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President Obama urged Iraq’s political leaders – including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki – to help put an end to violence raging in the country amid sectarian tensions.
Iraqi officials are denying reports that they have lost control of the country's biggest oil refinery, and instead say they have killed 70 militants there. Holly Williams tracks the Sunni uprising from Northern Iraq.
Destitute families are fleeing the violence from both Iraq and Syria into neighboring Jordan, worsening what is already being called the world's greatest humanitarian crisis. Scott Pelley reports.
Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers are on the offensive fighting to stop ISIS militants from reaching a major battle just 35 miles from Baghdad. The soldiers are filling a void created by last week's collapse of the Iraqi Army in the north. Clarissa Ward reports.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the al Qaeda-inspired militant group that has seized parts of Iraq and threatens Baghdad's government.
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss whether the Obama administration’s hands are tied in combating the al Qaeda-inspired militant group that has seized parts of Iraq and threatens Baghdad's government.
President Obama has insisted he would not put boots on the ground in Iraq. But officials say he now believes that a limited number of special forces are needed to develop better intelligence on the Sunni insurgents should airstrikes be ordered.
Foreign journalists have not been allowed in Mosul, Iraq’s second biggest city, since Islamic militants took control. Holly Williams met with a doctor working in Mosul at a checkpoint outside of the city who fears that Iraq cannot survive as a state in its current predicament.
President Obama is sending up ot 275 American troops into Iraq to protect U.S. interests. Holly Williams reports from northern Iraq with new information on the rebel advance.
The same ISIS militants that are in Iraq battled Syria’s army for years in Homs, a city of 650,000 people. Elizabeth Palmer reports that once the militants take over a town, getting them out is extremely difficult.
ISIS fighters are using new equipment abandoned by the fleeing Iraq army as the militants captured another city in northern Iraq. The terror group claims to have executed more than 1,700 men in last week's fighting. The U.N. says photos of militants brutalizing Iraqi soldiers are evidence of war crimes. Clarissa Ward reports.
CBS News senior security analyst Mike Morell, former deputy CIA director, talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the crisis in Iraq.
President Obama is talking regularly to his national security team and the White House says all options are possible except troops on the ground. Bill Plante reports on how pressure for the U.S. to take some kind of action is building.
Photos revealing the brutal tactics of ISIS have emerged. ISIS says it has executed more than 1,700 Iraqi soldiers. Militants managed to set off a car bomb in the heart of Baghdad, targeting a store where soldiers buy their uniforms. Clarissa Ward reports.
The mysterious leader of ISIS is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who commands several thousand men in Syria and Iraq, where he's trying to establish a state based on Islamic law. CBS News' Holly Williams explains who the insurgents' leader is and how his group became such a force.
CBS News' Lara Logan discusses the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which is waging war on Iraq's central government.
Tom Donilon, former national security adviser to President Obama, says Iraq is being torn apart by violence because its political leaders have not accommodated their opponents.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the U.S. must prevent Islamic extremists from toppling the Iraqi government, warning of the consequences if we fail to act.
CBS News' Clarissa Ward reports from Baghdad on the continued violence in Iraq that threatens to tear the country apart along sectarian lines.
Refugees are flooding out of Mosul into the northern city of Erbil, but hardly any of them are frightened of ISIS's armed extremists. Most are Sunni Muslims who resent their country's government. Holly Williams reports.
In Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, men answered the call to fight taking up arms against the Sunni enemy, ISIS, which now controls two of Iraq's main cities. Security forces in Baghdad are on high alert as ISIS militants threaten to take that city. Clarissa Ward reports.
Two and a half years after withdrawing troops from Iraq, President Obama is now looking for a way not to return. The Iraqi government is pleading for help as Islamic extremists have begun seizing large portions of the country. Clarissa Ward reports.
For Americans, the biggest question about Iraq is just how much help can and should the U.S. provide? The only thing the president appears to have ruled out is American “boots on the ground.” Mark Albert reports.
ISIS has ordered a suspension of military operations in Syria until further notice. But Syrians fear they are concentrating on rushing looted weapons and equipment back across the border from Iraq. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
The Pentagon increased spy flights over Iraq using high flying global hawk drones as it developed plans for air strikes designed to blunt the insurgent march south. But despite the firepower, officials say there are not too many lucrative targets when bombing an insurgent force fewer than 10,000 people. David Martin reports.
The item is believed to be one of only a handful of Titanic life jackets still in existence, the auction house said.
The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry said the gunman took hostages and spoke to negotiators for 40 minutes before he was shot dead.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
Abetting suicide carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, according to the Canadian Criminal Code.
There were no injuries reported in connection with the attack, police said Saturday.
A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
The Trump administration is considering a renewed diplomatic push that could send officials back to Pakistan within days, sources said.
A skydiver crashed into the scoreboard before Virginia Tech's spring football game.
