Arlington National Cemetery opens new section with Civil War burials

The expansion will add 27,000 spaces, including more than 16,000 reserved for cremated remains in a new columbarium

• Sep 6, 2018

Deadly airstrike in Yemen

There was a horrifying attack on Thursday in Yemen, a Middle Eastern country torn apart by a three-year civil war. An air strike in the north reportedly killed at least 50 people, more than half of them children. Holly Williams reports.

• Aug 9, 2018
• 01:53

Airstrike reportedly hits bus full of children on field trip

The strike was carried out Thursday by the Saudi Arabian-led coalition, which is backed in this war by the U.S.

• Aug 9, 2018

Protests in Nicaragua

New protests were held in Nicaragua Monday amid fear the nation could be headed to civil war. Human rights groups say more than 350 people have been killed since demonstrations began three months ago. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from the capital Managua.

• Jul 23, 2018
• 02:23

Violent clashes stoke fear of civil war in Nicaragua

Hundreds have been killed in demonstrations that started three months ago

• Jul 23, 2018

Inside the deadly clashes in Nicaragua

Sen. Marco Rubio is warning that deadly clashes in Nicaragua could leave to civil war and worsen the immigration crisis in the U.S.. New protests are expected Monday, after thousands of people marched Sunday to demand that President Daniel Ortega step down. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Jul 23, 2018
• 02:50

Rooted in history: Gettysburg's "Witness Trees"

Alive during the bloodiest battle on U.S. soil, these sentinels offer park visitors a tangible connection to the Civil War

• Jul 8, 2018

#SecondCivilWarLetters: Alex Jones conspiracy theory sparks viral joke

A baseless conspiracy theory about a civil war starting on July 4 has inspired a viral Independence Day joke

• Jul 4, 2018

Violence grips African wildlife park

A new wave of violence has forced Africa's oldest park to close until next year. The Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park includes some of Africa's most diverse wildlife and is home to more than half the world's critically endangered gorilla population. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins CBSN with more.

• Jun 13, 2018
• 06:26

4/9/18: CBSN Evening News

FBI agents raid the home and office of President Trump's lawyer; Hundreds of foreigners run Pyongyang race

• Apr 9, 2018
• 47:20

Medics describe alleged chemical attack in Syria

A suspected chemical attack hit Douma in Syria over the weekend, leaving at least 40 people dead. Medics on the ground reported smelling chlorine on the survivors. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest.

• Apr 9, 2018
• 02:53

Suspected chemical attack in Syria

A suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma suffocated dozens to death, opposition groups said. President Trump blamed Syrian President Bashar Assad, who he called "Animal Assad," and his international allies for the apparent attack.

• Apr 8, 2018
• 01:05

Oprah visits Alabama memorial for lynching

A new memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, reflects on one of the most difficult periods in American history: when thousands of African-American men, women and children were killed by lynching in the decades after the Civil War. "60 Minutes" special contributor Oprah Winfrey visited the memorial with Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative who spearheaded the project. Watch the full report Sunday, April 8, 2018 on "60 Minutes."

• Apr 6, 2018
• 02:13

Saudis say 1 killed as Yemeni rebels fire missiles at Riyadh

Saudis claim most of missiles fired from "within Yemen" shot down, amid questions over Iran's role, and how well interceptors worked

• Mar 26, 2018

Site of rumored Civil War gold lures treasure hunters, FBI

The FBI has come up empty at the rural Pennsylvania site where Civil War gold is rumored to be buried

• Mar 20, 2018

Syrians mark 7 years of civil war as thousands flee fighting in Ghouta

The civil war has also resulted in more than 400,000 deaths and more than 1 million others injured

• Mar 15, 2018

Andrew Johnson: The unfortunate president

Mo Rocca looks at the successor to Abraham Lincoln, whose battles with Congress over healing a war-ravaged nation led to his impeachment

• Feb 18, 2018

Concerns mount over Russia's influence in Eastern Europe

Next month, the Bosnian Serb police are expected to receive 2,500 new assault rifles, and there are fears Russia will train the officers

• Feb 16, 2018

Syrian girl barely remembers the day that changed her life

The conflict that continues to rage on has put many children -- including two Syrian sisters -- in danger

• Jan 11, 2018

Artifacts found in mysterious New Hampshire vault

Two centuries old, the New Hampshire Statehouse is home to numerous vaults installed as fireproof safes in the 1870s

• Nov 27, 2017

Risking life to save lives in Syria

A Chicago surgeon puts his life on the line to save victims of Syria's civil war in hospitals targeted by the regime

• Nov 24, 2017

How Yemen's civil war is starving its children

The head of the World Food Programme says 125,000 children could die in Yemen as food is blockaded from the country. Scott Pelley shows a rare look at the situation on this week's 60 Minutes

• Nov 17, 2017

John's Notebook: Not everyone deserves a monument

One of the lessons in the Civil War is that it was possible to do the right thing then by the moral standards of today, John Dickerson says

• Nov 5, 2017

Congressional Black Caucus chair: "John Kelly needs a history lesson"

"He is starting to sound a lot like his boss," Rep. Cedric Richmond said of the White House chief of staff

• Oct 31, 2017

"You are my slave": School's Civil War Day sparks mom's ire

Last month, the school near Kennesaw Mountain invited fifth-graders to dress up as characters from the Civil War

• Oct 13, 2017

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