World's second tallest man forced to sleep on floor at Paralympics
Morteza Mehrzadselakjani — who is 8 feet 0.85 inches tall — is the star player of Iran's sitting volleyball team.
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Morteza Mehrzadselakjani — who is 8 feet 0.85 inches tall — is the star player of Iran's sitting volleyball team.
Iranian actors have created fake news sites and impersonated activists in an effort to sway American voters, Microsoft found.
U.S. intelligence recently detected an Iranian plot against former President Donald Trump, two U.S. officials tell CBS News.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have attacked ships in the Red Sea since November, claiming the strikes are retaliation against Israel and its allies.
Iran's president and foreign minister were killed when their helicopter crashed on a mountainside in dense fog, state media say.
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran in an overnight assault were downed by its air defenses, with help from its allies.
Americans in Israel have been warned to limit their travel as U.S. officials say Iran is expected to launch an attack on the country as soon as Friday.
Iran said it would respond to a strike widely attributed to Israel that demolished its consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus and killed seven, including two Iranian generals.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Thursday that it was time to take away "even more capability than we've taken in the past."
The U.S. military plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria, including Iranian personnel and facilities, in response to a drone attack that killed 3 U.S. troops.
"We're not looking for another war, but we absolutely will do what we have to do to protect ourselves," John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, said on "CBS Mornings."
The SEALs were reported missing during a Jan. 11 mission to board a ship in the Arabian Sea carrying Iranian weapons, the U.S. military said.
Several ballistic missiles and rockets were fired by Iranian-backed militants from western Iraq, the Pentagon said.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed proxy force, have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since soon after the Israel-Hamas war began.
The analysis found Russia remains "the most committed and capable threat" to the upcoming 2024 American federal elections.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
President Biden is traveling to Israel to show support for a key U.S. ally as Israel and Hamas trade accusations over a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby says that "the regime was never going to see a dime of that money."
The Iran-backed Palestinian faction Hamas knew its unprecedented terror attack on Israel would draw a devastating response, so why did it strike?
The death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel stands at 900, while Palestinian officials say retaliatory strikes on Gaza have killed over 700.
After Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, Republicans were quick to link, without evidence, the assault to the $6 billion in funds that were unfrozen as part of the prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran.
Israel says it's "taking more time" than expected to fend off an unprecedented attack by Hamas, as it locks down Gaza and more rockets fly from the Palestinian enclave.
President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "pledged his full support" to the Israeli government, the White House said.
The Hamas militant group's coordinated terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was the deadliest assault in the region in decades, and prompted Israel to declare war.
The Colorado Buffaloes lost to their old rival the Nebraska Cornhuskers 28-10 on the road in Week 2. Shedeur Sanders completed 23 out of 38 passes for 244 yards with one TD and one pick thrown, while two-way star Travis Hunter caught 10 passes for 110 yards.
Angel Reese injured her wrist in the Chicago Sky's victory over the Los Angeles Sparks Friday, in which she recorded another one of her signature double-doubles.
Officials reported that "numerous people were shot" near London, Kentucky. A search was ongoing for a 32-year-old person of interest.
This is the second Grand Slam title for Aryna Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus.
A community is pushing back against a proposed oil pipeline expansion project near Dupont Elementary as teachers and parents say oil and gas production near the school threatens students' health.
A community is pushing back against a proposed oil pipeline expansion project near Dupont Elementary as teachers and parents say oil and gas production near the school threatens students' health.
A Colorado State Patrol trooper was shot and injured in what officials are calling a "targeted" attack. That trooper shot and killed the suspect and has since been released from the hospital.
The Denver Police Department asked the public for help locating a gray Ford Mustang on Saturday following an early morning collision between the car and a pedestrian. The car left the scene.
An investigation is underway after an Air Force Academy cadet was found dead in her dorm room. The academy identified the woman as 19-year-old Avery Koonce, of Texas.
