Syria's White Helmets try to start new lives
One man who spoke to CBS News said it's hard to forget the years of war.
Syria Crisis
Inside a school for Syrian refugee children fleeing bombs
Children make up the vast majority of more than 200,000 people who fled the Turkish invasion, according to the U.N.
Chemical weapons watchdog defends Syria report amid claims of bias
Russia and Syria have always denied using chemicals in deadly Douma attack, and now WikiLeaks claims whistleblower evidence backs them up
Russia establishes base in Syria amid spike in violence
CBS News saw Russian attack helicopters in the region, followed by a long U.S. military convoy
U.S. forces ramp up firepower in Syria
The power is not to match ISIS, but the Syrian regime, Russians and militias backed by Turkey
National security adviser "concerned" about possible war crimes in Syria
"There is no place for genocide, for ethnic cleansing, for war crimes in the 21st century," O'Brien said on "Face the Nation"
Kurds hurl rocks at Turkish and Russian convoy
Women with rocks and even children armed with eggs prepared for a Turkish and Russian convoy inside Syria
Pentagon says U.S. won't keep revenue from Syrian oil fields
President Trump ordered the withdrawal of troops from the region weeks ago
Top Democratic chairman slams decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria
President Trump said the priority now is for U.S. troops to protect oil wells
Car bomb in Syrian border town kills 13
The town was captured last month by Turkey-backed opposition gunmen
U.S. plans to send troops to northern Syria to defend oil
A combat unit armed with tanks would be sent in to help about 200 lightly armed troops who are staying in Syria to protect the oil fields
U.S. chides Turkey for "heading in the wrong direction" in Syria
Weeks after Trump ordered U.S. forces out, clearing the way for Turkey's incursion, U.S. defense chief says Turks "put us all in a very terrible situation"
CBS News gains rare access to Turkish-controlled Syria
The Turkish offensive cost hundreds of lives and thousands of civilians were forced to flee
"Caught between two allies": Gauging military threats in Syria
On this week's episode of the "Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast, go behind the lines of what's happening as U.S. troops move out of Syria
As U.S. troops leave Syria, Russian and Turkish forces replace them
And it still wasn't clear where the roughly 1,000 American forces being pulled out of the country will go, but it seems they can only stay in Iraq for a month
Deal between Turkey and Russia puts offensive in Syria on hold
As American troops leave eastern Syria, the Russians have stepped in
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to "crush" former U.S. allies in Syria
The Trump administration, accused of abandoning America's Kurdish allies, got Erdogan to agree a brief ceasefire, but that ends today
U.S. troops are not coming home from Syria, and some may stay there
In spite of President Trump saying he's bringing Americans home, most troops in Syria are just moving to Iraq, and they'll still be ready to fight ISIS
Fighting persists after Turkey agrees to "pause" its Syria onslaught
There are concerns the short ceasefire announced by Pence hands Turkey exactly what it wants, as claims surface of Turkish forces using chemical weapons
Mike Pence announces ceasefire in Syria
Turkey will pause its invasion for 120 hours to allow Kurdish allies to withdraw from the safe zone of the border region
Syria fallout "essentially irreversible," retired admiral says
Sandy Winnefeld said about territory being left by U.S. troops: "That ground is gone now. We handed it over for free."
Turkey's leader rejects U.S. push for ceasefire in Syria
As Mike Pence heads to the region and congressional leaders head to the White House to discuss a possible ceasefire, Turkey's Erdogan rules it out
Russian troops rush to fill void left by U.S. in northern Syria
Russia moved quickly to further entrench its role as a power broker after the president ordered the pullout of American forces
Turkey's involvement in Syria: The complicated history of how we got here
The roots of Turkey's offensive against the Kurds date back nearly a century
Turkey ignores Trump's warning and steps up Syria offensive
Kurdish civilians are fleeing indiscriminate shelling as U.S. troops and Bashar Assad's Russian-backed forces trade places on an increasingly chaotic battlefield
World
Coronavirus outbreak: Rush to contain a deadly virus from China
As the World Health Organization mulls a possible global emergency declaration, authorities in China have locked down at least 1 city.
Air tanker crash kills 3 Americans battling Australian wildfires
The C-130 was being operated by the Portland, Oregon branch of a Canadian company as Australia's unprecedented fire season continues
First U.S. coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts
The officials stressed that the risk to the public remains low.
Dem Senator Chris Murphy slams Trump for downplaying injuries in Iran attack
"There's smart, dedicated, patriotic people at the Department of Defense who allowed for that lie to be told to all of us for weeks," Murphy told CBS News.
Chinese city quarantines 11 million as virus spreads
The virus has infected more than 500 people. At least 17 have died.
Coronavirus drives up sales of masks and rubber gloves
3M surgical masks were sold out at pharmacies and on e-commerce sites across China as the coronarvirus spread Wednesday.
Tech withholds data that could prove innocence
Omar Ameen is an Iraqi refugee accused of carrying out an ISIS hit in Iraq in 2014 before coming to the United States.
