Dempsey, Kerry blast Russian support of Assad

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and Secretary of State John Kerry warn Russia's "unfortunate decision" to supply Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad with missiles will embolden the regime

Domestic violence victim: "I was a prisoner in my own home"

CDC: 1 of 4 women will know "severe physical violence" from intimate partner; CBS News speaks to woman who was physically, psychologically abused

Motive discovered for Boston marathon bombings

Before he was captured, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the sole surviving suspect of the Boston marathon bombings wrote a message inside the boat in which he was hiding

Boston bombing victim's battle for recovery just beginning

After the amputation of his right leg and 15 surgeries to save his left, Marc Fucarile just wants life to return to normal

Jolie puts spotlight on difficult mastectomy choice for at-risk women

Judith Gomberg, who shares the genetic tendency toward breast cancer, says surgery was her "most difficult decision"

Taking the pledge to never text and drive

Texting and driving is now the leading cause of teen driver deaths

Philadelphia abortion doctor guilty of murder

Prosecutors said Dr. Kermit Gosnell delivered babies alive, then cut their spinal cords with scissors

1 week later, Ohio officer, dispatcher describe discovery of missing women

Cleveland police officer Anthony Espada and veteran dispatcher Jennifer Daunch tell of emotional realization that women missing ten years had been found

Prince Harry brings spotlight to veteran Warrior Games

British royal offers words of encouragement to men and women wounded in combat at worldwide cycling competition in Colorado

Spacewalk encourages NASA but leak remains a concern

Astronauts spend more than 5 hours trying to repair leak on International Space Station but won't know results for weeks

Planting the seeds in south central L.A.'s food desert

Troubled by the lack of healthy food in his area, a former fashion designer and activist planted a curbside garden

Carbon dioxide levels highest in recorded human history

U.S. scientists report the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at highest-ever levels; last time levels were this high was 2 to 4 million years ago

Jessica Buchanan describes amazing rescue by Navy SEALs

Jessica Buchanan was captured by pirates while in Somalia on a humanitarian aid trip and held captive for 3 months

Cyber thieves charged with global bank heist

Global operation has found a new way to steal cash in staggering amounts

Texas facility may not be only unsafe fertilizer warehouse

Explosion in West, Texas, killed 14; federal government has no idea how many warehouses pose similar risk

Suspended Secret Service agent says Obama security was not compromised

A year after the Secret Service Cartagena prostitution scandal, agent Greg Stokes is still on indefinite suspension, without pay or a hearing

Injured Marine gets second chance to exercise his passion

Paralyzed from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Josh Himan resumes his love for lifting weights with the aid of a machine

Georgia furniture maker reclaims wood, rebuilds lives

Brian Preston found some help for his furniture business -- three homeless men who were living in the woods behind a shopping center

South Korean president: North Korea will "pay" for any attack

In her first TV interview, South Korea's "Iron Lady" says she won't hesitate to strike back against North Korea

Buyer beware: Days of tax-free online shopping may end

Senate passes controversial bill subjecting online sales at big companies to state sales taxes

How a "chance" question sparked IRS scandal

The IRS' admission to targeting conservative groups was unexpectedly revealed in response to a question posed at a meeting of the American Bar Association

Texas tornado survivor found neighbor's house in backyard

The tornado that ripped apart a Texas neighborhood spared Howard Smith's home, but what he found in his yard haunts him

Calif. dollars add to growing Powerball jackpot

After joining Powerball last month, California sold $83M worth of tickets ahead of Saturday's $600M prize

8-year-old fights to get WWII vet recognition he deserves

When Leanna Morris discovered Charles Mowbray never received medals he earned in WWII, the third-grader took the government to school

Are Afghan soldiers ready to be on their own?

Two miles into a patrol, Afghan soldiers realized they had forgotten batteries for a mine detector and needed U.S. troops to help

Navy tests new drone that could revolutionize warfare

The U.S. Navy tested out its newest technology -- a drone, deployed from an aircraft carrier

They're back! Cicadas to emerge from their hiatus

After living underground on the East Coast for 17 years, the noisy insects -- billions of them -- are about to re-surface

Holder defends seizure of AP phone records

The Justice Department collected phone logs for 20 telephone lines used by more than 100 reporters and editors in an investigation aimed at finding who inside the government leaked classified information to reporters at the Associated Press. Bob Orr reports.

Syrian refugees sell daughters in bid to survive

For many families living in Jordan's refugee camps, selling daughters into marriage is a way to survive; but the marriages are often shams

Blind birdwatchers learn to see by hearing sounds

A visually-impaired group can distinguish the type of birds outdoors through "birding by ear"

Blind birding: Listen and name that bird

Blind bird enthusiasts learn to identify favorite species by sound, can you?

Police looking for up to 3 men in New Orleans parade shooting

Surveillance video released by police shows the gunman moments before he started shooting

Joyce Brothers dies at age 85

Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s, has died

Judgment against alleged Fla. bully surprises everyone

A sickening act of alleged bullying caught on tape pushes a judge to level an extreme punishment in Jacksonville

Historic national election in Pakistan

For the first time in Pakistan's history, democratically-elected successors will take over after the five-year term of a civilian government as Pakistanis head to the polls. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

Film producer spotlights the invisible war within U.S. military

CBS News' Jim Axelrod speaks to an executive producer of a documentary that focuses on sexual assault in the armed forces

Iconic ground zero tower tops out

Workers crowned One World Trade Center with the final piece of its spire, a majestic addition to the world's most famous skyline

Drug war takes a staggering toll on Mexico's young

Deadly violence between rival drug cartels in one border town has left at least 10,000 children orphaned

The children who marched into civil rights history

In 1963, students joined the civil rights fight in Birmingham, Ala.

Illegal border crossings rise as Congress debates immigration reform

Border agent says Washington talk is enough to attract undocumented immigrants across state lines; property owner is less than thrilled

Two-year-old gets windpipe made from her own stem cells

Toddler Hannah Warren lived her whole life in an intensive care unit with a breathing tube until a ground-breaking surgery set her free

Low inventory drives recovery of home prices in L.A.

Rapidly rising home prices forced Alex and Belen Griswold to rethink their plan to buy a bigger home