Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after battery explosions
SEOUL, South Korea (CBS News) - Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire.
Take a look at the luckiest dog in the world
the dog had no idea that a rally car was just around the turn, barreling toward him.
2 United pilots arrested for suspected drunkenness
LONDON (CBS News) – Two United Airlines pilots have been arrested for suspected intoxication before they were to fly 141 passengers from Scotland to the United States, police and airline officials said.
Italy grieves with emotional mass funeral for earthquake victims
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy (CBS News) - Mourners in Italy prayed, hugged, wept and even applauded as coffins carrying victims of the country’s devastating earthquake passed by at a state funeral Saturday, grieving as one nation after three desperate days of trying to save as many people as possible.
UK broadcaster shuts down for hour, asks viewers to exercise
LONDON (AP) - One of Britain's leading broadcasters has blacked out its programs for an hour in hopes of spurring viewers to get some exercise.
BREAKING: Attack underway at American University in Afghan capital
Witnesses say they heard explosions and automatic gunfire.
The Latest: Geologist: creeping tectonic plate caused Italy quake
AMATRICE, Italy (AP) - The Latest on the earthquake in central Italy (all times local): VIDEO - Capodacqua residents buried under rubble after deadly earthquake https://t.co/yY5c4tsfwg #terremoto pic.twitter.com/jHXX4P0UOg— Ruptly (@Ruptly) August 24, 2016 2:30 p.m. A geologist in Poland says…
Speedo drops sponsorship of Ryan Lochte
Lochte: 'I over-exaggerated.'
Weather from around the world this weekend
Amazing photos/video of dust storms, lightning, funnels and rainbows.
Gigantic aircraft takes historic flight
(CBS News) - The world's longest aircraft took flight this past week in England.
NIH official: Gulf Coast states most vulnerable to Zika
MIAMI (AP) - A National Institutes of Health official says the Zika virus could "hang around" the United States for a year or two.
Latest on flooding rescues in Louisiana
Updates, video and stories from Social Media on the rescues going on in Louisiana today
Port Authority: Investigation indicates no shots fired at JFK Airport
NEW YORK (CBS News) -- Reports of shots fired at JFK International Airport in New York City led to confusion and panic on Sunday evening as passengers were evacuated.
Usain Bolt first to capture three straight 100-meter titles at the Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) -- If there were any doubts, it took less than 10 seconds -- 9.81, to be exact -- for Usain Bolt to erase them.
NYPD: Reports of shots fired at JFK, officers responding
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department says officers are responding to John F. Kennedy International Airport following reports of shots fired.
Ryan Lochte, 3 other swimmers say they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) -- Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers say they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro while out celebrating the end of the swimming events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Michael Phelps wins what could be his final Olympic gold medal
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) - Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics in the only way imaginable. Gold.
More Zika cases reported in Florida
(CBS News) - Health officials say three more people in Florida have tested positive for locally transmitted Zika bringing the total to at least 28.
Olympic officials wave white flag in effort to clean green pool
RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS News) - Olympic officials have given up on cleaning the green-tinged water in one of the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center
Imam shot dead on NYC street
NEW YORK (CBS News) -- The leader of a New York City mosque and another man have been been fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack.
More than 1,000 rescued as floods swamp Gulf Coast
BATON ROUGE, La. (CBS News) - Two men on a boat pulled a woman from a car that was almost completely underwater, according to video from CBS affiliate WAFB, as floodwaters swept across Louisiana, necessitating more than 1,000 rescues.
New Jersey could ban eating, drinking while driving
(CBS News) - A proposed law could force drivers in New Jersey to give up eating and drinking behind the wheel.
Man dies after lightning strike in NY park; 4 others injured
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - A man has died after being hit by a lightning strike that also injured four other people gathered around a park bench in New York's Hudson Valley.
A peak inside the Rio Olympics
Michael Phelps, the green pool, and beach volleyball fans