Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600-foot ravine
A veteran Greek hiker died in a ravine fall in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.
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A veteran Greek hiker died in a ravine fall in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.
The prisoners were tortured and executed during Greece's civil war era, according to historians.
Before Yanis Varoufakis became Greece's new finance minister, he told 60 Minutes that European lenders' austerity measures were stifling Greece.
The Greek police's division for organized crime was investigating the incident, while authorities were also investigating whether the woman might have had ties to extreme leftist groups.
Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.
So far, 33 skeletons have been found near a notorious prison, officials said. The grisly find included the discovery of footwear, including the remnants of a woman's shoe.
Greek media have dubbed Roula Pispirigou a "modern-day Medea" after a figure in Greek mythology who murders her sons.
Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're reading it.
Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.
The strongest earthquake recorded was magnitude 4.6 at 3:55 p.m. Sunday, at a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles), the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.
Experts say the headless statue is from the Hellenistic period (between 323 and 31 BC), according to police.
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Kimberly Guilfoyle to serve as the ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, who dated Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., is the latest family friend set to join the new administration. Political strategists Meghan Hays and Lance Trover join "America Decides" with analysis.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece.
Kari Lake, a two-time unsuccessful candidate for statewide office in Arizona, is a leading contender to be President-elect Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Mexico, according to a new report from Semafor. Shelby Talcott, a politics reporter for Semafor who wrote the article, and Laura Davison, politics editor for Bloomberg, join "America Decides" to discuss.
A court handwriting expert may have helped reveal true identity of a leading Byzantine painter.
The 65-year-old suspect is accused of killing two young women in January 1977.
Officials in Volos, Greece, say the "strong stench along the seafront" from millions of dead fish is killing business.
Vasilis Vathrakogiannis, Greece's chief fire brigade spokesman, told the BBC that officials remain on high alert.
Fresh evacuation orders have been issued in Greece as the country battles the remains of a major wildfire near the capital of Athens. At least one person has been killed and 66 others injured since the blaze broke out on Sunday and the situation could worsen with winds expected to pick up throughout Tuesday. Jessica Parker with our partners at BBC News is following the latest from Greece.
Researchers say this is the second-highest heat related mortality burden in the last decade, following 2022 when an estimated 60,000 people in Europe died due to heat.
Customs agents X-rayed a container and found 80 packages hidden inside the container's cooling mechanism, officials said.
The team of archaeologists found the stash of Persian coins, alongside other artifacts, in a small pot buried under a large house in the center of the ancient Greek city of Notion.
Dangerous heat has posed a threat around the world this year.
The Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck was originally discovered in the Aegean Sea by sponge divers over a century ago.
As countries around the world experiment with shorter work weeks, Greece has taken a step in the opposite direction.
Badly wounded and alone in Iran's desert, downed U.S. Air Force officer Dude 44 Bravo evaded capture for days as the Iranian forces and the U.S. military searched for him.
Iran and Oman delay a meeting to discuss control of the Strait of Hormuz as fighting between Iran's Houthi allies and Saudi Arabia raises the stakes for global energy markets.
Hidden cameras captured lobbyists as they tried to woo a potential client interested in obtaining a pardon from President Trump.
A U.S. enforcement push, dubbed "Heartland fraud surge," probed losses involving the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
President Trump threw cold water on momentum for AI guardrails, saying all the U.S. needs is a "SMART PRESIDENT."
The case stems from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plants.
Bettina Anderson, wife of Donald Trump Jr., said their "dear friend" Umar Kremlev hosted two nights of festivities after their wedding in the Bahamas.
Lured by promises of payment and a desire to help other families, surrogates discover they have few protections from practices that cast a "dark shadow" over the industry.
The wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
AI has fueled a stock boom in recent years. Now, some Wall Street analysts think that epic run is coming to an end.
The case stems from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plants.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Rising energy costs, persistently high inflation and mounting federal debt are clouding the outlook for the U.S. economy — and Americans' finances.
AI has fueled a stock boom in recent years. Now, some Wall Street analysts think that epic run is coming to an end.
Rising energy costs, persistently high inflation and mounting federal debt are clouding the outlook for the U.S. economy — and Americans' finances.
The Nasdaq slid 1% on Monday after AI company executives called for a slowdown in developing the technology.