In Silverton, there's a lot of discussion right now about what led to the death of a mother bear after a sheriff's deputy shot it with a bean bag round in an effort to haze it out of town.
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A Colorado community is pushing back against a proposed oil pipeline expansion project near an elementary school.
The shooting happened just after 1 p.m. when the trooper was doing paperwork in the center median and a driver fired multiple shots out of an unknown vehicle.
A week of reports of gang activity in Aurora has culminated with a roundtable discussion of elected officials and political candidates discussing the issue, as longtime residents of Aurora dispute and sometimes criticize the coverage and discussions around it.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
The Colorado Buffaloes lost to their old rival the Nebraska Cornhuskers 28-10 on the road in Week 2. Shedeur Sanders completed 23 out of 38 passes for 244 yards with one TD and one pick thrown, while two-way star Travis Hunter caught 10 passes for 110 yards.
Angel Reese injured her wrist in the Chicago Sky's victory over the Los Angeles Sparks Friday, in which she recorded another one of her signature double-doubles.
Paul Goldsmith was a legendary racer known for his versatility in both two and four-wheel racing.
The Denver Nuggets and NBA superstar Jamal Murray have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $208 million, according to multiple sources.
Rebecca Cheptegei died Thursday at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in the attack. She was 33.
Angel Reese injured her wrist in the Chicago Sky's victory over the Los Angeles Sparks Friday, in which she recorded another one of her signature double-doubles.
Officials reported that "numerous people were shot" near London, Kentucky. A search was ongoing for a 32-year-old person of interest.
This is the second Grand Slam title for Aryna Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus.
Paul Goldsmith was a legendary racer known for his versatility in both two and four-wheel racing.
The family of Aysenur Eygi, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, is demanding an independent investigation into her death.
In a statement, the Harris campaign says Trump's Taliban deal "set a virtually impossible deadline" for the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
At the University of Michigan game against Texas, fans were reminded of Sen. J.D. Vance's ties to its bitter rival, Ohio State University.
The City of Denver is getting ready for election season by unveiling its newest ballot drop box in the Globeville neighborhood.
Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican who served as vice president under former President George W. Bush, says he will not vote for Donald Trump.
Trump was convicted in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to a "hush money" payment to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
A community is pushing back against a proposed oil pipeline expansion project near Dupont Elementary as teachers and parents say oil and gas production near the school threatens students' health.
This summer, a widespread CrowdStrike outage caused a ripple effect across many sectors, including airline travel, banking, retail, and hospital operations.
Congo finally gets vaccines, but stopping the world's worst mpox outbreak will be a race against time, and there are plenty of hurdles.
Tested positive for COVID in 2024? Here's what to know about isolation, testing, new vaccines and more.
As climate change brings more extreme weather, farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more protections from extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
In addition to Apple Intelligence, here are the upgrades widely expected to be included in the latest iPhone models.
The latest labor market data comes less than two weeks ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to cut interest rates.
A federal judge probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal involving student-athlete payments.
The men's and women's singles draw champions will take home 20% more than they did last year, out of a record $75 million pot.
The IRS said funding from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped it go after wealthy taxpayers who failed to pay their tax bills.
A Denver law firm, hired to look into an alleged gang takeover of an Aurora apartment building, says they found the Venezuelan TdA gang began taking over the Whispering Pines apartments in late 2023.
In 2023, CBS News Colorado's Kati Weis spoke with several concerned residents at the park about a host of complaints they had – some people so upset, that they staged a protest at the park.
Miles away, in almost all corners of the metro area, residents in the Happy Canyon neighborhood in Denver, Applewood in Golden, or south in Sterling Ranch have the same question.
Questions about trust and safety have been a top conversation among leaders in Colorado's criminal justice system this year, including in Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty's office.
It's an unprecedented situation in Arapahoe County, where county commissioners have made a rarely seen decision -- stripping the county sheriff of his spending authority, and even asking for a district attorney review.