Crisis At The Border

Republicans condemn separating immigrant families as outrage grows

The outcry over the administration's "zero tolerance" policy that leads to children being separated has been bipartisan

• Read: McCain slams family separation policy as an "affront" to American decency
• Read: Orrin Hatch on separation of families: "The way it's being handled right now isn't acceptable"
• Read: Cruz says all who saw images of children pulled from parents "were horrified"

Border patrol official: "We created this situation by not doing anything"

Chief Manuel Padilla of CBP's Rio Grande Valley Sector calls accounts of parents not being told where their children are "misinformation"

• Read: New images of Texas detention facility released
• Read: Photographer reveals story behind image of crying child at border

Undocumented families face uncertain future at border

"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King spoke to parents who were separated from their children after crossing the border illegally

• Read: Giuliani: Trump "doesn't like to see" families separated at border

Former Obama aide: Trump's policy separating migrant families is "immoral"

Dan Pfeiffer says new "zero tolerance" border policy sums up Trump admin: "Tremendous cruelty, followed by rank incompetence and dishonesty"

• Read: Collins: Separating immigrant families "traumatizing" children

Brain Station

Ford's plan to help Detroit compete with Silicon Valley

Auto giant is transforming a 105-year-old train station into its new hub for autonomous and electric vehicle research

World Cup Fever

How to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Catch up on the latest matches and look ahead to upcoming action

Traveling Light

Airlines cut operating costs by helping planes lose weight

To reduce fuel use, airlines are trimming the weight of everything from beverage carts and seats to in-flight magazines

Heartwarming Moment

Nurse helps terminally ill man meet great-granddaughter

A woman in Atlantic County, New Jersey, is thanking hospital staff for giving her terminally ill grandfather a chance to meet her newborn baby

Front And Center

Giuliani calls for "full and complete" investigation into origins of Russia probe

Trump lawyer claims "troubling, unethical behaviors" among some in Justice Department tainted the Mueller investigation

• Read: Giuliani lays out conditions for Trump interview with Mueller

Unlikely Friends

How Reps. Scalise and Richmond disagree without being disagreeable

The GOP Republican whip and the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus have managed to forge a friendship that has transcended intense political differences

• Read: How Reps. Scalise and Richmond navigate race in politics
• Read: Transcript: Reps. Scalise and Richmond on "Face the Nation"

The Whistleblower

Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis is fueled by drug industry and Congress

Whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi says drug distributors pumped opioids into U.S. communities -- knowing people were dying -- and says industry lobbyists and Congress derailed DEA's efforts to stop it

• Related: America's opioid epidemic

Meet the DEA whistleblower featured on "60 Minutes"

Why has the country's opioid problem become a national emergency? A high-ranking whistleblower from the DEA explains how the drug industry -- and Congress -- fueled epidemic

• Watch: Whistleblower: "This is an industry that's out of control"

In The Spotlight

The long, unconventional career of Donald Sutherland

He's appeared in more than 150 films and TV shows, and at 82 years old, remains one of the hardest working actors in show business

Real-Life Heroics

The superpowers of Paul Rudd

The star of "Ant-Man and the Wasp" may play a miniature superhero, but in real-life his charitable heroics are giant-size

Blunt Advice

Carl Hiaasen's pep talk for grads: Assume the worst

The novelist shares some unconventional lessons about life this commencement season

Continuing Uncertainty

The Flint water crisis: A loss of trust

Three years after the city's water crisis first made headlines, many residents still don't believe their tap water is safe

Standout Journalist

Seymour Hersh: The life of a "Reporter"

A memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recounts a blockbuster career from the Golden Age of journalism

• Read: Book excerpt: "Reporter: A Memoir" by Seymour Hersh

Starting Small

Meet the man who ran away and built a circus

The one-ring Venardos Circus is the "little circus with the great big dreams"

New Partner

Rory Feek and family

Surrounded by his daughters, the country musician -- a single dad again -- is anything but a solo act, as he plans a return to the stage following the 2016 death of his wife and musical partner, Joey Feek

• Watch: More performances: "A Little More Country Than That"
• Watch: "Hard to Be Cool (In a Minivan)"
• Watch: "If I Needed You"
• Watch: "Someone You Used to Know"

"48 Hours: NCIS"

Sneak peek: Deadly Lies

Tuesday 10/9: Did a duplicitous online love affair between two people who never met lead to an innocent Marine being murdered?

• Read: More "48 Hours: NCIS"

The DNA Of A Killer

Cold case mystery: Who killed Angie Dodge?

Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder but can't match a killer -- so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder?

• Read: How safe is your DNA?
• Watch: Evolution of a confession

Storm Of Suspicion

"48 Hours" goes inside the search for mom who vanished ahead of Hurricane Harvey

Texas mother Crystal McDowell vanished just before Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area. "48 Hours" followed investigators on their search for the missing mom

• Watch: Persons of interest surface in Texas mom's disappearance
• Watch: Murder suspect's daughter speaks out

"The Takeout"

North Korean experts: still much to do post-summit

North Korea experts Duyeon Kim and Robert Carlin break down the U.S.-North Korea summit on CBS News podcast

Public Health Crisis

A life cut short: Trying to understand suicide

News of celebrity suicides this past week only hints at the dimensions of an increasing public health crisis across our country

CBSN Originals

Seeking asylum: An immigrant's journey to America

Desperate migrants risk their lives to reach the U.S., but when they finally cross the border and ask for asylum, they discover their journey is far from over

• Watch: Former INS head on asylum challenges
• Watch: Challenges facing child asylum seekers
• Read: Analysis: How the asylum process works, and what needs to change

CBSN Originals

Adapt or die: Can evolution outrun climate change?

On the Galapagos Islands, some of the world's most unusual species are in a race against time

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