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Secretary of State John Kerry discusses what Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must do to halt the violent insurgency tearing Iraq apart.
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.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill to help civilians, including law enforcement agents, receive workers' compensation for illnesses like cancer that are often associated with toxic exposure to burn pits.
There has been palpable excitement about President Trump's state visit to China in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S.
The FBI said Thursday that it's still trying to locate Monica Witt, who is accused of defecting to Iran in 2013 and revealing highly classified U.S. intelligence.
Anastasia Antonov believes that her father, Aleksandr, was arrested by the Russian government last year because he is an American citizen. Now, she is appealing to President Trump to push Vladimir Putin's government to free her father.
The vote on a Democratic resolution to rein in Mr. Trump's authority to strike Iran was 212-212, falling just short of a majority.
Cuba's national energy grid has suffered a major failure, cutting power to the island's eastern provinces.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
The number of people being monitored for hantavirus in the United States has grown to 41, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
There has been palpable excitement about President Trump's state visit to China in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
A CBS News investigation showed the broker had worked with dangerous "chameleon carriers," thousands of which evade federal safety enforcement by reincarnating under new names.
Trump Mobile's $499 gold-toned phone has faced delays since it was unveiled in June 2025.
More than a dozen American CEOs are accompanying President Trump on his trip to China. That's not unusual.
A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
The 5.5-carat "Ocean Dream" diamond was found in Central Africa in the 1990s.
AI companies are recruiting a wide range of temp workers, from writers to wine enthusiasts, for hourly-paid gigs to help train their language models.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill to help civilians, including law enforcement agents, receive workers' compensation for illnesses like cancer that are often associated with toxic exposure to burn pits.
Three South Florida teenagers helped a 65-year-old having a heart attack. Matt Gutman has the story.
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer who was on the M/V Hondius as it suffered a hantavirus outbreak, is one of 16 Americans quarantining at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Rosmarin spoke with CBS News about how a five-week trip is now stretching into 12 weeks away from home.
Challenging your mind, through games and learning new skills, may help reduce your risk of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association. (Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association.)
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Jake Rosmarin is one of the 16 Americans at the University of Nebraska Medical Center being monitored for signs of hantavirus. Ian Lee spoke with him and has more details.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill to help civilians, including law enforcement agents, receive workers' compensation for illnesses like cancer that are often associated with toxic exposure to burn pits.
There has been palpable excitement about President Trump's state visit to China in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S.
Yellowstone actors Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly are reprising their roles as the fan-favorite onscreen couple Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in the newest "Yellowstone" spinoff, "Dutton Ranch." CBS News' Julianne Ferreira has more.
Film critic Rex Reed, whose clever and barbed opinions about movies – and movie stars – made him a fixture for decades in print and on television, died on May 12, 2026 at age 87. In this Feb. 4, 2018 "Sunday Morning" profile, Reed talked with Mo Rocca about how he came to live the life of an A-Lister himself. He also dispensed his unvarnished opinions about that year's best picture Oscar-nominees.
(Spoilers ahead) "CBS Mornings" reveals the castaways voted off during Wednesday's episode of "Survivor 50" in another double elimination. They discuss being part of the franchise and their legacies in the game.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
Major musicians from Post Malone to Meghan Trainor have recently struggled to sell out stadiums and arenas for their tours. It's a troubling trend being called "blue dot fever" and has led to entertainers canceling some or all of their shows. Ash-har Quraishi reports.
President Trump's visit to Beijing comes as the U.S. and China compete for artificial intelligence supremacy. Matt Sheehan, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins with analysis.
Lawyers presented closing arguments Thursday in the OpenAI trial pitting Elon Musk against its CEO, Sam Altman. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson 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.
Trump Mobile's $499 gold-toned phone has faced delays since it was unveiled in June 2025.
AI companies are recruiting a wide range of temp workers, from writers to wine enthusiasts, for hourly-paid gigs to help train their language models.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
The Pentagon released UFO documents on Friday, with President Trump telling the public to "have fun" deciding for itself what is going on. Carter Evans reports.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it's time for the American people see it for themselves, as the Pentagon started releasing previously classified documents related to UFOs and UAPs. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
The Pentagon on Friday released and declassified numerous files on UFOs, including eyewitness testimony, photos and reports. Government knowledge of non-human intelligent life was the subject of the documentary "The Age of Disclosure," released in February. Its director and producer, Dan Farah, joins CBS News to discuss.
An Oklahoma judge granted bond to former death row inmate Richard Glossip on Thursday, laying the groundwork for his first release from prison since 1997.
Brett Blackman was convicted on charges including healthcare and Medicare fraud, and faces decades in prison.
Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina lawyer who was convicted of murder, will get a new trial and have his convictions overturned, the state's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. CBS News' Eva Pilgrim reports.
The tourist sparked outrage after a witness recorded him chucking a coconut-sized rock at "Lani," a beloved Hawaiian monk seal off a Maui beach.
Warning: Distressing video. Authorities in the Philippines tried to arrest a senator on Wednesday, resulting in a burst of gunfire in the Philippine Senate, according to an Associated Press journalist and other witnesses.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.
The Artemis II team gained a new member, and the crew made sure their youngest teammate had the right stuff for space.
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.
David Begnaud meets a man who has attended the Kentucky Derby for 79 years in a row – and his dying wish to make it there one last time.
Two animals with specials needs are adjusting to their new home in Maryland after recovering together at "Last Chance Animal Rescue." Photojournalist Parrish Smith shows us how Blueberry and Meadow found each other and their forever home.
Some restaurants are going retro to try to bring customers into dining rooms. Bradley Blackburn got a taste of how they're putting nostalgia - on the menu.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump are discussing a wide range of topics in Beijing, including Taiwan and the war with Iran. Henrietta Levin, a senior fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss what success would look like for both the U.S. and China during these talks.
Yellowstone actors Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly are reprising their roles as the fan-favorite onscreen couple Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in the newest "Yellowstone" spinoff, "Dutton Ranch." CBS News' Julianne Ferreira has more.