Trump: U.S. service members hurt in Iran attack had "headaches"
At least 11 U.S. service members at Al Asad airbase were "screened for traumatic brain injury," the Pentagon said last week.
Australians warned of possible deadly spider "bonanza"
Experts say weather conditions in bushfire-battered eastern Australia could bring "super dangerous" funnel-webs out in droves.
Drugmaker says it is working on coronavirus vaccine
Shares of Novavax surged after the biotech announced that it is developing a potential treatment for the virus.
Trump again blasts impeachment "hoax" before leaving Davos
Mr. Trump says his meetings with political and business leaders from around the world will bring investment into the U.S., as he took a jab at "the prophets of doom."
As coronavirus spreads, doctor says "be proactive" but don't panic
The World Health Organization has called a meeting Wednesday to decide whether China's coronavirus is a global health emergency.
Saudi Arabia denies hacking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone
The United Nations calls for further investigation of evidence it says suggests Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent Bezos a file carrying malware.
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Jones, one of the original members of the renowned British comedy troupe, had been suffering from dementia.
Millions of climate refugees may need protection, U.N. says
"The message is clear: Pacific Island states do not need to be underwater before triggering human rights obligations to protect the right to life," said Kate Schuetze of Amnesty International.
World
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Coronavirus outbreak: Rush to contain a deadly virus from China
As the World Health Organization mulls a possible global emergency declaration, authorities in China have locked down at least 1 city.
Air tanker crash kills 3 Americans battling Australian wildfires
The C-130 was being operated by the Portland, Oregon branch of a Canadian company as Australia's unprecedented fire season continues
First U.S. coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts
The officials stressed that the risk to the public remains low.
Dem Senator Chris Murphy slams Trump for downplaying injuries in Iran attack
"There's smart, dedicated, patriotic people at the Department of Defense who allowed for that lie to be told to all of us for weeks," Murphy told CBS News.
Chinese city quarantines 11 million as virus spreads
The virus has infected more than 500 people. At least 17 have died.
U.S.
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Woman killed and 7 wounded, including 9-year-old, in Seattle shooting
Multiple people opened fire outside a McDonald's in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the evening commute Wednesday.
Impeachment live updates: Democrats detail Trump-Ukraine timeline
The House managers presented an exhaustive account of the president's efforts to pressure Ukraine.
Setback for woman facing charges for going topless at home
Judge refuses to overturn part of Utah's lewdness law; woman may have to register as sex offender for going topless in front of her stepchildren.
Air tanker crash kills 3 Americans battling Australian wildfires
The C-130 was being operated by the Portland, Oregon branch of a Canadian company as Australia's unprecedented fire season continues
Arrest warrant issued for Antonio Brown
Police were unable to "make contact" with Brown on Tuesday and he has yet to be taken into custody.
Politics
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Dem Senator Chris Murphy slams Trump for downplaying injuries in Iran attack
"There's smart, dedicated, patriotic people at the Department of Defense who allowed for that lie to be told to all of us for weeks," Murphy told CBS News.
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Biden, Sanders continue to exchange punches
"Biden wants to look at my record, that's fair. I will look at his record. We'll have that debate," said Sanders.
Trump to become first president to speak at March for Life
Vice President Mike Pence had previously been the highest-ranking member of any presidential administration to attend.
Trump: U.S. service members hurt in Iran attack had "headaches"
At least 11 U.S. service members at Al Asad airbase were "screened for traumatic brain injury," the Pentagon said last week.
Senators stuck in D.C. for impeachment launch campaign surrogates
Contingency plans for the senators include caucus concerts, office hours and ice cream socials in the early-voting states.
Entertainment
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Arrest warrant issued for Antonio Brown
Police were unable to "make contact" with Brown on Tuesday and he has yet to be taken into custody.
Gold-seated toilet among Frank Sinatra's items up for auction
S&S Auction recently purchased the contents of Sinatra's executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City.
Eli Manning retiring after 16 seasons
Manning will officially announce his retirement on Friday.
Rapper Juice WRLD died of oxycodone and codeine overdose
The death was ruled an accident by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Weinstein portrayed as a "sexual predator" as trial opens
The criminal case against Harvey Weinstein got underway in a New York court. During opening statements, the prosecutor didn't mince words, calling Weinstein a "rapist." Jericka Duncan reports.
Technology
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Tech withholds data that could prove innocence
Omar Ameen is an Iraqi refugee accused of carrying out an ISIS hit in Iraq in 2014 before coming to the United States.
Tesla's Elon Musk in line for massive $340 million payout
Billionaire CEO could get even richer now that his electric car maker has passed a key stock market benchmark.
Saudi Arabia denies hacking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone
The United Nations calls for further investigation of evidence it says suggests Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent Bezos a file carrying malware.
Top election security official details past, current and future threats
"We do not assess that any other country influenced the United States election in 2016 on the scale of what the Russians did," Shelby Pierson tells Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters" this week.
Wednesday is deadline to file claim for Equifax data breach
You want the cash? Or a decade of free credit monitoring through Equifax? Here's what to do before the January 22 deadline.