The head of the artificial intelligence company calls the exponential rate of AI developments a "warning sign," with risks for humanity, and says, "We need to slow down." He talks with "Sunday Morning" about possible steps forward.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
The case stems from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plants.
The rule, which is expected to face immediate legal challenges, also could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, sources said.
A U.S. enforcement push, dubbed "Heartland fraud surge," probed losses involving the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.
Bettina Anderson, wife of Donald Trump Jr., said their "dear friend" Umar Kremlev hosted two nights of festivities after their wedding in the Bahamas.
President Trump threw cold water on momentum for AI guardrails, saying all the U.S. needs is a "SMART PRESIDENT."
A 40-year-old woman died on Saturday from complications associated with measles, the coroner reported.
Kate Ping thought she was just stressed out. A nurse practitioner's surprising recommendation led to a shocking diagnosis.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is no longer a risk of people getting sick with cyclosporiasis from this outbreak and is confident that all related iceberg lettuce is off the market.
Neither infant was old enough to be vaccinated. The first dose of the measles vaccine is typically given at around 1 year of age.
The couple named their daughter Georgia in honor of their late son, Giorgos.
An attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline and a simmering war between the Saudis and Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen are pushing oil prices up.
Scientists believe increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are shifting sharks' migratory patterns, which may be contributing to a rise in attacks.
Sweden's left-wing opposition are holding a slim lead after an election that saw the far-right's share of the vote
The documentary "NAZA" includes interviews with purported Israeli intelligence officers who claim the systematic use of AI-powered targeting systems in Gaza.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton offers fans a glimpse into the life of her larger-than-life sister, Dolly Parton, from her makeup routine to her views on death, in an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King.
Céline Dion, who stepped back from performing in 2022 after announcing a rare autoimmune and neurological disorder, returned to the stage over the weekend for her long-awaited comeback tour. Adriana Diaz reports.
Canadian superstar Celine Dion returned to the stage in Paris this weekend, for her first full concert in six years, and the first of 26 shows.
One of the most important names in fashion for nearly 50 years, Diane von Furstenberg has long empowered women, with practical, feminine clothing, most famously embodied by her '70s wrap dress.
AI has fueled a stock boom in recent years. Now, some Wall Street analysts think that epic run is coming to an end.
Dr. Ashish Jha, founder of BioRadar and a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, joins to discuss Anthropic's recent report about how it blocked bad actors from using its Claude models to design biological weapons.
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.
The Nasdaq slid 1% on Monday after AI company executives called for a slowdown in developing the technology.
Bill Cohen, author of "Money to Burn," reacts to new warnings from major tech CEOs about AI and calls to slow the pace of development. "I'd take this warning very seriously," he told CBS News 24/7.
Artificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards.
Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the North Dakota badlands.
Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
The holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial faced a domestic violence charge in 2021, but it was later dismissed, police records show. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
Paula Devlin, a juror in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, sat down with Shanelle Kaul to share her experience with the high-profile case and tense deliberations that ultimately ended in a mistrial.
Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month.
25 years after 9/11, we rarely hear about the state of the organization responsible for the attacks. The Atlantic recently put out a piece on al-Qaeda that says in part, "analysts can't decide if the terrorist organization is all but defunct or more threatening than ever." The article's author, Graeme Wood, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
The FBI is warning of potential attacks on 9/11 remembrance ceremonies as terrorist groups call for new strikes on U.S. soil. Anna Schecter has more.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The $4.3 billion telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets while probing the nature of mysterious dark matter and energy.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
President Trump criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's AI warnings and said the U.S. must maintain its lead over China in the AI race. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins to discuss.
Paid brokers are now offering felons a path to be pardoned by President Trump, a CBS News investigation shows. CBS News' Gabe Kaminsky and Daniel Klaidman have more on their 60 Minutes report.
Dr. Ashish Jha, founder of BioRadar and a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, joins to discuss Anthropic's recent report about how it blocked bad actors from using its Claude models to design biological weapons.
President Trump said on social media that the rising diesel price is mostly due to the Russia-Ukraine war and not Iran. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has more.
President Trump downplayed recent warnings from leaders of major AI firms about tech regulation and development. In a post on Truth Social, he accused Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei of "pretending to be a 'perfect little angel.'" CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.