Cape Cod town closes beaches because of sharks
TRURO, Mass. (AP) - A Cape Cod town has closed three beaches after great white sharks were seen feasting on a small whale carcass.
Olympics cycling area blast a controlled explosion, police say
(CBS News) - An officer assigned to the event said it was a controlled explosion of an unattended bag.
Obama praises the "American spirit" at the Summer Olympics
(CBS News) - With the official Summer Olympics kickoff this week, President Obama discussed the gathering of world-class athletes in Brazil in a new video, praising the dedication of Team USA and urging Americans to unite behind them.
Top NIH official: More locally transmitted Zika cases likely
(CBS News) - With the first locally transmitted cases of Zika virus coming to light in Florida recently, a top expert on disease control said it's likely the United States will see further local cases going forward
Pope: not right to talk about a 'violent, terrorist' Islam
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis says he won't describe Islam as "terrorist" since that's "not fair and not true."
Community helps dad raise money to see son in Olympics
DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A chance meeting during an Uber ride spawned a crowdfunding campaign to send a father to Brazil to see his son compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Flour recall prompts new warning: Don't eat dough or batter
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Health officials are puzzled about how the most basic baking ingredient - flour - became contaminated with bacteria normally found in animal feces.
The world is still mad about Harry Potter
LONDON (CBS News) -- There are fans with wands and wizard costumes, midnight book parties and throngs of excited muggles. Harry Potter's magic is back.
Pocket US Constitution becomes best-seller after speech
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A pocket version of the U.S. Constitution has become a best-seller on Amazon.com.
What's troubling athletes arriving in Rio? No 'Pokemon Go'
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - So the plumbing and electricity in the athletes' village took several days to fix. Who cares?
American surfer suffers "vicious" crocodile attack in Costa Rica
MEXICO CITY (CBS News) -- An American surfer was in serious but stable condition after he was attacked by a large crocodile at a popular tourist beach in Costa Rica on Friday, according to an emergency responder who credited the man's friend for fighting off the reptile with his bare hands.
Police: Man carrying explosive device killed in blast in Germany
BERLIN (CBS News) -- Police in the southern German city of Ansbach say a man was killed when an explosive device he was believed to be carrying went off near an open-air music festival, injuring 10 people.
Video captures woman dragged by tiger after stepping out of car
BEIJING (CBS NEWS) - Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of their car in an enclosure, a Chinese state-run newspaper said.
Athletes arriving for Rio Olympics find plumbing, electrical issues
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) - Thousands of athletes arriving for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics could find major plumbing and electrical problems in their rooms at the Athletes Village with the games opening in just under two weeks.
Munich survivor recounts horror: "I thought, 'I'm next'"
MUNICH, Germany (CBS News) -- Investigators are learning more about the gunman whokilled at least nine people on Friday before turning his gun on himself.
Balloonist makes record round-the-world solo flight
CANBERRA, Australia (CBS News) - A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth with a bruising thud in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, officials said.
Updates on the Munich mall shooting
News updates and social media posts from Munich
"Cleansing" sweeps up thousands in post-coup Turkey
ISTANBUL (CBS News) - A nationwide purge following a failed military coup in Turkey has led to the roundup, arrest and firing of thousands of people.
UC Berkeley says its student among dead in Nice, France, attack
BERKELEY, California (CBS News) - University of California, Berkeley, officials confirmed Monday that one of their students was among the dead after a truck attack on a crowd on Bastille Day in Nice, France.
Families caught in painful limbo awaiting IDs of Nice dead
NICE, France (AP) - The process of identifying the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in the French city of Nice has dragged into its third day Sunday.
Updating developments & images from the Nice truck attack
Including social media posts from the scene
Several hurt when roller coaster derails at theme park in Scotland
Ten injured when roller coaster derailed and crashed at a theme park in Scotland
Britain's Europeans gripped by fear, confusion, heartache
Uncertainty following Thursday's Brexit vote.
Police: 'threat situation' at movie theater in Germany
Police now say no one was injured