
British ISIS member convicted on all counts for deadly kidnapping plot
El Shafee Elsheikh was found guilty of participating in a brutal ISIS hostage-taking scheme that led to the deaths of four Americans.
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El Shafee Elsheikh was found guilty of participating in a brutal ISIS hostage-taking scheme that led to the deaths of four Americans.
Jury deliberates in case of El Shafee Elsheikh, one of three British men accused of brutal ISIS hostage-taking scheme.
The ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" held at least 27 foreign hostages in Syria between 2012 and 2015.
El Shafee Elsheikh, member of the ISIS group nicknamed "the Beatles," is on trial in Virginia facing hostage and terrorism charges.
The rebel Syrian Democratic Forces have been America's go-to ally in the fight against ISIS, but another ISIS leader's death near Turkey has them asking difficult questions.
President Biden announced that the leader of ISIS blew himself up, also killing some civilians, during an overnight raid by U.S. forces in northwestern Syria. Pentagon officials said there were no U.S. casualties. Gayle King anchors a CBS News Special Report with Nancy Cordes at the White House and David Martin at the Pentagon.
Government witnesses say Allison Fluke-Ekren "wanted to die in Syria as a martyr."
Biden praised the troops who carried out the raid "to protect the American people and our Allies," and said the ISIS leader killed his own family members with his bomb.
The family of a Kansas woman charged with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion says they want nothing to do with her.
It's unclear how many died or how many prisoners escaped as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters fought to retake control of the facility, but it was a clear sign of ISIS' lingering potency.
The woman patrolled parks, armed with an assault rifle and explosive vest, looking for women who did not conform with the extremist group's strict codes of behavior and dress, prosecutors said.
Sami Jasim al-Jaburi left al Qaeda in Iraq to join ISIS in the early days, and quickly became a top leader – with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head.
Sources tell CBS News the leader of Afghanistan's ISIS affiliate is working against the Taliban rulers from both inside and outside the group. That could quickly become a U.S. problem.
General Mark Milley warned that al Qaeda could be months away from reconstituting in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban's takeover of the country has given terrorists a new lifeline. Weijia Jiang reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi "was neutralized by French forces," but gave no further details.
The ISIS cell – dubbed "the Beatles" because of their British accents – were infamous for releasing videos that showed grisly beheadings.
Adrian Nel was gunned down by ISIS militants as he sped his father and brother away from the besieged city of Palma. This is their story.
Woman tells CBS News her husband and son had to hide in a bush with the body of her other son as they fled an onslaught in northern Mozambique.
U.S. steps up support as a brutal insurgency claims thousands of lives and forces almost 700,000 to flee in the space of just one year.
The pontiff visited the Church of the Immaculate Conception, which was vandalized, desecrated, burned and even used as target practice by ISIS.
Iraq's beleaguered Christians welcome 1st-ever papal visit, but some fear he'll draw virus super-spreader-size crowds in a country also grappling with terrorism.
The ISIS claim of responsibility contradicted an accusation by the Afghan government that the Taliban carried out the murders.
Shamima Begum, now 21, was one of three east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015.
Military commander blames ISIS for the carnage, saying the battered group was trying to "prove its existence."
The new president will take over with a shrinking U.S. military footprint eroding trust, and Tehran vowing to take revenge for a brazen assassination it blames on Israel.
The announcement Saturday during Biden's visit to Seoul reflects a shift in direction from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
A U.S. official brought a copy of the bill on a commercial flight to Seoul, South Korea for the president to sign.
CBS News was one of a small number of western outlets allowed access to the conference.
At just 8 years old, he's endured unimaginable horror. The sound of constant shelling has left him shell-shocked and traumatized.
Judge Robert Summerhays ruled the CDC did not properly end Title 42, which allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants.
The wife of a marine said her husband had written her: "I don't know when I will get in touch with you and if I will at all."
Before COVID hit, the ancient city's 17 world heritage sites and 2,000 temples and shrines drew 88 million tourists in in a single year. But it still can't pay the bills.
The bodies were exhumed from a mass grave to be identified using DNA tests.
Energy cutoff comes after Finland and neighbor Sweden formally applied to join NATO this week.
The ocean is more acidic than it's been in 26,000 years and hotter than ever as greenhouse gases continue to flood the atmosphere. Here's what it could mean for the climate crisis.
As scientists warn heat waves are 100 times more likely in the region, millions of workers can't afford to take a day off, even if the heat could kill them.
The statistic provides a glimpse into one unintended consequence of Title 42: migrant parents opting to "self-separate" from their children.
As Biden arrived to tout deals for American jobs, North Korea was poised for a nuclear weapons test and China launched military exercises.
Vangelis wrote music for dozens of other movies, including Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" in 1982.
A Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a tiny data card, which was smuggled out to the world in a tampon.
The three cadets will get degrees but "will not be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they remain unvaccinated," an Academy spokesperson said.
At least 14 people across 12 states have become sick, and two were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A forensic anthropologist used carbon dating to determine it was likely the skull of a young man who lived between 5500 and 6000 B.C.
Sixteen people were taken to the hospital during Saturday morning's event, the New York Fire Department said.
The current national average for a gallon of gasoline is $4.59 a record high price, according to AAA.
Hotter weather and drought conditions are expected to drive up energy demand, potentially straining the nation's aging power grid.
Virginia lawmaker says retailer should obtain parental consent before selling two "obscene" books to minors.
The S&P 500 is approaching a bear market for the first time in two years. Investors have "nowhere to hide," one analyst says.
Some homeowners are facing "sticker shock" from stiffer property tax bills. Blame the pandemic real estate boom.
