials said. The United Arab Emirates-backed…
BEIJING -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing starting Tuesday in which he's expected to discuss with Chinese leaders his next steps after his nuclear summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last week.…
Members from U.S. and Republic of Korea militaries man the Hardened Theater Air Control Center during the first day of Ulchi Freedom Guardian at Osan Air Base, South Korea, August 17, 2015. HANDOUT/REUTERS SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea on…