Science
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Australians warned of possible deadly spider "bonanza"
Experts say weather conditions in bushfire-battered eastern Australia could bring "super dangerous" funnel-webs out in droves.
Weather service issues alert for falling iguanas in Florida
As the weather gets colder in parts of the state, the cold-blooded animals slow down or become motionless and can drop from trees onto unsuspecting pedestrians.
Lessons from one of the fastest-warming places on Earth
It took CBS News' Roxana Saberi 3 days to reach Elephant Island, on the Antarctic Peninsula, where scientists say declining penguin populations offer a warning to us all.
Greta Thunberg calls for end to all fossil fuel investment "now"
The teen climate activist urges leaders at the World Economic Forum "to act as if you loved your children above all else."
Platypuses at risk of extinction
Climate change and sever periods of drought are among the risk factors threatening the platypus population.
Health
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First U.S. coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts
The officials stressed that the risk to the public remains low.
Chinese city quarantines 11 million as virus spreads
The virus has infected more than 500 people. At least 17 have died.
Coronavirus drives up sales of masks and rubber gloves
3M surgical masks were sold out at pharmacies and on e-commerce sites across China as the coronarvirus spread Wednesday.
Drugmaker says it is working on coronavirus vaccine
Shares of Novavax surged after the biotech announced that it is developing a potential treatment for the virus.
Planned Parenthood leader speaks out on Roe v. Wade anniversary
Alexis McGill Johnson warned that the impact of an upcoming Supreme Court case could "effectively gut Roe."
MoneyWatch
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Gold-seated toilet among Frank Sinatra's items up for auction
S&S Auction recently purchased the contents of Sinatra's executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City.
"I believe in this airplane": Boeing's CEO says 737 Max to fly again
David Calhoun laid out the new timetable for the plane to resume commercial airline service around mid-2020.
More locales weigh replacing apartment security deposits
Lawmakers in North Carolina, Virginia and Vermont said they want to pass legislation similar to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Union membership in the U.S. slid to record low in 2019
Organized labor's decline continues, with just over 10% of workers covered by collective bargaining.
Papyrus to close all its stationery stores nationwide
The 70-year-old stationery and greeting card chain to shutter 254 shops in coming weeks and lay off 1,400 workers.
Crime
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Setback for woman facing charges for going topless at home
Judge refuses to overturn part of Utah's lewdness law; woman may have to register as sex offender for going topless in front of her stepchildren.
Arrest warrant issued for Antonio Brown
Police were unable to "make contact" with Brown on Tuesday and he has yet to be taken into custody.
Man arrested with nearly $4 million worth of drugs in his car
Logan Lewis Pederson, 30, was pulled over on Interstate 15 near the Utah border earlier this week.
Penn State suspends frat during sexual assault investigation
The Phi Sigma Delta Sigma chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has been placed "on interim suspension" after a third-party report of an alleged assault.
Teen alleges Gritty physically assaulted him during photo shoot
"This could have been handled so simply but they tried to bribe me not to speak about it," the teen's father posted on Facebook.
Space
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Third all-female spacewalk successfully completed
NASA is ditching aging solar array batteries for more powerful lithium-ion replacements.
SpaceX destroys boosters in dramatic abort test
SpaceX deliberately destroyed a Falcon 9 booster Sunday in a spectacular high-altitude conflagration moments after an unpiloted Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship shot away in a critical test of its emergency escape system, propelled to safety with a rush of fiery exhaust from eight powerful abort engines. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Omar Villafranca from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.
SpaceX deliberately destroys boosters in dramatic test
The test was the last major hurdle before the Crew Dragon blasts off with astronauts aboard.
SpaceX delays dramatic Crew Dragon abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
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These are the NFL superstars who are expected to earn the most in 2020.
Notable deaths in 2020
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Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature
The Denver Art Museum presents the country's largest Monet exhibit in more than two decades, exploring the Impressionist's fascination with light, and how tragedy colored his work
Surprising stars who have never won an Oscar
No thanks to the Academy.
Animals doing people things
A gorilla looking at iPhone photos, an elk drinking red wine... the line between human activity and animal behavior is furrier than one might think
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1/22/20: Red and Blue
Dems give opening remarks in impeachment trial; Consumer reports warns women using menstrual app
Items from Frank Sinatra up for auction
A clock and piano are some of the items up for auction from Frank Sinatra's executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City. CBS Philadelphia reports.
Sanders, Warren supporters clash: Politico
Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign has sharpened its attacks against rivals in recent weeks, but his recent clash with Senator Elizabeth Warren has been front and center. Stephanie Murray has been reporting on the hard feelings carried by Sanders and Warren supporters over accusations that Sanders told Warren a woman couldn't win the presidency. Murray joins CBSN to discuss the clash.
Biden, Sanders appear to reignite feud
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders appeared to reignite a feud between their campaigns with new videos released Tuesday. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns discusses the latest from the campaign trail.
Trump downplays service members' injuries
In the answer to a question from CBS News' Weijia Jiang, President Trump said U.S. service members who were injured in a strike from Iran "had headaches and a couple of other things." CBSN contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller joins CBSN to discuss.