Billionaire's Starlink satellite venture will provide internet service for rural schools and monitor the rainforest.
The new map still leaves in place the new 12th District in Manhattan, which will result in longtime Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney running against each other.
A U.S. official brought a copy of the bill on a commercial flight to Seoul, South Korea for the president to sign.
Giuliani backed out of a scheduled appearance earlier this month, a spokesperson for the committee said.
CBS News was one of a small number of western outlets allowed access to the conference.
Former United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Senator Rick Scott and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
Clinical health psychologist Dr. Natalie Datillo explains how patients can make connections to reduce pain and increase mobility.
The three cadets will get degrees but "will not be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they remain unvaccinated," an Academy spokesperson said.
At least 14 people across 12 states have become sick, and two were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted to recommend a third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. This comes as the U.S. is seeing high levels of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus has more information.
More hospitals are reporting children needing treatment because they aren't getting enough nutrition due to the baby formula shortage. Jamie Yuccas has more.
The announcement Saturday during Biden's visit to Seoul reflects a shift in direction from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
A U.S. official brought a copy of the bill on a commercial flight to Seoul, South Korea for the president to sign.
CBS News was one of a small number of western outlets allowed access to the conference.
At just 8 years old, he's endured unimaginable horror. The sound of constant shelling has left him shell-shocked and traumatized.
Judge Robert Summerhays ruled the CDC did not properly end Title 42, which allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants.
An Autopia car from Disneyland sold for $180,000.
Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt has been eagerly waiting to get back on the road and her fans have waited six long years for her brand-new album,” Just Like That.” For “Saturday Sessions,” Raitt performs “Love Letters.”
Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt has been eagerly waiting to get back on the road and her fans have waited six long years for her brand-new album,” Just Like That.” For “Saturday Sessions,” Raitt performs “Livin' For the Ones.”
Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt has been eagerly waiting to get back on the road, and her fans have waited six long years for her brand-new album,” Just Like That.” For “Saturday Sessions,” Raitt performs “Made Up Mind.”
Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt has been eagerly waiting to get back on the road, and her fans have waited six long years for her brand-new album. Anthony Mason talked with Raitt about her music-making and how her celebrated career just got even more well-deserved recognition.
Billionaire's Starlink satellite venture will provide internet service for rural schools and monitor the rainforest.
Big tech like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are seeking to block a Texas law that prohibits social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. CBS news reporter Dan Patterson joins Nancy Chen and Tanya Rivero to discuss the legislation.
Credit card giant to test biometric system aimed at streamlining the checkout process in stores.
President Joe Biden opened his trip to Asia on Friday with a focus on the U.S. tech sector, touring a Samsung computer chip plant in South Korea. During his six-day stay, Mr. Biden will also visit Japan. Nancy Cordes reports.
An Atlas 5 rocket boosted a Boeing Starliner crew capsule into orbit Thursday for a make-or-break unpiloted test flight, the company's third attempt in over two years to reach the International Space Station.
The Carcinus maenas — or "raving mad crab" — preys on juvenile clams, out-competes native crab species and wreaks havoc on marine ecosystems.
The ocean is more acidic than it's been in 26,000 years and hotter than ever as greenhouse gases continue to flood the atmosphere. Here's what it could mean for the climate crisis.
As scientists warn heat waves are 100 times more likely in the region, millions of workers can't afford to take a day off, even if the heat could kill them.
Twenty million years ago, Switzerland's low-lying parts were covered in an ocean teeming with fish, sharks and dolphins.
The "very flashy" moths were found in the luggage of a traveler arriving from the Philippines, authorities said.
The party was at a business in a strip mall in San Bernadino, police said.
The house held a total of seven improvised explosive devices along with other bomb-making materials, authorities said.
The shooting occurred on May 11.
The shooter allegedly used a Remington Bushmaster: "It is designed for the military, it is designed for war," said a lawyer looking into potential claims against Remington.
The Court previously overturned the conviction of Dana Chandler in the murders of her ex-husband and his fiancee, and a new trial is scheduled for August.
For the first time, two U.S. astronaut ferry ships, from two different vendors are docked at space station.
Grounded earlier by software bugs and corroded valves, Boeing says the Starliner is finally ready for flight.
NASA is confident Boeing's Starliner astronaut ferry ship is finally ready for prime time.
NASA expects dwindling power to shut down the InSight Mars lander by the end of the year.
While not as serious as a potentially life-threatening 2013 incident, NASA is taking no chances with the station's aging spacesuits.
It's not only tech companies that continue to win over employees with flexible work environments, good pay and better benefits.
After scouring 12 hours of grainy surveillance footage, investigators say they found the way Fotis Dulos drove the 70 miles to murder his wife.
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For an unprecedented number of young people in Gen Z, gender is a social construct that needs dismantling. In this CBS Reports documentary, we follow four teens with diverse gender identities to see how they are dealing with and experiencing a world that’s redefining gender.
President Biden signed a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine just as Russia intensified its efforts to control the eastern part of the former Soviet state. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Odesa, Ukraine.
A volatile week for the stock market has some investors worried the economy could fall into a recession. Jaime Quiros, senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, speaks with CBS News' Lana Zak on how the uncertainty could impact our daily lives.
In 1977, Vincent Simmons was sentenced to 100 years in prison. Decades later, a newly minted lawyer helped get him released.
A Florida appeals court reinstated a new and controversial congressional map backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who calls the map "race-neutral." CBS News anchor Lana Zak spoke with William March, a Florida political reporter and analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, about what sparked the controversy.