Russian curler stripped of Olympic medal over doping
Russia's Alexander Krushelnitsky brushes the ice surface during a curling mixed doubles round robin session during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, Feb. 8, 2018. Getty GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- Russian curler Alexander…
How did North Korea fare with its last-minute Olympics bid?
50 Photos Myong Gwang Choe of North Korea competes during the Men's Slalom on day 13 of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 22, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Getty PYEONGCHANG, South Korea --…
Men helping fuel South Korea's booming cosmetics industry
A new trend is fueling the booming cosmetics industry in South Korea, and it's quickly spreading around the world. One research group says the country's beauty industry is worth more than $13 billion and some estimates show South Koreans spend…
As death toll soars, Syria cease-fire proposal hangs on Russia
UNITED NATIONS -- Sweden and Kuwait called for a vote Thursday on a U.N. resolution ordering a 30-day cease-fire throughout Syria to enable delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of people in acute need, and the evacuation of the critically…
Video shows quick cop catch boy falling from window
Egyptian police officer Kameel Fathy Geed, 45, outstretches his arms to catch a five-year-old boy who fell from a third-storey window in Asyut, Egypt, Feb. 17, 2018, in an image taken from security camera video released by the Egyptian Ministry…
Man tosses grenade at U.S. Embassy in Montenegro, gov't says
Police guard entrance to U.S. Embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro, on February 22, 2018 STEVO VASILJEVIC / REUTERS PODGORICA, Montenegro -- An attacker threw a hand grenade at the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro's capital and then killed himself with another explosive…
2018 Winter Olympics: Team USA looks for gold in men's halfpipe
Tonight's schedule of events 7:57 p.m.: Here's a look at what's on tap Wednesday night in primetime (courtesy of our friends at CBS Sports) 8-11 p.m. -- Men's Alpine Skiing (slalom, first run), NBC (LIVE) 8-11 p.m. -- Men's Freestyle…
Israel claims responsibilty for stopping ISIS plot
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Teen sentenced for smuggling tiger cub
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Israeli intelligence unit claims responsibility for foiling ISIS plot
WASHINGTON -- CBS News learned details Wednesday of an ISIS plot to blow up a passenger jet last year. The attack never happened because Israeli cyber spies broke it up. Australian police raided several homes in summer 2017 linked to the…
Laura Liswood on the future of progressive moments like #MeToo
DAVOS, Switzerland -- The rising #metoo movement is a response to years of wrongdoing, but also has plenty of potential positive outcomes, according to Laura Liswood, secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders Liswood co-founded the White House Project in…
Reports of injuries in ferry explosion in Mexico
An image shared on Twitter of the damaged ferry. Twitter/@PedroKanche Eighteen people were injured, local officials said, after reports of a ferry explosion Wednesday in Mexico. Three Canadians and 15 Mexicans were hurt, according to the officials. Local media reported…
Dozens of girls missing after extremists attack Nigerian village
The number of schoolchildren missing from a Nigeria village is disputed by parents. Yobe State Government via BBC News MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Authorities in northern Nigeria say as many as 50 girls remain missing several days after an attack on a…
U.S. women win first-ever cross-country Olympic gold medal
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- As she headed up the steepest, most grueling hill of her life in third place, Jessica Diggins thought to herself just winning an Olympic medal was no longer good enough. She wanted more. She wanted gold.…
Network fires producer after actress' rape allegation
Karla Souza arrives at the EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 in Santa Monica, Calif. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's largest television network said Wednesday it has severed ties with independent producer…
Man charged with killing wife who disappeared at sea
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A man who said his wife disappeared at sea when their boat collided with an unknown object near the Bahamas has been charged with murder. An FBI affidavit…
Admiral says North Korea aiming to reunify Korean Peninsula
WASHINGTON (AP) - The senior U.S. Navy officer overseeing military operations in the Pacific says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's long-term goal is to reunify the divided Korean Peninsula under his totalitarian regime.
The Latest: Nassar victim says Michigan State billing her
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Latest on the sentencing of former sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local): 2 p.m. A 15-year-old girl says Michigan State University is still billing her for medical appointments during which she says a sports…
The Latest: Senate leaders agree on plan to reopen gov't
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the budget battle (all times local): HAPPENING NOW: The Senate votes on a temporary spending bill that will fund the government through February 8th https://t.co/z65TvL7Mz3 pic.twitter.com/I1WKKzmRck— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 22, 2018 12:35 p.m.…
North Korea to have 22 athletes in 5 Olympic sports, IOC says
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (CBS News) -- The IOC said 22 North Korean athletes will compete in the Pyeongchang Olympics next month and both Korean teams will march together in the opening ceremony on February 9. IOC President Thomas Bach said the North Koreans will compete in five sports disciplines, including a unified women's hockey team.
Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly in London
LONDON (AP) - Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, has died. She was 46. Publicist Lindsey Holmes says O'Riordan died suddenly Monday in London, where she was recording. The cause of death wasn't immediately available. Holmes says…
Plane skids off runway, dangles off cliff
ISTANBUL (CBS News) -- A commercial airplane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea.
Senator Corker on Iran nuclear deal
"..as I told the president when he called earlier today, we will continue working hard to achieve our shared goal"