Former President Barack Obama met privately with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before joining together to read to preschoolers at a child care center in the Bronx.
Two soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, were injured in a brown bear attack on Friday during a training session.
Meteorologists said the drought is a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and existing water issues.
Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Scotland, pleaded guilty in California federal court.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
Rising jet fuel prices are forcing airlines to cut routes and trim schedules.
Prices dropped after Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for the remainder of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
Households are starting to make room in their budgets for spending on generative AI subscriptions, new data shows.
The recall affects F-150 vehicles quipped with a six-speed automatic transmission produced between March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017, according to NHTSA.
Former President Barack Obama met privately with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before joining together to read to preschoolers at a child care center in the Bronx.
Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.
The order will open the door for more research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.
An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
The order will open the door for more research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.
Casey Gould wanted to be a mom her whole life. Her long-awaited pregnancy went smoothly — until she saw something alarming.
President Trump nominated a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. Dr. Erica Schwartz is a former deputy surgeon general and retired Coast Guard rear admiral.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, kicking off an expected sprint of seven budget hearings he'll attend over the next week.
CBS News reported Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz was emerging as the president's top pick for the role.
The item is believed to be one of only a handful of Titanic life jackets still in existence, the auction house said.
The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry said the gunman took hostages and spoke to negotiators for 40 minutes before he was shot dead.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
Abetting suicide carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, according to the Canadian Criminal Code.
There were no injuries reported in connection with the attack, police said Saturday.
New York Sirens captain Micah Zandee-Hart and Professional Women's Hockey League executive vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford sit down with "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss the league's recent increase in popularity.
Cinco Paul, the screenwriter behind hit movies like the "Despicable Me" series and "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!", sits down with "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss his latest project: adapting the hit Apple TV+ series "Schmigadoon!" for Broadway.
The Lone Bellow began playing more than 10 years ago and gained a following for their folksy, Brooklyn sound. Now, out with their latest album, "What a Time to Be Alive," here's The Lone Bellow performing "You Were Leaving."
The Lone Bellow began playing more than 10 years ago and gained a following for their folksy, Brooklyn sound. Now, out with their latest album, "What a Time to Be Alive," here's The Lone Bellow performing "No Getting Over You."
The Lone Bellow began playing more than 10 years ago and gained a following for their folksy, Brooklyn sound. Now, out with their latest album, "What a Time to Be Alive," here's The Lone Bellow performing "I Did It For Love."
The struggling shoe brand Allbirds announced it is exiting the footwear business and re-inventing itself as an artificial intelligence company. Max Darrow has more from San Francisco.
Millions of Americans get health information from podcasts. Now, some medical experts are warning about the harmful impacts of misinformation on these programs. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Big retailers are embracing agentic commerce as a new way to shop. But you should think twice before handing over your credit card, tech experts say.
Actor Val Kilmer died last April, and yet he is starring in a new movie, made after his death. Jo Ling Kent reports on how filmmakers resurrected his voice and image by using artificial intelligence.
Colorado State University has released its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast, predicting 13 named storms and six hurricanes may develop during the 2026 season.
Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.
Last month was the hottest March on record for the Lower 48 states, by the most for any month ever, federal data shows. And a forecast El Niño could heat Earth even more.
The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife says.
The astronauts aboard Artemis II are the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.
Mexico City and Guadalajara are preparing to host World Cup games in June, with protesters denouncing the government's failure to properly investigate the disappearances.
Abetting suicide carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, according to the Canadian Criminal Code.
Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Scotland, pleaded guilty in California federal court.
David Burke, a singer who performs under the name d4vd, is behind bars on suspicion of murder. He was arrested after the body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the trunk of his Tesla in September 2025. Matt Gutman reports.
Two people were found dead when a minivan carrying nearly 500 pounds of liquid meth worth up to $3 million crashed in a Fort Worth neighborhood.
"We are carrying back everything we learned, not only about where we went but ourselves," mission specialist Christina Koch told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil.
The four Artemis II astronauts struggled to describe the view and overall experience of flying around the moon's far side and witnessing a solar eclipse in deep space.
People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.
The Artemis II astronauts flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday to cheers and applause from family members and hundreds of NASA workers.
The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
A skydiver was safely rescued after accidentally crashing into a scoreboard during a Virginia Tech spring football game.
14-year-old surfing phenom tells Carter Evans about his pivot to jiu-jitsu and the lessons he's learned about choosing your path.
The struggling shoe brand Allbirds announced it is exiting the footwear business and re-inventing itself as an artificial intelligence company. Max Darrow has more from San Francisco.
Pope Leo pushed back on claims that he is feuding with President Trump. Chris Livesay has more details.
Millions are under the threat of severe weather on Saturday, with a tornado risk from Tennessee to New York. Multiple funnel clouds whipped across several states on Friday, causing lots of damage. Jonah Kaplan reports and Andrew Kozak has the forecast.